# 2017–18 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage

This article describes the knockout stage of the 2017–18 Women's EHF Champions League.

## Qualified teams

The top four placed teams from each of the two main round groups advanced to the knockout stage.
| Group | First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place |
| 1 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Rostov-Don | CSM București | FC Midtjylland |
| 2 | HC Vardar | Metz Handball | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | ŽRK Budućnost |

## Format

The first-placed team of each group faces the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team will play against the third-placed team from the other group. After that a draw will be held to determine the pairings for the final four.

## Quarterfinals
### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| ŽRK Budućnost | 48–56 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 20–26 | 28–30 |
| FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 51–63 | Rostov-Don | 29–31 | 22–32 |
| CSM București | 54–48 | Metz Handball | 34–21 | 20–27 |
| FC Midtjylland | 48–56 | HC Vardar | 23–24 | 25–32 |

### Matches

| 7 April 2018 19:00 | ŽRK Buducnost | 20–26 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Leszczynski, Piechota (POL) |
| 7 April 2018 19:00 | Raičević 9 | (9–12) | Amorim, Görbicz 8 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Leszczynski, Piechota (POL) |
| 7 April 2018 19:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 4× 2× | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Leszczynski, Piechota (POL) |
| 14 April 2018 19:00 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 30–28 | ŽRK Buducnost | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,237 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 14 April 2018 19:00 | Görbicz 11 | (15–15) | Raičević 9 | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,237 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 14 April 2018 19:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 4× | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,237 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
Győri ETO won 56–48 on aggregate.
| 7 April 2018 17:00 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 29–31 | Rostov-Don | OBO Aréna, Dabas Attendance: 2,489 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER) |
| 7 April 2018 17:00 | three players 4 | (15–16) | Vyakhireva 8 | OBO Aréna, Dabas Attendance: 2,489 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER) |
| 7 April 2018 17:00 | 4× 4× | Report | 4× 5× 1× | OBO Aréna, Dabas Attendance: 2,489 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER) |
| 14 April 2018 15:00 | Rostov-Don | 32–22 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Pandzić, Mosorinski (SRB) |
| 14 April 2018 15:00 | Vyakhireva 7 | (20–12) | Jovanović 5 | Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Pandzić, Mosorinski (SRB) |
| 14 April 2018 15:00 | 3× 6× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Pandzić, Mosorinski (SRB) |
Rostov-Don won 63–51 on aggregate.
| 6 April 2018 19:30 | CSM București | 34–21 | Metz Handball | Sala Polivalentă, București Attendance: 4,874 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 6 April 2018 19:30 | Neagu 10 | (19–13) | Gros 9 | Sala Polivalentă, București Attendance: 4,874 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 6 April 2018 19:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 4× 2× | Sala Polivalentă, București Attendance: 4,874 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 15 April 2018 17:00 | Metz Handball | 27–20 | CSM București | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,835 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 15 April 2018 17:00 | Houette 7 | (14–9) | Neagu 8 | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,835 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 15 April 2018 17:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,835 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
CSM București won 54–48 on aggregate.
| 6 April 2018 19:00 | FC Midtjylland | 23–24 | HC Vardar | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 2,509 Referees: Álvarez, López (ESP) |
| 6 April 2018 19:00 | Friis, Kristiansen 6 | (16–13) | Cvijić 8 | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 2,509 Referees: Álvarez, López (ESP) |
| 6 April 2018 19:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 1× 2× | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 2,509 Referees: Álvarez, López (ESP) |
| 14 April 2018 17:00 | HC Vardar | 32–25 | FC Midtjylland | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 14 April 2018 17:00 | Lekić 7 | (17–12) | Kristiansen 9 | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| 14 April 2018 17:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
HC Vardar won 56–48 on aggregate.

## Final four

The final four was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 12 and 13 May 2018. The draw took place on 17 April 2018.

### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 12 May | 12 May |
| CSM București | 20 |
| CSM București | 20 | 13 May | 13 May |
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 26 | 13 May | 13 May |
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 26 | Győri Audi ETO KC (OT) | 27 |
| 12 May | 12 May | | Győri Audi ETO KC (OT) | 27 |
| 12 May | 12 May | HC Vardar | 26 |
| Rostov-Don | 19 | HC Vardar | 26 |
| HC Vardar | 25 | | |
| HC Vardar | 25 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 13 May | 13 May |
| | | CSM București | 31 |
| | | Rostov-Don | 30 |

### Semifinals

| 12 May 2018 15:15 | CSM București | 20–26 | Győri Audi ETO KC | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 12 May 2018 15:15 | Neagu 6 | (10–12) | Groot 7 | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 12 May 2018 15:15 | 2× 2× | Report | 4× 3× | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 12 May 2018 18:00 | Rostov-Don | 19–25 | HC Vardar | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |
| 12 May 2018 18:00 | Ilyina 5 | (7–10) | Lekić, Penezić 7 | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |
| 12 May 2018 18:00 | 4× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |

### Third place game

| 13 May 2018 15:15 | CSM București | 31–30 | Rostov-Don | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 13 May 2018 15:15 | Jørgensen 7 | (19–14) | Borshchenko, Sudakova 5 | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 13 May 2018 15:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |

### Final

| 13 May 2018 18:00 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 27–26 (ET) | HC Vardar | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 13 May 2018 18:00 | Groot 9 | (9–9) | Lekić 6 | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 13 May 2018 18:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 2× 4× | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |||