EHF Champions League

{{short description|European handball competition}}

{{about|the men's EHF Champions League|the women's EHF Champions League|Women's EHF Champions League}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}

{{Infobox sports league

| sport = Handball

| name = EHF Champions League

| logo = EHF Champions League Logo 2020.svg

| logo_size = 190px

| founded = {{start date and age|1956}}

| teams = 16 (Group phase)

| country = EHF members

| confed = EHF (Europe)

| champions = {{flagicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona
(12th title)

| most_champs = {{flagicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona
(12 titles)

| levels = 1

| website = [https://ehfcl.eurohandball.com/men/ ehfcl.eurohandball.com]

| upcoming_season = 2024–25 EHF Champions League

}}

The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's competition is the EHF Champions League Men.

The EHF coefficient rank decides which teams have access and in which stage they enter.

Eligibility and qualifying

{{See also|EHF coefficient rank}}

Each year, the EHF publishes a ranking list of its member federations. The first 9 nations are automatically permitted to participate in the tournament with their national champion.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/ehf-releases-place-distribution-for-2021-22-european-club-competitions/ |title = EHF releases place distribution for 2021/22 European club competitions}} The national federation ranked first place in the EHF European League, currently Germany,{{cite web |url=https://ehfcl.eurohandball.com/news/en/22-clubs-vying-for-a-place-in-the-new-season/ |title = 22 clubs vying for a place in the new EHF Champions League Men season}} is awarded a second qualification berth for the domestic runner-up.{{cite web |url=https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/media/yftjtgfe/5_ehf-champions-league-men-2021_22-regulations.pdf |title=REGULATIONS EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MEN SEASON 2021/22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710205742/https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/media/yftjtgfe/5_ehf-champions-league-men-2021_22-regulations.pdf |archive-date=10 July 2021 |url-status=live }} The remaining six positions are designated through wildcards, with each national federation without two teams already qualified able to submit a single applicant. The wildcards are judged on five criteria: venue, TV, spectators, results in past EHF competitions and product management and digital.

Tournament format

Each year, the EHF publishes a ranking list of its member federations. The first nine nations are allowed to participate in the tournament with their national champion. In addition, the tenth spot is reserved for the best ranked national federation of the EHF European League Men. The national federations are allowed to request upgrades for their teams eligible to play in the EHF European League and based on the criteria list the EHF Executive Committee approves six upgrades.

The EHF Champions League is divided into four stages. All participating teams enter the competition in the group phase.

The current playing system has been introduced before the 2020/21 season.

= Group phase =

Since the 2020/21 season, the format sees two groups formed, with eight teams each in Group A and B. All the teams in each group play each other twice, in home and away matches (14 rounds in total). The first two teams in Groups A and B advance directly to the quarter-finals, while teams from positions three to six in each of these groups proceed to the playoff. The season is over for the last two teams in each group after the completion of the group phase.

= Play off =

The pairings for the playoff are decided by the placement of the teams at the end of the group phase (A6 vs B3, B6 vs A3, A5 vs B4 and B5 vs A4). Each pairing is decided via a home and away format, with the aggregate winners over the two legs advancing to the quarter-finals. The higher ranked teams in the group phase have the home right advantage in the second leg.

= Quarter-finals =

The pairings for the quarter-finals are also decided by the placement in the group phase (Winner of A5/B4 vs A1, Winner B5/A4 vs B1, Winner A6/B3 vs A2, Winner B6/A3 vs B2). The ties are decided through a home and away format, with the four winners over the two legs played in each pairing advancing to the EHF FINAL4. The higher ranked teams in the group phase have the home right advantage in the second leg.

= EHF FINAL4 =

The official name for the men's EHF FINAL4 is the EHF FINAL4 Men. The participating EHF FINAL4 teams are paired for the semifinals through a draw and play the last two matches of the season over a single weekend at one venue. The two semi-finals are played on a Saturday, with the third-place game and final on a Sunday.

Brand Sound

Much like the visual brand identity, the brand sound identity will acoustically connect the various leagues and tournaments which fit under the EHF umbrella. For the EHF Brand Sound, the authors got to the core of "The Sound of Handball" and created a handball sound DNA as the recurring element across all audio-visual applications. The jump shot was identified as the most iconic and defining handball movement.

Through video analysis and motion tracking, the jump shot was extracted into a rhythmic design pattern. There are numerous application opportunities of the brand sound, which will be developed over time. First implementations of the new EHF Brand Sound will be heard in the EHF Champions League. The premium character of this tournament was translated into a modern sound design through a new EHF Champions League sound logo and anthem. Both will come to life in the arena and will consistently complement all audio-visual communications.

The previous anthem for the EHF Champions League is "Hymn of the Champions", used until the end of the 2019/20 season and exclusively written by Austrian film composer Roman Kariolou in 2007. The recording played during the entry ceremony before every game was performed by the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Hernando.[http://www.nuorat.se/default.asp?pageid=39604 eurohandball.com Hymn of the Champions]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Winners

=European Champions Cup (organised by IHF) =

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rowspan="2" style="width:10%;"|Year

| style="width:1%;" rowspan="35"|

!colspan=3|Final

| style="width:1%;" rowspan="35"|

! rowspan="2" colspan="3" width="40%" |Semi-final losers

width="20%"|Champion

!width="10%"|Score

!width="20%"|Second place

1956–57
Details

|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}
Dukla Prague

|21–13

|{{flagicon|Sweden|size=30px}}
Örebro SK

|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}
HG Copenhagen

|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
Paris UC

1958–59
Details

|{{flagicon|Sweden|size=30px}}
Redbergslids IK

|18–13

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
Frisch Auf Göppingen

|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}
Helsingør IF

|{{flagicon|Romania|1952|size=30px}}
Dinamo București

1959–60
Details

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
Frisch Auf Göppingen

|18–13

| {{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}
Aarhus GF

| {{flagicon|Romania|1952|size=30px}}
Dinamo București

| {{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
Paris UC

1961–62
Details

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
Frisch Auf Göppingen

|13–11

|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Partizan Bjelovar

| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}
Dukla Prague

|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}
IK Skovbakken

1962–63
Details

|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}
Dukla Prague

|15–13

|{{flagicon|Romania|1952|size=30px}}
Dinamo București

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
Frisch Auf Göppingen

|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}
Ajax København

1964–65
Details

|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}
Dinamo București

|13–11

|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Medveščak Zagreb

|{{flagicon|Switzerland|size=26px}}
Grasshopper

|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}
Ajax København

1965–66
Details

|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}
SC DHfK Leipzig

|16–14

|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}
Budapest Honvéd

|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}
Dukla Prague

|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}
Aarhus GF

1966–67
Details

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
VfL Gummersbach

|17–13

|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}
Dukla Prague

|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1955|size=30px}}
SK Cuncevo

|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}
Dinamo București

1967–68
Details

|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}
Steaua București

|13–11

|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}
Dukla Prague

|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}
Dynamo Berlin

|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Partizan Bjelovar

1969–70
Details

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
VfL Gummersbach

|14–11

|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}
Dynamo Berlin

|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}
Steaua București

|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
RK Crvenka

1970–71
Details

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
VfL Gummersbach

|17–16

|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}
Steaua București

|{{flagicon|Portugal|size=30px}}
Sporting CP

|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Partizan Bjelovar

1971–72
Details

|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Partizan Bjelovar

|19–14

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
VfL Gummersbach

|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1955|size=30px}}
MAI Moskva

|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}
Tatran Prešov

1972–73
Details

|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1955|size=30px}}
MAI Moskva

|26–23

| {{flagicon|SFR Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Partizan Bjelovar

|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}
SC Leipzig

|{{flagicon|Sweden|size=30px}}
SoIK Hellas

1973–74
Details

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
VfL Gummersbach

|19–17

|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1955|size=30px}}
MAI Moskva

|{{flagicon|Norway|size=30px}}
Oppsal IF Oslo

|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}
Červená Hviezda Bratislava

1974–75
Details

|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}
ASK Frankfurt/Oder

|19–17

|{{flagicon|SFR Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Borac Banja Luka

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
VfL Gummersbach

|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}
Steaua București

1975–76
Details

|{{flagicon|SFR Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Borac Banja Luka

|17–15

|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}
Fredericia KFUM

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
VfL Gummersbach

|{{flagicon|Norway|size=30px}}
Fredensborg/Ski

1976–77
Details

| {{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}
Steaua București

| 21–20

| {{flagicon|Soviet Union|1955|size=30px}}
CSKA Moscow

| {{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}
Fredericia KFUM

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
VfL Gummersbach

1977–78
Details

|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}
Magdeburg

|28–22

|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px|variant=1928}}
Śląsk Wrocław

|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}
Honvéd

|{{flagicon|Spain|1977|size=30px}}
Calpisa

1978–79
Details

| {{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
TV Großwallstadt

| 30–28
(14–10 / 18–16)

|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}
Empor Rostock

|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}
Budapest Honvéd

|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}
Dinamo București

1979–80
Details

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
TV Großwallstadt

|21–12

|{{flagicon|Iceland|size=30px}}
Valur

|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}
Dukla Prague

|{{flagicon|Spain|1977|size=30px}}
Atlético de Madrid

1980–81
Details

|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}
Magdeburg

| 52–43
(25–23 / 29–18)

|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Slovan Ljubljana

|{{flagicon|Sweden|size=30px}}
LUGI HF

|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=30px}}
CSKA Moscow

1981–82
Details

|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}
Budapest Honvéd

| 49–34
(25–16 / 18–24)

|{{flagicon|Switzerland|size=26px}}
TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen

|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}
Helsingør IF

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
TV Großwallstadt

1982–83
Details

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
VfL Gummersbach

| 32–29
(15–19 / 13–14)

|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=30px}}
CSKA Moscow

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Metaloplastika

1983–84
Details

|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}
Dukla Prague

| 38–38
(21–17 / 21–17)

|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Metaloplastika

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
VfL Gummersbach

|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}
Budapest Honvéd

1984–85
Details

|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Metaloplastika

| 49–32
(19–12 / 20–30)

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Atlético de Madrid

|{{flagicon|Iceland|size=30px}}
FH

|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}
Dukla Prague

1985–86
Details

|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Metaloplastika

| 54–52
(29–24 / 30–23)

|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}
Wybrzeże Gdańsk

|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}
Steaua București

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Atlético de Madrid

1986–87
Details

|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=30px}}
SKA Minsk

| 62–49
(32–24 / 25–30)

| {{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}
Wybrzeże Gdańsk

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
TUSEM Essen

|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Metaloplastika

1987–88
Details

|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=30px}}
CSKA Moscow

| 36–36
(18–15 / 21–18)

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
TUSEM Essen

|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Metaloplastika

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Elgorriaga Bidasoa

1988–89
Details

|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=30px}}
SKA Minsk

| 61–53
(30–24 / 37–23)

|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}
Steaua București

|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}
SC Magdeburg

|{{flagicon|Sweden|size=30px}}
HK Drott

1989–90
Details

|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=30px}}
SKA Minsk

| 53–50
(26–21 / 29–27)

| {{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}
TUSEM Essen

|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
US Créteil Handball

1990–91
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

| 41–40
(23–21 / 20–17)

|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}
Proleter Zrenjanin

|{{flagicon|Turkey|size=30px}}
ETİ Bisküvi

|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=30px}}
Dinamo Astrakhan

1991–92
Details

|{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}
Zagreb

| 50–38
(22–20 / 18–28)

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
TEKA Santander

|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}
Kolding IF

| {{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

1992–93
Details

|{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}
Zagreb

| 40–39
(22–17 / 22–18)

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
SG Wallau-Massenheim

|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
Vénissieux Handball

| {{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

=EHF Champions League=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 97%; text-align: center;"
rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year

| style="width:1%;" rowspan="34"|

!colspan=3|Final

| style="width:1%;" rowspan="34"|

!colspan=2|Semi-final losers

width=15%|Champion

!width=10%|Score

!width=15%|Second place

!width=15%|Third place

!width=15%|

1993–94
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
TEKA Santander

| 45–43
(22–22 / 23–21)

|{{flagicon|Portugal|size=30px}}
ABC Braga

| {{flagicon|Austria|size=30px}}
UHK West Wien

| {{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
USAM Nîmes

1994–95
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Elgorriaga Bidasoa

| 56–47
(30–20 / 27–26)

|{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}
Zagreb

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Cantabria Santander

1995–96
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

| 46–38
(23–15 / 23–23)

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Elgorriaga Bidasoa

|{{flagicon|Switzerland|size=26px}}
Pfadi Winterthur

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

1996–97
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

| 61–45
(31–22 / 23–30)

|{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}
Zagreb

|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}
RK Celje

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

1997–98
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

| 56–40
(28–18 / 22–28)

|{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}
Zagreb

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
TBV Lemgo

|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}
RK Celje

1998–99
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

| 51–40
(22–22 / 29–18)

|{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}
Zagreb

|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}
RK Celje

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Portland San Antonio

1999–00
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

| 54–52
(28–25 / 29–24)

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}
RK Celje

|{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}
Zagreb

2000–01
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Portland San Antonio

| 52–49
(30–24 / 25–22)

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}
RK Celje

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

2001–02
Details

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
SC Magdeburg

| 51–48
(23–21 / 30–25)

|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}
Veszprém

|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}
Kolding IF

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Portland San Antonio

2002–03
Details

|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
Montpellier

| 50–46
(27–19 / 31–19)

| {{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Portland San Antonio

|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}
RD Prule 67

| {{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}
Veszprém

2003–04
Details

|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}
RK Celje

| 62–58
(34–28 / 30–28)

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
Flensburg-Handewitt

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Ciudad Real

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
SC Magdeburg

2004–05
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

| 56–55
(28–27 / 29–27)

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Ciudad Real

|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}
RK Celje

|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
Montpellier

2005–06
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Ciudad Real

| 62–47
(19–25 / 37–28)

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Portland San Antonio

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
Flensburg-Handewitt

|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}
Veszprém

2006–07
Details

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

| 57–55
(28–28 / 29–27)

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
Flensburg-Handewitt

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Portland San Antonio

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Valladolid

2007–08
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Ciudad Real

| 58–54
(27–29 / 25–31)

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
HSV Hamburg

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

2008–09
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Ciudad Real

| 67–66
(39–34 / 33–27)

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
HSV Hamburg

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
Rhein-Neckar Löwen

colspan="8" bgcolor="#cccccc"align=center|New Qualifying Format + Third Place Match
2009–10
Details

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

|36–34

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Ciudad Real

|{{flagicon|Russia|size=30px}}
Chekhovskiye Medvedi

2010–11
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

|27–24

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Ciudad Real

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
Rhein-Neckar Löwen

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
HSV Hamburg

2011–12
Details

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

|26–21

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Atlético de Madrid

|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}
AG København

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
Füchse Berlin

2012–13
Details

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
HSV Hamburg

|30–29

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}
Vive Kielce

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

2013–14
Details

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
Flensburg-Handewitt

|30–28

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}
Veszprém

2014–15
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

|28–23

|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}
Veszprém

|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}
Vive Kielce

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

2015–16
Details

|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}
Vive Kielce

|39–38

|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}
Veszprém

|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
Paris Saint-Germain

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

2016–17
Details

|{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}
RK Vardar

|24–23

|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
Paris Saint-Germain

|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}
Veszprém

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

2017–18
Details

|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
Montpellier

|32–26

|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
HBC Nantes

|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
Paris Saint-Germain

|{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}
RK Vardar

2018–19
Details

|{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}
RK Vardar

|27–24

|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}
Veszprém

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}
Vive Kielce

2019–20
Details

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

|33–28

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
Paris Saint-Germain

|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}
Veszprém

2020–21
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

|36–23

|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}
Aalborg Håndbold

|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
Paris Saint-Germain

|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
HBC Nantes

2021–22
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

|37–35

|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}
Vive Kielce

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}
Veszprém

2022–23
Details

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
SC Magdeburg

|30–29

|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}
Vive Kielce

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}
Paris Saint-Germain

2023–24
Details

|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}
Barcelona

|31–30

|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}
Aalborg Håndbold

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
THW Kiel

|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}
SC Magdeburg

Notes:

Bold : Aggregate

Bold-italic : Winner's goals

Records and statistics

{{Main article|European Cup and EHF Champions League records and statistics}}

=Winning clubs=

{{Location map+ |Europe |width=1000 |float=left |caption=Locations of the IHF European Champions Cup (1956–1993) and EHF Champions League winners (from 1994) |places=

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=57.7 |long=11.967 |label=Redbergslids IK|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=51.333 |long=12.383 |label=Leipzig|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=52.35 |long=14.55 |label=Frankfurt|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=43.6119 |long=3.8772 |label=Montpellier|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=46.235833 |long=15.2675 |label=Celje|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=53.565278 |long=10.001389 |label=Hamburg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=50.8725 |long=20.631944 |label=Iskra Kielce|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=43.337814 |long=-1.788811 |label=Bidasoa|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=43.462778 |long=-3.805 |label=CB Cantabria|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=47.4925 |long=19.051389 |label=Honvéd|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=44.767 |long=17.183 |label=Borac|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=55.75 |long=37.617 |label=MAI Moscow|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=44.4325 |long=26.11 |label=Dinamo|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=54.781944 |long=9.437 |label=Flensburg-Handewitt|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=42.817 |long=-1.65 |label=San Antonio|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=55.30 |long=37.45 |label=CSKA Moscow|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=45.9 |long=16.833 |label=Bjelovar|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=49.883 |long=9.167 |label=Großwallstadt|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=44.75 |long=19.7 |label=Metaloplastika|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=48.7025 |long=9.653 |label=Frisch Auf Göppingen|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=44.4325 |long=26.06 |label=Steaua|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=45.817 |long=15.983 |label=Zagreb|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=53.9 |long=27.567 |label=SKA Minsk|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=52.133 |long=11.617 |label=Magdeburg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=38.983 |long=-3.917 |label=Ciudad Real|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=50.083 |long=14.417 |label=Dukla Prague|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=54.333 |long=10.133 |label=THW Kiel|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=51.033 |long=7.567 |label=Gummersbach|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=41.383 |long=2.183 |label=FC Barcelona|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=41.996 |long=21.431 |label=Vardar|position=right}}

}}

{{EHF Champions League Performance by clubs}}

=Performance by country (1957-2024)=

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

!width=50|Rank

!Country

!width=80|Winners

!width=80|Runners-up

!width=80|Semi-finals

!width=80|Total

align=center|1

|align=left| {{ESP}}

|{{center|18}}

|{{center|13}}

|{{center|19}}

|{{center|50}}

align=center|2

|align=left| {{GER}}

|{{center|17}}

|{{center|10}}

|{{center|27}}

|{{center|54}}

align=center|3

|align=left| {{URS}} {{ref label|SU|A|A}}

|{{center|5}}

|{{center|3}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|12}}

align=center|4

|align=left| {{YUG}} {{ref label|YUG|B|B}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|7}}

|{{center|6}}

|{{center|17}}

align=center|5

|align=left| {{GDR}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|2}}

|{{center|3}}

|{{center|9}}

align=center|6

|align=left| {{ROU}}

|{{center|3}}

|{{center|3}}

|{{center|7}}

|{{center|13}}

align=center|7

|align=left| {{TCH}} {{ref label|CZE|C|C}}

|{{center|3}}

|{{center|2}}

|{{center|6}}

|{{center|11}}

align=center|8

|align=left| {{CRO}}

|{{center|2}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|7}}

align=center|9

|align=left| {{FRA}}

|{{center|2}}

|{{center|2}}

|{{center|12}}

|{{center|16}}

align=center|10

|align=left| {{MKD}}

|{{center|2}}

|{{center|0}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|3}}

align=center|11

|align=left| {{HUN}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|5}}

|{{center|9}}

|{{center|15}}

align=center|12

|align=left| {{POL}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|5}}

|{{center|3}}

|{{center|9}}

align=center|13

|align=left| {{SWE}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|3}}

|{{center|5}}

align=center|14

|align=left| {{SVN}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|0}}

|{{center|7}}

|{{center|8}}

align=center|15

|align=left| {{DEN}}

|{{center|0}}

|{{center|4}}

|{{center|11}}

|{{center|15}}

align=center|16

|align=left| {{SUI}}

|{{center|0}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|2}}

|{{center|3}}

align=center|17

|align=left| {{ISL}}

|{{center|0}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|2}}

align=center|18

|align=left| {{POR}}

|{{center|0}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|2}}

align=center|19

|align=left| {{NOR}}

|{{center|0}}

|{{center|0}}

|{{center|2}}

|{{center|2}}

align=center|20

|align=left| {{AUT}}

|{{center|0}}

|{{center|0}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|1}}

align=center|21

|align=left| {{RUS}}

|{{center|0}}

|{{center|0}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|1}}

align=center|22

|align=left| {{TUR}}

|{{center|0}}

|{{center|0}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|1}}

colspan=2|Total64 || 64 || 128 || 256

==Notes==

  • {{note label|SU|A|A}}Results until the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Three out of five titles were won by clubs from present day Belarus, while two titles and the additional three times runners-up were achieved by clubs from present day Russia.
  • {{note label|YUG|B|B}}Results until the Breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. Clubs from present day Serbia won the title two times and were runners-up additional two times, clubs from present day Croatia won the title once and were runners-up three times, clubs from present day Bosnia and Herzegovina won the title once and were runners-up once, while clubs from present day Slovenia were runners-up one time.
  • {{note label|CZE|C|C}}Results until the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993. Three titles and two times runners-up were all achieved by HC Dukla Prague.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=All-time top scorers=

{{Updated|the end of the 2023/24 season}}

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Player

!Goals

!Seasons

!{{Tooltip|ref.|Reference}}

1

|{{flagicon|North Macedonia}} Kiril Lazarov

|align=right|1363

|align=center|20

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/501618/KirilLazarov Kiril Lazarov]

2

|{{flagicon|France}} Nikola Karabatić

|align=right|1211

|align=center|18

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/512194/NikolaKarabatic Nikola Karabatić]

3

|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Mikkel Hansen

|align=right|1194

|align=center|17

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/527073/Hansen+Mikkel Mikkel Hansen]

4

|{{flagicon|Russia}} Timur Dibirov

|align=right|1164

|align=center|20

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/523016/Dibirov+Timur Timur Dibirov]

5

|{{flagicon|Serbia}} Momir Ilić

|align=right|969

|align=center|14

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2017-18/player/522690/MomirIlic Momir Ilić]

6

|{{flagicon|Serbia}} Marko Vujin

|align=right|861

|align=center|14

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/518452/MarkoVujin Marko Vujin]

7

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Čupić

|align=right|843

|align=center|17

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/518560/IvanCupic Ivan Čupić]

8

|{{flagicon|Belarus}} Siarhei Rutenka

|align=right|838

|align=center|13

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2014-15/player/507569/SiarheiRutenka Siarhei Rutenka]

9

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Alex Dujshebaev

|align=right|829

|align=center|12

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2021-22/player/540036/Dujshebaev+Dovichebaeva+Alex Alex Dujshebaev]

10

|{{flagicon|Hungary}} László Nagy

|align=right|806

|align=center|17

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/500459/L%c3%a1szl%c3%b3+Zolt%c3%a1nNagy László Nagy]

11

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Niclas Ekberg

|align=right|785

|align=center|12

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2021-22/player/530733/Ekberg+Niclas Niclas Ekberg]

12

|{{flagicon|Croatia}} Zlatko Horvat

|align=right|729

|align=center|18

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2018-19/player/518316/ZlatkoHorvat Zlatko Horvat]

13

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Domagoj Duvnjak

|align=right|725

|align=center|17

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/527539/DomagojDuvnjak Domagoj Duvnjak]

14

|{{flagicon|Spain}} Víctor Tomás

|align=right|717

|align=center|17

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2017-18/player/518536/VictorTomas+Gonzalez Víctor Tomás]

15

|{{flagicon|Germany}} Uwe Gensheimer

|align=right|715

|align=center|10

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2018-19/player/527535/UweGensheimer Uwe Gensheimer]

16

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Källman

|align=right|694

|align=center|17

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/512071/JonasK%c3%a4llman Jonas Källman]

17

|{{flagicon|SLO}} Vid Kavtičnik

|align=right|683

|align=center|15

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2017-18/player/515712/VidKavticnik Vid Kavtičnik]

18

|{{flagicon|ISL}} Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson

|align=right|676

|align=center|14

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2019-20/player/514047/Gudjon+ValurSigurdsson Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson]

19

|{{flagicon|SLO}} Gašper Marguč

|align=right|667

|align=center|13

|[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2022-23/player/535138/GasperMarguc Gašper Marguč]

20

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Igor Karačić

|align=right|663

|align=center|13

|[https://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2023-24/player/531532/IgorKaracic Igor Karačić]

{{col-break}}

=All-time Final Four top scorers=

{{Updated|the end of the 2023/24 season}}

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Player

!Goals

!{{Tooltip|Apps.|Appearances}}

rowspan=1|1

|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Mikkel Hansen

|align=right|81

|align=center|8

rowspan=1|2

|{{flagicon|Spain}} Aleix Gómez

|align=right|74

|align=center|6

rowspan=1|3

|{{flagicon|North Macedonia}} Kiril Lazarov

|align=right|68

|align=center|7

4

|{{flagicon|Iceland}} Aron Pálmarsson

|align=right|59

|align=center|9

5

|{{flagicon|Serbia}} Momir Ilić

|align=right|58

|align=center|8

6

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Niclas Ekberg

|align=right|57

|align=center|7

rowspan=2|7

|{{flagicon|Czechia}} Filip Jícha

|align=right|56

|align=center|6

{{flagicon|France}} Dika Mem

|align=right|56

|align=center|7

9

|{{flagicon|Hungary}} László Nagy

|align=right|55

|align=center|7

10

|{{flagicon|France}} Timothey N'Guessan

|align=right|52

|align=center|6

11

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Domagoj Duvnjak

|align=right|51

|align=center|6

12

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Čupić

|align=right|49

|align=center|7

rowspan=3|13

|{{flagicon|Belarus}} Siarhei Rutenka

|align=right|47

|align=center|4

{{flagicon|Spain}} Víctor Tomás

|align=right|47

|align=center|7

{{flagicon|Croatia}} Luka Cindrić

|align=right|47

|align=center|7

16

|{{flagicon|Spain}} Juanín García

|align=right|44

|align=center|4

17

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Nedim Remili

|align=right|43

|align=center|4

18

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Alex Dujshebaev

|align=right|42

|align=center|4

19

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Nikola Karabatić

|align=right|39

|align=center|7

20

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Jesper Nøddesbo

|align=right|38

|align=center|6

{{col-end}}

=Goals scored in the Final Four by nations=

All the goals (3573) scored in the Final Four by the nationality of the players.

:Last updated after the 2023/24 season.

{{col-begin|width=80%}}

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Nation

!Goals

1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} France

| align="center"| 550

2

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain

| align="center"| 539

3

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark

| align="center"| 311

4

| {{flagicon|GER}} Germany

| align="center"| 306

5

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Croatia

| align="center"| 255

6

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden

| align="center"| 218

7

| {{flagicon|POL}} Poland

| align="center"| 189

8

| {{flagicon|ISL}} Iceland

| align="center"| 167

9

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Serbia

| align="center"| 159

10

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Slovenia

| align="center"| 157

11

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary

| align="center"| 123

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Nation

!Goals

12

| {{flagicon|BLR}} Belarus

| align="center"| 85

13

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Russia

| align="center"| 78

14

| {{flagicon|MKD}} North Macedonia

| align="center"| 76

15

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Norway

| align="center"| 76

16

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Czech Republic

| align="center"| 56

17

| {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands

| align="center"| 35

18

| {{flagicon|MNE}} Montenegro

| align="center"| 33

19

| {{flagicon|LAT}} Latvia

| align="center"| 32

20

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil

| align="center"| 25

21

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Egypt

| align="center"| 25

22

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Austria

| align="center"| 17

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Nation

!Goals

23

| {{flagicon|POR}} Portugal

| align="center"| 17

24

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Ukraine

| align="center"| 11

25

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Tunisia

| align="center"| 9

26

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina

| align="center"| 7

27

| {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania

| align="center"| 4

28

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Switzerland

| align="center"| 4

29

| {{flagicon|BIH}} Bosnia and Hercegovina

| align="center"| 3

30

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

| align="center"| 3

31

| {{flagicon|IRI}} Iran

| align="center"| 2

32

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Slovakia

| align="center"| 2

33

| {{flagicon|FAR}} Faroe Islands

| align="center"| 1

{{col-end}}

=Coaches with most titles=

class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA"
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

! rowspan=2|Coach

! rowspan=2|Titles

! colspan=2|Clubs

#List
align="center"

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Valero Rivera

6

|1

Barcelona 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
align="center"

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Talant Dujshebaev

4

|2

Ciudad Real 2006, 2008, 2009, Kielce 2016
align="center"

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Xavier Pascual

3

|1

Barcelona 2011, 2015, 2021
align="center"

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} Alfreð Gíslason

3

|2

Magdeburg 2002, Kiel 2010, 2012
align="center"

|align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Spartak Mironovitch

3

|1

SKA Minsk 1987, 1989, 1990

* {{flagicon|GER}} Horst Dreischang won titles with Gummersbach in 1967 and 1970. He was Gummersbach's coach until 29 January 1971, just after 1st game of Champions League 1/4 finals, which Gummersbach won with 11 goals lead. Gummersbach won the title that year.{{cite web | url=https://issuu.com/werkstatt-verlag/docs/leseprobe_____vfl_gummersbach_______6697107337a599 | title=Leseprobe – VFL Gummersbach. Die Chronik by Verlag die Werkstatt - Issuu | date=19 November 2015 }}{{cite web | url=http://todor66.com/handball/Euro_Cups/Men_CC_1971.html#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url | archive-url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftodor66.com%2Fhandball%2FEuro_Cups%2FMen_CC_1971.html#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url | url-status=dead | archive-date=2007-06-15 | title=Men Handball European Champions Cup 1971 Winner VFL Gummersbach (FRG) }}

==As Player and Coach combined==

class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA"
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

! rowspan=2|Player/Coach

! rowspan=2|Titles

! colspan=2|as Player

! colspan=2|as Coach

#List

!#

List
align="center"

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Ortega

8

|6

Barcelona 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005

|2

Barcelona 2022, 2024
align="center"

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Talant Dujshebaev

6

|2

CSKA Moscow 1988, Teka Santander 1994

|4

Ciudad Real 2006, 2008, 2009, Kielce 2016
align="center"

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Roberto García Parrondo

3

|2

Ciudad Real 2008, 2009

|1

Vardar 2019
align="center"

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Czechia}} Filip Jicha

3

|2

THW Kiel 2010, 2012

|1

THW Kiel 2020

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See also

References

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