Women's EHF European League
2022–23
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates8 October 2022–14 May 2023
Teams33 (qualification stage)
16 (group stage)
Websiteehfel.com
Final positions
ChampionsDenmark Ikast Håndbold
Runner-upDenmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Attendance85,355 (1,423 per match)
MVPDenmark Emma Friis
Top scorer(s)Germany Annika Lott
(86 goals)

The 2022–23 Women's EHF European League was the 42nd edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition, running from 8 October 2022 to 14 May 2023.[1]

SG BBM Bietigheim were the defending champions.

Overview

Team allocation

Group stage
Denmark Ikast Håndbold Hungary DVSC Schaeffler France Paris 92 Norway Molde Elite
Round 3
Croatia Podravka Vegeta Denmark Viborg HK France ESBF Besançon France Neptunes de Nantes
Germany Borussia Dortmund Germany Buxtehuder SV Hungary Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár Hungary Praktiker-Vác
Norway Sola HK Poland MKS Zagłębie Lubin Romania CS Măgura Cisnădie Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
Spain Super Amara Bera Bera Sweden H65 Höörs HK Sweden IK Sävehof
Round 2
Austria Hypo Niederösterreich Croatia HC Dalmatinka Ploce Croatia ŽRK Bjelovar Czech Republic DHC Plzeň
Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold France Chambray Touraine Germany Thüringer HC Germany VfL Oldenburg
Hungary Siófok KC Norway Fana Poland MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin Romania SCM Gloria Buzău
Serbia ZRK Zeleznicar – Indjija Spain Costa del Sol Malaga Spain Rocasa Gran Canaria Switzerland LC Brühl Handball
Switzerland SPONO Eagles Turkey Yalikavksports Club

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).[2]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualification Second qualifying round 19 July 2022 8–9 October 2022 15–16 October 2022
Third qualifying round 18 October 2022 3–4 December 2022 10–11 December 2022
Group stage Matchday 1 15 December 2022 7–8 January 2023
Matchday 2 14–15 January 2023
Matchday 3 21–22 January 2023
Matchday 4 4–5 February 2023
Matchday 5 11–12 February 2023
Matchday 6 18–19 February 2023
Knockout phase Quarter-finals no draw 18–19 March 2023 25–26 March 2023
Semi finals 28 March 2023 13 May 2023
Final no draw 14 May 2023

Qualification stage

Round 2

There were 18 teams participating in round 2. The first legs were played on 8–9 October and the second legs were played on 15–16 October 2022.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chambray Touraine France 52–58 Germany Thüringer HC 28–31 24–27
LC Brühl Handball Switzerland 58–52 Czech Republic DHC Plzeň 30–27 28–25
SCM Gloria Buzău Romania 42–31 Spain Costa del Sol Malaga 32–31 10–0
MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin Poland 50–58 Hungary Siófok KC 18–27 32–31
Rocasa Gran Canaria Spain 79–41 Croatia ŽRK Bjelovar 42–19 37–22
Hypo Niederösterreich Austria 49–57 Germany VfL Oldenburg 26–33 23–24
Yalikavksports Club Turkey 45–66 Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 21–29 24–37
HC Dalmatinka Ploce Croatia 55–61 Serbia ŽRK Železničar Inđija 25–32 30–29
SPONO Eagles Switzerland 52–64 Norway Fana 21–36 31–28

Round 3

There were 24 teams participating in round 3. The first legs were played on 3–4 December and the second legs were played on 10–11 December 2022.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
H65 Höörs HK Sweden 48–63 Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 24–31 24–32
Siófok KC Hungary 61–52 Romania CS Măgura Cisnădie 33–24 28–28
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Denmark 64–51 Denmark Viborg HK 34–21 30–30
Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár Hungary 52–51 Romania SCM Gloria Buzău 29–26 23–25
MKS Zagłębie Lubin Poland 48–50 Croatia Podravka Vegeta 24–24 24–26
IK Sävehof Sweden 52–65 Germany Thüringer HC 22–30 30–35
Rocasa Gran Canaria Spain 57–66 Norway Sola HK 29–32 28–34
Borussia Dortmund Germany 74–37 Serbia ZRK Zeleznicar – Indjija 43–22 31–15
Fana Norway 51–46 Germany Buxtehuder SV 28–21 23–25
ESBF Besançon France 59–53 Spain Super Amara Bera Bera 32–29 27–24
VfL Oldenburg Germany 51–69 France Neptunes de Nantes 27–34 24–35
Praktiker-Vác Hungary 68–55 Switzerland LC Brühl Handball 30–26 38–29

Group stage

Location of teams of the 2022–23 Women's EHF European League group stage.
Red: Group A; Blue: Group B; Yellow: Group C; Green: Group D.

The draw for the group phase was held on Thursday, 15 December 2022. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.[5]

Tiebreakers
In the group stage, teams were 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 scored the same number of points, the ranking will be 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;
  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.

During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR SIO BES MOL
1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 5 0 1 176 154 +22 10 Quarterfinals — 26–23 31–21 33–32
2 Hungary Siófok KC 6 4 0 2 153 149 +4 8 27–24 — 20–18 30–22
3 France ESBF Besançon 6 3 0 3 172 163 +9 6 27–30 30–21 — 35–32
4 Norway Molde Elite 6 0 0 6 168 203 −35 0 24–32 29–32 29–41 —
Source: EHF

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IKA NAN MOS FAN
1 Denmark Ikast Håndbold 6 6 0 0 189 147 +42 12 Quarterfinals — 30–20 28–26 29–23
2 France Neptunes de Nantes 6 3 0 3 174 173 +1 6 28–33 — 36–29 29–21
3 Hungary Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár 6 2 0 4 174 185 −11 4 26–34 30–33 — 35–29
4 Norway Fana 6 1 0 5 152 184 −32 2 24–35 30–28 25–28 —
Source: EHF

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NYK SOL DEB POD
1 Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 6 4 0 2 172 151 +21 8[lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals — 26–28 34–22 28–23
2 Norway Sola HK 6 4 0 2 171 156 +15 8[lower-alpha 1] 26–28 — 30–25 35–29
3 Hungary DVSC Schaeffler 6 4 0 2 158 163 −5 8[lower-alpha 1] 28–27 25–21 — 32–31
4 Croatia Podravka Vegeta 6 0 0 6 150 181 −31 0 24–29 23–31 20–26 —
Source: EHF
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Nykøbing 4 Pts, +11 GD; Sola 4 Pts, +1 GD; DVSC 4 Pts, −12 GD

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification THC VAL P92 VAC
1 Germany Thüringer HC 6 4 1 1 188 162 +26 9 Quarterfinals — 38–31 28–24 31–21
2 Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 6 3 1 2 183 178 +5 7 32–32 — 30–28 40–30
3 France Paris 92 6 3 0 3 154 156 −2 6 26–25 24–22 — 26–24
4 Hungary Praktiker-Vác 6 1 0 5 156 185 −29 2 28–34 26–28 27–26 —
Source: EHF

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Neptunes de Nantes France 50–51 Germany Borussia Dortmund 28–19 22–32
Siófok KC Hungary 41–61 Denmark Ikast Håndbold 20–30 21–31
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Romania 61–67 Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 32–29 29–38
Sola HK Norway 59–62 Germany Thüringer HC 35–35 24–27

Matches

19 March 2023
18:00		 Neptunes de Nantes France 28–19 Germany Borussia Dortmund Complexe Sportif Mangin-Beaulieu, Nantes
Attendance: 2,159
Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA)
Hagman 7 (14–7) Bleckmann 7
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26 March 2023
16:00		 Borussia Dortmund Germany 32–22 France Neptunes de Nantes Westpress Arena, Hamm
Attendance: 1,208
Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
Grijseels 9 (13–11) Grandveau 5
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18 March 2023
20:00		 Siófok KC Hungary 20–30 Denmark Ikast Håndbold Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
Papp 5 (7–12) Bakkerud 8
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25 March 2023
20:00		 Ikast Håndbold Denmark 31–21 Hungary Siófok KC IBF Arena, Ikast
Attendance: 1,205
Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
Scaglione 6 (17–8) Milosavljević 9
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18 March 2023
16:00		 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Romania 32–29 Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,239
Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE)
Glibko 7 (16–14) Halilcevic 6
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26 March 2023
18:00		 Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Denmark 38–29 Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Næstved Arena, Næstved
Attendance: 2,425
Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
Halilcevic 10 (17–14) Glibko, Kovačević 9
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19 March 2023
16:00		 Sola HK Norway 35–35 Germany Thüringer HC Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger
Attendance: 939
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Magnussen, Tveiten 6 (19–17) Lott 10
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26 March 2023
14:00		 Thüringer HC Germany 27–24 Norway Sola HK Salza-Halle, Bad Langensalza
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR)
Lott, Stockschläder 6 (16–12) Novak 8
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Final four

The final four was held at the Raiffeisen Sportpark in Graz, Austria on 13 and 14 May 2023.[6] The draw was made on 28 March 2023.[7]

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
13 May
 
 
Germany Borussia Dortmund33
 
14 May
 
Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold (Pen.)35
 
Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold24
 
13 May
 
Denmark Ikast Håndbold31
 
Denmark Ikast Håndbold31
 
 
Germany Thüringer HC26
 
Third place
 
 
14 May
 
 
Germany Borussia Dortmund28
 
 
Germany Thüringer HC23

Semifinals

13 May 2023
15:30		 Ikast Håndbold Denmark 31–26 Germany Thüringer HC Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Bakkerud 8 (17–10) Hendrikse 10
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13 May 2023
18:00		 Borussia Dortmund Germany 33–35 (ET) Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
three players 6 (17–13) Svele 10
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FT: 29–29 ET: 32–32 Pen: 33–35

Third place game

14 May 2023
15:30		 Borussia Dortmund Germany 28–23 Germany Thüringer HC Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
Hausherr 7 (12–10) Lott 7
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Final

14 May 2023
18:00		 Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Denmark 24–31 Denmark Ikast Håndbold Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Sajka 6 (15–14) Friis 11
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Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1 Germany Annika Lott Germany Thüringer HC 86
2 Denmark Elma Halilcevic Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 82
3 Ukraine Iryna Glibko Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 72
4 Netherlands Nathalie Hendrikse Germany Thüringer HC 64
5 Hungary Asma Elghaoui Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 61
6 Norway Mia Svele Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 60
7 Slovenia Tamara Mavsar Hungary Siófok KC 59
8 Norway Sara Berg Norway Fana 58
9 Sweden Nathalie Hagman France Neptunes de Nantes 57
Hungary Csenge Kuczora Hungary Praktiker-Vác

See also

References

  1. ↑ "37 teams enter third season of EHF European League Women". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Final WEL System" (PDF). eurohandball.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Qualification Round 2 EHF
  4. ↑ Qualification Round 3 EHF
  5. ↑ "Four groups set for EHF European League Women". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Graz and Flensburg to host this season's EHF European League Finals EHF 3 February 2023
  7. ↑ National derbies avoided in semi-finals EHF 28 March 2023
  8. ↑ Goalscorers
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