# 2024–25 EHF Champions League knockout stage

The 2024–25 EHF Champions League knockout stage will begin on 26 March with the playoffs and end on 15 June 2025 with the final at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2024–25 EHF Champions League. A total of twelve teams will compete in the knockout phase.

## Format

In the playoffs, the eight teams ranked 2nd–6th in Groups A and B play against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The four winning teams advance to the quarterfinals, where they are joined by the top-two teams of Groups A and B for another round of two-legged home-and-away matches. The four quarterfinal winners qualify for the final four tournament at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.

## Qualified teams

The top six teams from Groups A and B qualify for the knockout stage.
| Group | Qualified for quarterfinals | Qualified for quarterfinals | Qualified for playoffs | Qualified for playoffs | Qualified for playoffs | Qualified for playoffs |
| Group | First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place |
| A | Telekom Veszprém | Sporting CP | Füchse Berlin | Paris Saint-Germain | CS Dinamo București | Orlen Wisła Płock |
| B | Barça | Aalborg Håndbold | HBC Nantes | SC Magdeburg | OTP Bank - Pick Szeged | Industria Kielce |

## Playoffs
### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Industria Kielce | M1 | Füchse Berlin | 26 Mar | 2 Apr |
| Orlen Wisła Płock | M2 | HBC Nantes | 27 Mar | 2 Apr |
| OTP Bank - Pick Szeged | M3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 27 Mar | 3 Apr |
| CS Dinamo București | M4 | SC Magdeburg | 26 Mar | 2 Apr |

#### Matches

| 26 March 2025 20:45 | Industria Kielce | v | Füchse Berlin | Hala Legionów, Kielce Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 26 March 2025 20:45 | | Report | | Hala Legionów, Kielce Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 2 April 2025 18:45 | Füchse Berlin | v | Industria Kielce | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 2 April 2025 18:45 | | Report | | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 27 March 2025 20:45 | Orlen Wisła Płock | v | HBC Nantes | Orlen Arena, Płock Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 27 March 2025 20:45 | | Report | | Orlen Arena, Płock Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 2 April 2025 20:45 | HBC Nantes | v | Orlen Wisła Płock | H Arena, Nantes Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) |
| 2 April 2025 20:45 | | Report | | H Arena, Nantes Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) |
| 27 March 2025 18:45 | OTP Bank - Pick Szeged | v | Paris Saint-Germain | Pick Aréna, Szeged Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 27 March 2025 18:45 | | Report | | Pick Aréna, Szeged Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 3 April 2025 20:45 | Paris Saint-Germain | v | OTP Bank - Pick Szeged | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) |
| 3 April 2025 20:45 | | Report | | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) |
| 26 March 2025 18:45 | CS Dinamo București | v | SC Magdeburg | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 26 March 2025 18:45 | | Report | | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 2 April 2025 20:45 | SC Magdeburg | v | CS Dinamo București | Anhalt-Arena, Dessau-Roßlau Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 2 April 2025 20:45 | | Report | | Anhalt-Arena, Dessau-Roßlau Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |

## Quarterfinals
### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| M4 | – | Telekom Veszprém | 23–24 Apr | 30 Apr – 1 May |
| M3 | – | Barça | 23–24 Apr | 30 Apr – 1 May |
| M2 | – | Sporting CP | 23–24 Apr | 30 Apr – 1 May |
| M1 | – | Aalborg Håndbold | 23–24 Apr | 30 Apr – 1 May |

#### Matches

| 23–24 April 2025 | M4 | v | Telekom Veszprém |
| 30 April – 1 May 2025 | Telekom Veszprém | v | M4 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém |
| 23–24 April 2025 | M3 | v | Barça |
| 30 April – 1 May 2025 | Barça | v | M3 | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona |
| 23–24 April 2025 | M2 | v | Sporting CP |
| 30 April – 1 May 2025 | Sporting CP | v | M2 | Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon |
| 23–24 April 2025 | M1 | v | Aalborg Håndbold |
| 30 April – 1 May 2025 | Aalborg Håndbold | v | M1 | Gigantium, Aalborg |

## Final four

The final four will held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 14 and 15 June 2024.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 14 June | 14 June |
| | | 15 June | 15 June |
| 14 June | 14 June | | |
| | | Third place | Third place |
| | | 15 June | 15 June |

### Semifinals

| 14 June 2025 | TBD | v | TBD | Lanxess Arena, Cologne |
| 14 June 2025 | TBD | v | TBD | Lanxess Arena, Cologne |

### Third place game

| 15 June 2025 | LSF1 | v | LSF2 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne |

### Final

| 15 June 2025 | WSF1 | v | WSF2 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne |