2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage
The 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 18 March with the playoffs and ended on 4 June 2023 with the final at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary, to decide the winners of the 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League. A total of twelve teams competed in the knockout phase.
Format[edit]
In the playoffs, the eight teams ranked 2nd–6th in Groups A and B played against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The four winning teams advanced to the quarterfinals, where they were joined by the top-two teams of Groups A and B for another round of two-legged home-and-away matches. The four quarterfinal winners qualified for the final four tournament at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary.[1]
Qualified teams[edit]
The top six teams from Groups A and B qualified for the knockout stage.
Group | Qualified for quarterfinals | Qualified for playoffs | ||||
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First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | |
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All times are UTC+2 (matches on 18, 19 and 25 March are UTC+1).
Playoffs[edit]
Overview[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Storhamar Håndball Elite ![]() |
52–60 | ![]() |
22–30 | 30–30 |
Brest Bretagne Handball ![]() |
49–55 | ![]() |
25–28 | 24–27 |
WHC Budućnost BEMAX ![]() |
46–55 | ![]() |
24–28 | 22–27 |
RK Krim Mercator ![]() |
53–54 | ![]() |
29–24 | 24–30 |
Matches[edit]
18 March 2023 18:00 |
Storhamar Håndball Elite ![]() |
22–30 | ![]() |
Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,045 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
Venn 6 | (13–16) | Abbingh, Housheer 5 | ||
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Report | 1×![]() ![]() |
25 March 2023 18:00 |
Odense Håndbold ![]() |
30–30 | ![]() |
Sydbank Arena Odense, Odense Attendance: 2,117 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
Iversen, Van Wetering 6 | (13–16) | Obaidli 10 | ||
1×![]() |
Report | 1×![]() ![]() |
Odense Håndbold won 60–52 on aggregate.
19 March 2023 16:00 |
Brest Bretagne Handball ![]() |
25–28 | ![]() |
Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,562 Referees: Palačković, Backović (SLO) |
Fauske 7 | (15–15) | Reistad 8 | ||
4×![]() |
Report | 5×![]() |
26 March 2023 14:00 |
Team Esbjerg ![]() |
27–24 | ![]() |
Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 2,563 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
Reistad 6 | (14–12) | Carlson 5 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() |
Team Esbjerg won 55–49 on aggregate.
18 March 2023 16:00 |
WHC Budućnost BEMAX ![]() |
24–28 | ![]() |
Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR) |
Raičević 9 | (13–15) | Malestein 7 | ||
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Report | 5×![]() |
25 March 2023 16:00 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria ![]() |
27–22 | ![]() |
Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH) |
Malestein, Stolle 5 | (14–13) | Pavićević 7 | ||
1×![]() |
Report | 1×![]() ![]() |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria won 55–46 on aggregate.
19 March 2023 14:00 |
RK Krim Mercator ![]() |
29–24 | ![]() |
Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER) |
Radičević, Stanko 8 | (12–13) | Kanor 5 | ||
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Report | 5×![]() |
26 March 2023 16:00 |
CS Rapid București ![]() |
30–24 | ![]() |
Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
Polman 8 | (12–8) | Rosiak 7 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() ![]() |
CS Rapid București won 54–53 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals[edit]
Overview[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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CS Rapid București ![]() |
56–71 | ![]() |
25–31 | 31–40 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria ![]() |
59–58 | ![]() |
26–32 | 33–26 |
Team Esbjerg ![]() |
65–59 | ![]() |
32–28 | 33–31 |
Odense Håndbold ![]() |
55–66 | ![]() |
27–29 | 28–37 |
Matches[edit]
30 April 2023 14:00 |
CS Rapid București ![]() |
25–31 | ![]() |
Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
Grozav 5 | (12–18) | Vyakhireva 7 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() |
6 May 2023 16:00 |
Vipers Kristiansand ![]() |
40–31 | ![]() |
Aquarama Kristiansand, Kristiansand Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
Næs Andersen 7 | (18–18) | Grozav 7 | ||
4×![]() |
Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
Vipers Kristiansand won 71–56 on aggregate.
29 April 2023 16:00 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria ![]() |
26–32 | ![]() |
Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
Bölk, Malestein 7 | (13–15) | Horacek 7 | ||
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Report | 1×![]() ![]() |
7 May 2023 14:00 |
Metz Handball ![]() |
26–33 | ![]() |
Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,670 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
Bouktit 8 | (17–17) | Malestein 8 | ||
4×![]() |
Report | 1×![]() ![]() ![]() |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria won 59–58 on aggregate.
30 April 2023 16:00 |
Team Esbjerg ![]() |
32–28 | ![]() |
Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 2,960 Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU) |
Mørk 8 | (17–13) | Arntzen 10 | ||
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Report | 1×![]() ![]() |
7 May 2023 16:00 |
CSM București ![]() |
31–33 | ![]() |
Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
Omoregie 8 | (18–16) | Breistøl, Mørk 7 | ||
4×![]() ![]() |
Report | 1×![]() ![]() |
Team Esbjerg won 65–59 on aggregate.
29 April 2023 18:00 |
Odense Håndbold ![]() |
27–29 | ![]() |
Sydbank Arena Odense, Odense Attendance: 2,234 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK) |
Abbingh, Van Wetering 6 | (17–12) | Gros 9 | ||
4×![]() |
Report | 4×![]() |
6 May 2023 18:00 |
Győri Audi ETO KC ![]() |
37–28 | ![]() |
Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,254[2] Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
Gros 10 | (21–14) | Van Wetering 6 | ||
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Report | 4×![]() |
Győri Audi ETO KC won 66–55 on aggregate.
Final four[edit]
The final four will be held at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on 3 and 4 June 2023.[3] The draw took place on 9 May 2023.[4][5]
Bracket[edit]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
3 June | ||||||
![]() | 35 | |||||
4 June | ||||||
![]() | 37 | |||||
![]() | 28 | |||||
3 June | ||||||
![]() | 24 | |||||
![]() | 30 | |||||
![]() | 29 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
4 June | ||||||
![]() | 28 | |||||
![]() | 27 |
Semifinals[edit]
3 June 2023 15:15 |
Győri Audi ETO KC ![]() |
35–37 | ![]() |
MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 18,734 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
Oftedal 11 | (18–23) | Roberts 8 | ||
1×![]() ![]() |
Report | 3×![]() |
3 June 2023 18:00 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria ![]() |
30–29 | ![]() |
MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 20,022 Referees: Palačković, Backović (SLO) |
Malestein 7 | (13–17) | Mørk, Reistad 7 | ||
1×![]() ![]() |
Report | 5×![]() |
Third place game[edit]
4 June 2023 15:15 |
Győri Audi ETO KC ![]() |
28–27 | ![]() |
MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 18,387 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR) |
Gros 6 | (16–9) | Ingstad 6 | ||
3×![]() |
Report | 1×![]() ![]() |
Final[edit]
4 June 2023 18:00 |
Vipers Kristiansand ![]() |
28–24 | ![]() |
MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 20,022 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
Næs Andersen, Vyakhireva 6 | (14–13) | Bölk, Lekić 5 | ||
1×![]() ![]() |
Report | 1×![]() ![]() ![]() |
References[edit]
- ^ "Regulations" (PDF). eurohandball.com. eurohandball.com. p. 16. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Női kézilabda BL - Legyőzte a dán Odense HB csapatát az Audi ETO - Fotók". Kisalfold (in Hungarian). 6 May 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Playing times for Budapest and Cologne confirmed". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Excitement builds for Tuesday's EHF FINAL4 Women 2023 draw". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Semi-final pairings set by the EHF FINAL4 Women draw". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.