2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League

The 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League will be the 28th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.

This article is about the women's competition. For the men's competition, see 2020–21 EHF Champions League.
Women's EHF Champions League
2020–21
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates12 September 2020–30 May 2021
Teams16 (group stage)
Websiteehfcl.com

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.[1]

Team allocation

A total of 21 teams from 15 countries submitted their application for a place in the competition's group stage before the deadline of 10 June 2020.[2] The final list of 16 participants was revealed by the EHF Executive Committee on 19 June.[3]

Podravka Vegeta Team Esbjerg Odense Håndbold Metz Handball
Brest Bretagne Handball Borussia Dortmund SG BBM Bietigheim Győri Audi ETO KC
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria ŽRK Budućnost Vipers Kristiansand SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
CSM Bucureşti Rostov-Don CSKA Moscow Krim Mercator

Group stage
Main article: 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League group stage

The draw was held on 1 July 2020 at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria.[3][4] The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight, with the restriction that teams from the same national association could not be drawn into the same group.[5]

In each group, teams play against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the top two teams from each group qualify directly for the quarterfinals, and the four teams ranked 3rd–6th advance to the playoffs.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MET ROS VIP ESB FER BUC BIE KRI
1 Metz Handball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals — 9–10 Jan 14 Nov 24 Oct 23–24 Jan 6–7 Feb 19 Sep 11 Oct
2 Rostov-Don 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Oct — 24 Oct 7 Nov 6–7 Feb 23–24 Jan 16–17 Jan 19 Sep
3 Vipers Kristiansand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs 7 Nov 21 Nov — 9–10 Jan 19 Sep 10 Oct 23–24 Jan 6–7 Feb
4 Team Esbjerg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Nov 15 Nov 18 Oct — 11 Oct 20 Sep 6–7 Feb 23–24 Jan
5 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Sep 12 Sep 6–7 Feb 16–17 Jan — 9–10 Jan 7 Nov 24 Oct
6 CSM Bucureşti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12–13 Sep 26–27 Sep 16–17 Jan 6–7 Feb 17–18 Oct — 21–22 Nov 14–15 Nov
7 SG BBM Bietigheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated 6–7 Feb 11 Oct 26 Sep 12 Sep 15 Nov 25 Oct — 9–10 Jan
8 Krim Mercator 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16–17 Jan 6–7 Feb 12 Sep 27 Sep 21 Nov 7 Nov 17–18 Oct —
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. Source: EHF

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL GYO BUD DOR MOS BRE ODE KOP
1 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals — 9–10 Jan 7–8 Nov 24–25 Oct 23–24 Jan 13–14 Feb 19–20 Sep 10–11 Oct
2 Győri Audi ETO KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Oct — 21 Nov 15 Nov 13–14 Feb 23–24 Jan 11 Oct 19 Sep
3 ŽRK Budućnost 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs 14 Nov 24 Oct — 9–10 Jan 20 Sep 10 Oct 23–24 Jan 13–14 Feb
4 Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Nov 7 Nov 17 Oct — 10 Oct 20 Sep 13–14 Feb 23–24 Jan
5 CSKA Moscow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Sep 12 Sep 6–7 Feb 16–17 Jan — 9–10 Jan 7 Nov 25 Oct
6 Brest Bretagne Handball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Sep 27 Sep 16–17 Jan 6–7 Feb 18 Oct — 21 Nov 7 Nov
7 Odense Håndbold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated 6–7 Feb 16–17 Jan 26–27 Sep 13 Sep 15 Nov 25 Oct — 9–10 Jan
8 Podravka Vegeta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16–17 Jan 6–7 Feb 13 Sep 26 Sep 22 Nov 14 Nov 18 Oct —
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. Source: EHF

Knockout stage
Main article: 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage

The top-two teams of Groups A and B advance directly to the quarterfinals, while the teams ranked 2nd–6th to the playoffs.

Playoffs
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
B6 M1 A3 6–7 Mar 13–14 Mar
A6 M2 B3 6–7 Mar 13–14 Mar
B5 M3 A4 6–7 Mar 13–14 Mar
A5 M4 B4 6–7 Mar 13–14 Mar

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
M4 – A1 3–4 Apr 10–11 Apr
M3 – B1 3–4 Apr 10–11 Apr
M2 – A2 3–4 Apr 10–11 Apr
M1 – B2 3–4 Apr 10–11 Apr

Final four
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 May
 
 
 
 
30 May
 
 
 
 
 
29 May
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third place
 
 
30 May
 
 
 
 
 
 

Final
30 May 2021 WSF1 v WSF2 László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

References
  1. Competition system
  2. "21 teams eye a place in the new season". ehfcl.com. 10 June 2020.
  3. "EXEC finalises the list of teams for the DELO EHF Champions League 2020/21". ehfcl.com. 19 June 2020.
  4. "Group phase draw sets the path for all teams". eurohandball.com. 1 July 2020.
  5. "Four pots for the group phase draw announced". ehfcl.com. 22 June 2020.
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