EHF Women's European League explained

The Women's EHF European League is an annual competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It is organized by the EHF. It is currently the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League.

Previously called the Women's EHF Cup, the competition is known as the Women's EHF European League from the 2020–21 season.^[1]

History

The first edition took place in 1981. It was called the IHF Cup until 1993. From the 2016–17 season, the competition merged with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.

Tournament structure

The EHF Cup is a competition divided into seven rounds: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Group Phase, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final.^[2]

Summary

Women's IHF Cup

Year		Final				Semi Final Losers
Champion		Score	Second Place
1981–82 Details		Trešnjevka Zagreb	30-27 17-19	Eglė Vilnius		TSC Berlin	Swift Roermond
1982–83 Details		Avtomobilist Baku	20-14 18-15	Empor Rostock		Topolniky	Veszprém
1983–84 Details		Râmnicu Vâlcea	22–18 29–21	VfL Oldenburg		Iskra Partizánske	Budapesti Spartacus
1984–85 Details		Vorwärts Frankfurt	17-19 19-13	Vasas Budapest			Lützellinden
1985–86 Details		Leipzig	16-22 25-15	Debrecen		Druzstevnik Topolniky	Tyresö HF
1986–87 Details		Budućnost Titograd	21-23 34-27	Start Bratislava		Avtomobilist Baku	Budapesti Spartacus
1987–88 Details		Eglė Vilnius	34-20 22-32	Budućnost Titograd		Belinka Ljubljana	TSC Berlin
1988–89 Details		Râmnicu Vâlcea	26-18 21-26	Eglė Vilnius		Bayer Leverkusen	Budapesti Spartacus
1989–90 Details		Vorwärts Frankfurt	19-22 21-16	Spartak Kyiv		Mureșul Târgu Mureș	Budapesti Spartacus
1990–91 Details		Lokomotiva Zagreb	19-11 19-20	Bayer Leverkusen		Frederiksberg	Vorwärts Frankfurt
1991–92 Details		Leipzig	24-19 28-18	Tempo Partizánske		Kuban Krasnodar	Zalău
1992–93 Details		Rapid București	28-16 22-24	Dijon		Gjerpen	Leipzig

Women's EHF Cup

Year		Final				Semi Final Losers
Champion		Score	Second Place
1993–94 Details		Viborg	23–20 21–24	Debrecen		Dijon	Valencia Urbana
1994–95 Details		Debrecen	22–14 22–30	Baekkelaget Oslo		Buxtehuder	Slovan Duslo Šaľa
1995–96 Details		Debrecen	20–23 18–15	Larvik		Valencia Urbana	Rostov-Don
1996–97 Details		Olimpija Ljubljana	26–18 26–30	Borussia Dortmund		Vasas Budapest	Oţelul Galaţi
1997–98 Details		Dunaújváros	26–22 34–27	Banská Bystrica		Oţelul Galaţi	Elda Prestigio
1998–99 Details		Viborg	21–24 28–21	Győr		Tertnes	GKS Piotrkovia
1999–00 Details		El Ferrobus Mislata	24–22 18–19	Tertnes		Borussia Dortmund	Slovan Duslo Šaľa
2000–01 Details		Lublin	28–21 24–24	Podravka Koprivnica		Slavia Praha	Zagłębie Lubin
2001–02 Details		Ikast	25–30 36–23	Győr		TV Giessen Luetzellinden	Baekkelaget Oslo
2002–03 Details		Slagelse	22–27 27–20	Dunaújváros		Alba Fehérvár	Motor Zaporizhzhia
2003–04 Details		Viborg	27–27 37–21	Győr		Nordstrand	Vipers Kristiansand
2004–05 Details		Alba Fehérvár	21–27 28–19	Győr		HC Leipzig	Ferencváros
2005–06 Details		Ferencváros	37–36 33–32	Podravka Koprivnica		Debrecen	Motor Zaporizhzhia
2006–07 Details		Zvezda Zvenigorod	25–30 32–22	Ikast		Elda Prestigio	Bayer Leverkusen
2007–08 Details		Dinamo Volgograd	27–25 23–20	Itxako Navarra		Dunaújváros	Ikast
2008–09 Details		Itxako Navarra	27–19 25–26	HC Leipzig		Rulmentul Braşov	Dinamo Volgograd
2009–10 Details		Randers	20–22 30–24	Elda Prestigio		Bayer Leverkusen	Le Havre
2010–11 Details		Ikast	26–24 21–28	Holstebro		Oldenburg	Lada Togliatti
2011–12 Details		Lada Togliatti	30–24 20–21	Zalău		Vejen	Mar Alicante
2012–13 Details		Holstebro	31–35 33–28	Metz		Zalău	Ikast
2013–14 Details		Lada Togliatti	36–25 32–23	Esbjerg		Astrakhanochka	Alba Fehérvár
2014–15 Details		Holstebro	33-20 22-33	Rostov-Don		Muratpaşa	Érd
2015–16 Details		Dunaújváros	26-28 29-21	Metzingen		Randers	Corona Braşov
2016–17 Details		Rostov-Don	28–25 25–21	Bietigheim		Nykøbing	Metzingen
2017–18 Details		Craiova	22–26 30–25	Vipers Kristiansand		Viborg	Kastamonu Belediyesi
2018–19 Details		Siófok	21–21 26–21	Esbjerg		Viborg	Ikast-Herning
2019–20 Details		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Women's EHF European League

Year	Final – Four (2020/21 to present)
		Champion	Score	Second place		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2020–21 Details		Nantes Atlantique	36–31	Siófok		Minaur Baia Mare	33–31	Ikast-Herning
2021–22 Details		Bietigheim	31–20	Viborg		Herning-Ikast	29–28	Minaur Baia Mare
2022–23 Details		Ikast	31–24	Nykøbing Falster		Borussia Dortmund	28–23	Thüringer
2023–24 Details		Storhamar	29–27	Gloria Bistrița		Neptunes de Nantes	39–38	Dunărea Brăila
2024–25 Details

Statistics

By club

width=220	Club	width=80	Winner	width=80	Runner-up	Years won	Years runner-up
Viborg	3	1	1994, 1999, 2004	2022
Ikast	3	1	2002, 2011, 2023	2007
Debrecen	2	2	1995, 1996	1986, 1994
Dunaújváros	2	1	1998, 2016	2003
Leipzig	2	1	1986, 1992	2009
Holstebro	2	1	2013, 2015	2011
Râmnicu Vâlcea	2	0	1984, 1989	–
Frankfurt an der Oder	2	0	1985, 1990	–
Lada Togliatti	2	0	2012, 2014	–
Eglė Vilnius	1	2	1988	1982, 1989
Budućnost Podgorica	1	1	1987	1988
Itxako Navarra	1	1	2009	2008
Rostov-Don	1	1	2017	2015
Siófok	1	1	2019	2021
Bietigheim	1	1	2022	2017
Trešnjevka Zagreb	1	0	1982	–
Avtomobilist Baku	1	0	1983	–
Lokomotiva Zagreb	1	0	1991	–
Rapid București	1	0	1993	–
Olimpija Ljubljana	1	0	1997	–
Mislata	1	0	2000	–
Lublin	1	0	2001	–
Slagelse	1	0	2003	–
Alba Fehérvár	1	0	2005	–
Ferencváros	1	0	2006	–
Zvezda Zvenigorod	1	0	2007	–
Dinamo Volgograd	1	0	2008	–
Randers	1	0	2010	–
Craiova	1	0	2018	–
Nantes Atlantique	1	0	2021	–
Storhamar	1	0	2024	–
Győr	0	4	–	1999, 2002, 2004, 2005
Podravka Koprivnica	0	2	–	2001, 2006
Esbjerg	0	2	–	2014, 2019
Empor Rostock	0	1	–	1983
Oldenburg	0	1	–	1984
Vasas Budapest	0	1	–	1985
Start Bratislava	0	1	–	1987
Spartak Kyiv	0	1	–	1990
Bayer Leverkusen	0	1	–	1991
Tempo Partizánske	0	1	–	1992
Dijon	0	1	–	1993
Bækkelaget	0	1	–	1995
Larvik	0	1	–	1996
Borussia Dortmund	0	1	–	1997
Banská Bystrica	0	1	–	1998
Tertnes	0	1	–	2000
Elda Prestigio	0	1	–	2010
Zalău	0	1	–	2012
Metz	0	1	–	2013
Metzingen	0	1	–	2016
Vipers Kristiansand	0	1	–	2018
Nykøbing Falster	0	1	–	2023
Gloria Bistrița	0	1	–	2024
Total	42	42

By country

width=10		width=130	Country	width=80	Winners	width=80	Runners-up	width=80	Total finals
1		10	6	15
2		7	9	16
3		5	1	6
4		4	2	6
5		3	1	4
		3	1	4
7		2	6	8
8		2	3	5
9		2	2	4
10		1	4	5
11		1	2	3
12		1	0	1
		1	0	1
14		0	2	2
		0	2	2
16		0	1	1
Total		42	42	84

See also

• EHF European League
• Women's EHF Champions League

Notes and References

1. Web site: EHF Executive Committee meets at EHF EURO 2020 in Stockholm . . 2020-01-24 . 2020-03-04.
2. Web site: EHF European Cup 2013/14 – Legs Overview. European Handball Federation. 2014-07-10.
3. Web site: EHF Champions League - Latest News and Results | EHF.