2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage

The 2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage will begin on 16 September 2020 and conclude on 4 March 2021. A total of 16 teams compete for eight places in the knockout stage of the 2020–21 EHF Champions League.

Draw

The draw was held on 1 July 2020 in Vienna, Austria.[1][2]

Seeding

The composition of the seeding pots for the group stage draw was announced on 22 June 2020. From each pot, two teams were drawn into Group A and the other two in Group B. Teams from the same national association were not drawn into the same group.[3]

Seeding pots for Groups A and B
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Paris Saint-Germain
Vardar 1961
Barça
Telekom Veszprém		 ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce
Aalborg Håndbold
Porto Sofarma
THW Kiel		 MOL-Pick Szeged
Motor Zaporizhia
Meshkov Brest
HBC Nantes		 Celje Pivovarna Laško
PPD Zagreb
Elverum Håndball
SG Flensburg-Handewitt

Format

In each group, teams played 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 qualified directly for the quarter-finals, and the four teams ranked 2nd–6th advance to the playoffs.

Tiebreakers

In the group stage, teams are ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have the same number of points, the ranking is determined as follows:

  1. Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
  2. Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
  3. Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie);
  4. Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
  5. Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.

Groups

The matchdays will be 16–17 September, 23–24 September, 30 September–1 October, 14–15 October, 21–22 October, 28–29 October, 18–19 November, 25–26 November, 2–3 December, 9–10 December 2020, 10–11 February, 17–18 February, 24–25 February, 3–4 March 2021.[4]

Times until 25 October 2020 are UTC+2, from 26 October 2020 on times are UTC+1.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vardar 1961 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 Paris Saint-Germain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
4 Porto Sofarma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MOL-Pick Szeged 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Meshkov Brest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Elverum Håndball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
8 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 16 September 2020. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
16 September 2020
18:45		 Meshkov Brest v Vardar 1961 Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Report
16 September 2020
20:45		 SG Flensburg-Handewitt v ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Report
17 September 2020
18:45		 MOL-Pick Szeged v Paris Saint-Germain Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Report
17 September 2020
20:45		 Elverum Håndball v Porto Sofarma Terningen Arena, Elverum
Report
23 September 2020
20:45		 Paris Saint-Germain v SG Flensburg-Handewitt Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris
Report
23 September 2020
20:45		 Porto Sofarma v Meshkov Brest Dragão Arena, Porto
Report
24 September 2020
20:45		 Vardar 1961 v Elverum Håndball Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Report
23–24 September 2020 ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce v MOL-Pick Szeged Hala Legionów, Kielce
Report
30 September 2020
18:45		 Meshkov Brest v Paris Saint-Germain Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Report
30 September 2020
20:45		 SG Flensburg-Handewitt v Porto Sofarma Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Report
1 October 2020
18:45		 MOL-Pick Szeged v Vardar 1961 Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Report
1 October 2020
20:45		 Elverum Håndball v ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce Terningen Arena, Elverum
Report
15 October 2020
20:45		 Vardar 1961 v SG Flensburg-Handewitt Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Report
15 October 2020
20:45		 Paris Saint-Germain v Elverum Håndball Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris
Report
15 October 2020
20:45		 Porto Sofarma v MOL-Pick Szeged Dragão Arena, Porto
Report
14–15 October 2020 ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce v Meshkov Brest Hala Legionów, Kielce
Report
22 October 2020
18:45		 Meshkov Brest v MOL-Pick Szeged Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Report
22 October 2020
20:45		 Vardar 1961 v Porto Sofarma Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Report
22 October 2020
20:45		 SG Flensburg-Handewitt v Elverum Håndball Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Report
21–22 October 2020 ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce v Paris Saint-Germain Hala Legionów, Kielce
Report
28 October 2020
18:45		 Elverum Håndball v Meshkov Brest Terningen Arena, Elverum
Report
29 October 2020
18:45		 MOL-Pick Szeged v SG Flensburg-Handewitt Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Report
29 October 2020
20:45		 Paris Saint-Germain v Vardar 1961 Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris
Report
29 October 2020
20:45		 Porto Sofarma v ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce Dragão Arena, Porto
Report
18 November 2020
18:45		 SG Flensburg-Handewitt v Meshkov Brest Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Report
19 November 2020
18:45		 Vardar 1961 v ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Report
19 November 2020
20:45		 Elverum Håndball v MOL-Pick Szeged Terningen Arena, Elverum
Report
19 November 2020
20:45		 Porto Sofarma v Paris Saint-Germain Dragão Arena, Porto
Report
25 November 2020
18:45		 Meshkov Brest v SG Flensburg-Handewitt Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Report
26 November 2020
18:45		 MOL-Pick Szeged v Elverum Håndball Terningen Arena, Elverum
Report
26 November 2020
20:45		 Paris Saint-Germain v Porto Sofarma Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris
Report
25–26 November 2020 ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce v Vardar 1961 Hala Legionów, Kielce
Report
3 December 2020
18:45		 Meshkov Brest v Elverum Håndball Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Report
3 December 2020
18:45		 SG Flensburg-Handewitt v MOL-Pick Szeged Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Report
3 December 2020
20:45		 Paris Saint-Germain v ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris
Report
3 December 2020
20:45		 Porto Sofarma v Vardar 1961 Dragão Arena, Porto
Report
9 December 2020
18:45		 MOL-Pick Szeged v Meshkov Brest Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Report
10 December 2020
20:45		 Elverum Håndball v SG Flensburg-Handewitt Terningen Arena, Elverum
Report
10 December 2020
20:45		 Vardar 1961 v Paris Saint-Germain Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Report
9–10 December 2020 ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce v Porto Sofarma Hala Legionów, Kielce
Report
10–11 February 2021 MOL-Pick Szeged v Porto Sofarma Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Report
10–11 February 2021 Meshkov Brest v ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Report
10–11 February 2021 Elverum Håndball v Paris Saint-Germain Terningen Arena, Elverum
Report
10–11 February 2021 SG Flensburg-Handewitt v Vardar 1961 Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Report
17–18 February 2021 Vardar 1961 v MOL-Pick Szeged Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Report
17–18 February 2021 Paris Saint-Germain v Meshkov Brest Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris
Report
17–18 February 2021 ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce v Elverum Håndball Hala Legionów, Kielce
Report
17–18 February 2021 Porto Sofarma v SG Flensburg-Handewitt Dragão Arena, Porto
Report
24–25 February 2021 MOL-Pick Szeged v ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Report
24–25 February 2021 Meshkov Brest v Porto Sofarma Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Report
24–25 February 2021 Elverum Håndball v Vardar 1961 Terningen Arena, Elverum
Report
24–25 February 2021 SG Flensburg-Handewitt v Paris Saint-Germain Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Report
3–4 March 2021 Vardar 1961 v Meshkov Brest Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Report
3–4 March 2021 Paris Saint-Germain v MOL-Pick Szeged Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris
Report
3–4 March 2021 ŁOMŻA VIVE Kielce v SG Flensburg-Handewitt Hala Legionów, Kielce
Report
3–4 March 2021 Porto Sofarma v Elverum Håndball Dragão Arena, Porto
Report

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barça 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 Telekom Veszprém 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 THW Kiel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
4 Aalborg Håndbold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 HBC Nantes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Motor Zaporizhia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Celje Pivovarna Laško 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
8 PPD Zagreb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 16 September 2020. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
16 September 2020
18:45		 Celje Pivovarna Laško v Aalborg Håndbold Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Report
16 September 2020
20:45		 HBC Nantes v Telekom Veszprém Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes
Report
17 September 2020
18:45		 Motor Zaporizhia v Barça Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhia
Report
17 September 2020
20:45		 PPD Zagreb v THW Kiel Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Report
23 September 2020
18:45		 THW Kiel v HBC Nantes Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Report
23 September 2020
18:45		 Aalborg Håndbold v Motor Zaporizhia Gigantium, Aalborg
Report
24 September 2020
18:45		 Telekom Veszprém v PPD Zagreb Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Report
24 September 2020
20:45		 Barça v Celje Pivovarna Laško Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Report
30 September 2020
18:45		 Motor Zaporizhia v Telekom Veszprém Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhia
Report
30 September 2020
20:45		 PPD Zagreb v Aalborg Håndbold Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Report
1 October 2020
20:45		 HBC Nantes v Barça Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes
Report
1 October 2020
20:45		 Celje Pivovarna Laško v THW Kiel Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Report
14 October 2020
18:45		 Telekom Veszprém v Celje Pivovarna Laško Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Report
14 October 2020
18:45		 THW Kiel v Motor Zaporizhia Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Report
14 October 2020
18:45		 Aalborg Håndbold v HBC Nantes Gigantium, Aalborg
Report
14 October 2020
20:45		 Barça v PPD Zagreb Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Report
21 October 2020
18:45		 Motor Zaporizhia v HBC Nantes Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhia
Report
21 October 2020
18:45		 Telekom Veszprém v Barça Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Report
21 October 2020
18:45		 Aalborg Håndbold v THW Kiel Gigantium, Aalborg
Report
21 October 2020
20:45		 PPD Zagreb v Celje Pivovarna Laško Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Report
28 October 2020
18:45		 THW Kiel v Telekom Veszprém Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Report
28 October 2020
20:45		 HBC Nantes v PPD Zagreb Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes
Report
28 October 2020
18:45		 Celje Pivovarna Laško v Motor Zaporizhia Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Report
29 October 2020
20:15		 Barça v Aalborg Håndbold Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Report
18 November 2020
18:45		 Aalborg Håndbold v Telekom Veszprém Gigantium, Aalborg
Report
18 November 2020
20:45		 HBC Nantes v Celje Pivovarna Laško Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes
Report
18 November 2020
20:45		 PPD Zagreb v Motor Zaporizhia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Report
19 November 2020
18:45		 THW Kiel v Barça Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Report
25 November 2020
18:45		 Telekom Veszprém v Aalborg Håndbold Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Report
25 November 2020
20:45		 Celje Pivovarna Laško v HBC Nantes Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Report
26 November 2020
18:45		 Motor Zaporizhia v PPD Zagreb Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhia
Report
26 November 2020
20:45		 Barça v THW Kiel Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Report
2 December 2020
18:45		 Telekom Veszprém v THW Kiel Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Report
2 December 2020
18:45		 Aalborg Håndbold v Barça Gigantium, Aalborg
Report
2 December 2020
20:45		 PPD Zagreb v HBC Nantes Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Report
3 December 2020
18:45		 Motor Zaporizhia v Celje Pivovarna Laško Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhia
Report
9 December 2020
18:45		 THW Kiel v Aalborg Håndbold Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Report
9 December 2020
20:45		 HBC Nantes v Motor Zaporizhia Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes
Report
10 December 2020
18:45		 Celje Pivovarna Laško v PPD Zagreb Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Report
10 December 2020
20:45		 Barça v Telekom Veszprém Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Report
10–11 February 2021 HBC Nantes v Aalborg Håndbold Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes
Report
10–11 February 2021 Motor Zaporizhia v THW Kiel Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhia
Report
10–11 February 2021 Celje Pivovarna Laško v Telekom Veszprém Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Report
10–11 February 2021 PPD Zagreb v Barça Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Report
17–18 February 2021 Barça v HBC Nantes Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Report
17–18 February 2021 Telekom Veszprém v Motor Zaporizhia Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Report
17–18 February 2021 THW Kiel v Celje Pivovarna Laško Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Report
17–18 February 2021 Aalborg Håndbold v PPD Zagreb Gigantium, Aalborg
Report
24–25 February 2021 HBC Nantes v THW Kiel Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes
Report
24–25 February 2021 Motor Zaporizhia v Aalborg Håndbold Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhia
Report
24–25 February 2021 Celje Pivovarna Laško v Barça Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Report
24–25 February 2021 PPD Zagreb v Telekom Veszprém Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Report
3–4 March 2021 Barça v Motor Zaporizhia Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Report
3–4 March 2021 Telekom Veszprém v HBC Nantes Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Report
3–4 March 2021 THW Kiel v PPD Zagreb Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Report
3–4 March 2021 Aalborg Håndbold v Celje Pivovarna Laško Gigantium, Aalborg
Report
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References
  1. "EXEC announces the starting grid for the 2020/21 season". ehfcl.com. 19 June 2020.
  2. "Elite 16 teams learn their group phase fate". ehfcl.com. 1 July 2020.
  3. "Pots for the group phase draw revealed". ehfcl.com. 22 June 2020.
  4. Match schedule
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