2017–18 Women's EHF Cup#Round 1

{{Short description|European handball tournament}}

{{Infobox sport tournament

| name = Women's EHF Cup

| year = 2017–18

| image =

| caption =

| sport = Handball

| location =

| start_date = {{nowrap|8 September 2017}}

| end_date = {{nowrap|11 May 2018}}

| administrator =

| tournament_format =

| host =

| venues =

| teams = 48+6 (qualification stage)
16 (group stage)

| purse =

| champions = {{flagicon|ROU}} SCM Craiova

| runners-up1 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Vipers Kristiansand

| matches =

| goals =

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|NOR}} Linn Jørum Sulland
(78 goals)

| previous = 2016–17

| next = 2018–19

}}

The 2017–18 Women's EHF Cup was the 37th edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition. It started on 8 September 2017.

SCM Craiova defeated Vipers Kristiansand 52–51 in the final to win their first title.

Overview

=Team allocation=

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:{{cite web|title=2017/2018 Women's EHF Cup – Seeding list|url=http://cms.eurohandball.com/PortalData/1/Resources/1_ehf_main/3_download_pdf/FINAL_WEHF_System.pdf|publisher=European Handball Federation|date=10 July 2017|access-date=25 October 2017}}

  • TH: Title holders
  • CWC: EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup holders
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
  • CW: Domestic cup winners
  • CR: Domestic cup runners-up
  • CL QT: Losers from the Champions League qualification stage.
  • CL Group: Losers from the Champions League group stage.

class="wikitable"
colspan="4"|Group stage
{{flagicon|POL}} Vistal Gdynia {{small|(4th CL Group A)}}

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Brest Bretagne Handball {{small|(4th CL Group B)}}

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Larvik HK {{small|(4th CL Group C)}}

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Vipers Kristiansand {{small|(4th CL Group D)}}

colspan="4"|Round 3
{{Flagicon|DEN}} Randers HK {{small|(CW)}}

|{{Flagicon|HUN}} Érd HC (3rd)

|{{Flagicon|CRO}} Podravka Vegeta {{small|(2nd CL QT1)}}

|{{Flagicon|SWE}} H 65 Höör {{small|(2nd CL QT2)}}

{{Flagicon|RUS}} Lada {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{Flagicon|ROM}} SCM Craiova {{small|(CR)}}

|{{Flagicon|BLR}} HC Gomel {{small|(3rd CL QT1)}}

|{{Flagicon|AUT}} Hypo Niederösterreich {{small|(3rd CL QT2)}}

colspan="4"|Round 2
{{Flagicon|DEN}} København Håndbold (2nd)

|{{Flagicon|RUS}} Zvezda Zvenigorod {{small|(4th)}}

|{{Flagicon|ROM}} HC Zalău (3rd)

|{{Flagicon|CZE}} DHK Baník Most {{small|(1st)}}

{{Flagicon|DEN}} Viborg HK (4th)

|{{Flagicon|RUS}} Astrakhanochka {{small|(6th)}}

|{{Flagicon|GER}} TusSies Metzingen {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{Flagicon|TUR}} Kastamonu Belediyesi {{small|(4th CL QT1)}}

{{Flagicon|HUN}} DKKA Dunaujvaros KA (4th)

|{{Flagicon|NOR}} Glassverket IF {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{Flagicon|GER}} Buxtehuder SV {{small|(4th)}}

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Mecalia Atlético Guardés {{small|(4th CL QT2)}}

{{Flagicon|HUN}} Debreceni VSC-TVP (Cup 3rd)

|{{Flagicon|NOR}} Tertnes Bergen {{small|(CR)}}

|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Issy Paris Hand {{small|(3rd)}}

|

{{Flagicon|RUS}} Kuban {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{Flagicon|ROM}} HC Dunărea Brăila (2nd)

|{{Flagicon|FRA}} ES Besançon Feminin HB {{small|(4th)}}

|

colspan="4"|Round 1
{{Flagicon|DEN}} Silkeborg-Voel KFUM (5th)

|{{Flagicon|POL}} Metraco Zagłębie Lubin {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{Flagicon|UKR}} Galychanka {{small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|GRE}} O.F.N. Ionias (1st)

{{Flagicon|HUN}} Váci NKSE (5th)

|{{Flagicon|POL}} KRAM Start Elbląg {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{Flagicon|CZE}} DHC Slavia Prague

|{{Flagicon|BEL}} HB Sint-Truiden

{{Flagicon|NOR}} Byåsen Handball Elite {{small|(4th)}}

|{{Flagicon|TUR}} Ankara Yenimahalle BSK {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{Flagicon|SUI}} LC Brühl Handball {{small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|AZE}} Nur Mingechavir

{{Flagicon|ROM}} CSM Roman (5th)

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Super Amara Bera Bera {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{Flagicon|SUI}} LK Zug {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{Flagicon|KOS}} KHF Prishtina

{{Flagicon|GER}} HSG Blomberg-Lippe {{small|(9th)}}

|{{Flagicon|NED}} Succes Schoonmaak/VOC {{small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|BLR}} HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk

|{{Flagicon|ISR}} HC Holon

{{Flagicon|FRA}} Cercle Dijon Bourgogne {{small|(5th)}}

|{{Flagicon|NED}} Morrenhof Jansen/Dalfsen {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{Flagicon|POR}} Colégio de Gaia {{small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|BIH}} HŽRK Grude

{{Flagicon|SWE}} Lugi HF

|{{Flagicon|SRB}} ŽRK Medicinar

|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Jomi Salerno {{small|(1st)}}

|{{Flagicon|CYP}} AC Latsia Nicosia

Round and draw dates

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Phase

!Round

!Draw date

!First leg

!Second leg

rowspan=3|Qualification

|First qualifying round

|rowspan=2|18 July 2017

|9–10 September 2017

|16–17 September 2017

Second qualifying round

|14–15 October 2017

|21–22 October 2017

Third qualifying round

|24 October 2017

|11–12 November 2017

|18–19 November 2017

rowspan=6|Group stage

|Matchday 1

|rowspan=6|23 November 2017

|colspan=2|6–7 January 2018

Matchday 2

|colspan=2|13–14 January 2018

Matchday 3

|colspan=2|20–21 January 2018

Matchday 4

|colspan=2|27–28 January 2018

Matchday 5

|colspan=2|3–4 February 2018

Matchday 6

|colspan=2|10–11 February 2018

rowspan=3|Knockout phase

|Quarter-finals

|rowspan=2|13 February 2018

|3–4 March 2018

|10–11 March 2018

Semi finals

|7–8 April 2018

|14–15 April 2018

Final

|17 April 2018

|5–6 May 2018

|12–13 May 2018

Qualification stage

=Round 1=

There is 28 teams participating in round 1.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|KHF Prishtina|KOS|26–661|LC Brühl Handball|SUI|11–34|15–32}}

{{TwoLegResult|Váci NKSE|HUN|90–352|HC Holon|ISR|46–17|44–18}}

{{TwoLegResult|Metraco Zagłębie Lubin|POL|80–473|LK Zug|SUI|37–24|43–23}}

{{TwoLegResult|HSG Blomberg-Lippe|GER|88–35|HB Sint-Truiden|BEL|46–19|42–16}}

{{TwoLegResult|CSM Roman|ROM|82–344|HŽRK Grude|BIH|40–15|42–19}}

{{TwoLegResult|Silkeborg-Voel KFUM|DEN|80–205|AC Latsia Nicosia|CYP|44–12|36–8}}

{{TwoLegResult|Cercle Dijon Bourgogne|FRA|51–406|Jomi Salerno|ITA|27–18|24–22}}

{{TwoLegResult|Super Amara Bera Bera|ESP|57–48|Colégio de Gaia|POR|26–25|31–23}}

{{TwoLegResult|DHC Slavia Prague|CZE|48–497|HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk|BLR|24–25|24–24}}

{{TwoLegResult|KRAM Start Elbląg|POL|47–628|Byåsen Handball Elite|NOR|29–34|18–28}}

{{TwoLegResult|ŽRK Medicinar|SRB|63–619|Succes Schoonmaak/VOC|NED|34–33|29–28}}

{{TwoLegResult|Galychanka|UKR|46–52|Morrenhof Jansen/Dalfsen|NED|26–22|20–30}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ankara Yenimahalle BSK|TUR|61–4610|O.F.N. Ionias|GRE|31–24|30–22}}

{{TwoLegResult|Nur Mingechavir|AZE|53–5111|Lugi HF|SWE|24–24|29–27}}

|}

;Notes:

{{Div col}}

1 Both legs were hosted by KHF Prishtina.

2 Both legs were hosted by Váci NKSE.

3 Both legs were hosted by Metraco Zagłębie Lubin.

4 Both legs were hosted by CSM Roman.

5 Both legs were hosted by Silkeborg-Voel KFUM.

6 Both legs were hosted by Cercle Dijon Bourgogne.

7 Both legs were hosted by DHC Slavia Prague.

8 Both legs were hosted by Byåsen Handball Elite.

9 Both legs were hosted by ŽRK Medicinar.

10 Both legs were hosted by Ankara Yenimahalle BSK.

11 Both legs were hosted by Nur Mingechavir.

{{div col end}}

=Round 2=

There is 32 teams participating in round 2.

14 teams who qualified from round 1 and 18 teams joining the draw.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Metraco Zagłębie Lubin|POL|45–49|Debreceni VSC-TVP|HUN|25–23|20–26}}

{{TwoLegResult|Morrenhof Jansen/Dalfsen|NED|48–60|DHK Baník Most|CZE|28–32|20–28}}

{{TwoLegResult|HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk|BLR|52–521 (a)|Tertnes Bergen|NOR|26–23|26–29}}

{{TwoLegResult|Cercle Dijon Bourgogne|FRA|50–60|København Håndbold|DEN|23–32|27–28}}

{{TwoLegResult|Silkeborg-Voel KFUM|DEN|50–54|ES Besançon Feminin HB|FRA|27–26|23–28}}

{{TwoLegResult|HC Zalău|ROM|60–50|Ankara Yenimahalle BSK|TUR|26–21|34–29}}

{{TwoLegResult|Kastamonu Belediyesi|TUR|59–572|Super Amara Bera Bera|ESP|35–35|24–22}}

{{TwoLegResult|DKKA Dunaujvaros KA|HUN|56–51|CSM Roman|ROM|31–24|25–27}}

{{TwoLegResult|Byåsen Handball Elite|NOR|48–46|HC Dunărea Brăila|ROM|28–18|20–28}}

{{TwoLegResult|Buxtehuder SV|GER|55–55 (a)|Váci NKSE|HUN|33–26|22–29}}

{{TwoLegResult|TusSies Metzingen|GER|60–51|HSG Blomberg-Lippe|GER|32–24|28–27}}

{{TwoLegResult|LC Brühl Handball|SUI|53–533 (a)|Zvezda Zvenigorod|RUS|25–29|28–24}}

{{TwoLegResult|Nur Mingechavir|AZE|36–814|Viborg HK|DEN|21–38|15–43}}

{{TwoLegResult|Issy Paris Hand|FRA|49–395|Glassverket IF|NOR|23–22|26–17}}

{{TwoLegResult|Astrakhanochka|RUS|61–556|Mecalia Atlético Guardés|ESP|28–25|33–30}}

{{TwoLegResult|ŽRK Medicinar|SRB|45–687|Kuban|RUS|23–33|22–35}}

|}

;Notes

{{Div col}}

1 Both legs were hosted by Tertnes Bergen.

2 Both legs were hosted by Kastamonu Belediyesi.

3 Both legs were hosted by Zvezda Zvenigorod.

4 Both legs were hosted by Viborg HK.

6 Both legs were hosted by CB Atlético Guardés.

7 Both legs were hosted by Kuban.

{{div col end}}

=Round 3=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Byåsen Handball Elite|NOR|59–50|HC Gomel|BLR|32–28|27–22}}

{{TwoLegResult|HC BNTU-BelAZ Minsk|BLR|46–48|Randers HK|DEN|23–22|23–26}}

{{TwoLegResult|Viborg HK|DEN|52–38|Podravka Vegeta|CRO|32–17|20–21}}

{{TwoLegResult|Lada|RUS|66–54|ES Besançon Feminin HB|FRA|30–22|36–32}}

{{TwoLegResult|SCM Craiova|ROU|48–45|Debreceni VSC-TVP|HUN|24–19|24–26}}

{{TwoLegResult|Váci NKSE|HUN|53–62|Kastamonu Belediyesi|TUR|24–26|29–36}}

{{TwoLegResult|Astrakhanochka|RUS|58–60|Kuban|RUS|29–27|29–33}}

{{TwoLegResult|H 65 Höör|SWE|53–52|TusSies Metzingen|GER|24–24|29–28}}

{{TwoLegResult|København Håndbold|DEN|45–41|Dunaújvárosi KKA|HUN|22–21|23–20}}

{{TwoLegResult|Érd HC|HUN|51–52|Issy Paris Hand|FRA|31–21|20–31}}

{{TwoLegResult|Zvezda Zvenigorod|RUS|53–61|DHK Baník Most|CZE|31–28|22–33}}

{{TwoLegResult|Hypo Niederösterreich|AUT|43–59|HC Zalău|ROU|22–30|21–29}}

|}

Group stage

{{Main article|2017–18 Women's EHF Cup group stage}}

The seedings were announced on 23 November 2017.{{cite news|title=Four pots for the group phase draw ready|url=http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/article/29651/Four+pots+for+the+group+phase+draw+ready|publisher=European Handball Federation|date=23 November 2017|access-date=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110114700/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/article/29651/Four+pots+for+the+group+phase+draw+ready|archive-date=10 January 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

Teams in the draw will be protected against meeting teams from the same country in the same group. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.

=Group A=

{{:2017–18 Women's EHF Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group A|show_matches=yes}}

=Group B=

{{:2017–18 Women's EHF Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group B|show_matches=yes}}

=Group C=

{{:2017–18 Women's EHF Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group C|show_matches=yes}}

=Group D=

{{:2017–18 Women's EHF Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group D|show_matches=yes}}

Knockout stage

The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 13 February at 11:00 hrs. The draw had determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings.{{cite news|title=Quarter-final and Semi-final pairings to be decided in Vienna|url=http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/women/2017-18/article/30214/Quarter-final+and+semi-final+pairings+to+be+decided+in+Vienna|publisher=European Handball Federation|date=12 February 2018|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195300/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/women/2017-18/article/30214/Quarter-final+and+semi-final+pairings+to+be+decided+in+Vienna|archive-date=13 February 2018|url-status=dead}}

=Quarterfinals=

==Seeding==

class="wikitable"
width=50%| Pot 1

!width=50%| Pot 2

{{flagicon|FRA}} Brest Bretagne Handball

{{flagicon|NOR}} Larvik HK

{{flagicon|RUS}} Lada

{{flagicon|TUR}} Kastamonu Belediyesi

|

{{flagicon|DEN}} Viborg HK

{{flagicon|NOR}} Vipers Kristiansand

{{flagicon|ROU}} HC Zalău

{{flagicon|ROU}} SCM Craiova

The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 3 March, while the second leg followed one week later.{{cite news|title=Old rivalry renewed in the EHF Cup Quarter-final|url=http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/article/30218/Old+rivalry+renewed+in+the+EHF+Cup+quarter-final|publisher=European Handball Federation|date=13 February 2018|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214020106/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/article/30218/Old+rivalry+renewed+in+the+EHF+Cup+quarter-final|archive-date=14 February 2018|url-status=dead}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|SCM Craiova|ROU|49–48|Lada|RUS|23–25|26–23}}

{{TwoLegResult|Vipers Kristiansand|NOR|55–51|Brest Bretagne Handball|FRA|26–17|29–34}}

{{TwoLegResult|Viborg HK|DEN|55–47|Larvik HK|NOR|28–21|27–26}}

{{TwoLegResult|HC Zalău|ROU|53–55|Kastamonu Belediyesi|TUR|29–28|24–27}}

|}

==Matches==

{{handballbox

|date=3 March 2018

|time=17:00 (UTC+2)

|team1=SCM Craiova {{flagicon|ROU}}

|score=23–25

|team2=Lada {{flagicon|RUS}}

|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/matches/201812020805001 Report]

|goals1=Florianu 8

|goals2=Dmitrieva 8

|HT=9–15

|twomin1=5

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=8

|yellow2=1

|red2=

|stadium=Polyvalent Hall, Craiova

|attendance=4,200

|referee=Lindenbaum, Laron

|refnat=ISR

}}

{{handballbox

|date=10 March 2018

|time=16:00 (UTC+4)

|team1=Lada {{flagicon|RUS}}

|score=23–26

|team2={{flagicon|ROU}} SCM Craiova

|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/matches/201812020805002 Report]

|goals1=Dmitrieva, Novoselova 4

|goals2=Ardean-Elisei 9

|HT=8–14

|twomin1=2

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=3

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Olymp Sportkomplex, Togliatti

|attendance=2,500

|referee=Chrzan, Janas

|refnat=POL

}}

SCM Craiova won 49–48 on aggregate.

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{{handballbox

|date=3 March 2018

|time=17:00 (UTC+2)

|team1=HC Zalău {{flagicon|ROU}}

|score=29–28

|team2={{flagicon|TUR}} Kastamonu Belediyesi

|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/matches/201812020805007 Report]

|goals1=Rob 9

|goals2=Marić, Uskova 6

|HT=12–15

|twomin1=2

|yellow1=2

|red1=

|twomin2=5

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Gheorge Tadici Sports Hall, Zalău

|attendance=915

|referee=Di Domenico, Fornasier

|refnat=ITA

}}

{{handballbox

|date=11 March 2018

|time=17:00 (UTC+3)

|team1=Kastamonu Belediyesi {{flagicon|TUR}}

|score=27–24

|team2={{flagicon|ROU}} HC Zalău

|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/matches/201812020805008 Report]

|goals1=İskenderoğlu 7

|goals2=Rob, Tămaș 5

|HT=16–11

|twomin1=6

|yellow1=2

|red1=

|twomin2=2

|yellow2=1

|red2=

|stadium=Atatürk Sports Hall, Kastamonu

|attendance=1,500

|referee=Accoto Martins, Accoto Martins

|refnat=POR

}}

Kastamonu Belediyesi won 55–53 on aggregate.

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{{handballbox

|date=3 March 2018

|time=17:00 (UTC+1)

|team1=Vipers Kristiansand {{flagicon|NOR}}

|score=26–17

|team2={{flagicon|FRA}} Brest Bretagne Handball

|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/matches/201812020805003 Report]

|goals1=Lunde-Borgersen 8

|goals2=Pineau 5

|HT=12–10

|twomin1=3

|yellow1=1

|red1=

|twomin2=5

|yellow2=2

|red2=1

|stadium=Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand

|attendance=1,134

|referee=Lončar, Lončar

|refnat=CRO

}}

{{handballbox

|id="Brest Bretagne Handball v SCM Craiova"

|date=10 March 2018

|time=20:30 (UTC+1)

|team1=Brest Bretagne Handball {{flagicon|FRA}}

|score=34–29

|team2={{flagicon|NOR}} Vipers Kristiansand

|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/matches/201812020805004 Report]

|goals1=Pineau 7

|goals2=Sulland 10

|HT=18–17

|twomin1=3

|yellow1=2

|red1=

|twomin2=5

|yellow2=2

|red2=

|stadium=Brest Arena, Brest

|attendance=3,348

|referee=Bolic, Hurich

|refnat=AUT

}}

Vipers Kristiansand won 55–51 on aggregate.

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{{handballbox

|date=3 March 2018

|time=17:00 (UTC+1)

|team1=Viborg HK {{flagicon|DEN}}

|score=28–21

|team2={{flagicon|NOR}} Larvik HK

|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/matches/201812020805005 Report]

|goals1=Nørgaard 9

|goals2=Breistøl 6

|HT=9–8

|twomin1=5

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=5

|yellow2=2

|red2=

|stadium=Vibocold Arena, Viborg

|attendance=1,564

|referee=Pech, Vagvölgyi

|refnat=HUN

}}

{{handballbox

|date=10 March 2018

|time=17:00 (UTC+1)

|team1=Larvik HK {{flagicon|NOR}}

|score=26–27

|team2={{flagicon|DEN}} Viborg HK

|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/matches/201812020805006 Report]

|goals1=Breistøl 8

|goals2=Nørgaard 7

|HT=13–15

|twomin1=1

|yellow1=1

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium=Boligmappa Arena, Larvik

|attendance=652

|referee=Geraets, Geraets

|refnat=NED

}}

Viborg HK won 55–47 on aggregate.

= Semifinals =

The semi-finals were played in the first half of April.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Kastamonu Belediyesi|TUR|40–41|SCM Craiova|ROM|22–23|18–18}}

{{TwoLegResult|Viborg HK|DEN|57–60|Vipers Kristiansand|NOR|34–31|23–29}}

|}

==Matches==

{{handballbox

|date=7 April 2018

|time=17:00

|team1=Kastamonu Belediyesi {{flagicon|TUR}}

|score=22–23

|team2={{flagicon|ROU}} SCM Craiova

|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/matches/201812020806001 Report]

|goals1=Uskova 8

|goals2=Țicu 7

|HT=15–11

|twomin1=4

|yellow1=2

|red1=

|twomin2=4

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Atatürk Sports Hall, Kastamonu

|attendance=1,300

|referee=Antić, Jakovljević

|refnat=SRB

}}

{{handballbox

|date=14 April 2018

|time=18:00

|team1=SCM Craiova {{flagicon|ROU}}

|score=18–18

|team2={{flagicon|TUR}} Kastamonu Belediyesi

|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/matches/201812020806002 Report]

|goals1=Țicu 6

|goals2=Uskova, Marić 5

|HT=9−8

|twomin1=3

|yellow1=4

|red1=

|twomin2=3

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Polyvalent Hall, Craiova

|attendance=4,215

|referee=Vitaku, Vitaku

|refnat=KOS

}}

SCM Craiova won 41–40 on aggregate.

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{{handballbox

|date=7 April 2018

|time=16:00

|team1=Viborg HK {{flagicon|DEN}}

|score=34–31

|team2={{flagicon|NOR}} Vipers Kristiansand

|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/matches/201812020806003 Report]

|goals1=Jørgensen 11

|goals2=Sulland 6

|HT=18–16

|twomin1=3

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=2

|yellow2=2

|red2=

|stadium=Vibocold Arena, Viborg

|attendance=2,020

|referee=Bounouara, Sami

|refnat=FRA

}}

{{handballbox

|date=14 April 2018

|time=16:00

|team1=Vipers Kristiansand {{flagicon|NOR}}

|score=29–23

|team2={{flagicon|DEN}} Viborg HK

|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/matches/201812020806004 Report]

|goals1=Brattset 9

|goals2=Jørgensen 8

|HT=15–14

|twomin1=2

|yellow1=4

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium=Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand

|attendance=2,012

|referee=Arntsen, Røen

|refnat=NOR

}}

Vipers Kristiansand won 60–57 on aggregate.

= Final =

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{{TwoLegResult|Vipers Kristiansand|NOR|51–52|SCM Craiova|ROM|26–22|25–30}}

|}

==Matches==

{{handballbox

|date=5 May 2018

|time=17:00

|team1=Vipers Kristiansand {{flagicon|NOR}}

|score=26–22

|team2={{flagicon|ROU}} SCM Craiova

|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/matches/201812020807001 Report]

|goals1=Kristiansen 9

|goals2=Florianu 9

|HT=12–10

|twomin1=3

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=4

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand

|attendance=2,200

|referee=Kouz, Zhoba

|refnat=UKR

}}

{{handballbox

|date=11 May 2018

|time=18:30

|team1=SCM Craiova {{flagicon|ROU}}

|score=30–25

|team2={{flagicon|NOR}} Vipers Kristiansand

|report=[http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/matches/201812020807002 Report]

|goals1=Țicu 11

|goals2=Sulland 10

|HT=19–12

|twomin1=3

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=1

|yellow2=4

|red2=

|stadium=Polyvalent Hall, Craiova

|attendance=4,215

|referee=Marić, Masić

|refnat=SRB

}}

SCM Craiova won 52–51 on aggregate.{{cite web|url=http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/article/30683/Inspired+Craiova+win+Women%E2%80%99s+EHF+Cup+in+a+thriller|title=Inspired Craiova win Women’S EHF CUP in a thriller|date=11 May 2018|work=European Handball Federation.|access-date=11 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112833/http://europeancup.eurohandball.com/ehfc/women/2017-18/article/30683/Inspired+Craiova+win+Women%E2%80%99s+EHF+Cup+in+a+thriller|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=dead}}

Top goalscorers

{{updated|11 May 2018}}

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! Rank

! Player

! Club

! Goals

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Linn Jørum Sulland

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Vipers Kristiansand

|78

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ROM}} Cristina Florianu

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ROM}} SCM Craiova

|69

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Ann Grete Nørgaard Østerballe

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Viborg HK

|65

See also

References

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