2021–22 EHF European League

{{Short description|European handball tournament}}

{{Infobox sport tournament

| name = EHF European League

| year = 2021–22

| image =

| caption =

| sport = Handball

| start_date = {{nowrap|28 August 2021}}

| end_date = {{nowrap|29 May 2022}}

| teams = 52 (qualification stage)
24 (group stage)

| website = [https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/ ehfel.com]

| champions = {{flagicon|POR}} SL Benfica

| runners-up1 = {{flagicon|GER}} SC Magdeburg

| matches =

| goals =

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|SRB}} Petar Đorđić
{{flagicon|CRO}} Halil Jaganjac
(123 goals)

| mvp = {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergey Hernández

| previous = 2020–21

| next = 2022–23

}}

The 2021–22 EHF European League was the 2nd edition of the EHF European League, the second most important European handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF).

Benfica became the first ever Portuguese team to win the trophy and the second non-German side to win the competition since 2004.{{cite web |url=https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/news/en/borges-makes-benfica-s-dream-come-true/ |title=Borges fulfills Benfica's title dream in thriller |work=EHF |date=29 May 2022 |accessdate=30 May 2022}}

Qualifying rounds

=First qualifying round=

A total of 32 teams were involved in the first qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 28–29 August 2021, while the second leg matches were held on 4–5 September 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/media/0gnlqdsb/final-mel-system.pdf |title=EHF European League Men 2021/22 Seeding |work=EHF |accessdate=29 September 2021}} The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.{{cite web |url=https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/news/en/celje-vs-gog-clash-headlines-the-first-qualification-round-draw/ |title=Celje vs GOG clash headlines the first qualification round draw |work=EHF |date=20 July 2021 |accessdate=29 September 2021}}

The results of this round were:{{cite web |url=https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/standings/Xg2Ubz1_S9dxy0p0unxCBg/qualification-round-1/ |title=Qualification Round 1 |work=EHF |accessdate=29 September 2021}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Bjerringbro-Silkeborg|DEN|49–48|Ystads IF|SWE|22–23|27–25|}}

{{TwoLegResult|HC Kriens-Luzern|SUI|42–60|SL Benfica|POR|24–31|18–29|}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Celje Pivovarna Laško|SLO|58–65|GOG Håndbold|DEN|33–29|25–36|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Grupa Azoty Unia Tarnów|POL|51–60|RK Nexe|CRO|23–28|28–32|}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Vojvodina|SRB|49–54|Kadetten Schaffhausen|SUI|26–20|23–34|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Csurgói KK|HUN|51–58|HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța|ROU|23–27|28–31|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Górnik Zabrze|POL|48–57|ØIF Arendal|NOR|19–29|29–28|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Aguas Santas Milaneza|POR|54–60|BM Logroño La Rioja|ESP|26–26|28–34|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Balatonfüredi KSE|HUN|47–47|HK Malmö|SWE|27–25|20–22|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Azoty-Puławy|POL|66–46|MRK Sesvete|CRO|29–21|37–25|}}

{{TwoLegResult|HC Prolet 62|MKD|50–63|Fraikin BM Granollers|ESP|21–36|29–27|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Maccabi Rishon LeZion|ISR|49–58|HC CSKA|RUS|26–29|23–29|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Rhein-Neckar Löwen|GER|80–44|Spor Toto SK|TUR|38–22|42–22|}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Trimo Trebnje|SLO|59–60|TTH Holstebro|DEN|31–25|28–35|}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Poreč|CRO|39–44|Valur|ISL|18–22|21–22|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Alpla HC Hard|AUT|55–66|Fenix Toulouse Handball|FRA|23–27|32–39|}}

|}

=Second qualifying round=

A total of 24 teams were involved in the second qualifying round draw, 16 advancing from the previous round and 8 teams entering this round. The first leg matches were held on 20–21 September., while the second leg matches were held on 27–28 September.

The results of this round were:{{cite web |url=https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/standings/R-saEwRJFutIKedhnRuDpg/qualification-round-2/ |title=Qualification Round 2 |work=EHF |accessdate=29 September 2021}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Kadetten Schaffhausen|SUI|68–60|Fraikin BM Granollers|ESP|36–33|32–27|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Valur|ISL|47–54|TBV Lemgo|GER|26–27|21–27|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Rhein-Neckar Löwen|GER|59–64|SL Benfica|POR|31–31|28–33|}}

{{TwoLegResult|BM Logroño La Rioja|ESP|61–58|CB Ademar León|ESP|34–30|27–28|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Fenix Toulouse Handball|FRA|59–49|HK Malmö|SWE|30–24|29–25|}}

{{TwoLegResult|GOG Håndbold|DEN|57–51|Mors-Thy Håndbold|DEN|30–24|27–27|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Azoty-Puławy|POL|53–65|Füchse Berlin|GER|24–32|29–33|}}

{{TwoLegResult|USAM Nîmes Gard|FRA|65–58|HC CSKA|RUS|36–29|29–29|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Orlen Wisła Płock|POL|45–40|HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța|ROU|25–14|20–26|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Bjerringbro-Silkeborg|DEN|59–59|RK Nexe|CRO|33–27|26–32|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sporting CP|POR|62–53|TTH Holstebro|DEN|31–25|31–28|}}

{{TwoLegResult|ØIF Arendal|NOR|49–67|PAUC|FRA|27–27|22–40|}}

|}

Group stage

=Seedings=

The 24 teams were divided into six pots of four teams, with a team from each pot being drawn to each group. Teams from the same country could not be drawn into the same group.{{cite web |url=https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/news/en/six-pots-for-group-phase-draw-revealed/ |title=Six pots for group phase draw revealed |work=EHF |date=29 September 2021 |accessdate=30 September 2021}}

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!width=17%|Pot 3

!width=17%|Pot 4

!width=16%|Pot 5

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=Tiebreakers=

Teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:

  1. Points in matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in matches among tied teams;
  3. Away goals scored in matches among tied teams;
  4. Goal difference in all group matches;
  5. Goals scored in all group matches;
  6. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  7. Drawing lots.

=Group A=

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|show_matches=yes

|winpoints=2

|source=[https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/standings/mKF-nVO-0a1TuaMVJVroGg/group-phase/ EHF]

|name_BID={{flagicon|ESP}} Bidasoa Irun |short_BID=BID

|name_WIN={{flagicon|SUI}} Pfadi Winterthur |short_WIN=WIN

|name_TAT={{flagicon|SVK}} HT Tatran Prešov |short_TAT=TAT

|name_FUC={{flagicon|GER}} Füchse Berlin |short_FUC=FUC

|name_ORL={{flagicon|POL}} Orlen Wisła Płock |short_ORL=ORL

|name_FEN={{flagicon|FRA}} Fenix Toulouse Handball |short_FEN=FEN

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|win_BID=3 |draw_BID=1 |loss_BID=6 |gf_BID=286 |ga_BID=286

|win_WIN=1 |draw_WIN=0 |loss_WIN=9 |gf_WIN=271 |ga_WIN=328

|win_TAT=2 |draw_TAT=0 |loss_TAT=8 |gf_TAT=240 |ga_TAT=308

|win_FUC=8 |draw_FUC=0 |loss_FUC=2 |gf_FUC=314 |ga_FUC=269

|win_ORL=9 |draw_ORL=0 |loss_ORL=1 |gf_ORL=311 |ga_ORL=258

|win_FEN=6 |draw_FEN=1 |loss_FEN=3 |gf_FEN=292 |ga_FEN=265

|class_rules=Tiebreakers

|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO |result4=KO

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage

|team_order=ORL, FUC, FEN, BID, TAT, WIN

|match_BID_WIN=32–28

|match_BID_TAT=33–24

|match_BID_FUC=32–35

|match_BID_ORL=28–29

|match_BID_FEN=24–26

|match_WIN_BID=23–37

|match_WIN_TAT=27–31

|match_WIN_FUC=27–30

|match_WIN_ORL=23–35

|match_WIN_FEN=27–30

|match_TAT_BID=27–25

|match_TAT_WIN=29–33

|match_TAT_FUC=23–27

|match_TAT_ORL=15–29

|match_TAT_FEN=19–31

|match_FUC_BID=35–23

|match_FUC_WIN=35–29

|match_FUC_TAT=36–23

|match_FUC_ORL=29–30

|match_FUC_FEN=32–30

|match_ORL_BID=33–26

|match_ORL_WIN=35–27

|match_ORL_TAT=33–29

|match_ORL_FUC=24–28

|match_ORL_FEN=33–29

|match_FEN_BID=26–26

|match_FEN_WIN=34–27

|match_FEN_TAT=34–20

|match_FEN_FUC=28–27

|match_FEN_ORL=24–30

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group B

|show_matches=yes

|winpoints=2

|source=[https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/standings/mKF-nVO-0a1TuaMVJVroGg/group-phase/ EHF]

|name_NAN={{flagicon|FRA}} HBC Nantes |short_NAN=NAN

|name_CHE={{flagicon|RUS}} Chekhovskiye Medvedi |short_CHE=CHE

|name_COC={{flagicon|FIN}} Cocks |short_COC=COC

|name_LEM={{flagicon|GER}} TBV Lemgo |short_LEM=LEM

|name_GOG={{flagicon|DEN}} GOG Håndbold |short_GOG=GOG

|name_BEN={{flagicon|POR}} SL Benfica |short_BEN=BEN

|update=complete

|win_NAN=5 |draw_NAN=3 |loss_NAN=2 |gf_NAN=304 |ga_NAN=266

|win_CHE=1 |draw_CHE=0 |loss_CHE=9 |gf_CHE=239 |ga_CHE=278

|win_COC=1 |draw_COC=1 |loss_COC=8 |gf_COC=257 |ga_COC=331

|win_LEM=5 |draw_LEM=2 |loss_LEM=3 |gf_LEM=319 |ga_LEM=312

|win_GOG=7 |draw_GOG=1 |loss_GOG=2 |gf_GOG=340 |ga_GOG=297

|win_BEN=7 |draw_BEN=1 |loss_BEN=2 |gf_BEN=336 |ga_BEN=311

|class_rules=Tiebreakers

|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO |result4=KO

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage

|team_order=GOG, BEN, NAN, LEM, COC, CHE

|match_NAN_CHE=10–0 |match_NAN_CHE_note=The match was cancelled because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite web |url=https://ehfcl.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/news/en/decision-on-upcoming-matches-in-the-ehf-cl-and-2022-qualifiers/ |title=Decision on upcoming EHF CL and 2022 Qualifiers |work=EHF |date=27 February 2022 |accessdate=27 February 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/news/en/ehf-decision-on-current-competition-structures/ |title=EHF decision on current competition structures |work=EHF |date=4 March 2022 |accessdate=4 March 2022}}

|match_NAN_COC=36–25

|match_NAN_LEM=27–28

|match_NAN_GOG=27–24

|match_NAN_BEN=33–33

|match_CHE_NAN=31–35

|match_CHE_COC=0–10 |match_CHE_COC_note=The match was cancelled because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

|match_CHE_LEM=28–30

|match_CHE_GOG=32–39

|match_CHE_BEN=27–32

|match_COC_NAN=28–40

|match_COC_CHE=27–33

|match_COC_LEM=29–29

|match_COC_GOG=23–34

|match_COC_BEN=32–37

|match_LEM_NAN=37–37

|match_LEM_CHE=30–27

|match_LEM_COC=39–30

|match_LEM_GOG=39–35

|match_LEM_BEN=29–30

|match_GOG_NAN=29–29

|match_GOG_CHE=27–26

|match_GOG_COC=46–30

|match_GOG_LEM=34–28

|match_GOG_BEN=39–38

|match_BEN_NAN=31–30

|match_BEN_CHE=38–35

|match_BEN_COC=37–23

|match_BEN_LEM=35–30

|match_BEN_GOG=25–33

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=Group C=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group C

|show_matches=yes

|winpoints=2

|source=[https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/standings/mKF-nVO-0a1TuaMVJVroGg/group-phase/ EHF]

|name_MAG={{flagicon|GER}} SC Magdeburg |short_MAG=MAG

|name_SAV={{flagicon|SWE}} IK Sävehof |short_SAV=SAV

|name_GOR={{flagicon|SLO}} RK Gorenje Velenje |short_GOR=GOR

|name_PAU={{flagicon|FRA}} PAUC |short_PAU=PAU

|name_LOG={{flagicon|ESP}} BM Logroño La Rioja |short_LOG=LOG

|name_NEX={{flagicon|CRO}} RK Nexe |short_NEX=NEX

|update=complete

|win_MAG=9 |draw_MAG=1 |loss_MAG=0 |gf_MAG=317 |ga_MAG=267

|win_SAV=6 |draw_SAV=0 |loss_SAV=4 |gf_SAV=313 |ga_SAV=297

|win_GOR=4 |draw_GOR=1 |loss_GOR=5 |gf_GOR=284 |ga_GOR=306

|win_PAU=1 |draw_PAU=1 |loss_PAU=8 |gf_PAU=290 |ga_PAU=319

|win_LOG=3 |draw_LOG=1 |loss_LOG=6 |gf_LOG=307 |ga_LOG=317

|win_NEX=5 |draw_NEX=0 |loss_NEX=5 |gf_NEX=295 |ga_NEX=300

|class_rules=Tiebreakers

|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO |result4=KO

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage

|team_order=MAG, SAV, NEX, GOR, LOG, PAU

|match_MAG_SAV=31–25

|match_MAG_GOR=34–24

|match_MAG_PAU=31–27

|match_MAG_LOG=33–31

|match_MAG_NEX=32–26

|match_SAV_MAG=26–29

|match_SAV_GOR=27–28

|match_SAV_PAU=33–31

|match_SAV_LOG=43–31

|match_SAV_NEX=33–23

|match_GOR_MAG=27–31

|match_GOR_SAV=31–35

|match_GOR_PAU=33–32

|match_GOR_LOG=32–31

|match_GOR_NEX=34–28

|match_PAU_MAG=28–39

|match_PAU_SAV=25–30

|match_PAU_GOR=26–26

|match_PAU_LOG=37–31

|match_PAU_NEX=29–30

|match_LOG_MAG=29–29

|match_LOG_SAV=29–30

|match_LOG_GOR=31–26

|match_LOG_PAU=33–26

|match_LOG_NEX=31–30

|match_NEX_MAG=24–28

|match_NEX_SAV=39–31

|match_NEX_GOR=31–23

|match_NEX_PAU=33–29

|match_NEX_LOG=31–30

}}

=Group D=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group D

|show_matches=yes

|winpoints=2

|source=[https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/standings/mKF-nVO-0a1TuaMVJVroGg/group-phase/ EHF]

|name_GRU={{flagicon|HUN}} Grundfos Tatabánya KC |short_GRU=GRU

|name_EUR={{flagicon|MKD}} RK Eurofarm Pelister |short_EUR=EUR

|name_AEK={{flagicon|GRE}} AEK Athens HC |short_AEK=AEK

|name_SPO={{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP |short_SPO=SPO

|name_NIM={{flagicon|FRA}} USAM Nîmes Gard |short_NIM=NIM

|name_KAD={{flagicon|SUI}} Kadetten Schaffhausen |short_KAD=KAD

|update=complete

|win_GRU=3 |draw_GRU=0 |loss_GRU=7 |gf_GRU=254 |ga_GRU=300

|win_EUR=5 |draw_EUR=2 |loss_EUR=3 |gf_EUR=271 |ga_EUR=248

|win_AEK=4 |draw_AEK=0 |loss_AEK=6 |gf_AEK=274 |ga_AEK=283

|win_SPO=5 |draw_SPO=1 |loss_SPO=4 |gf_SPO=290 |ga_SPO=279

|win_NIM=5 |draw_NIM=2 |loss_NIM=3 |gf_NIM=290 |ga_NIM=274

|win_KAD=4 |draw_KAD=3 |loss_KAD=3 |gf_KAD=282 |ga_KAD=277

|class_rules=Tiebreakers

|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO |result4=KO

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage

|team_order=NIM, EUR, KAD, SPO, AEK, GRU

|match_GRU_EUR=25–21

|match_GRU_AEK=25–24

|match_GRU_SPO=23–37

|match_GRU_NIM=30–38

|match_GRU_KAD=31–23

|match_EUR_GRU=33–20

|match_EUR_AEK=30–19

|match_EUR_SPO=31–25

|match_EUR_NIM=21–26

|match_EUR_KAD=27–26

|match_AEK_GRU=34–26

|match_AEK_EUR=27–30

|match_AEK_SPO=25–24

|match_AEK_NIM=34–30

|match_AEK_KAD=28–31

|match_SPO_GRU=34–26

|match_SPO_EUR=27–27

|match_SPO_AEK=31–30

|match_SPO_NIM=32–30

|match_SPO_KAD=29–28

|match_NIM_GRU=24–22

|match_NIM_EUR=25–23

|match_NIM_AEK=26–27

|match_NIM_SPO=33–27

|match_NIM_KAD=33–33

|match_KAD_GRU=32–26

|match_KAD_EUR=28–28

|match_KAD_AEK=30–26

|match_KAD_SPO=26–24

|match_KAD_NIM=25–25

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Knockout stage

The pairings for the last 16 and the quarterfinals are based on group stage standings, according to the following bracket. This assures teams from the same group can only play each other again in the final four.

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|team-width=220

|bold_winner=high

|score-boxes=2+sum

|RD1=Last 16

|RD2=Quarterfinals

|final_RDs_excluded=2

|29 March/5 April|{{RDseed|3D}} {{flagicon|SUI}} Kadetten Schaffhausen|32|28|{{RDseed|2C}} {{flagicon|SWE}} IK Sävehof|26|34

|29 March/5 April|{{RDseed|4B}} {{flagicon|GER}} TBV Lemgo|28|28|{{RDseed|1A}} {{flagicon|POL}} Orlen Wisła Płock|31|28

|29 March/5 April|{{RDseed|3C}} {{flagicon|CRO}} RK Nexe|29|22|{{RDseed|2D}} {{flagicon|MKD}} RK Eurofarm Pelister|26|21

|29 March/5 April|{{RDseed|4A}} {{flagicon|ESP}} Bidasoa Irun|28|31|{{RDseed|1B}} {{flagicon|DEN}} GOG Håndbold|30|33

|29 March/5 April|{{RDseed|3B}} {{flagicon|FRA}} HBC Nantes|25|33|{{RDseed|2A}} {{flagicon|GER}} Füchse Berlin|24|30

|29 March/5 April|{{RDseed|4D}} {{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP|29|35|{{RDseed|1C}} {{flagicon|GER}} SC Magdeburg|29|36

|29 March/5 April|{{RDseed|3A}} {{flagicon|FRA}} Fenix Toulouse Handball|38|30|{{RDseed|2B}} {{flagicon|POR}} SL Benfica|34|36

|29 March/5 April|{{RDseed|4C}} {{flagicon|SLO}} RK Gorenje Velenje|29|30|{{RDseed|1D}} {{flagicon|FRA}} USAM Nîmes Gard|22|35

|26 April/3 May|{{RDseed|3D}} {{flagicon|SUI}} Kadetten Schaffhausen|31|22|{{RDseed|1A}} {{flagicon|POL}} Orlen Wisła Płock|33|35

|26 April/3 May|{{RDseed|3C}} {{flagicon|CRO}} RK Nexe|32|37|{{RDseed|1B}} {{flagicon|DEN}} GOG Håndbold|27|37

|26 April/3 May|{{RDseed|3B}} {{flagicon|FRA}} HBC Nantes|25|28|{{RDseed|1C}} {{flagicon|GER}} SC Magdeburg|28|30

|26 April/3 May|{{RDseed|2B}} {{flagicon|POR}} SL Benfica|36|27|{{RDseed|4C}} {{flagicon|SLO}} RK Gorenje Velenje|29|27

}}

=Last 16=

The last 16 first legs were scheduled for 29 March 2022, while the second legs followed on 5 April 2022.{{cite web |url=https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/standings/kWvDaphagqoomWsHrgovow/last-16/ |title=Last 16 |work=EHF |accessdate=1 April 2022}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Kadetten Schaffhausen|SUI|60–60 (a)|IK Sävehof|SWE|32–26|28–34|}}

{{TwoLegResult|TBV Lemgo|GER|56–59|Orlen Wisła Płock|POL|28–31|28–28|}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Nexe|CRO|51–47|RK Eurofarm Pelister|MKD|29–26|22–21|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Bidasoa Irun|ESP|59–63|GOG Håndbold|DEN|28–30|31–33|}}

{{TwoLegResult|HBC Nantes|FRA|58–54|Füchse Berlin|GER|25–24|33–30|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sporting CP|POR|64–65|SC Magdeburg|GER|29–29|35–36|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Fenix Toulouse Handball|FRA|68–70|SL Benfica|POR|38–34|30–36|}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Gorenje Velenje|SLO|59–57|USAM Nîmes Gard|FRA|29–22|30–35|}}

|}

=Quarterfinals=

The quarterfinals first legs were scheduled for 26 April 2022, while the second legs followed on 3 May 2022.{{cite web |url=https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/standings/qn_p8DC_NhaINf23F6itmA/quarter-finals/ |title=Quarter-finals |work=EHF |access-date=1 April 2022}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Kadetten Schaffhausen|SUI|53–68|Orlen Wisła Płock|POL|31–33|22–35|}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Nexe|CRO|69–64|GOG Håndbold|DEN|32–27|37–37|}}

{{TwoLegResult|HBC Nantes|FRA|53–58|SC Magdeburg|GER|25–28|28–30|}}

{{TwoLegResult|SL Benfica|POR|63–56|RK Gorenje Velenje|SLO|36–29|27–27|}}

|}

=Final four=

The 2021–22 EHF European League Finals was played on 28 and 29 May 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal and comprise one leg semifinals, final and a third place game.{{cite web |url=https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/news/en/lisbon-chosen-as-destination-for-ehf-finals-men-2022/ |title=Lisbon chosen as destination for EHF Finals Men 2022 |work=EHF |date=6 May 2022 |accessdate=6 May 2022}} The pairings for the semifinals were decided by drawing of lots.{{cite web |url=https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/news/en/ehf-finals-hosts-benfica-play-plock-magdeburg-meet-nexe/ |title=EHF Finals hosts Benfica play Plock; Magdeburg meet Nexe |work=EHF |accessdate=6 May 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/standings/2arPxodOis6NbIV3wIy_SQ/ehf-european-league-finals/ |title=Finals |work=EHF |accessdate=6 May 2022}}

==Bracket==

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high

|3rdplace=yes

|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|Consol=Third place

|28 May|{{flagicon|GER}} SC Magdeburg|34|{{flagicon|CRO}} RK Nexe|29

|28 May|{{flagicon|POL}} Orlen Wisła Płock|19|{{flagicon|POR}} SL Benfica|26

|29 May|{{flagicon|POR}} SL Benfica|40|{{flagicon|GER}} SC Magdeburg|39

|29 May|{{flagicon|POL}} Orlen Wisła Płock|27|{{flagicon|CRO}} RK Nexe|22

}}

==Semifinals==

{{handballbox

|date=28 May 2022

|time=16:00

|team1=SC Magdeburg {{flagicon|GER}}

|score=34–29

|team2={{flagicon|CRO}} RK Nexe

|report=[https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/matches/details/202211020907002/sc-magdeburg-rk-nexe/ Report]

|goals1=Musche 8

|goals2=Jaganjac 7

|HT=18–13

|twomin1=4

|yellow1=2

|red1=

|twomin2=6

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium=Altice Arena, Lisbon

|attendance=2,114

|referee=Mažeika, Gatelis

|refnat=LTU

}}

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{{handballbox

|date=28 May 2022

|time=18:30

|team1=Orlen Wisła Płock {{flagicon|POL}}

|score=19–26

|team2={{flagicon|POR}} SL Benfica

|report=[https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/matches/details/202211020907001/orlen-wisla-plock-sl-benfica/ Report]

|goals1=Szita 4

|goals2=Đorđić 9

|HT=8–10

|twomin1=3

|yellow1=2

|red1=1

|twomin2=5

|yellow2=1

|red2=

|stadium=Altice Arena, Lisbon

|attendance=3,201

|referee=Horváth, Marton

|refnat=HUN

}}

==Third place game==

{{handballbox

|date=29 May 2022

|time=16:30

|team1=Orlen Wisła Płock {{flagicon|POL}}

|score=27–22

|team2={{flagicon|CRO}} RK Nexe

|report=[https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/matches/details/202211020907003/orlen-wisla-plock-rk-nexe/ Report]

|goals1=Mihić 5

|goals2=Pribetić 5

|HT=14–13

|twomin1=2

|yellow1=1

|red1=1

|twomin2=1

|yellow2=2

|red2=

|stadium=Altice Arena, Lisbon

|attendance=2,249

|referee=Mitrevski, Todorovski

|refnat=MKD

}}

==Final==

{{handballbox

|date=29 May 2022

|time=19:00

|team1=SL Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}

|score=40–39

|team2={{flagicon|GER}} SC Magdeburg

|report=[https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/men/2021-22/matches/details/202211020907004/sl-benfica-sc-magdeburg/ Report]

|goals1=Rahmel 11

|goals2=Magnússon 12

|HT=15–14

|FT=32–32

|OT1=8–7

|twomin1=8

|yellow1=1

|red1=1

|twomin2=6

|yellow2=1

|red2=

|stadium=Altice Arena, Lisbon

|attendance=5,055

|referee=Brunner, Salah

|refnat=SUI

}}

Top goalscorers

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

! Rank

! Player

! Club

! Goals[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/el/men/2021-22/scorers Goalscorers]

rowspan=2|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SRB}} Petar Đorđić

|align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} SL Benfica

|rowspan=2|123

align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Halil Jaganjac

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} RK Nexe

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohammad Sanad

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} USAM Nîmes Gard

|122

4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Jerry Tollbring

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} GOG Håndbold

|104

5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Ole Rahmel

|align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} SL Benfica

|99

6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} Bjarki Már Elísson

|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} TBV Lemgo

|98

7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Samuel Zehnder

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Kadetten Schaffhausen

|92

8

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Simon Pytlick

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} GOG Håndbold

|80

9

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MNE}} Fahrudin Melić

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} RK Nexe

|79

rowspan=2|10

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Agustín Casado

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} BM Logroño La Rioja

|rowspan=2|78

align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Sergei Kosorotov

|align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Orlen Wisła Płock

References

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