# 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage

The 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 6 March and ended on 30 May 2021 with the final at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, to decide the winners of the 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League. On 10 February 2021, after a decision by the EHF Executive Committee, it was announced that all 16 teams advanced from the group stage.

## Format

In the round of 16, the first-placed team from one group faced the eighth-placed team from the other group, the second-placed team faced the seventh-placed and so on. The eight winning teams advance to the quarterfinals. The four quarterfinal winners qualified for the final four tournament at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary.

## Qualified teams

| Group |
| Group | First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | Seventh place | Eighth place |
| A | Rostov-Don | Metz Handball | CSM Bucureşti | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Vipers Kristiansand | Team Esbjerg | Krim Mercator | SG BBM Bietigheim |
| B | Győri Audi ETO KC | CSKA Moscow | Brest Bretagne Handball | Odense Håndbold | ŽRK Budućnost | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | Borussia Dortmund | Podravka Vegeta |

## Round of 16
### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 51–54 | CSM Bucureşti | 24–33 | 27–21 |
| Team Esbjerg | 54–63 | Brest Bretagne Handball | 27–33 | 27–30 |
| ŽRK Budućnost | 50–48 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 22–19 | 28–29 |
| Vipers Kristiansand | 65–62 | Odense Håndbold | 35–36 | 30–26 |
| Podravka Vegeta | 44–71 | Rostov-Don | 20–29 | 24–42 |
| SG BBM Bietigheim | 48–69 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 20–37 | 28–32 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 0–20 | Metz Handball | 0–10 | 0–10 |
| Krim Mercator | 46–47 | CSKA Moscow | 25–20 | 21–27 |

### Matches

| 6 March 2021 16:00 | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 24–33 | CSM Bucureşti | Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea Attendance: 0 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 6 March 2021 16:00 | Liščević 7 | (12–13) | Neagu 13 | Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea Attendance: 0 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 6 March 2021 16:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 1× 4× | Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea Attendance: 0 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 13 March 2021 16:00 | CSM Bucureşti | 21–27 | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 0 Referees: Mitrevksi, Todorovski (MKD) |
| 13 March 2021 16:00 | Neagu 11 | (11–15) | González 7 | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 0 Referees: Mitrevksi, Todorovski (MKD) |
| 13 March 2021 16:00 | 2× 8× 1× | Report | 2× 5× | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 0 Referees: Mitrevksi, Todorovski (MKD) |
CSM Bucureşti won 54–51 on aggregate.
| 7 March 2021 16:00 | Team Esbjerg | 27–33 | Brest Bretagne Handball | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 0 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA) |
| 7 March 2021 16:00 | Pena 9 | (16–17) | Gros 10 | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 0 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA) |
| 7 March 2021 16:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 5× | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 0 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA) |
| 14 March 2021 14:00 | Brest Bretagne Handball | 30–27 | Team Esbjerg | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 0 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 14 March 2021 14:00 | Gros 7 | (19–11) | Tranborg 6 | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 0 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 14 March 2021 14:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 1× 2× | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 0 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
Brest Bretagne won 63–54 on aggregate.
| 7 March 2021 16:00 | ŽRK Budućnost | 22–19 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 0 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 7 March 2021 16:00 | Radičević 7 | (11–7) | Bölk 5 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 0 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 7 March 2021 16:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 5× | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 0 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 13 March 2021 18:00 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 29–28 | ŽRK Budućnost | Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 0 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 13 March 2021 18:00 | Bölk 5 | (9–15) | Radičević 9 | Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 0 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 13 March 2021 18:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 3× | Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 0 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
ŽRK Budućnost won 50–48 on aggregate.
| 7 March 2021 18:00 | Vipers Kristiansand | 35–36 | Odense Håndbold | Ikast-Brande Arena, Kristiansand Attendance: 0 Referees: Smailagic, Smailagic (SWE) |
| 7 March 2021 18:00 | Reistad 10 | (16–17) | Abbingh 9 | Ikast-Brande Arena, Kristiansand Attendance: 0 Referees: Smailagic, Smailagic (SWE) |
| 7 March 2021 18:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 1× 1× | Ikast-Brande Arena, Kristiansand Attendance: 0 Referees: Smailagic, Smailagic (SWE) |
| 14 March 2021 16:00 | Odense Håndbold | 26–30 | Vipers Kristiansand | Sydbank Arena, Odense Attendance: 1 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE) |
| 14 March 2021 16:00 | Quintino 6 | (14–19) | Sulland 8 | Sydbank Arena, Odense Attendance: 1 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE) |
| 14 March 2021 16:00 | 4× 4× | Report | 2× 4× | Sydbank Arena, Odense Attendance: 1 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE) |
Vipers Kristiansand won 65–62 on aggregate.
| 6 March 2021 18:00 | Podravka Vegeta | 20–29 | Rostov-Don | Gimnazija "Fran Galović", Koprivnica Attendance: 0 Referees: Şimşek, Hatipoğlu (TUR) |
| 6 March 2021 18:00 | Milosavljević 6 | (10–17) | Kuznetsova, Managarova 5 | Gimnazija "Fran Galović", Koprivnica Attendance: 0 Referees: Şimşek, Hatipoğlu (TUR) |
| 6 March 2021 18:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 2× 1× | Gimnazija "Fran Galović", Koprivnica Attendance: 0 Referees: Şimşek, Hatipoğlu (TUR) |
| 14 March 2021 14:00 | Rostov-Don | 42–24 | Podravka Vegeta | Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,625 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 14 March 2021 14:00 | Krpež-Šlezak 9 | (24–11) | Milosavljević 7 | Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,625 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 14 March 2021 14:00 | 4× | Report | 1× 5× | Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,625 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
Rostov-Don won 71–44 on aggregate.
| 7 March 2021 14:00 | SG BBM Bietigheim | 20–37 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg Attendance: 0 Referees: Capoccia, Jucker (SUI) |
| 7 March 2021 14:00 | Maidhof 6 | (8–18) | Görbicz, Kristiansen 6 | Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg Attendance: 0 Referees: Capoccia, Jucker (SUI) |
| 7 March 2021 14:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× 2× | Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg Attendance: 0 Referees: Capoccia, Jucker (SUI) |
| 13 March 2021 16:00 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 32–28 | SG BBM Bietigheim | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 0 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 13 March 2021 16:00 | Nze Minko 6 | (19–16) | Naidzavinicius 7 | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 0 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 13 March 2021 16:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 2× 3× | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 0 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
Győri Audi ETO KC won 69–48 on aggregate.
| Cancelled | Borussia Dortmund | 0–10 | Metz Handball |
| Cancelled | Metz Handball | 10–0 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 6 March 2021 16:00 | Krim Mercator | 25–20 | CSKA Moscow | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 0 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 6 March 2021 16:00 | Vieira 8 | (12–11) | Gorshkova 4 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 0 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 6 March 2021 16:00 | 1× 6× | Report | 1× 4× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 0 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 13 March 2021 16:00 | CSKA Moscow | 27–21 | Krim Mercator | Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow Attendance: 550 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| 13 March 2021 16:00 | Dmitrieva 7 | (14–11) | Pletikosić 7 | Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow Attendance: 550 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| 13 March 2021 16:00 | 2× 6× | Report | 1× 4× 1× | Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow Attendance: 550 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
CSKA Moscow won 47–46 on aggregate.

## Quarterfinals
### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| CSM București | 51–51 (a) | CSKA Moscow | 32–27 | 19–24 |
| Brest Bretagne Handball | 60–50 | Metz Handball | 34–24 | 26–26 |
| ŽRK Budućnost | 40–54 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 19–30 | 21–24 |
| Vipers Kristiansand | 57–50 | Rostov-Don | 34–27 | 23–23 |

### Matches

| 3 April 2021 16:00 | CSM București | 32–27 | CSKA Moscow | Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Attendance: 0 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 3 April 2021 16:00 | Lazović, Neagu 6 | (20–12) | Skorobogatchenko 5 | Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Attendance: 0 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 3 April 2021 16:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 2× | Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Attendance: 0 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 11 April 2021 16:00 | CSKA Moscow | 24–19 | CSM București | Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| 11 April 2021 16:00 | Ristovska 7 | (12–11) | Neagu 9 | Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| 11 April 2021 16:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
51–51 on aggregate. CSKA Moscow won on away goals.
| 4 April 2021 14:00 | Brest Bretagne Handball | 34–24 | Metz Handball | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 0 Referees: Ciulei, Stoia (ROU) |
| 4 April 2021 14:00 | Gros 10 | (16–11) | Burgaard, Sajka 4 | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 0 Referees: Ciulei, Stoia (ROU) |
| 4 April 2021 14:00 | 2× 5× 1× | Report | 1× 7× 1× | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 0 Referees: Ciulei, Stoia (ROU) |
| 10 April 2021 16:00 | Metz Handball | 26–26 | Brest Bretagne Handball | Metz Arena, Metz Attendance: 0 Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO) |
| 10 April 2021 16:00 | Mičijević 7 | (14–17) | Foppa 6 | Metz Arena, Metz Attendance: 0 Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO) |
| 10 April 2021 16:00 | 4× 1× | Report | 2× 4× | Metz Arena, Metz Attendance: 0 Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO) |
Brest Bretagne won 60–50 on aggregate.
| 3 April 2021 18:00 | ŽRK Budućnost | 19–30 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 0 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 3 April 2021 18:00 | Pineau, Radičević 5 | (11–16) | Oftedal 9 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 0 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 3 April 2021 18:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 1× 3× | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 0 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 10 April 2021 18:00 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 24–21 | ŽRK Budućnost | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 0 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 10 April 2021 18:00 | four players 4 | (10–11) | Radičević 7 | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 0 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 10 April 2021 18:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 5× | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 0 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
Győri Audi ETO KC won 54–40 on aggregate.
| 10 April 2021 14:00 | Vipers Kristiansand | 34–27 | Rostov-Don | Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,625 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 10 April 2021 14:00 | Mørk 9 | (19–12) | Zaadi 8 | Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,625 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 10 April 2021 14:00 | 2× 7× | Report | 1× | Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,625 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 11 April 2021 14:00 | Rostov-Don | 23–23 | Vipers Kristiansand | Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,352 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 11 April 2021 14:00 | Zaadi 10 | (11–12) | Løke, Mørk 5 | Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,352 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 11 April 2021 14:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 2× | Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,352 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
Vipers Kristiansand won 57–50 on aggregate.

## Final four

The final four was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 29 and 30 May 2021. The draw was made on 13 April 2021.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 29 May | 29 May |
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 23 (2) |
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 23 (2) | 30 May | 30 May |
| Brest Bretagne Handball (Pen) | 23 (4) | 30 May | 30 May |
| Brest Bretagne Handball (Pen) | 23 (4) | Brest Bretagne Handball | 28 |
| 29 May | 29 May | | Brest Bretagne Handball | 28 |
| 29 May | 29 May | Vipers Kristiansand | 34 |
| Vipers Kristiansand | 33 | Vipers Kristiansand | 34 |
| CSKA Moscow | 30 | | |
| CSKA Moscow | 30 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 30 May | 30 May |
| | | Győri Audi ETO KC | 32 |
| | | CSKA Moscow | 21 |

### Semifinals

| 29 May 2021 15:15 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 25–27 (ET) | Brest Bretagne Handball | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 29 May 2021 15:15 | Kristiansen 8 | (8–11) | Gros 9 | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 29 May 2021 15:15 | 4× | Report | 5× | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |||
| 29 May 2021 18:00 | Vipers Kristiansand | 33–30 | CSKA Moscow | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 29 May 2021 18:00 | Reistad 10 | (18–12) | Vedekhina 7 | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 29 May 2021 18:00 | 2× 5× | Report | 6× | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |

### Third place game

| 30 May 2021 15:15 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 32–21 | CSKA Moscow | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 30 May 2021 15:15 | Oftedal 8 | (18–8) | Mikhaylichenko 4 | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 30 May 2021 15:15 | 2× 4× | Report | 1× 4× | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |

### Final

| 30 May 2021 18:00 | Brest Bretagne Handball | 28–34 | Vipers Kristiansand | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 30 May 2021 18:00 | Gros 8 | (14–18) | Reistad 12 | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 30 May 2021 18:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 3× 6× | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |