1973–74 European Cup (handball)

European Cup

1973–74
Tournament information
Sport	Handball
Final positions
Champions	VfL Gummersbach

The 1973–74 European Cup was the 14th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.

Knockout stage

Round 1

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Valur Reykjavík	18–27	VfL Gummersbach	10–11	8–16
FC Barcelona	61–39	Hapoel Herzliya	32–16	29–23
HV Sittardia	29–35	Červená Hviezda Bratislava	18–16	11–19
Avanti Lebbeke	25–32	Sporting CP	16–16	9–16
Borac Banja Luka	36–29	IF Stadion Kopenhagen	20–10	16–19
HB Dudelange	29–32	CSL Dijon	18–17	11–15
Oppsal IF Oslo	39–26	Kyndil Tórshavn	18–14	21–12
Śląsk Wrocław	32–33	Lokomotiv Sofia	23–15	9–18

Round 2

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
FC Barcelona	37–50	VfL Gummersbach	22–30	15–20
SC Empor Rostock	33–35	CSKA Moscow	18–16	15–19
Sporting CP	29–48	Červená Hviezda Bratislava	14–31	15–17
Borac Banja Luka	49–42	SAAB Linköping	26–16	23–26
HC Union Krems	30–41	CSL Dijon	18–17	12–24
Oppsal IF Oslo	30–24	St.Otmar Sankt Gallen	18–10	12–14
HIFK Helsinki	38–55	Honvéd Budapest	17–23	21–32
MAI Moscow	48–42	Lokomotiv Sofia	28–21	20–21

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
VfL Gummersbach	40–33	CSKA Moscow	22–14	18–19
Červená Hviezda Bratislava	37–31	Borac Banja Luka	20–16	17–15
Oppsal IF Oslo	35–29	CSL Dijon	19–15	16–14
Honvéd Budapest	26–32	MAI Moscow	13–10	13–22

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Červená Hviezda Bratislava	25–31	VfL Gummersbach	15–16	10–15
Oppsal IF Oslo	26–32	MAI Moscow	13–10	13–22

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
VfL Gummersbach	19–17	MAI Moscow

External links

• EHF Champions League website
• European Cup 1974 edition