# 2022–23 Women's EHF European League

The 2022–23 Women's EHF European League was the 42nd edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition, running from 8 October 2022 to 14 May 2023.
SG BBM Bietigheim were the defending champions.

## Overview
### Team allocation

Group stage :
| Ikast Håndbold | DVSC Schaeffler | Paris 92 | Molde Elite |
| Round 3 ||||
| Podravka Vegeta | Viborg HK | ESBF Besançon | Neptunes de Nantes |
| Borussia Dortmund | Buxtehuder SV | Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár | Praktiker-Vác |
| Sola HK | MKS Zagłębie Lubin | CS Măgura Cisnădie | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea |
| Super Amara Bera Bera | H65 Höörs HK | IK Sävehof | |
| Round 2 ||||
| Hypo Niederösterreich | HC Dalmatinka Ploce | ŽRK Bjelovar | DHC Plzeň |
| Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | Chambray Touraine | Thüringer HC | VfL Oldenburg |
| Siófok KC | Fana | MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin | SCM Gloria Buzău |
| ZRK Zeleznicar – Indjija | Costa del Sol Malaga | Rocasa Gran Canaria | LC Brühl Handball |
| SPONO Eagles | Yalikavksports Club | | |

## Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Qualification | Second qualifying round | 19 July 2022 | 8–9 October 2022 | 15–16 October 2022 |
| Qualification | Third qualifying round | 18 October 2022 | 3–4 December 2022 | 10–11 December 2022 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 15 December 2022 | 7–8 January 2023 | 7–8 January 2023 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 15 December 2022 | 14–15 January 2023 | 14–15 January 2023 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 15 December 2022 | 21–22 January 2023 | 21–22 January 2023 |
| Group stage | Matchday 4 | 15 December 2022 | 4–5 February 2023 | 4–5 February 2023 |
| Group stage | Matchday 5 | 15 December 2022 | 11–12 February 2023 | 11–12 February 2023 |
| Group stage | Matchday 6 | 15 December 2022 | 18–19 February 2023 | 18–19 February 2023 |
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | no draw | 18–19 March 2023 | 25–26 March 2023 |
| Knockout phase | Semi finals | 28 March 2023 | 13 May 2023 | 13 May 2023 |
| Knockout phase | Final | no draw | 14 May 2023 | 14 May 2023 |

## Qualification stage
### Round 2

There were 18 teams participating in round 2. The first legs were played on 8–9 October and the second legs were played on 15–16 October 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chambray Touraine | 52–58 | Thüringer HC | 28–31 | 24–27 |
| LC Brühl Handball | 58–52 | DHC Plzeň | 30–27 | 28–25 |
| SCM Gloria Buzău | 42–31 | Costa del Sol Malaga | 32–31 | 10–0 |
| MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin | 50–58 | Siófok KC | 18–27 | 32–31 |
| Rocasa Gran Canaria | 79–41 | ŽRK Bjelovar | 42–19 | 37–22 |
| Hypo Niederösterreich | 49–57 | VfL Oldenburg | 26–33 | 23–24 |
| Yalikavksports Club | 45–66 | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 21–29 | 24–37 |
| HC Dalmatinka Ploce | 55–61 | ŽRK Železničar Inđija | 25–32 | 30–29 |
| SPONO Eagles | 52–64 | Fana | 21–36 | 31–28 |

### Round 3

There were 24 teams participating in round 3. The first legs were played on 3–4 December and the second legs were played on 10–11 December 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| H65 Höörs HK | 48–63 | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 24–31 | 24–32 |
| Siófok KC | 61–52 | CS Măgura Cisnădie | 33–24 | 28–28 |
| Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 64–51 | Viborg HK | 34–21 | 30–30 |
| Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár | 52–51 | SCM Gloria Buzău | 29–26 | 23–25 |
| MKS Zagłębie Lubin | 48–50 | Podravka Vegeta | 24–24 | 24–26 |
| IK Sävehof | 52–65 | Thüringer HC | 22–30 | 30–35 |
| Rocasa Gran Canaria | 57–66 | Sola HK | 29–32 | 28–34 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 74–37 | ZRK Zeleznicar – Indjija | 43–22 | 31–15 |
| Fana | 51–46 | Buxtehuder SV | 28–21 | 23–25 |
| ESBF Besançon | 59–53 | Super Amara Bera Bera | 32–29 | 27–24 |
| VfL Oldenburg | 51–69 | Neptunes de Nantes | 27–34 | 24–35 |
| Praktiker-Vác | 68–55 | LC Brühl Handball | 30–26 | 38–29 |

## Group stage

The draw for the group phase was held on Thursday, 15 December 2022. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
* Tiebreakers
* In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:
* Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
* Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
* Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved;
* Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
* Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;
* If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.
* During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DOR | SIO | BES | MOL |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 154 | +22 | 10 | Quarterfinals | — | 26–23 | 31–21 | 33–32 |
| 2 | Siófok KC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 149 | +4 | 8 | Quarterfinals | 27–24 | — | 20–18 | 30–22 |
| 3 | ESBF Besançon | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 163 | +9 | 6 | | 27–30 | 30–21 | — | 35–32 |
| 4 | Molde Elite | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 168 | 203 | −35 | 0 | | 24–32 | 29–32 | 29–41 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IKA | NAN | MOS | FAN |
| 1 | Ikast Håndbold | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 147 | +42 | 12 | Quarterfinals | — | 30–20 | 28–26 | 29–23 |
| 2 | Neptunes de Nantes | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 174 | 173 | +1 | 6 | Quarterfinals | 28–33 | — | 36–29 | 29–21 |
| 3 | Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 174 | 185 | −11 | 4 | | 26–34 | 30–33 | — | 35–29 |
| 4 | Fana | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 184 | −32 | 2 | | 24–35 | 30–28 | 25–28 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NYK | SOL | DEB | POD |
| 1 | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 172 | 151 | +21 | 8 | Quarterfinals | — | 26–28 | 34–22 | 28–23 |
| 2 | Sola HK | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 171 | 156 | +15 | 8 | Quarterfinals | 26–28 | — | 30–25 | 35–29 |
| 3 | DVSC Schaeffler | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 163 | −5 | 8 | | 28–27 | 25–21 | — | 32–31 |
| 4 | Podravka Vegeta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 150 | 181 | −31 | 0 | | 24–29 | 23–31 | 20–26 | — |
* 1 2 3 Nykøbing 4 Pts, +11 GD; Sola 4 Pts, +1 GD; DVSC 4 Pts, −12 GD

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | THC | VAL | P92 | VAC |
| 1 | Thüringer HC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 188 | 162 | +26 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 38–31 | 28–24 | 31–21 |
| 2 | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 178 | +5 | 7 | Quarterfinals | 32–32 | — | 30–28 | 40–30 |
| 3 | Paris 92 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 156 | −2 | 6 | | 26–25 | 24–22 | — | 26–24 |
| 4 | Praktiker-Vác | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 156 | 185 | −29 | 2 | | 28–34 | 26–28 | 27–26 | — |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Neptunes de Nantes | 50–51 | Borussia Dortmund | 28–19 | 22–32 |
| Siófok KC | 41–61 | Ikast Håndbold | 20–30 | 21–31 |
| SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 61–67 | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 32–29 | 29–38 |
| Sola HK | 59–62 | Thüringer HC | 35–35 | 24–27 |

### Matches

| 19 March 2023 18:00 | Neptunes de Nantes | 28–19 | Borussia Dortmund | Complexe Sportif Mangin-Beaulieu, Nantes Attendance: 2,159 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA) |
| 19 March 2023 18:00 | Hagman 7 | (14–7) | Bleckmann 7 | Complexe Sportif Mangin-Beaulieu, Nantes Attendance: 2,159 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA) |
| 19 March 2023 18:00 | 3× | Report | 6× | Complexe Sportif Mangin-Beaulieu, Nantes Attendance: 2,159 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA) |
| 26 March 2023 16:00 | Borussia Dortmund | 32–22 | Neptunes de Nantes | Westpress Arena, Hamm Attendance: 1,208 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| 26 March 2023 16:00 | Grijseels 9 | (13–11) | Grandveau 5 | Westpress Arena, Hamm Attendance: 1,208 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| 26 March 2023 16:00 | 4× | Report | 1× 2× | Westpress Arena, Hamm Attendance: 1,208 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| 18 March 2023 20:00 | Siófok KC | 20–30 | Ikast Håndbold | Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
| 18 March 2023 20:00 | Papp 5 | (7–12) | Bakkerud 8 | Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
| 18 March 2023 20:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 4× | Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
| 25 March 2023 20:00 | Ikast Håndbold | 31–21 | Siófok KC | IBF Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,205 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX) |
| 25 March 2023 20:00 | Scaglione 6 | (17–8) | Milosavljević 9 | IBF Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,205 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX) |
| 25 March 2023 20:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 2× | IBF Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,205 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX) |
| 18 March 2023 16:00 | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 32–29 | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea Attendance: 2,239 Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE) |
| 18 March 2023 16:00 | Glibko 7 | (16–14) | Halilcevic 6 | Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea Attendance: 2,239 Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE) |
| 18 March 2023 16:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 3× | Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea Attendance: 2,239 Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE) |
| 26 March 2023 18:00 | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 38–29 | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,425 Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN) |
| 26 March 2023 18:00 | Halilcevic 10 | (17–14) | Glibko, Kovačević 9 | Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,425 Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN) |
| 26 March 2023 18:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 6× | Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,425 Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN) |
| 19 March 2023 16:00 | Sola HK | 35–35 | Thüringer HC | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 939 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST) |
| 19 March 2023 16:00 | Magnussen, Tveiten 6 | (19–17) | Lott 10 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 939 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST) |
| 19 March 2023 16:00 | 5× 1× | Report | 1× 8× | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 939 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST) |
| 26 March 2023 14:00 | Thüringer HC | 27–24 | Sola HK | Salza-Halle, Bad Langensalza Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR) |
| 26 March 2023 14:00 | Lott, Stockschläder 6 | (16–12) | Novak 8 | Salza-Halle, Bad Langensalza Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR) |
| 26 March 2023 14:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 4× | Salza-Halle, Bad Langensalza Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR) |

## Final four

The final four was held at the Raiffeisen Sportpark in Graz, Austria on 13 and 14 May 2023. The draw was made on 28 March 2023.

### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 13 May | 13 May |
| Borussia Dortmund | 33 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 33 | 14 May | 14 May |
| Nykøbing Falster Håndbold (Pen.) | 35 | 14 May | 14 May |
| Nykøbing Falster Håndbold (Pen.) | 35 | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 24 |
| 13 May | 13 May | | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 24 |
| 13 May | 13 May | Ikast Håndbold | 31 |
| Ikast Håndbold | 31 | Ikast Håndbold | 31 |
| Thüringer HC | 26 | | |
| Thüringer HC | 26 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 14 May | 14 May |
| | | Borussia Dortmund | 28 |
| | | Thüringer HC | 23 |

#### Semifinals

| 13 May 2023 15:30 | Ikast Håndbold | 31–26 | Thüringer HC | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
| 13 May 2023 15:30 | Bakkerud 8 | (17–10) | Hendrikse 10 | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
| 13 May 2023 15:30 | 1× 2× 1× | Report | 1× 6× | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
| 13 May 2023 18:00 | Borussia Dortmund | 33–35 (ET) | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 13 May 2023 18:00 | three players 6 | (17–13) | Svele 10 | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 13 May 2023 18:00 | 3× | Report | 2× 5× | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |||

#### Third place game

| 14 May 2023 15:30 | Borussia Dortmund | 28–23 | Thüringer HC | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
| 14 May 2023 15:30 | Hausherr 7 | (12–10) | Lott 7 | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
| 14 May 2023 15:30 | 7× | Report | 1× 3× | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |

#### Final

| 14 May 2023 18:00 | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 24–31 | Ikast Håndbold | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 14 May 2023 18:00 | Sajka 6 | (15–14) | Friis 11 | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 14 May 2023 18:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 1× 4× | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Annika Lott | Thüringer HC | 86 |
| 2 | Elma Halilcevic | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 82 |
| 3 | Iryna Glibko | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 72 |
| 4 | Nathalie Hendrikse | Thüringer HC | 64 |
| 5 | Asma Elghaoui | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 61 |
| 6 | Mia Svele | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 60 |
| 7 | Tamara Mavsar | Siófok KC | 59 |
| 8 | Sara Berg | Fana | 58 |
| 9 | Nathalie Hagman | Neptunes de Nantes | 57 |
| 9 | Csenge Kuczora | Praktiker-Vác | 57 |