# 2011–12 EHF Champions League

The 2011–12 EHF Champions League was the 52nd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the nineteenth edition under the current EHF Champions League format. FC Barcelona were the defending champions. The final four was played on 26–27 May 2012. For the third consecutive year it will be played at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.
THW Kiel won the title for the third time after defeating Atlético Madrid 26–21 in the final.

## Overview
### Team allocation

Group stage :
| RK Bosna Sarajevo | RK Zagreb | AG København | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg |
| Chambéry Savoie Handball | Montpellier HB | Füchse Berlin | HSV Hamburg |
| THW Kiel | MKB Veszprém KC | SC Pick Szeged | Orlen Wisła Płock |
| HCM Constanța | Chekhovskiye Medvedi | St. Petersburg HC | RK Koper |
| Atlético Madrid | CB Ademar León | FC Barcelona | Kadetten Schaffhausen |
| Qualification tournament ||||
| Fivers Margareten | HC Dinamo-Minsk | AEK Athens H.C. | FH Hafnarfjörður |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | HC Metalurg | Haslum HK | F.C. Porto |
| RK Partizan | HT Tatran Prešov | IK Sävehof | Beşiktaş J.K. |
| Wild card tournament ||||
| US Dunkerque HB | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | Vive Targi Kielce | BM Valladolid |
th Title Holder

### Round and draw dates

| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Qualifying | Qualification tournament | 27 June 2011 | 3–4 September 2011 | 3–4 September 2011 |
| Qualifying | Wild card tournament | 27 June 2011 | 3–4 September 2011 | 3–4 September 2011 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 28 June 2011 | 28 September–2 October 2011 | 28 September–2 October 2011 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 28 June 2011 | 5–9 October 2011 | 5–9 October 2011 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 28 June 2011 | 12–16 October 2011 | 12–16 October 2011 |
| Group stage | Matchday 4 | 28 June 2011 | 19–23 October 2011 | 19–23 October 2011 |
| Group stage | Matchday 5 | 28 June 2011 | 16–20 November 2011 | 16–20 November 2011 |
| Group stage | Matchday 6 | 28 June 2011 | 23–27 November 2011 | 23–27 November 2011 |
| Group stage | Matchday 7 | 28 June 2011 | 30 November–4 December 2011 | 30 November–4 December 2011 |
| Group stage | Matchday 8 | 28 June 2011 | 8–12 February 2012 | 8–12 February 2012 |
| Group stage | Matchday 9 | 28 June 2011 | 15–19 February 2012 | 15–19 February 2012 |
| Group stage | Matchday 10 | 28 June 2011 | 22–29 February 2012 | 22–29 February 2012 |
| Knockout phase | Last 16 | 28 February 2012 | 14–18 March 2012 | 21–25 March 2012 |
| Knockout phase | Quarterfinals | 27 March 2012 | 18–22 April 2012 | 25–29 April 2012 |
| Knockout phase | Final four | 2 May 2012 | 26–27 May 2012 | 26–27 May 2012 |

## Qualification stage
### Qualification tournament

A total of 12 teams took part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs were drawn into three groups of four and played a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advanced to the group stage, while the eliminated clubs went to the EHF Cup. Matches were played at 3–4 September 2011.

### Seedings

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| IK Sävehof HC Metalurg HT Tatran Prešov | AEK Athens H.C. FH Hafnarfjörður HC Dinamo-Minsk | Haslum HK Fivers Margareten RK Partizan | F.C. Porto Beşiktaş J.K. Maccabi Rishon LeZion |

### Group 1

The tournament was organised by the Slovakian club HT Tatran Prešov.

#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 3 September 2011 | 3 September 2011 |
| HT Tatran Prešov | 28 |
| HT Tatran Prešov | 28 | 4 September 2011 | 4 September 2011 |
| F.C. Porto | 29 | 4 September 2011 | 4 September 2011 |
| F.C. Porto | 29 | F.C. Porto | 26 |
| 3 September 2011 | 3 September 2011 | | F.C. Porto | 26 |
| 3 September 2011 | 3 September 2011 | RK Partizan | 33 |
| AEK Athens H.C. | 25 | RK Partizan | 33 |
| RK Partizan | 26 | | |
| RK Partizan | 26 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 4 September 2011 | 4 September 2011 |
| | | HT Tatran Prešov | 40 |
| | | AEK Athens H.C. | 23 |

#### Semifinals

| 3 September 2011 15:30 | AEK Athens H.C. | 25 – 26 | RK Partizan | Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 900 Referees: Stolarovs , Licis (LAT) |
| 3 September 2011 15:30 | Bakaoukas 8 | (12–15) | Ilić 5 | Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 900 Referees: Stolarovs , Licis (LAT) |
| 3 September 2011 15:30 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 900 Referees: Stolarovs , Licis (LAT) |
| 3 September 2011 18:00 | HT Tatran Prešov | 28 – 29 | F.C. Porto | Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
| 3 September 2011 18:00 | Antl 6 | (16–15) | Spinola 8 | Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
| 3 September 2011 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |

#### Third place game

| 4 September 2011 15:30 | HT Tatran Prešov | 40 – 23 | AEK Athens H.C. | Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Stolarovs , Licis (LAT) |
| 4 September 2011 15:30 | Kristopans 8 | (21–7) | Bakaoukas 8 | Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Stolarovs , Licis (LAT) |
| 4 September 2011 15:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 10× | Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Stolarovs , Licis (LAT) |

#### Final

| 4 September 2011 18:00 | F.C. Porto | 26 – 33 | RK Partizan | Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 600 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
| 4 September 2011 18:00 | Moreira 10 | (14–17) | Maksić 10 | Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 600 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
| 4 September 2011 18:00 | 3× 2× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Mestská Hala Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 600 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |

### Group 2

The tournament was organised by the Austrian club Fivers Margareten.

#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 3 September 2011 | 3 September 2011 |
| IK Sävehof | 34 |
| IK Sävehof | 34 | 4 September 2011 | 4 September 2011 |
| Beşiktaş J.K. | 28 | 4 September 2011 | 4 September 2011 |
| Beşiktaş J.K. | 28 | IK Sävehof | 33 |
| 3 September 2011 | 3 September 2011 | | IK Sävehof | 33 |
| 3 September 2011 | 3 September 2011 | HC Dinamo-Minsk | 32 |
| HC Dinamo-Minsk | 32 | HC Dinamo-Minsk | 32 |
| Fivers Margareten | 23 | | |
| Fivers Margareten | 23 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 4 September 2011 | 4 September 2011 |
| | | Beşiktaş J.K. | 37 |
| | | Fivers Margareten | 33 |

#### Semifinals

| 3 September 2011 17:45 | IK Sävehof | 34 – 28 | Beşiktaş J.K. | Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna Attendance: 300 Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN) |
| 3 September 2011 17:45 | Berggren 8 | (16–12) | Döne 13 | Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna Attendance: 300 Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN) |
| 3 September 2011 17:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna Attendance: 300 Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN) |
| 3 September 2011 20:15 | HC Dinamo-Minsk | 32 – 23 | Fivers Margareten | Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna Attendance: 900 Referees: Pandzic, Mosorinski (SRB) |
| 3 September 2011 20:15 | Pukhouski 8 | (14–13) | Kirveliavičius 7 | Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna Attendance: 900 Referees: Pandzic, Mosorinski (SRB) |
| 3 September 2011 20:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna Attendance: 900 Referees: Pandzic, Mosorinski (SRB) |

#### Third place game

| 4 September 2011 16:30 | Beşiktaş J.K. | 37 – 33 | Fivers Margareten | Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna Attendance: 500 Referees: Pandzic, Mosorinski (SRB) |
| 4 September 2011 16:30 | Döne 14 | (21–14) | Kirveliavičius 10 | Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna Attendance: 500 Referees: Pandzic, Mosorinski (SRB) |
| 4 September 2011 16:30 | 3× 8× | Report | 2× 5× | Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna Attendance: 500 Referees: Pandzic, Mosorinski (SRB) |

#### Final

| 4 September 2011 14:00 | IK Sävehof | 33 – 32 | HC Dinamo-Minsk | Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna Attendance: 300 Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN) |
| 4 September 2011 14:00 | Berggren 9 | (17–15) | Niazhura 6 | Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna Attendance: 300 Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN) |
| 4 September 2011 14:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Sporthalle Hollgasse, Vienna Attendance: 300 Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN) |

### Group 3

The tournament was organised by the Israeli club Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 3 September 2011 | 3 September 2011 |
| FH Hafnarfjörður | 29 |
| FH Hafnarfjörður | 29 | 4 September 2011 | 4 September 2011 |
| Haslum HK | 36 | 4 September 2011 | 4 September 2011 |
| Haslum HK | 36 | Haslum HK | 28 |
| 3 September 2011 | 3 September 2011 | | Haslum HK | 28 |
| 3 September 2011 | 3 September 2011 | HC Metalurg | 29 |
| HC Metalurg | 27 | HC Metalurg | 29 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 19 | | |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 19 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 4 September 2011 | 4 September 2011 |
| | | FH Hafnarfjörður | 42 |
| | | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 43 |

#### Semifinals

| 3 September 2011 18:00 | FH Hafnarfjörður | 29 – 36 | Haslum HK | Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE) |
| 3 September 2011 18:00 | Gustafsson 7 | (14–18) | Tönnesen 10 | Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE) |
| 3 September 2011 18:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 5× | Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE) |
| 3 September 2011 20:30 | HC Metalurg | 27 – 19 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 3 September 2011 20:30 | Marković, Rakčević 7 | (13–7) | Pomeranz 6 | Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 3 September 2011 20:30 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 2× 9× | Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |

#### Third place game

| 4 September 2011 20:30 | FH Hafnarfjörður | 42 – 43 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 800 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 4 September 2011 20:30 | Gustafsson 12 | (17–17) | Pomeranz 11 | Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 800 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 4 September 2011 20:30 | 2× 4× 1× | Report | 1× 7× | Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 800 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |

#### Final

| 4 September 2011 18:88 | Haslum HK | 28 – 29 | HC Metalurg | Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 600 Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE) |
| 4 September 2011 18:88 | Koren 7 | (9–14) | Marković 11 | Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 600 Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE) |
| 4 September 2011 18:88 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 4× | Maccabi Handball House, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 600 Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE) |

### Wild card tournament

Initially five teams applied for the four tournament places and following the decision of the European Handball Federation the request from the Danish Handball Association for Skjern Handbold was rejected. The clubs were drawn together automatically according to their league coefficient and decided the winner of the tournament using a final four system. Only the victorious team advanced to the Champions League group stage, while the losing sides continued their European adventure in the EHF Cup. The tournament was held at 3–4 September 2011, and was organized by Vive Targi Kielce.

#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 3 September 2011 | 3 September 2011 |
| BM Valladolid | 19 |
| BM Valladolid | 19 | 4 September 2011 | 4 September 2011 |
| Vive Targi Kielce | 21 | 4 September 2011 | 4 September 2011 |
| Vive Targi Kielce | 21 | Vive Targi Kielce | 32 |
| 3 September 2011 | 3 September 2011 | | Vive Targi Kielce | 32 |
| 3 September 2011 | 3 September 2011 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 30 |
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 36 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 30 |
| US Dunkerque HB | 30 | | |
| US Dunkerque HB | 30 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 4 September 2011 | 4 September 2011 |
| | | BM Valladolid | 23 |
| | | US Dunkerque HB | 27 |

#### Semifinals

| 3 September 2011 15:30 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 36 – 30 | US Dunkerque HB | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |
| 3 September 2011 15:30 | Gensheimer 12 | (15–17) | Nagy 7 | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |
| 3 September 2011 15:30 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 2× | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |
| 3 September 2011 18:00 | BM Valladolid | 19 – 21 | Vive Targi Kielce | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brunovsky, Canda (SVK) |
| 3 September 2011 18:00 | Rodriguez Perdiguero 5 | (8–11) | Jurecki 5 | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brunovsky, Canda (SVK) |
| 3 September 2011 18:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 5× | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brunovsky, Canda (SVK) |

#### Third place game

| 4 September 2011 15:30 | US Dunkerque HB | 27 – 23 | BM Valladolid | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brunovsky, Canda (SVK) |
| 4 September 2011 15:30 | Soudry 9 | (16–9) | Rodriguez Perdiguero 8 | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brunovsky, Canda (SVK) |
| 4 September 2011 15:30 | 3× 2× | Raport | 2× 1× | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brunovsky, Canda (SVK) |

#### Final

| 4 September 2011 18:00 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 30 – 32 | Vive Targi Kielce | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |
| 4 September 2011 18:00 | Gensheimer 10 | (11–13) | Buntić, Tomczak 6 | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |
| 4 September 2011 18:00 | 3× 5× | Raport | 2× 3× | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Gubica, Milosevic (CRO) |

## Group stage

The draw for the group stage took place at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna on 28 June 2011 at 11:00 local time. A total of 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six. Teams were divided into six pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association could not be drawn into the same group, except the wild card tournament winner, which did not enjoy any protection.

### Seedings

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
| FC Barcelona Hamburg Chekhovskiye Medvedi Montpellier | MKB Veszprém KC RK Zagreb AG København RK Koper | Atlético Madrid THW Kiel HCM Constanța Kadetten Schaffhausen | St. Petersburg HC Chambéry Savoie HB CB Ademar León Füchse Berlin | SC Pick Szeged Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Bosna Sarajevo Orlen Wisła Płock | Partizan IK Sävehof HC Metalurg Vive Targi Kielce (WC) |

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FCB | RKZ | IKS | SCH | CSH | RKS |
| 1 | FC Barcelona Intersport | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 336 | 245 | +91 | 18 | — | 29–30 | 36–24 | 33–29 | 28–25 | 37–19 |
| 2 | RK Zagreb | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 289 | 255 | +34 | 16 | 30–31 | — | 30–26 | 31–28 | 28–20 | 33–19 |
| 3 | IK Sävehof | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 291 | 300 | −9 | 10 | 26–39 | 28–25 | — | 31–25 | 32–31 | 24–20 |
| 4 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 309 | 283 | +26 | 8 | 26–30 | 27–28 | 40–32 | — | 28–24 | 43–18 |
| 5 | Chambéry Savoie HB | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 276 | 270 | +6 | 8 | 19–30 | 26–28 | 33–30 | 33–29 | — | 40–19 |
| 6 | RK Bosna Sarajevo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 195 | 343 | −148 | 0 | 17–43 | 21–26 | 21–38 | 23–34 | 18–25 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BMN | MKB | VTK | FÜB | CHM | BJS |
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 318 | 285 | +33 | 16 | — | 37–28 | 28–27 | 32–27 | 30–30 | 31–27 |
| 2 | MKB Veszprém KC | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 266 | 266 | 0 | 12 | 28–27 | — | 21–24 | 24–33 | 24–22 | 32–25 |
| 3 | Vive Targi Kielce | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 295 | 285 | +10 | 11 | 29–37 | 25–29 | — | 32–29 | 26–26 | 37–29 |
| 4 | Füchse Berlin | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 296 | 292 | +4 | 11 | 33–37 | 24–29 | 30–27 | — | 31–28 | 28–27 |
| 5 | Chekhovskiye Medvedi | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 291 | 276 | +15 | 10 | 29–29 | 30–26 | 30–31 | 31–31 | — | 30–23 |
| 6 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 253 | 315 | −62 | 0 | 27–30 | 19–25 | 26–37 | 25–30 | 25–35 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HSV | RKK | MET | OWP | STP | HCM |
| 1 | HSV Hamburg | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 310 | 245 | +65 | 19 | — | 27–27 | 32–25 | 34–25 | 32–20 | 36–25 |
| 2 | RK Koper | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 267 | 248 | +19 | 13 | 23–24 | — | 22–22 | 27–24 | 30–23 | 28–24 |
| 3 | RK Metalurg Skopje | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 254 | 231 | +23 | 12 | 23–25 | 28–23 | — | 31–27 | 32–19 | 25–18 |
| 4 | Wisła Płock | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 273 | 269 | +4 | 9 | 26–30 | 25–25 | 20–24 | — | 30–26 | 30–29 |
| 5 | St. Petersburg HC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 241 | 301 | −60 | 5 | 25–36 | 26–35 | 25–25 | 24–32 | — | 27–25 |
| 6 | HCM Constanța | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 235 | 286 | −51 | 2 | 26–34 | 25–27 | 20–19 | 19–34 | 24–26 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | THW | AGK | CBL | MAH | SCP | RKP |
| 1 | THW Kiel | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 318 | 263 | +55 | 16 | — | 28–26 | 38–28 | 23–24 | 34–24 | 36–28 |
| 2 | AG København | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 298 | 268 | +30 | 15 | 24–24 | — | 30–29 | 31–29 | 36–24 | 29–23 |
| 3 | CB Ademar León | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 302 | 296 | +6 | 13 | 28–28 | 28–26 | — | 29–28 | 31–25 | 33–28 |
| 4 | Montpellier HB | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 307 | 293 | +14 | 10 | 31–34 | 27–31 | 38–34 | — | 29–26 | 36–27 |
| 5 | SC Pick Szeged | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 285 | 316 | −31 | 6 | 26–38 | 31–34 | 31–35 | 38–35 | — | 31–21 |
| 6 | RK Partizan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 243 | 317 | −74 | 0 | 24–35 | 25–31 | 24–27 | 20–30 | 23–29 | — |

## Knockout stage
### Last 16
#### Seedings

| Group | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| A | FC Barcelona | RK Zagreb | IK Sävehof | Kadetten Schaffhausen |
| B | Atlético Madrid | MKB Veszprém KC | Vive Targi Kielce | Füchse Berlin |
| C | Hamburg | RK Koper | Metalurg | Orlen Wisła Płock |
| D | THW Kiel | AG København | CB Ademar León | Montpellier HB |

#### Matches

The draw was held on 28 February 2012 at 11:00 in Hørsholm, Denmark. The first legs will be played on 14–18 March, and the second legs will be played on 21–25 March 2012.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
| Füchse Berlin | 56–53 | HSV Hamburg | 32–30 | 24–23 |
| Montpellier HB | 50–64 | FC Barcelona | 30–28 | 20–36 |
| Orlen Wisła Płock | 48–63 | THW Kiel | 24–36 | 24–27 |
| Kadetten Schaffhausen | 57–62 | Atlético Madrid | 27–36 | 30–26 |
| CB Ademar León | 56–55 | MKB Veszprém KC | 31–28 | 25–27 |
| Vive Targi Kielce | 50–51 | RK Koper | 27–26 | 23–25 |
| HC Metalurg | 40–44 | RK Zagreb | 19–18 | 21–26 |
| IK Sävehof | 49–60 | AG København | 25–34 | 24–26 |

### Quarterfinals
#### Seedings

The draw was held on 27 March 2012 at 11:30 local time in Vienna. The first legs were played on 18–22 April, and the second legs were played on 25–29 April 2012.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| FC Barcelona THW Kiel Atlético Madrid Füchse Berlin | CB Ademar León AG København RK Koper RK Zagreb |

#### Matches

| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
| AG København | 62–59 | FC Barcelona | 29–23 | 33–36 |
| CB Ademar León | 52–52 | Füchse Berlin | 34–23 | 18–29 |
| RK Zagreb | 58–64 | THW Kiel | 31–31 | 27–33 |
| RK Koper | 50–54 | Atlético Madrid | 26–23 | 24–31 |

### Final four

The semifinals was played on 26 May 2012. The third place game and the final was played on 27 May 2012 in the Lanxess Arena at Cologne, Germany. The draw was held on May 2, 2012 in Cologne.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 26 May | 26 May |
| Füchse Berlin | 24 |
| Füchse Berlin | 24 | 27 May | 27 May |
| THW Kiel | 25 | 27 May | 27 May |
| THW Kiel | 25 | THW Kiel | 26 |
| 26 May | 26 May | | THW Kiel | 26 |
| 26 May | 26 May | Atlético Madrid | 21 |
| Atlético Madrid | 25 | Atlético Madrid | 21 |
| AG København | 23 | | |
| AG København | 23 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 27 May | 27 May |
| | | Füchse Berlin | 21 |
| | | AG København | 26 |

## Top scorers

    Final statistics
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Mikkel Hansen (DEN) | AG København | 98 |
| 2 | Kiril Lazarov (MKD) | Atletico Madrid | 97 |
| 3 | Zlatko Horvat (CRO) | RK Zagreb | 94 |
| 3 | Filip Jícha (CZE) | THW Kiel | 94 |
| 5 | Niclas Ekberg (SWE) | AG København | 84 |
| 6 | Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (ISL) | AG København | 83 |
| 7 | Sven-Sören Christophersen (GER) | Füchse Berlin | 81 |
| 8 | Martin Straňovský (SVK) | CB Ademar León | 80 |
| 9 | Marko Vujin (SRB) | MKB Veszprém KC | 73 |
| 10 | Naumče Mojsovski (MKD) | HC Metalurg | 72 |