Английская Википедия:2023–24 EHF Champions League
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Шаблон:Infobox sport tournament The 2023–24 EHF Champions League is the 64th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament, running from 13 September 2023 to 9 June 2024. SC Magdeburg are the reigning champions.
Format
The tournament will run using the same format as the previous three seasons. The competition begins with a group stage featuring sixteen teams divided into two groups. Matches are played in a double round-robin system with home-and-away fixtures, fourteen in total for each team. In Groups A and B, the top two teams automatically qualify for the quarter-finals, with teams ranked 3rd to 6th entering the playoff round.
The knockout stage includes four rounds: the playoffs, quarter-finals, 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 (third-placed in group A plays sixth-placed group B; fourth-placed group A plays fifth-placed group B, etc.). 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.
Rankings
This season, the EHF decided to make separate rankings for each club competition.[1]
- Associations 1–9 can have their league champion qualify for the Group Stage and apply for a wildcards.
- The Association that won the past season's EHF European League can have their league champion and runner up qualify for the Group Stage but cannot apply for a wildcard.
- Associations below the top 9 can only have their league champion apply for a Wildcard.
| Rank[2] | Association | Average points | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Spain | 230.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Germany | 170.33 | 2 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon France | 134.33 | |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hungary | 132.67 | |
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Denmark | 131.67 | |
| 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Poland | 124.33 | |
| 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Portugal | 82.00 | 1 |
| 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon North Macedonia | 80.00 | |
| 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Slovenia | 78.00 | |
| 10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Romania | 66.50 | 0 |
| Rank | Association | Average points | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Шаблон:Flagicon Belarus | 57.67 | 0 |
| 12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Norway | 57.00 | 1 |
| 13 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ukraine | 48.00 | 0 |
| 14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Croatia | 43.00 | 1 |
| 15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Sweden | 38.00 | 0 |
| 16 | Шаблон:Flagicon Russia | 34.00 | |
| 17 | Шаблон:Flagicon Slovakia | 33.00 | |
| 18 | Шаблон:Flagicon Finland | 32.00 | |
| 18 | Шаблон:Flagicon Switzerland | 32.00 | |
| 20 | Everyone else | 0.00 |
Teams
20 teams applied for a place, with ten having a fixed place.[3] The final list was announced in June 20, 2023.[4][5]
The fixed place for Russia is vacant since the country and its clubs are currently not admitted to participate in the EHF competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]
- WC Accepted wildcards
| Шаблон:Flagicon Sporting CP (2nd) | Шаблон:Flagicon Dinamo București (1st) | Шаблон:Flagicon Kadetten Schaffhausen (1st) | Шаблон:Flagicon IFK Kristianstad (1st) |
Draw
The draw took place on 27 June 2023.[4][7][8]
Group stage
The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four. Teams from the same national association could not be drawn into the same group.
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:
- Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
- Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
- Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved;
- Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
- Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;
- Drawing of Lots
A total of 11 national associations will be represented in the group stage. North Macedonia are the only returnees, after Vardar 1961 was disqualified last season. Kolstad Håndball are the only debutants.
Group A
2023–24 EHF Champions League group stage
Group B
2023–24 EHF Champions League group stage
Knockout stage
Playoffs
{{#section:2023–24 EHF Champions League knockout stage|Playoffs}}
Quarterfinals
{{#section:2023–24 EHF Champions League knockout stage|Quarterfinals}}
Final four
The final four will be held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 8 and 9 June 2024.
Bracket
{{#section:2023–24 EHF Champions League knockout stage|Bracket}}
Final
{{#section:2023–24 EHF Champions League knockout stage|Final}}
Top goalscorers
See also
- 2023–24 EHF European League
- 2023–24 EHF European Cup
- 2023–24 Women's EHF Champions League
- 2023–24 Women's EHF European League
- 2023–24 Women's EHF European Cup
References
External links
Шаблон:EHF Champions League seasons Шаблон:2023–24 European club competitions Шаблон:2023–24 in European handball (EHF)
