Women's EHF Champions League
Records and statistics -- Performance by club
Table:
Club

Winners

Runners-up

Years won

Years runners-up

Spartak Kiev
13
2
1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
1974, 1989

Hypo Niederösterreich
8
5
1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000
1987, 1988, 1991, 1996, 2008

Győri Audi ETO KC
5
3
2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
2009, 2012, 2016

Radnički Belgrade
3
4
1976, 1980, 1984
1981, 1982, 1983, 1985

Viborg HK
3
2
2006, 2009, 2010
1997, 2001

Slagelse DT
3
0
2004, 2005, 2007

SC Leipzig
2
4
1966, 1974
1967, 1970, 1972, 1977

Krim Ljubljana
2
3
2001, 2003
1999, 2004, 2006

ŽRK Budućnost
2
1
2012, 2015
2014

Žalgiris Kaunas
2
0
1967, 1968

Vasas Budapest
1
4
1982
1978, 1979, 1993, 1994

Sagunto
1
2
1997
1998, 2003

Kometal Skopje
1
2
2002
2000, 2005

Larvik HK
1
2
2011
2013, 2015

HG København
1
1
1965
1966

TV Giessen-Lützellinden
1
1
1991
1992

Podravka Koprivnica
1
1
1996
1995

Știința București
1
0
1961

Sparta Prague
1
0
1962

Trud Moscow
1
0
1963

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Spartak Kiev is a Ukrainian women 's handball club from Kiev . It used to be a member of the Spartak VSS during the Soviet era . Spartak was arguably the best team in Europe between the 1970s and the late-1980s , with a record 13 European Cups in addition to twenty Soviet Championships in a row . The 1989 final lost to emerging Austrian powerhouse Hypo Niederösterreich marked Spartak 's last appearance in the competition . Following the collapse of the Soviet Union the team declined . It has since won three Ukrainian championships , most recently in 2000 . However , in 2003 it enjoyed a last European success reaching the Cup Winner 's Cup 's final . In recent seasons it has appeared in the Challenge Cup .
The 1984-85 Women 's European Champions Cup was the 24th edition of the Europe 's competition for national champions women 's handball clubs , running between October 1984 and Spring 1985 . Spartak Kiev defeated defending champion Radnicki Belgrade in the final to win its tenth title .
The 1985-86 Women 's European Champions Cup was the 25th edition of the Europe 's competition for national champions women 's handball clubs , running between October 1985 and Spring 1986 . Defending champion Spartak Kiev defeated CS Stiinta Bacau in the final to win its eleventh title .
Hypo Niederösterreich ( Hypo NÖ ) is an Austrian women 's handball club , headquartered in Maria Enzersdorf . They are one of the most successful teams on the EHF Champions League , having won the title eight times . They are also former winners of the EHF Champions Trophy in 2000 . Between 2011 and 2014 , Hypo NÖ had a partnership with the Brazilian Handball Confederation , playing host to various players of the Brazil women 's national handball team - including Alexandra Nascimento , who already played for Hypo since 2003 - and coach Morten Soubak . During the period , Brazil won the 2013 World Women 's Handball Championship with six Hypo Nö players in its roster . Hypo Nö also won the EHF Women 's Cup Winners ' Cup that year .
The 1989-90 Women 's European Champions Cup was the 29th edition of the Europe 's competition for national champions women 's handball clubs , running between October 1989 and 27 May 1990 . Defending champion Hypo Niederösterreich defeated Kuban Krasnodar in the final to win its second title .
The 1991-92 Women 's European Champions Cup was the 31st edition of Europe 's competition for national champions women 's handball clubs , taking place between September 1991 and 18 April 1992 . Hypo Niederösterreich defeated defending champion TV Giessen-Lützellinden in a rematch of the previous edition 's final to win its third title .
The 1992-93 Women 's European Champions Cup was the 32nd and final edition of Europe 's competition for national champions women 's handball clubs , taking place September 1992 and 15 May 1993 . Starting with the following edition the competition was run by EHF , which changed its name to Champions League and its system to include a group stage . Defending champion Hypo Niederösterreich defeated Vasas Budapest in the final to win its fourth title in five years .
The 1993-94 EHF Women 's Champions League was the first edition of the European Champions Cup , the premier European women 's club handball tournament , being organized by the European Handball Federation . The competition was renamed EHF Champions League and the format of the football 1991-92 European Cup and 1992-93 UEFA Champions League was adopted . This inaugural edition of the Champions League was won by Hypo Niederösterreich in a replay of the previous season 's final match against Vasas Budapest . It was their third European Cup in a row .
The 1994-95 EHF Women 's Champions League was the second edition of the modern era of the 1961-founded competition for European national champions women 's handball clubs , running from 7 October 1994 to 7 May 1995 . Defending champion Hypo Niederösterreich defeated Podravka Koprivnica in the final to win its fourth title in a row , an overall sixth . While Lokomotiva Zagreb had reached the competition 's final in 1975 , Podravka became the first Croatian team to attain this representing independent Croatia as war approached its end .
The 1997-98 EHF Women 's Champions League was the fifth edition of the modern era of the 1961-founded competition for European national champions women 's handball clubs , running from 4 October 1997 to 16 May 1998 . Hypo Niederösterreich defeated defending champion Mar Valencia in the final to win its seventh title .
The 1999-2000 EHF Women 's Champions League was the seventh edition of the modern era of the premier competition for European national champions women 's handball clubs , running from 1 October 1999 to 27 May 2000 . Hypo Niederösterreich defeated Macedonia 's Gjorce Petrov in the final to win its eighth title , with Budućnost Podgorica ( which defeated defending champion Dunaújvárosi NKS in the quarter-finals ) and Dynamo Volgograd also reaching the semifinals .
The 1990-91 IHF Women 's European Champions Cup was the 30th edition of Europe 's competition for national champions women 's handball clubs , running between September 1990 and April 1991 . TV Giessen defeated defending champion Hypo Niederösterreich to become the third German club to win the competition after East Germany 's HC Leipzig and TSC Berlin . Rostselmash and Buducnost Titograd were the last teams to represent former powerhouses Soviet Union and SFR Yugoslavia in the competition due to the collapse of both states in the following months .
The 1995-96 EHF Women 's Champions League was the third edition of the modern era of the 1961-founded competition for European national champions women 's handball clubs , running from 7 October 1995 to 11 May 1996 . Podravka Koprivnica defeated Hypo Niederösterreich in a rematch of the previous edition 's final to become the first Croatian club to win the competition , ending the Austrians four-years winning streak .
Győri ETO KC ( Hungarian : Győri Egyetértés Torna Osztály Kézilabda Club , lit . Concordance Gymnastics Department of Győr Handball Club ) is a Hungarian women 's handball club from Győr . Since they are sponsored by Audi , the official name for the team is Győri Audi ETO KC . On domestic level ETO won 15 Hungarian Championship title , including seven in a row between 2008 and 2014 . They are also a fourteen-time Hungarian Cup winners , having won all their finals between 2005 and 2016 . ETO won the Champions League in 2013 , 2014 , 2017 , 2018 , and 2019 . The team also reached the final in 2009 , 2012 , and in 2016 . In addition , Győr reached the final of the EHF Cup Winners ' Cup in 2006 and the final of the EHF Cup in 1999 , 2002 , 2004 , and 2005 .
The 2012-13 EHF Women 's Champions League was the 20th edition of the EHF Women 's Champions League , the competition for top women 's clubs of Europe , organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation . Budućnost Podgorica was title holder , after beating Győri Audi ETO KC in past season 's final . Győri redeemed themselves by winning this seasons 's edition . They defeated Larvik HK 47-43 in the final .
The 2013-14 EHF Women 's Champions League is the 21st edition of the EHF Women 's Champions League , the competition for top women 's clubs of Europe , organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation . Győri Audi ETO KC were the title holder and successfully defended their title .
The 2016-17 Women 's EHF Champions League was the 24th edition of the Women 's EHF Champions League , the competition for top women 's clubs of Europe , organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation . CSM București were defending champions .
The 2017-18 EHF Champions League was the 25th edition of Europe 's premier club handball tournament . Győri ETO defended their title by defeating HC Vardar in the final .
The 2018-19 Women 's EHF Champions League was the 26th edition of the Women 's EHF Champions League , the competition for top women 's clubs of Europe , organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation . Győri ETO defended their title by defeating Rostov-Don 25-24 in the final , to win their fifth overall and third straight title .
The EHF Women 's Champions League 2008/09 was the 16th edition of the EHF Women 's Champions League , a handball competition for top women 's clubs of Europe managed by the European Handball Federation . It was won by Danish club Viborg HK who defeated Hungarian Győri Audi ETO KC at the finals with an aggregate score of 50-49 . It was the second title for Viborg and the fifth for a Danish team . German international Grit Jurack was the tournament 's top scorer with 113 goals .
The 2011-12 EHF Women 's Champions League was the nineteenth edition of the EHF Women 's Champions League , the top continental handball event for club teams in Europe , organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation . Larvik HK entered the competition as title holders after beating SD Itxako in past season 's final . Budućnost Podgorica won the title for the first time by defeating Győri Audi ETO KC in the big final .
The 2015-16 Women 's EHF Champions League was the 23rd edition of the Women 's EHF Champions League , the competition for top women 's clubs of Europe , organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation . CSM Bucharest won trophy in their European debut season by defeating Győri ETO 29-26 in the big final .
ŽRK Radnički Belgrade ( Serbian Cyrillic : Женски рукометни клуб Раднички Београд ) is a women 's handball club from Belgrade , Serbia . Currently , ŽRK Radnički Belegrade competes in the Handball League of Serbia . ŽRK Radnički Belegrade is the most successful Serbian women 's handball club .
Viborg HK ( Viborg Håndbold Klub ) is the name of a Danish handball club from Viborg . The club has many teams for both women and men , but especially the professional women 's team is one of the most successful in Danish and European handball since the beginning of the 1990s . This team currently competes in the women 's Danish Women 's Handball League . The women 's team have won a total of 14 Danish Championships ( all-time record ) , ten Danish Cup Championships ( ranking second in all-time Cup trophies behind FIF ) , three Women 's EHF Cup Championships ( all-time record ) , and three EHF Women 's Champions League Championships ( ranking fifth in all-time Champions League trophies ) . They are also two-time winners of the now cancelled tournament EHF Champions Trophy and one-time winner of the EHF Women 's Cup Winners ' Cup . They won the EHF Women 's Champions League in the 2009/2010 season and won the second time in a row . They also held the title in the 2005-2006 season .
The 2009-10 EHF Women 's Champions League was the 17th edition of the EHF Women 's Champions League , a handball competition for top women 's clubs of Europe managed by the European Handball Federation . It was won by Danish club Viborg HK who defeated Romanian CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea at the finals with an aggregate score of 60-52 . It was the third title for Viborg and the sixth for a Danish team .
The 1996-97 EHF Women 's Champions League was the fourth edition of the modern era of the 1961-founded competition for European national champions women 's handball clubs , running from 10 October 1996 to 10 May 1997 . The competition system was reformed , as the group stage was expanded from 8 to 16 teams , now replacing the Round of 16 , and the quarter-finals and semifinals were reestablished . Mar Valencia defeated Viborg HK in the final to become the first Spanish team to win the competition . Defending champion Podravka Koprivnica was defeated by the Danish in the quarter-finals .
The 1999-2000 EHF Women 's Champions League was the eighth edition of the modern era of the EHF 's premier competition for women 's handball clubs , running from 7 October 2000 to 23 May 2001 . Krim Ljubljana defeated Viborg HK in the final to become the first Slovenian team to win the competition , with Budućnost Podgorica and Ferencvárosi TC also reaching the semifinals . Defending champion Hypo Niederösterreich did n't make it past que group stage .
Slagelse Dream Team is a handball team from the town of Slagelse , Denmark . It is sometimes referred to as Slagelse DT , and is the professional first team for the handball club Slagelse Forenede Håndboldklubber ( Slagelse FH ) . The club was catapulted into the limelight in 2000 when Anja Andersen took the head coach job and in a very short time led the women 's team to the first Danish victory in the Women 's EHF Champions League final in 2004 .
HC Leipzig is a women 's handball club based in Leipzig , Germany . They play in Handball-Bundesliga Frauen and are often competing in the EHF Women 's Champions League , the now defunct EHF Women 's Cup Winners ' Cup , which merged with the Women 's EHF Cup and are internationally regarded as one of the best German women 's handball clubs .
The 1965-66 Women 's European Champions Cup was the 6th edition of the Europe 's competition for national champions women 's handball clubs , taking place from 9 January to 16 April 1966 . HC Copenhague entered the competition as title holder , after beating in past season 's final Budapesti Spartacus . Copenhague reached once again the final , but this year the Danish team was defeated by SC Leipzig . It was the first time that an East-German team won the title .
The 1966-67 Women 's Handball European Cup was the seventh edition of the international competition for European women 's handball national champion clubs , taking place from December 1966 to 2 April 1967 . The title holder , SC Leipzig reached once again the final of the competition , but was defeated in the final by Žalgiris Kaunas . This victory meant the beginning of the soviet domination , until the collapse of the USSR .
Rokometni klub Krim ( English : Krim Handball Club ) , commonly referred to as RK Krim or simply Krim , currently named Krim Mercator due to sponsorship reasons , is a women 's handball club from Ljubljana , Slovenia . The club was founded in 1984 . Krim has won the Slovenian First League 24 times in 28 seasons between 1992 and 2019 . Their international success includes winning the EHF Champions League and EHF Women 's Champions Trophy .
The 1998-99 EHF Women 's Champions League was the sixth edition of the modern era of the 1961-founded competition for European national champions women 's handball clubs , running from 4 September 1998 to 16 May 1999 . Dunaújvárosi NKS defeated Krim Ljubljana in the final to follow the steps of Vasas SC as the second Hungarian club to win the competition . Defending champion Hypo Niederösterreich was defeated by the Slovenians in the semifinals .
ŽRK Budućnost is a women 's handball team from Podgorica , Montenegro ( previously , the club also appeared under the names ZRK Buducnost MONET , Buducnost Brillant and Buducnost Titograd ) . Among the numerous titles , Budućnost is two-times winner of EHF Women 's Champions League The club was founded on February 13 , 1949 , and played its first official game in 1950 . The first trophy , the Cup of Yugoslavia , was won in 1984 . In 1985 , ŽRK Budućnost won the Yugoslavian championship , and went on to win their first European title ( Cup Winners ' Cup ) that same year . At the time , the club was pronounced as the best in the country . As of 1988/1989 season , ŽRK Budućnost dominated the national competition , and was the champion of all the now defunct countries - SFR Yugoslavia , FR Yugoslavia , Serbia & Montenegro . The club continued to dominate the national championship in Montenegro since it gained independence in 2006 . ŽRK Budućnost won the titles of European Champion twice - on seasons 2012 and 2015 . ŽRK Budućnost is strongly supported by Budućnost sports fans , the Varvari . ŽRK Budućnost is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sports society .
The 2014-15 Women 's EHF Champions League was the 22nd edition of the Women 's EHF Champions League , the competition for top women 's clubs of Europe , organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation . Budućnost won the title for the second time by defeating Larvik HK 26-22 in the big final .
Moterų Rankinio Klubas Žalgiris Kaunas is a Lithuanian women 's handball club from Kaunas . A founding member of the European Cup in 1961 , Žalgiris won three editions in a row between 1967 and 1969 in addition to two Soviet Championships , which makes it one of the most successful Lithuanian teams in overall international competitions . However the team declined subsequently , with Spartak Kiev dominating both competitions for nearly two decades . In 1979 Žalgiris made it into the championship 's top three for the last time , with Egle Vilnius becoming the major Lithuanian team in the championship . Since the break-up of the Soviet Union Žalgiris has played in the Lithuanian League .
Vasas-Angyalföldi Sportiskola ( English : Vasas-Sports School of Angyalföld , abbreviated Vasas-ASI ) is a Hungarian women 's handball team . It is part of the Budapest-based multi-sports club Vasas SC . One of the most successful teams in the country , they have won the Hungarian championship a record 15 times and in 1982 they were also crowned as the European Champions Cup winners .
Club Balonmano Sagunto was a Spanish women 's handball club from Sagunto founded in 1978 which in July , 2012 moved to Valencia and joint CE Handbol Marítim to play in División de Honor as Valencia Aicequip .
Kometal Gjorče Petrov Skopje ( Macedonian : Ракометен Клуб Кометал Ѓорче Петров ) was a female handball club based in Skopje , the capital of Macedonia .
Larvik Håndballklubb , is a women 's handball club from Larvik , Norway .
The EHF Women 's Champions League 2010-11 is the 18th edition of the EHF Women 's Champions League , a handball competition for top women 's clubs of Europe managed by the European Handball Federation . Larvik HK won the title for the first time after defeating SD Itxako 47-46 on aggregate in the final .
The 1964-65 Women 's Handball European Champions Cup was the fifth edition of the international competition for European women 's handball national champion clubs , taking place from late 1964 to 16 April 1965 . The number of contestants decreased from thirteen to ten due to the absences of Austria , Poland and Romania , so the qualifying stage was reduced from five ties to just two . Unlike the two previous editions , the final was carried out as a two-legged tie . HG Copenhague became the first team from the Western Bloc to win the competition in the third appearance in a row of the Danish representative in the final , while Budapesti Spartacus was the first Hungarian team to reach it . The absence of Romania meant there was no defending champion this year .
TV Lützellinden 1904 e.V. , also known as TV Giessen-Lützellinden , was a German sports club from Giessen best known for its women 's handball team . It was established in 1904 . Lützellinden won seven national championships and five national cups between 1988 and 2001 , which makes it the Bundesliga 's most successful team after Bayer Leverkusen . In 1991 it reached the European Cup 's final and defeated defending champion Hypo Niederösterreich to become the first ex-West German club to win the major European trophy . Lützellinden also reached the final the following year , but lost to Niederösterreich . In 1993 Lützellinden won its second EHF trophy , the Cup Winners ' Cup , beating Rostselmash in the final . It subsequently reached the 1994 Champions League 's semifinals and the 1995 Cup Winners ' Cup 's final , lost to Dunaújvárosi NKS , before winning its second Cup Winners ' Cup in 1996 over Kraš Zagreb . Its best results in its seven last international appearances , between 1997 and 2003 , was reaching the 2002 EHF Cup 's semifinals . In 2004 Lützellinden was relegated to the Regionalliga for financial trouble , and two years later it was disbanded . A new club was created , TSV 2006 Lützellinden .
Rukometni Klub Podravka Koprivnica is a Croatian women 's handball club from Koprivnica . It is the most successful club in Croatian women 's handball since formation of the league in 1992 . The team currently competes in the Croatia women 's first handball league . They have a fan club called Red Roosters formed in 2002 .
CS Universitatea Știința București , commonly known as Știința București , is a women 's handball team based in Bucharest , Romania that competes in the Divizia A . In 1961 , they became the first Romanian team to win the European Champions Cup .
The 1961 Women 's Handball European Champions Cup was the inaugural edition of the premier competition for women 's handball clubs . Eight teams from Austria , Czechoslovakia , France , West Germany , Poland , Romania , the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia took part in the competition , which took place from 19 January to 18 March 1961 . Știința Bucharest defeated Spartak Subotica , Zalgiris Kaunas and finally Dynamo Prague in the final 's both legs to become the first European champion . It was the first of three titles won by Romanian teams to date .
The 1961-62 Women 's Handball European Champions Cup was the second edition of the premier international competition for women 's handball clubs . Like the inaugural edition , eight teams took part in the championship , which took place from November 1961 to 1 April 1962 . Out of the eight founding members the Soviet Union did n't take part in the competition , while Romania was represented by national champion Rapid Bucharest and defending champion Ştiinţa Bucharest . Both teams were confronted in the quarter-finals , in the first match between two teams from the same country . Sparta Prague won the competition by beating ORK Belgrade in the final . This remains the only edition won by a club from former Czechoslovakia and the last appearance of a Czech team in a final .
KSK Luch Moscow is a Russian women 's handball club from Moscow . Founded in 1959 as Trud Moscow , it took its current name in 1966 . The team enjoyed its golden era in the 1960s , winning the third edition of the European Cup and five of the seven first editions of the Soviet Championship . Luch gradually declined in subsequent years , making it into the championship 's top three for the last time in 1975 . Following the break-up of the Soviet Union Luch has played in the Russian Super League . The team has appeared occasionally in European competitions since , with the 1998 Cup Winners ' Cup 's quarter-finals and the 2001 Challenge Cup 's semifinals as its best results . It last appeared in the 2009 Cup Winners ' Cup . Most recently it was 7th in the 2012 championship 's regular stage .
The 1962-63 Women 's Handball European Champions Cup was the third edition of the premier international competition for European women 's handball clubs , taking place from November 1962 to April 1963 . Fourteen teams took part in the competition , with Denmark , East Germany , Hungary , Netherlands and Sweden making its first appearance , so a first round was introduced . 1962 champion and runner-up Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were granted byes for the quarter-finals . For the first time the final was carried out as a single match , taking place in Prague on April 14 . Trud Moscow , representing the Soviet Union as the first champion of the newly founded Soviet Championship , became the first of three Soviet teams to win the competition by beating Ruch Chorzów , defending champion Spartak Prague Sokolovo and finally Frederiksberg IF , which was the first team from Western Europe to reach the final .