2022–23 EHF European League
2022–23 | |
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Handball |
Dates | 27 August 2022–28 May 2023 |
Teams | 44 (qualification stage) 24 (group stage) |
Website | ehfel.com |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | ![]() |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (110 goals) |
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.[1]
Qualified teams
The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2022–23 EHF European League was announced on 12 July 2022.[2]
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
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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.[3]
The results of this round were:[4][5]
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Rebi Balonmano Cuenca ![]() | 48–64 | ![]() | 26–31 | 22–33 |
Chambery Savoie MB HB ![]() | 49–46 | ![]() | 27–23 | 22–23 |
CS Minaur Baia Mare ![]() | 49–74 | ![]() | 27–36 | 22–38 |
HC Cocks ![]() | 42–51 | ![]() | 22–21 | 20–30 |
IK Sävehof ![]() | 79–51 | ![]() | 45–21 | 34–30 |
Górnik Zabrze ![]() | 50–51 | ![]() | 27–19 | 23–32 |
Alpla HC Hard ![]() | 51–45 | ![]() | 24–21 | 27–24 |
Kolstad Håndball ![]() | 57–47 | ![]() | 28–26 | 29–21 |
IFK Kristianstad ![]() | 69–64 | ![]() | 33–33 | 36–31 |
TBV Lemgo Lippe ![]() | 67–62 | ![]() | 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.[6]
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Chambery Savoie MB HB ![]() | 54–56 | ![]() | 29–25 | 25–31 |
IK Sävehof ![]() | 50–54 | ![]() | 24–24 | 26–30 |
KS Azoty-Puławy ![]() | 59–61 | ![]() | 32–26 | 27–35 |
Frisch Auf Göppingen ![]() | 59–57 | ![]() | 28–24 | 31–33 |
Alpla HC Hard ![]() | 51–42 | ![]() | 26–21 | 25–21 |
IFK Kristianstad ![]() | 64–67 | ![]() | 31–32 | 33–35 |
CSA Steaua București ![]() | 64–66 | ![]() | 33–31 | 31–35 |
Beleneses ![]() | 42–57 | ![]() | 20–23 | 22–34 |
Bidasoa Irun ![]() | 61–60 | ![]() | 30–27 | 31–33 |
BM Benidorm ![]() | 64–58 | ![]() | 34–24 | 30–34 |
Sporting CP ![]() | 61–55 | ![]() | 31–22 | 30–33 |
MMTS Kwidzyn ![]() | 49–76 | ![]() | 25–39 | 24–37 |
Group stage
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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.[7]
A total of 14 national associations were represented in the group stage.
Group A
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MON | GÖP | KAD | BEN | PRE | VES | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 330 | 295 | +35 | 16[a] | Knockout stage | — | 35–27 | 40–36 | 33–27 | 41–30 | 34–30 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 323 | 274 | +49 | 16[a] | 27–25 | — | 24–25 | 31–29 | 34–24 | 46–30 | ||
3 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 319 | 299 | +20 | 14 | 28–30 | 30–35 | — | 26–25 | 38–30 | 38–32 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 297 | 289 | +8 | 8 | 24–26 | 27–31 | 27–28 | — | 35–28 | 39–35 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 279 | 319 | −40 | 4 | 35–27 | 26–28 | 31–37 | 25–29 | — | 22–20 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 282 | 354 | −72 | 2 | 31–39 | 23–40 | 25–33 | 26–35 | 30–28 | — |
- ^ a b Montpellier 60–54 Göppingen
Group B
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FLE | YST | VAL | FTC | PAU | BEN | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 327 | 280 | +47 | 17 | Knockout stage | — | 30–23 | 33–30 | 42–30 | 30–25 | 35–30 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 317 | 316 | +1 | 11[a] | 30–26 | — | 33–35 | 35–35 | 29–33 | 36–30 | ||
3 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 338 | 328 | +10 | 11[a] | 32–37 | 29–32 | — | 43–39 | 40–31 | 35–29 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 318 | 328 | −10 | 9 | 27–27 | 37–34 | 33–33 | — | 28–25 | 32–33 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 305 | 313 | −8 | 8 | 21–29 | 34–36 | 32–29 | 33–30 | — | 39–29 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 295 | 335 | −40 | 4 | 32–38 | 27–29 | 29–32 | 23–27 | 33–32 | — |
- ^ a b Ystad 65–64 Valur
Group C
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NEX | SPO | GRA | SKJ | ALP | BAL | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 311 | 281 | +30 | 16 | Knockout stage | — | 32–31 | 39–36 | 29–28 | 22–29 | 37–23 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 312 | 294 | +18 | 14 | 28–34 | — | 38–31 | 28–24 | 31–30 | 35–32 | ||
3 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 315 | 301 | +14 | 13 | 25–22 | 32–29 | — | 34–31 | 38–28 | 33–30 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 294 | 284 | +10 | 10 | 29–30 | 28–30 | 32–29 | — | 27–23 | 32–26 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 270 | 300 | −30 | 4 | 24–35 | 26–31 | 27–27 | 27–32 | — | 30–30 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 274 | 316 | −42 | 3 | 28–31 | 25–31 | 25–30 | 28–31 | 27–26 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group D
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BER | SKA | BID | MOT | EUR | AGU | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 343 | 266 | +77 | 20 | Knockout stage | — | 30–24 | 34–29 | 32–24 | 34–25 | 34–20 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 307 | 276 | +31 | 14 | 28–29 | — | 38–27 | 33–30 | 24–22 | 33–26 | ||
3 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 295 | 296 | −1 | 9 | 32–40 | 29–26 | — | 26–22 | 32–20 | 35–26 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 280 | 305 | −25 | 7 | 27–38 | 31–37 | 33–31 | — | 30–33 | 30–24 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 271 | 303 | −32 | 6 | 34–43 | 27–30 | 29–29 | 25–27 | — | 27–27 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 252 | 302 | −50 | 4 | 23–29 | 25–34 | 28–25 | 26–26 | 27–29 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
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 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||
21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
3D ![]() | 30 | 28 | 58 | |||||||
11 April/18 April | ||||||||||
2C ![]() | 27 | 34 | 61 | |||||||
![]() | 32 | 30 | 62 | |||||||
21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
![]() | 32 | 31 | 63 | |||||||
4B ![]() | 30 | 29 | 59 | |||||||
1A ![]() | 36 | 43 | 79 | |||||||
21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
3C ![]() | 32 | 30 | 62 | |||||||
11 April/18 April | ||||||||||
2D ![]() | 34 | 25 | 59 | |||||||
![]() | 30 | 35 | 65 | |||||||
21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
![]() | 31 | 27 | 58 | |||||||
4A ![]() | 26 | 28 | 54 | |||||||
1B ![]() | 39 | 33 | 72 | |||||||
21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
3B ![]() | 29 | 31 | 60 | |||||||
11 April/18 April | ||||||||||
2A ![]() | 36 | 33 | 69 | |||||||
![]() | 32 | 31 | 63 | |||||||
21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
![]() | 23 | 27 | 50 | |||||||
4D ![]() | 23 | 29 | 52 | |||||||
1C ![]() | 27 | 27 | 54 | |||||||
21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
3A ![]() | 38 | 27 | 65 | |||||||
11 April/18 April | ||||||||||
2B ![]() | 32 | 25 | 57 | |||||||
![]() | 37 | 24 | 61 | |||||||
21 March/28 March | ||||||||||
![]() | 33 | 30 | 63 | |||||||
4C ![]() | 23 | 32 | 55 | |||||||
1D ![]() | 28 | 38 | 66 | |||||||
Last 16
The last 16 first legs were played 21 March 2023, while the second legs followed on 28 March 2023.[8]
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Bidasoa Irun ![]() | 58–61 | ![]() | 30–27 | 28–34 |
FTC ![]() | 59–79 | ![]() | 30–36 | 29–43 |
Fraikin BM Granollers ![]() | 62–59 | ![]() | 32–34 | 30–25 |
SL Benfica ![]() | 54–72 | ![]() | 26–39 | 28–33 |
Valur ![]() | 60–69 | ![]() | 29–36 | 31–33 |
HC Motor ![]() | 52–54 | ![]() | 23–27 | 29–27 |
Kadetten Schaffhausen ![]() | 65–57 | ![]() | 38–32 | 27–25 |
Skjern Håndbold ![]() | 55–66 | ![]() | 23–28 | 32–38 |
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals first legs were played 11 April 2023, while the second legs followed on 18 April 2023.[9]
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sporting CP ![]() | 62–63 | ![]() | 32–32 | 30–31 |
Fraikin BM Granollers ![]() | 65–58 | ![]() | 30–31 | 35–27 |
Frisch Auf Göppingen ![]() | 63–50 | ![]() | 32–23 | 31–27 |
Kadetten Schaffhausen ![]() | 61–63 | ![]() | 37–33 | 24–30 |
Final four
Bracket
Semifinals | Final | |||||
27 May | ||||||
![]() | 29 | |||||
28 May | ||||||
![]() | 35 | |||||
![]() | 36 | |||||
27 May | ||||||
![]() | 31 | |||||
![]() | 31 | |||||
![]() | 29 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
28 May | ||||||
![]() | 29 | |||||
![]() | 33 |
Final
28 May 2023 18:00 | Füchse Berlin ![]() | 36–31 | ![]() | Campushalle, Flensburg Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN) |
Andersson 8 | (16–12) | García Robledo, Salinas 7 | ||
2×![]() ![]() | Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[10] |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 110 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 102 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 99 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 97 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 95 |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 94 |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 78 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 76 |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 75 |
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References
- ^ "Füchse Berlin Win EHF European League Against BM Granollers". handball-world.news. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "EHF European League Men 2022/23 Seeding" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ Lemgo set to face La Rioja in opening round EHF 19 July 2022
- ^ "Qualification Round 1". EHF. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Ergebnisse Hinspiele Runde 1 der Qualifikation für die EHF European League Handball". Handball World (in German). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ German derby tops Qualification Round 2 draw EHF 6 September 2022
- ^ "EHF European League Men draw to decide groups". EHF. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Last 16". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Quarter-finals". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Goalscorers". EHF. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
External links
- Official website