# 2014–15 EHF Challenge Cup

The 2014–15 EHF Challenge Cup was the 18th edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for men's handball clubs. It was held from 30 September 2014 to 24 May 2015.

## Overview
### Team allocation

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
* TH: Title holders
* CW: Cup winners
* CR: Cup runners-up
* 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
Last 16 :
| ABC Braga (3rd) |
| Round 3 ||||
| Pelister (4th) | ZTR Zaporizhia (3rd) | Holon (CW) | KH Prishtina (2nd) |
| KS Azoty-Puławy (4th) | ASE Doukas (3rd) | Ramat Hasharon HC (4th) | Warrington Wolves HC (2nd) |
| Odorheiu Secuiesc (4th) | Poseidon Loutrakiou (4th) | HC Visé BM (CW) | Cambridge HC (3rd) |
| Benfica (4th) | GAS Kilkis (6th) | Carpi (CW) | Ruislip Eagles HC (4th) |
| Stord (3rd) | Ankara İl Özel İdare (2nd) | Dukla Prague (CW) | Samtredia (1st) |
| FyllingenBergen (4th) | BB Ankaraspor (3rd) | Põlva Serviti (2nd) | Riihimäki Cocks (1st) |
| Radnički Kragujevac (2nd) | HB Dudelange (3rd) | Boka (3rd) |
| Metaloplastika (3rd) | Red Boys Differdange (4th) | HC Dobrudja (1st) |

### Round and draw dates

All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Round 3 | 22 July 2014 | 12–23 November 2014 | 29–30 November 2014 |
| Last 16 | 4 December 2014 | 14–15 February 2015 | 21–22 February 2015 |
| Quarter-final | 25 February 2015 | 14–15 March 2015 | 21–22 March 2015 |
| Semi-finals | 25 February 2015 | 11–12 April 2015 | 18–19 April 2015 |
| Finals | 25 February 2015 | 17 May 2015 | 24 May 2015 |

## Knockout stage
### Round 3

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into last 16.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| BB Ankaraspor | 47–60 | ZTR Zaporizhia | 23–29 | 24–31 |
| Radnički Kragujevac | 62–54 | Poseidon Loutrakiou | 34–21 | 28–33 |
| Red Boys Differdange | 81–45 | Ankara İl Özel İdare | 33–17 | 48–28 |
| Warrington Wolves HC | 37–51 | Holon | 15–27 | 22–24 |
| Boka | 54–75 | HB Dudelange | 28–38 | 26–37 |
| Samtredia | 51–79 | Riihimäki Cocks | 25–41 | 26–38 |
| Metaloplastika | 44–58 | KS Azoty-Puławy | 20–26 | 24–32 |
| HC Dobrudja | 50–62 | Ramat Hasharon HC | 22–30 | 28–32 |
| Põlva Serviti | 57–53 | Carpi | 36–24 | 21–29 |
| Dukla Prague | 52–48 | Pelister | 34–24 | 18–24 |
| Stord | 77–51 | KH Prishtina | 39–26 | 38–25 |
| Ruislip Eagles HC | 37–81 | HC Visé BM | 22–42 | 15–39 |
| Benfica | 61–57 | FyllingenBergen | 33–32 | 28–25 |
| GAS Kilkis | 40–39 | ASE Doukas | 20–23 | 20–16 |
| Odorheiu Secuiesc | 78–35 | Cambridge HC | 35–14 | 43–21 |

#### Notes
### Last 16
#### Seedings

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| GAS Kilkis Holon HB Dudelange KS Azoty-Puławy ABC Braga Odorheiu Secuiesc Radnički Kragujevac ZTR Zaporizhia | HC Visé BM Dukla Prague Põlva Serviti Riihimäki Cocks Ramat Hasharon HC Red Boys Differdange Stord Benfica |

#### Matches

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into quarter finals.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ramat Hasharon HC | 59–46 | GAS Kilkis | 29–19 | 30–27 |
| HC Visé BM | 56–67 | KS Azoty-Puławy | 30–32 | 26–35 |
| Odorheiu Secuiesc | 63–36 | Red Boys Differdange | 33–20 | 30–16 |
| Benfica | 64–54 | HB Dudelange | 36–30 | 28–24 |
| ABC Braga | 74–57 | Dukla Prague | 42–27 | 32–30 |
| Põlva Serviti | 47–49 | ZTR Zaporizhia | 24–21 | 23–28 |
| Stord | 54–50 | Radnički Kragujevac | 32–23 | 22–27 |
| Holon | 52–75 | Riihimäki Cocks | 28–35 | 24–40 |

##### Notes
### Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 14 and 15 March and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 April March. Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Bolded teams qualified into semifinals.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Stord | 60–52 | Ramat Hasharon HC | 36–26 | 24–26 |
| ZTR Zaporizhia | 38–48 | Odorheiu Secuiesc | 18–26 | 20–22 |
| Riihimäki Cocks | 49–65 | ABC Braga | 22–27 | 27–38 |
| KS Azoty-Puławy | 61–68 | Benfica | 29–37 | 32–31 |

#### Notes
### Semifinals

The first legs were played on 11 and 12 April and the second legs were played on 19 April 2015. Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Bolded teams qualified into finals.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Odorheiu Secuiesc | 58–54 | Benfica | 31–29 | 27–25 |
| ABC Braga | 50–45 | Stord | 25–18 | 25–27 |

#### Notes
### Final

The first leg was played on 17 May 2015 and the second Leg was played on 24 May 2015. Team listed first will play the first leg at home.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| ABC Braga | 57–60 | Odorheiu Secuiesc | 32–28 | 25–32 |