# 2022–23 EHF European League

The 2022–23 EHF European League was the 42nd season of Europe's secondary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 3rd season since it was renamed from the EHF Cup to the EHF European League.
Füchse Berlin became champions, having defeated Fraikin BM Granollers in the final.

## Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2022–23 EHF European League was announced on 12 July 2022.
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
* EL: European League title holders
* CW: Cup winners
* CR: Cup runners-up
* 4th, 5th, etc.: League position of the previous season
** SF: Semi-final league position
** QF: Quarter-final league position
Group stage :
| SL Benfica (3rd) | Füchse Berlin (3rd) | PAUC Handball (3rd) | Skjern Håndbold (4th) |
| Ystads IF (1st) | Kadetten Schaffhausen (1st) | Fraikin BM Granollers (2nd) | Eurofarm Pelister (2nd) |
| Balatonfüredi KSE (3rd) | Tatran Prešov (1st) | HC Motor (1st) | Valur (1st) |
Qualification round 2 :
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt (4th) | Bidasoa Irun (3rd) | Frisch Auf Göppingen (5th) | Sporting CP (2nd) |
| Montpellier HB (4th) | KS Azoty-Puławy (3rd) | Skanderborg-Aarhus (5th) | BM Benidorm (4th) |
| Butel Skopje (3rd) | Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém (CR) | CSA Steaua București (CR) | Belenenses (4th) |
| MMTS Kwidzyn (4th) | RK Nexe (2nd) |
Qualification round 1 :
| IK Sävehof (CW) | GC Amicitia Zürich (CW) | Rebi Balonmano Cuenca (5th) | RK Trimo Trebnje (2nd) |
| Eurofarm Pelister 2 (5th) | Minaur Baia Mare (2nd) | Drammen HK (SF) | Águas Santas Milaneza (5th) |
| Dobrogea Sud (3rd) | TBV Lemgo Lippe (6th) | Chambery Savoie MB HB (5th) | Górnik Zabrze (5th) |
| Bjerrinbro-Silkeborg (3rd) | Logroño La Rioja (6th) | FTC (4th) | Potaissa Turda (4th) |
| IFK Kristianstad (SF) | Alpla HC Hard (1st) | Kolstad Håndball (QF) | HC Cocks (1st) |

## Qualifying rounds
### First qualifying round

A total of 20 teams were involved in the first qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 27–28 August 2022, while the second leg matches were held on 3–4 September 2022. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.
The results of this round were:
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rebi Balonmano Cuenca | 48–64 | Bjerrinbro-Silkeborg | 26–31 | 22–33 |
| Chambery Savoie MB HB | 49–46 | HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța | 27–23 | 22–23 |
| CS Minaur Baia Mare | 49–74 | FTC | 27–36 | 22–38 |
| HC Cocks | 42–51 | Águas Santas Milaneza | 22–21 | 20–30 |
| IK Sävehof | 79–51 | AHC Potaissa Turda | 45–21 | 34–30 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 50–51 | GC Amicitia Zürich | 27–19 | 23–32 |
| Alpla HC Hard | 51–45 | HC Eurofarm Pelister 2 | 24–21 | 27–24 |
| Kolstad Håndball | 57–47 | Drammen HK | 28–26 | 29–21 |
| IFK Kristianstad | 69–64 | RK Trimo Trebnje | 33–33 | 36–31 |
| TBV Lemgo Lippe | 67–62 | BM Logroño La Rioja | 39–34 | 28–28 |

### Second qualifying round

A total of 24 teams were involved in the second qualifying round, 10 teams advancing from the previous round and 14 teams entering this round. The first leg matches were held on 27 September 2022, while the second leg matches were held on 4 October 2022. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chambery Savoie MB HB | 54–56 | Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém | 29–25 | 25–31 |
| IK Sävehof | 50–54 | Montpellier HB | 24–24 | 26–30 |
| KS Azoty-Puławy | 59–61 | RK Nexe | 32–26 | 27–35 |
| Frisch Auf Göppingen | 59–57 | TBV Lemgo Lippe | 28–24 | 31–33 |
| Alpla HC Hard | 51–42 | HC Butel Skopje | 26–21 | 25–21 |
| IFK Kristianstad | 64–67 | Skanderborg-Aarhus | 31–32 | 33–35 |
| CSA Steaua București | 64–66 | FTC | 33–31 | 31–35 |
| Beleneses | 42–57 | Águas Santas Milaneza | 20–23 | 22–34 |
| Bidasoa Irun | 61–60 | Kolstad Håndball | 30–27 | 31–33 |
| BM Benidorm | 64–58 | GC Amicitia Zürich | 34–24 | 30–34 |
| Sporting CP | 61–55 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 31–22 | 30–33 |
| MMTS Kwidzyn | 49–76 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 25–39 | 24–37 |

## Group stage

The 24 teams were divided into six pots of four teams, with a team from each pot being drawn to each group. Teams from the same country could not be drawn into the same group. The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.
A total of 14 national associations were represented in the group stage.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MON | GÖP | KAD | BEN | PRE | VES |
| 1 | Montpellier HB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 330 | 295 | +35 | 16 | Knockout stage | — | 35–27 | 40–36 | 33–27 | 41–30 | 34–30 |
| 2 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 323 | 274 | +49 | 16 | Knockout stage | 27–25 | — | 24–25 | 31–29 | 34–24 | 46–30 |
| 3 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 319 | 299 | +20 | 14 | Knockout stage | 28–30 | 30–35 | — | 26–25 | 38–30 | 38–32 |
| 4 | SL Benfica | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 297 | 289 | +8 | 8 | Knockout stage | 24–26 | 27–31 | 27–28 | — | 35–28 | 39–35 |
| 5 | Tatran Prešov | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 279 | 319 | −40 | 4 | | 35–27 | 26–28 | 31–37 | 25–29 | — | 22–20 |
| 6 | Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 282 | 354 | −72 | 2 | | 31–39 | 23–40 | 25–33 | 26–35 | 30–28 | — |
* 1 2 Montpellier 60–54 Göppingen

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FLE | YST | VAL | FTC | PAU | BEN |
| 1 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 327 | 280 | +47 | 17 | Knockout stage | — | 30–23 | 33–30 | 42–30 | 30–25 | 35–30 |
| 2 | Ystads IF | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 317 | 316 | +1 | 11 | Knockout stage | 30–26 | — | 33–35 | 35–35 | 29–33 | 36–30 |
| 3 | Valur | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 338 | 328 | +10 | 11 | Knockout stage | 32–37 | 29–32 | — | 43–39 | 40–31 | 35–29 |
| 4 | FTC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 318 | 328 | −10 | 9 | Knockout stage | 27–27 | 37–34 | 33–33 | — | 28–25 | 32–33 |
| 5 | PAUC Handball | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 305 | 313 | −8 | 8 | | 21–29 | 34–36 | 32–29 | 33–30 | — | 39–29 |
| 6 | BM Benidorm | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 295 | 335 | −40 | 4 | | 32–38 | 27–29 | 29–32 | 23–27 | 33–32 | — |
* 1 2 Ystad 65–64 Valur

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NEX | SPO | GRA | SKJ | ALP | BAL |
| 1 | RK Nexe | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 311 | 281 | +30 | 16 | Knockout stage | — | 32–31 | 39–36 | 29–28 | 22–29 | 37–23 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 312 | 294 | +18 | 14 | Knockout stage | 28–34 | — | 38–31 | 28–24 | 31–30 | 35–32 |
| 3 | Fraikin BM Granollers | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 315 | 301 | +14 | 13 | Knockout stage | 25–22 | 32–29 | — | 34–31 | 38–28 | 33–30 |
| 4 | Skjern Håndbold | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 294 | 284 | +10 | 10 | Knockout stage | 29–30 | 28–30 | 32–29 | — | 27–23 | 32–26 |
| 5 | Alpla HC Hard | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 270 | 300 | −30 | 4 | | 24–35 | 26–31 | 27–27 | 27–32 | — | 30–30 |
| 6 | Balatonfüredi KSE | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 274 | 316 | −42 | 3 | | 28–31 | 25–31 | 25–30 | 28–31 | 27–26 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BER | SKA | BID | MOT | EUR | AGU |
| 1 | Füchse Berlin | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 343 | 266 | +77 | 20 | Knockout stage | — | 30–24 | 34–29 | 32–24 | 34–25 | 34–20 |
| 2 | Skanderborg-Aarhus | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 307 | 276 | +31 | 14 | Knockout stage | 28–29 | — | 38–27 | 33–30 | 24–22 | 33–26 |
| 3 | Bidasoa Irun | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 295 | 296 | −1 | 9 | Knockout stage | 32–40 | 29–26 | — | 26–22 | 32–20 | 35–26 |
| 4 | HC Motor | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 280 | 305 | −25 | 7 | Knockout stage | 27–38 | 31–37 | 33–31 | — | 30–33 | 30–24 |
| 5 | Eurofarm Pelister | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 271 | 303 | −32 | 6 | | 34–43 | 27–30 | 29–29 | 25–27 | — | 27–27 |
| 6 | Águas Santas Milaneza | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 252 | 302 | −50 | 4 | | 23–29 | 25–34 | 28–25 | 26–26 | 27–29 | — |

## Knockout stage
### Pairings

The pairings for the last 16 and the quarterfinals are based on group stage standings, according to the following bracket. This assures teams from the same group can only play each other again in the final four.
| Last 16 | Last 16 | Last 16 | Last 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March |
| 3D Bidasoa Irun | 30 | 28 | 58 |
| 3D Bidasoa Irun | 30 | 28 | 58 | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April |
| 2C Sporting CP | 27 | 34 | 61 | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April |
| 2C Sporting CP | 27 | 34 | 61 | Sporting CP | 32 | 30 | 62 |
| 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | | | | Sporting CP | 32 | 30 | 62 |
| 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | Montpellier HB | 32 | 31 | 63 |
| 4B FTC | 30 | 29 | 59 | Montpellier HB | 32 | 31 | 63 |
| 1A Montpellier HB | 36 | 43 | 79 | | | | |
| 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | | | | | | | |
| 3C Fraikin BM Granollers | 32 | 30 | 62 | | | | |
| 3C Fraikin BM Granollers | 32 | 30 | 62 | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April |
| 2D Skanderborg-Aarhus | 34 | 25 | 59 | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April |
| 2D Skanderborg-Aarhus | 34 | 25 | 59 | Fraikin BM Granollers | 30 | 35 | 65 |
| 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | | | | Fraikin BM Granollers | 30 | 35 | 65 |
| 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 31 | 27 | 58 |
| 4A SL Benfica | 26 | 28 | 54 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 31 | 27 | 58 |
| 1B SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 39 | 33 | 72 | | | | |
| 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | | | | | | | |
| 3B Valur | 29 | 31 | 60 | | | | |
| 3B Valur | 29 | 31 | 60 | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April |
| 2A Frisch Auf Göppingen | 36 | 33 | 69 | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April |
| 2A Frisch Auf Göppingen | 36 | 33 | 69 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 32 | 31 | 63 |
| 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | | | | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 32 | 31 | 63 |
| 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | RK Nexe | 23 | 27 | 50 |
| 4D HC Motor | 23 | 29 | 52 | RK Nexe | 23 | 27 | 50 |
| 1C RK Nexe | 27 | 27 | 54 | | | | |
| 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | | | | | | | |
| 3A Kadetten Schaffhausen | 38 | 27 | 65 | | | | |
| 3A Kadetten Schaffhausen | 38 | 27 | 65 | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April |
| 2B Ystads IF | 32 | 25 | 57 | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April | 11 April/18 April |
| 2B Ystads IF | 32 | 25 | 57 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 37 | 24 | 61 |
| 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | | | | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 37 | 24 | 61 |
| 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | 21 March/28 March | Füchse Berlin | 33 | 30 | 63 |
| 4C Skjern Håndbold | 23 | 32 | 55 | Füchse Berlin | 33 | 30 | 63 |
| 1D Füchse Berlin | 28 | 38 | 66 | | | | |

### Last 16

The last 16 first legs were played 21 March 2023, while the second legs followed on 28 March 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bidasoa Irun | 58–61 | Sporting CP | 30–27 | 28–34 |
| FTC | 59–79 | Montpellier HB | 30–36 | 29–43 |
| Fraikin BM Granollers | 62–59 | Skanderborg-Aarhus | 32–34 | 30–25 |
| SL Benfica | 54–72 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 26–39 | 28–33 |
| Valur | 60–69 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 29–36 | 31–33 |
| HC Motor | 52–54 | RK Nexe | 23–27 | 29–27 |
| Kadetten Schaffhausen | 65–57 | Ystads IF | 38–32 | 27–25 |
| Skjern Håndbold | 55–66 | Füchse Berlin | 23–28 | 32–38 |

### Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals first legs were played 11 April 2023, while the second legs followed on 18 April 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sporting CP | 62–63 | Montpellier HB | 32–32 | 30–31 |
| Fraikin BM Granollers | 65–58 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 30–31 | 35–27 |
| Frisch Auf Göppingen | 63–50 | RK Nexe | 32–23 | 31–27 |
| Kadetten Schaffhausen | 61–63 | Füchse Berlin | 37–33 | 24–30 |

### Final four
#### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 27 May | 27 May |
| Montpellier HB | 29 |
| Montpellier HB | 29 | 28 May | 28 May |
| Füchse Berlin | 35 | 28 May | 28 May |
| Füchse Berlin | 35 | Füchse Berlin | 36 |
| 27 May | 27 May | | Füchse Berlin | 36 |
| 27 May | 27 May | Fraikin BM Granollers | 31 |
| Fraikin BM Granollers | 31 | Fraikin BM Granollers | 31 |
| Frisch Auf Göppingen | 29 | | |
| Frisch Auf Göppingen | 29 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 28 May | 28 May |
| | | Montpellier HB | 29 |
| | | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 33 |

#### Final

| 28 May 2023 18:00 | Füchse Berlin | 36–31 | Fraikin BM Granollers | Campushalle, Flensburg Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN) |
| 28 May 2023 18:00 | Andersson 8 | (16–12) | García Robledo, Salinas 7 | Campushalle, Flensburg Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN) |
| 28 May 2023 18:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 4× | Campushalle, Flensburg Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN) |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Óðinn Þór Ríkharðsson | Kadetten Schaffhausen | 110 |
| 2 | Martim Costa | Sporting CP | 102 |
| 3 | Bence Nagy | FTC | 99 |
| 4 | Ihor Turchenko | HC Motor | 97 |
| 5 | Francisco Costa | Sporting CP | 95 |
| 6 | Antonio García Robledo | Fraikin BM Granollers | 94 |
| 7 | Marcel Schiller | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 78 |
| 8 | Miloš Vujović | Füchse Berlin | 76 |
| 9 | Emil Jakobsen | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 75 |
| 9 | Josip Šarac | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 75 |
| 9 | Kyllian Villeminot | Montpellier HB | 75 |