2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage

Main article: 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League

This article describes the knockout stage of the 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League.

Qualified teams

The top four placed teams from each of the two main round groups advanced to the knockout stage.

Group	First place	Second place	Third place	Fourth place
1	Rostov-Don	Larvik HK	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	HCM Baia Mare
2	Budućnost	Győri ETO	Vardar	CSM Bucharest

Format

The first-placed team of each group faced the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team played against the third-placed team from the other group. After that a draw was held to determine the pairings for the final four.

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
CSM Bucharest	55–53	Rostov-Don	26–25	29–28
Vardar	60–48	Larvik HK	34–20	26–28
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	41–71	Győri ETO	18–31	23–40
HCM Baia Mare	49–61	Budućnost	24–29	25–32

Matches

31 March 2016 19:00	CSM Bucharest	26–25	Rostov-Don	Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
	Martín, Torstenson 5	(11–12)	Ilina 9
	3× 1×	Report	3× 2×

9 April 2016 17:00	Rostov-Don	28–29	CSM Bucharest	Palace of Sport " Rostov Don", Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Krkacev, Kolevski (MKD)
	Ilina 8	(11–16)	Rodrigues 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 4×

CSM Bucharest won 55–53 on aggregate.

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2 April 2016 14:00	HCM Baia Mare	24–29	Budućnost	Sala Sporturilor „Lascăr Pană”, Baia Mare Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Pineau 7	(10–17)	Neagu 8
	2× 1×	Report	3× 1×

10 April 2016 19:00	Budućnost	32–25	HCM Baia Mare	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
	Neagu 10	(13–14)	Abbingh, Vizitiu 5
	3× 4×	Report	3× 1×

Budućnost won 61–49 on aggregate.

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2 April 2016 15:00	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	18–31	Győri ETO	Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest Attendance: 2,498 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
	Pena, Szucsánszki 4	(12–17)	Amorim, Løke 6
	3× 5×	Report	3× 2×

9 April 2016 17:00	Győri ETO	40–23	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,027 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Løke 7	(22–10)	Hornyák 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 7×

Győri ETO won 71–41 on aggregate.

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2 April 2016 17:30	Vardar	34–20	Larvik HK	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
	Penezić 8	(16–9)	N. Mørk 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 2×

10 April 2016 15:30	Larvik HK	28–26	Vardar	Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	T. Mørk 7	(11–13)	Radičević 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4× 1×

Vardar won 60–48 on aggregate.

Final four

The final four was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 7 and 8 May 2016. The draw was held on 15 April 2016 at 11:30.

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	7 May
	CSM Bucharest	27
					8 May
	Vardar	21
					CSM Bucharest (Pen.)	29
	7 May
					Győri ETO	26
	Budućnost	20
	Győri ETO	21
					Third place
					8 May
					Vardar	30
					Budućnost	28

Semifinals

7 May 2016 15:15	Budućnost	20–21	Győri ETO	László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	Neagu 6	(8–11)	three players 4
	4× 4×	Report	3× 4×

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7 May 2016 17:45	CSM Bucharest	27–21	Vardar	László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Rodrigues 5	(14–9)	Lekić 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

Third place game

8 May 2016 15:15	Vardar	30–28	Budućnost	László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Penezić 7	(14–16)	Neagu 8
	3× 1×	Report	3× 4×

Final

8 May 2016 17:45	CSM Bucharest	29–26 (ET)	Győri ETO	László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Gulldén 15	(13–12)	Løke 8
	4× 2×	Report	3× 3×
	FT: 22–22 ET: 3–3 Pen: 4–1

External links

• Final four website