2021–22 EHF Champions League
The 2021–22 EHF Champions League is the 62nd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the 29th edition under the current EHF Champions League format, running from 15 September 2021 to 19 June 2022. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, each local health department allows a different number of spectators. Format. The competition begins with a group stage featuring 16 teams divided in two groups. Matches are played in a double round-robin system with home-and-away fixtures. In Groups A and B, the top two teams qualify for the quarterfinals, with teams ranked  3rd to 6th entering the playoffs. The knockout stage includes four rounds: the playoffs, quarterfinals, and a final-four tournament comprising two semifinals and the final. In the playoffs, eight teams are paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The four aggregate winners of the playoffs advance to the quarterfinals, joining the top-two teams of Groups A and B. The eight quarterfinalist teams are paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches, with the four aggregate winners qualifying to the final-four tournament. In the final four tournament, the semifinals and the  final are played as single matches at a pre-selected host venue. Teams. The final list of 16 participants will be revealed by the EHF Executive Committee in June 2021. Ten teams will be registered according to fixed places, while six will be granted wild cards. On 29 June, the final list was revealed. Group stage. The draw took place on 2 July 2021. Knockout stage. Final four. The final four will held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 18 and 19 June 2022.