# 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage

The 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 18 March with the playoffs and ended on 4 June 2023 with the final at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary, to decide the winners of the 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League. A total of twelve teams competed in the knockout phase.

## Format

In the playoffs, the eight teams ranked 2nd–6th in Groups A and B played against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The four winning teams advanced to the quarterfinals, where they were 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 qualified for the final four tournament at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary.

## Qualified teams

The top six teams from Groups A and B qualified 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 | Vipers Kristiansand | CSM București | Odense Håndbold | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | RK Krim Mercator | Brest Bretagne Handball |
| B | Metz Handball | Győri Audi ETO KC | Team Esbjerg | CS Rapid București | WHC Budućnost BEMAX | Storhamar Håndball Elite |
All times are UTC+2 (matches on 18, 19 and 25 March are UTC+1).

## Playoffs
### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Storhamar Håndball Elite | 52–60 | Odense Håndbold | 22–30 | 30–30 |
| Brest Bretagne Handball | 49–55 | Team Esbjerg | 25–28 | 24–27 |
| WHC Budućnost BEMAX | 46–55 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 24–28 | 22–27 |
| RK Krim Mercator | 53–54 | CS Rapid București | 29–24 | 24–30 |

#### Matches

| 18 March 2023 18:00 | Storhamar Håndball Elite | 22–30 | Odense Håndbold | Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,045 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| 18 March 2023 18:00 | Venn 6 | (13–16) | Abbingh, Housheer 5 | Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,045 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| 18 March 2023 18:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 6× | Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,045 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| 25 March 2023 18:00 | Odense Håndbold | 30–30 | Storhamar Håndball Elite | Sydbank Arena Odense, Odense Attendance: 2,117 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
| 25 March 2023 18:00 | Iversen, Van Wetering 6 | (13–16) | Obaidli 10 | Sydbank Arena Odense, Odense Attendance: 2,117 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
| 25 March 2023 18:00 | 1× | Report | 1× 4× | Sydbank Arena Odense, Odense Attendance: 2,117 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
Odense Håndbold won 60–52 on aggregate.
| 19 March 2023 16:00 | Brest Bretagne Handball | 25–28 | Team Esbjerg | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,562 Referees: Palačković, Backović (SLO) |
| 19 March 2023 16:00 | Fauske 7 | (15–15) | Reistad 8 | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,562 Referees: Palačković, Backović (SLO) |
| 19 March 2023 16:00 | 4× | Report | 5× | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,562 Referees: Palačković, Backović (SLO) |
| 26 March 2023 14:00 | Team Esbjerg | 27–24 | Brest Bretagne Handball | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 2,563 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 26 March 2023 14:00 | Reistad 6 | (14–12) | Carlson 5 | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 2,563 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 26 March 2023 14:00 | 1× | Report | 2× | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 2,563 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
Team Esbjerg won 55–49 on aggregate.
| 18 March 2023 16:00 | WHC Budućnost BEMAX | 24–28 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR) |
| 18 March 2023 16:00 | Raičević 9 | (13–15) | Malestein 7 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR) |
| 18 March 2023 16:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 5× | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR) |
| 25 March 2023 16:00 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 27–22 | WHC Budućnost BEMAX | Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) |
| 25 March 2023 16:00 | Malestein, Stolle 5 | (14–13) | Pavićević 7 | Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) |
| 25 March 2023 16:00 | 1× | Report | 1× 1× | Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria won 55–46 on aggregate.
| 19 March 2023 14:00 | RK Krim Mercator | 29–24 | CS Rapid București | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER) |
| 19 March 2023 14:00 | Radičević, Stanko 8 | (12–13) | Kanor 5 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER) |
| 19 March 2023 14:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 5× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER) |
| 26 March 2023 16:00 | CS Rapid București | 30–24 | RK Krim Mercator | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 26 March 2023 16:00 | Polman 8 | (12–8) | Rosiak 7 | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 26 March 2023 16:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 2× 5× 1× | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
CS Rapid București won 54–53 on aggregate.

## Quarterfinals
### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| CS Rapid București | 56–71 | Vipers Kristiansand | 25–31 | 31–40 |
| FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 59–58 | Metz Handball | 26–32 | 33–26 |
| Team Esbjerg | 65–59 | CSM București | 32–28 | 33–31 |
| Odense Håndbold | 55–66 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 27–29 | 28–37 |

#### Matches

| 30 April 2023 14:00 | CS Rapid București | 25–31 | Vipers Kristiansand | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 30 April 2023 14:00 | Grozav 5 | (12–18) | Vyakhireva 7 | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 30 April 2023 14:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 3× | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 6 May 2023 16:00 | Vipers Kristiansand | 40–31 | CS Rapid București | Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 6 May 2023 16:00 | Næs Andersen 7 | (18–18) | Grozav 7 | Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 6 May 2023 16:00 | 4× | Report | 2× 5× | Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
Vipers Kristiansand won 71–56 on aggregate.
| 29 April 2023 16:00 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 26–32 | Metz Handball | Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
| 29 April 2023 16:00 | Bölk, Malestein 7 | (13–15) | Horacek 7 | Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
| 29 April 2023 16:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 3× | Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
| 7 May 2023 14:00 | Metz Handball | 26–33 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,670 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| 7 May 2023 14:00 | Bouktit 8 | (17–17) | Malestein 8 | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,670 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| 7 May 2023 14:00 | 4× | Report | 1× 5× 1× | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,670 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria won 59–58 on aggregate.
| 30 April 2023 16:00 | Team Esbjerg | 32–28 | CSM București | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 2,960 Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU) |
| 30 April 2023 16:00 | Mørk 8 | (17–13) | Arntzen 10 | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 2,960 Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU) |
| 30 April 2023 16:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 4× | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 2,960 Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU) |
| 7 May 2023 16:00 | CSM București | 31–33 | Team Esbjerg | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 7 May 2023 16:00 | Omoregie 8 | (18–16) | Breistøl, Mørk 7 | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 7 May 2023 16:00 | 4× 2× | Report | 1× 3× | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
Team Esbjerg won 65–59 on aggregate.
| 29 April 2023 18:00 | Odense Håndbold | 27–29 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Sydbank Arena Odense, Odense Attendance: 2,234 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| 29 April 2023 18:00 | Abbingh, Van Wetering 6 | (17–12) | Gros 9 | Sydbank Arena Odense, Odense Attendance: 2,234 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| 29 April 2023 18:00 | 4× | Report | 4× | Sydbank Arena Odense, Odense Attendance: 2,234 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
| 6 May 2023 18:00 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 37–28 | Odense Håndbold | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,254 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 6 May 2023 18:00 | Gros 10 | (21–14) | Van Wetering 6 | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,254 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 6 May 2023 18:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 4× | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,254 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
Győri Audi ETO KC won 66–55 on aggregate.

## Final four

The final four will be held at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on 3 and 4 June 2023. The draw took place on 9 May 2023.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 3 June | 3 June |
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 35 |
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 35 | 4 June | 4 June |
| Vipers Kristiansand | 37 | 4 June | 4 June |
| Vipers Kristiansand | 37 | Vipers Kristiansand | 28 |
| 3 June | 3 June | | Vipers Kristiansand | 28 |
| 3 June | 3 June | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 24 |
| FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 30 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 24 |
| Team Esbjerg | 29 | | |
| Team Esbjerg | 29 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 4 June | 4 June |
| | | Győri Audi ETO KC | 28 |
| | | Team Esbjerg | 27 |

### Semifinals

| 3 June 2023 15:15 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 35–37 | Vipers Kristiansand | MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 18,734 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 3 June 2023 15:15 | Oftedal 11 | (18–23) | Roberts 8 | MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 18,734 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 3 June 2023 15:15 | 1× 7× | Report | 3× | MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 18,734 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 3 June 2023 18:00 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 30–29 | Team Esbjerg | MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 20,022 Referees: Palačković, Backović (SLO) |
| 3 June 2023 18:00 | Malestein 7 | (13–17) | Mørk, Reistad 7 | MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 20,022 Referees: Palačković, Backović (SLO) |
| 3 June 2023 18:00 | 1× 6× | Report | 5× | MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 20,022 Referees: Palačković, Backović (SLO) |

### Third place game

| 4 June 2023 15:15 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 28–27 | Team Esbjerg | MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 18,387 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR) |
| 4 June 2023 15:15 | Gros 6 | (16–9) | Ingstad 6 | MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 18,387 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR) |
| 4 June 2023 15:15 | 3× | Report | 1× 2× | MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 18,387 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR) |

### Final

| 4 June 2023 18:00 | Vipers Kristiansand | 28–24 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 20,022 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 4 June 2023 18:00 | Næs Andersen, Vyakhireva 6 | (14–13) | Bölk, Lekić 5 | MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 20,022 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 4 June 2023 18:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 2× 1× | MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 20,022 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |