2023–24 Women's EHF European Cup

This article is about the women's competition. For the men's competition, see 2023–24 EHF European Cup.

The 2023–24 Women's EHF European Cup was the 31st season of Europe's tertiary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 4th season since it was renamed from the Challenge Cup to the EHF European Cup.^[2][3] Antalya Konyaaltı are the defending champions, but they couldn't defend their title after being eliminated by KH-7 BM. Granollers in round 3.

EHF European Cup Women

2023–24
Chemkostav Aréna in Michalovce hosted the second leg of the final.
Tournament information
Sport	Handball
Dates	23 September 2023–26 May 2024
Teams	64
Website	ehfec.com
Final positions
Champions	Atticgo BM Elche (1st title)
Runner-up	MKS Iuventa Michalovce
Tournament statistics
Matches played	124
Top scorer(s)	Danila So Delgado (64 goals)[1]
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Atticgo BM Elche won the tournament by defeating MKS Iuventa Michalovce, 50–42 on aggregate, in the final.^[4]

Format

The tournament is played in a straight knockout format. The ties are held in a home and away format. Overall, there are six rounds to navigate in order to win the trophy (Round 2, Round 3, Last 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final).

Rankings

The rankings are based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three year period.

Rank[5] Association Average points Teams 1 Spain 58.67 3 2 Croatia 50.50 2 3 Serbia 32.67 0 4 Ukraine 23.33 5 Turkey 19.00 4 6 Czech Republic 16.33 1 7 Netherlands 15.67 3 8 Italy 14.00 4 9 Greece 13.00 10 Portugal 12.33 5 11 Iceland 11.33 1 12 Montenegro 10.00 2 13 Slovakia 9.33 14 North Macedonia 9.00 3 15 Faroe Islands 8.67 2 16 Belarus 8.67 0

Rank Association Average points Teams 16 Switzerland 8.67 2 18 Israel 8.33 1 19 Austria 7.33 3 20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.67 4 21 Sweden 6.00 0 22 Luxembourg 4.67 2 23 Lithuania 4.67 24 Azerbaijan 3.67 3 25 Kosovo 3.67 2 26 Malta 2.67 1 27 Slovenia 0.67 3 28 Finland 0.33 0 29 Belgium 0.00 1 30 Bulgaria 0.00 31 Cyprus 0.00 2 32 Everyone else 0.00 0

Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2023–24 EHF European Cup Women was announced on 10 July 2023.^[2]

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

• EC: European Cup 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

Round 2

Antalya Konyaaltı EC	7Drops WAT Atzgersdor	MGA Fivers	SC witasek Ferlach
Azeryol HC	Garabagh HC	Kur	KTSV Eupen
HRK Grude	RK Hadžići	ŽRK Borac	ŽRK Krivaja
HC Byala	ŽRK Dugo Selo 55	ŽRK Bjelovar	Cyview Dev. Latsia Nicosia
Youth Union of Athienou	Hazena Kynzvart	H71	Neistin
AESH Pylea Thessaloniki	Anagennisi Artas	OFN Ionias	Panorama
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar	Holon YUVALIM HC	Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan	Cassa Rurale Pontinia
Jomi Salerno	SSD Handball Erice ARL	SSV Brixen Südtirol	KHF Ferizaj
KHF Istogu	CASCADA-HC Garliava SM	Žalgiris Kaunas	HB Dudelange
HB Käerjeng	Swieqi RGF Malta Phoenix	ORK Rudar	ZRK Tivat
Cabooter HandbaL Venlo	Veneco Velo Dames I	Westfriesland SEW	WHC Gjorche Petrov
WHC Cair Skopje	ŽRK Kumanovo	ADA Sao Pedro do Sul	Colégio de Gaia
Madeira SAD	SIR 1 Maio/CBJ	SL Benfica	HK Slovan Duslo Sala
MKS Iuventa Michalovce	ŽRK Izola	ŽRD Litija	ŽRK Mlinotest Ajdovščina
Atticgo BM Elche	KH-7 BM. Granollers	Rocasa Gran Canaria	HV Herzogenbuchsee
Yellow Winterthur	Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor	Ankara Yenimahalle BSK	Görele BSK

Qualifying rounds

Round 2

A total of 64 teams were involved in the second qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 23–24 September 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 30 September and 1 October 2023. The draw was on 18 July 2023.^[6]

Results

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
ŽRK Bjelovar	65–38	HB Dudelange	34–17	31–21
Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor	53–52	ADA Sao Pedro do Sul	23–27	30–25
MKS Iuventa Michalovce	81–32	ŽRK Borac	45–18	36–14
SL Benfica	67–52	SC witasek Ferlach	41–29	26–23
WHC Gjorche Petrov	72–46	ZRK Tivat	43–22	29–24
Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan	59–48	KHF Ferizaj	26–24	33–24
ORK Rudar	55–47	ŽRD Litija	30–19	25–28
7Drops WAT Atzgersdor	51–61	SSV Brixen Südtirol	25–28	26–33
CASCADA-HC Garliava SM	49–50	Neistin	28–25	21–25
ŽRK Mlinotest Ajdovščina	71–55	Panorama	40–26	31–29
KTSV Eupen	63–56	Žalgiris Kaunas	36–27	27–29
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK	60–51	Veneco Velo Dames I	29–25	31–26
HK Slovan Duslo Sala	64–60	Cassa Rurale Pontinia	30–31	34–29
Madeira SAD	69–41	MGA Fivers	37–23	32–18
Yellow Winterthur	54–60	Hazena Kynzvart	25–29	29–31
ŽRK Kumanovo	39–60	HV Herzogenbuchsee	22–29	17–31
SSD Handball Erice ARL	59–52	H71	27–17	32–35
Holon YUVALIM HC	32–78	Rocasa Gran Canaria	15–37	17–41
Westfriesland SEW	67–52	HRK Grude	34–27	33–25
RK Hadžići	38–83	Antalya Konyaaltı	19–39	19–44
Garabagh HC	33–89	KH-7 BM. Granollers	15–48	18–41
AESH Pylea Thessaloniki	50–40	HB Käerjeng	24–21	26–19
Cyview Dev. Latsia Nicosia	62–68	Swieqi RGF Malta Phoenix	29–35	33–33
Atticgo BM Elche	97–30	HC Byala	54–13	43–17
Görele BSK	51–63	ŽRK Dugo Selo 55	28–27	23–36
Anagennisi Artas	43–60	OFN Ionias	20–34	23–26
WHC Cair Skopje	44–82	Cabooter HandbaL Venlo	26–39	18–43
Kur	38–65	Jomi Salerno	19–29	19–36
ŽRK Izola	72–48	Youth Union of Athienou	42–23	30–25
SIR 1 Maio/CBJ	58–59	KHF Istogu	31–30	27–29
ŽRK Krivaja	57–54	Azeryol HC	31–29	26–25
Colégio de Gaia	50–53	ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar	23–27	27–26

Round 3

A total of 32 teams were involved in the third qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 11–12 November 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 18–19 November 2023. The draw was on 3 October 2023.^[7]

Results

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
SL Benfica	67–52	Neistin	34–27	33–25
Hazena Kynzvart	61–47	Westfriesland SEW	31–24	30–23
Antalya Konyaaltı	54–56	KH-7 BM. Granollers	29–27	25–29
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK	20–0	Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan[a]	10–0	10–0
SSD Handball Erice ARL	51–42	ŽRK Izola	26–19	25–23
HK Slovan Duslo Sala	52–57	ŽRK Bjelovar	30–27	22–30
ORK Rudar	51–54	AESH Pylea Thessaloniki	29–28	22–26
MKS Iuventa Michalovce	90–36	KHF Istogu	43–18	47–18
ŽRK Mlinotest Ajdovščina	56–44	HV Herzogenbuchsee	35–24	21–20
Cabooter HandbaL Venlo	69–34	ŽRK Krivaja	39–19	30–15
KTSV Eupen	75–94	WHC Gjorche Petrov	39–46	36–48
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar	42–69	Madeira SAD	19–33	23–36
SSV Brixen Südtirol	46–64	Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor	27–36	19–28
OFN Ionias	50–60	Atticgo BM Elche	23–27	27–33
Swieqi RGF Malta Phoenix	36–76	Jomi Salerno	17–39	19–37
Rocasa Gran Canaria	56–44	ŽRK Dugo Selo 55	34–23	22–21

1. The Israeli team Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan withdrew from the tournament due to the Israel–Hamas war. Ankara Yenimahalle BSK advanced to the next round.^[8]

Last 16

The Last 16 first leg matches were held on 13–14 January 2024, while the Last 16 second leg matches were held on 20–21 January 2024. The draw was on the 21 November 2023.

Results

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
KH-7 BM. Granollers	64–56	SSD Handball Erice ARL	34–27	30–29
Madeira SAD	49–59	Atticgo BM Elche	27–26	22–33
ŽRK Mlinotest Ajdovščina	48–63	MKS Iuventa Michalovce	22–31	26–32
Jomi Salerno	39–56	Rocasa Gran Canaria	20–26	19–30
ŽRK Bjelovar	48–65	Cabooter HandbaL Venlo	21–29	27–36
WHC Gjorche Petrov	65–63	Hazena Kynzvart	32–29	33–34
SL Benfica	75–58	AESH Pylea Thessaloniki	44–26	31–32
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK	46–63	Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor	23–27	23–36

Quarterfinals

The first leg matches were held on 9–10 March 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 16–17 March 2024. The draw was on 23 January 2024.

Results

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
MKS Iuventa Michalovce	57–43	Cabooter HandbaL Venlo	30–18	27–25
Atticgo BM Elche	73–39	WHC Gjorche Petrov	36–21	37–18
KH-7 BM. Granollers	50–52	Rocasa Gran Canaria	30–20	20–32 PS
SL Benfica	63–52	Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor	33–29	30–23

Matches

10 March 2024 17:00	MKS Iuventa Michalovce	30–18	Cabooter HandbaL Venlo	Chemkostav Aréna, Michalovce Attendance: 950 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Kompaniiets 6	(12–8)	de Swart 5
	7×	Report	2×

16 March 2023 19:00	Cabooter HandbaL Venlo	25–27	MKS Iuventa Michalovce	Egerbos, Venlo Attendance: 400 Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST)
	Grummel, Kruijswijk 5	(12–12)	Klucková, Kompaniiets 5
	1× 3×	Report	2× 4×

MKS Iuventa Michalovce won 57–43 on aggregate

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10 March 2024 12:30	Atticgo BM Elche	36–21	WHC Gjorche Petrov	Pabellón Municipal Esperanza Lag, Elche Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Van Zijl 9	(14–10)	Jankulovska 6
	1× 6× 1×	Report	4×

17 March 2024 19:00	WHC Gjorche Petrov	18–37	Atticgo BM Elche	Avtokomanda, Skopje Attendance: 500 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	Rizoska 4	(10–16)	Arranz 10
	6×	Report	3×

Atticgo BM Elche won 73–39 on aggregate

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10 March 2024 16:15	KH-7 BM. Granollers	30–20	Rocasa Gran Canaria	Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,052 Referees: Schols (NED), Martens (BEL)
	Guarieiro 8	(11–13)	Nascimento 6
	1× 2×	Report	4×

16 March 2024 13:30	Rocasa Gran Canaria	32–20	KH-7 BM. Granollers	Antonio Moreno, Telde Attendance: 359 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki (POL)
	Nascimento 8	(10–11)	Capdevila 6
	1× 3×	Report	7×
	FT: 28–18 Pen: 4–2

Rocasa Gran Canaria won 52–50 on aggregate

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9 March 2024 13:00	SL Benfica	33–29	Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor	Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2, Lisbon Attendance: 273 Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
	Shunu 9	(19–17)	Gomes 6
	4×	Report	2×

17 March 2024 17:00	Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor	23–30	SL Benfica	Binnaz Karakaya Sports Hall, Bodrum Attendance: 743 Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (NMK)
	four players 4	(11–12)	Borschenko, Shunu 7
	2× 4× 1×	Report	1× 8×

SL Benfica won 63–52 on aggregate

Semifinals

The first leg matches were held on 21 April 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 27–28 April 2024. The draw was on 23 January 2024.

Results

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rocasa Gran Canaria	42–50	Atticgo BM Elche	24–26	18–24
MKS Iuventa Michalovce	60–58	SL Benfica	30–28	30–30

Matches

21 April 2024 13:30	Rocasa Gran Canaria	24–26	Atticgo BM Elche	Antonio Moreno, Telde Attendance: 350 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
	Nascimento 5	(12–11)	So Delgado 11
		Report	1× 2×

27 April 2024 21:00	Atticgo BM Elche	24–18	Rocasa Gran Canaria	Pabellón Municipal Esperanza Lag, Elche Attendance: 1,560 Referees: Sirbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
	Gómez 7	(17–8)	Nascimento 4
	1× 2×	Report	1× 5×

Atticgo BM Elche won 50–42 on aggregate

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21 April 2024 17:00	MKS Iuventa Michalovce	30–28	SL Benfica	Chemkostav Aréna, Michalovce Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Habánková, Kompaniiets 7	(14–11)	Borschenko 7
	2× 4×	Report	1× 3×

27 April 2024 16:00	SL Benfica	30–30	MKS Iuventa Michalovce	Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2, Lisbon Attendance: 686 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	Shunu 7	(17–20)	Wollingerová 8
	1× 2×	Report	1× 7×

MKS Iuventa Michalovce won 60–58 on aggregate

Final

The first leg match was held on 18–19 May 2024, while the second leg match was held on 25–26 June 2024. The draw was on the 30 April 2024.

Results

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atticgo BM Elche	50–42	MKS Iuventa Michalovce	22–20	28–22

Matches

19 May 2024 12:00	Atticgo BM Elche	22–20	MKS Iuventa Michalovce	Pabellón Municipal Esperanza Lag, Elche Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Puksic, Satler (SLO)
	Wolfs 5	(11–10)	Wollingerová 5
	1×	Report	1× 4×

24 May 2024 18:00	MKS Iuventa Michalovce	22–28	Atticgo BM Elche	Chemkostav Aréna, Michalovce Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT)
	Wollingerová 11	(10–15)	So Delgado, Van Zijl 5
	1× 1×	Report	1× 1×

Atticgo BM Elche won 50–42 on aggregate

See also

• 2023–24 EHF Champions League
• 2023–24 EHF European League
• 2023–24 Women's EHF Champions League
• 2023–24 Women's EHF European League
• 2023–24 EHF European Cup