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EHF Champions League
2020–21
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates16 September 2020–13 June 2021
Teams16 (group stage)
Websiteehfcl.com

The 2020–21 EHF Champions League will be the 61st edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the 28th edition under the current EHF Champions League format.

Format

The competition begins with a group stage featuring 16 teams divided in two groups. Matches are played in a double round-robin system with home-and-away fixtures. In Groups A and B, the top two teams qualify for the quarterfinals, with teams ranked 3rd to 6th entering the playoffs.

The knockout stage includes four rounds: the playoffs, quarterfinals, and a final-four tournament comprising two semifinals and the final. In the playoffs, eight teams are paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The four aggregate winners of the playoffs advance to the quarterfinals, joining the top-two teams of Groups A and B. The eight quarterfinalist teams are paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches, with the four aggregate winners qualifying to the final-four tournament.

In the final four tournament, the semifinals and the final are played as single matches at a pre-selected host venue.[1]

Team allocation

A total of 24 teams from 16 countries submitted their application for a place in the competition's group stage before the deadline of 10 June 2020.[2] The final list of 16 participants was revealed by the EHF Executive Committee on 19 June.[3]

Belarus Meshkov Brest Croatia PPD Zagreb Denmark Aalborg Handbold France Paris Saint-Germain
France HBC Nantes Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt Germany THW Kiel Hungary Telekom Veszprém
Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged North Macedonia Vardar 1961 Norway Elverum Håndball Poland ŁOMƵA VIVE Kielce
Portugal Porto Sofarma Slovenia Celje Pivovarna Laško Spain Barça Ukraine Motor Zaporizhia

Group stage

Location of teams of the 2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage.
Red: Group A; Blue: Group B.

The draw was held on 1 July 2020 at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria.[3][4] The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight, with the restriction that teams from the same national association could not be drawn into the same group.[5]

In each group, teams play against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the top two teams from each group qualify directly for the quarterfinals, and the four teams ranked 3rd–6th advance to the playoffs.

Matches will be played on Wednesdays and Thursdays, with starting times at 18:45 and 20:45 (CET/CEST).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLE PAR KIE BRE POR SZE VAR ELV
1 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 14 10 1 3 341 336 +5 21 Play-offs 28–27 31–30 29–29 36–29 26–24 0–10 37–35
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 14 9 1 4 388 327 +61 19[a] 28–29 37–26 33–26 29–28 10–0 5–5 35–29
3 Poland Łomża Vive Kielce 14 9 1 4 442 414 +28 19[a] 28–31 35–33 34–27 32–30 26–23 36–29 39–29
4 Belarus Meshkov Brest 14 7 1 6 383 380 +3 15 26–28 32–31 35–30 10–0 26–24 24–22 29–27
5 Portugal FC Porto 14 5 2 7 361 352 +9 12[b] 10–0 31–34 32–32 27–25 25–19 27–24 28–30
6 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged 14 6 0 8 318 329 −11 12[b] 0–10 29–32 26–30 30–27 35–31 34–33 36–27
7 North Macedonia Vardar 1961 14 3 3 8 335 350 −15 9 31–26 0–10 29–33 32–36 25–25 26–28 34–34
8 Norway Elverum Håndball 14 2 1 11 387 457 −70 5 29–30 29–44 22–31 33–31 31–38 0–10 32–35
Source: EHF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Paris 70–61 Kielce
  2. ^ a b Porto 56–54 Pick Szeged


Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR VES KIE ALB ZAP NAN CEL ZAG
1 Spain Barça 14 14 0 0 505 412 +93 28 Play-offs 37–30 29–25 42–33 42–34 30–29 42–28 45–27
2 Hungary Telekom Veszprém 14 9 2 3 443 392 +51 20 34–37 41–33 30–32 34–30 5–5 39–24 37–25
3 Germany THW Kiel 14 7 2 5 394 378 +16 16 26–32 31–31 28–26 34–23 27–35 33–29 36–30
4 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold 14 7 0 7 397 411 −14 14[a] 32–35 27–33 23–31 38–29 32–24 0–10 38–29
5 Ukraine Motor 14 7 0 7 389 411 −22 14[a] 25–30 34–37 10–0 27–29 29–28 31–29 29–25
6 France HBC Nantes 14 5 2 7 388 378 +10 12 27–35 24–28 24–24 38–29 31–32 28–30 30–28
7 Slovenia Celje Pivovarna Laško 14 4 0 10 372 413 −41 8 29–32 25–29 24–35 29–31 31–32 25–31 29–28
8 Croatia PPD Zagreb 14 0 0 14 369 462 −93 0 33–37 28–35 21–31 26–27 23–24 24–34 22–30
Source: EHF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Aalborg 67–56 Motor

Knockout stage

The top-two teams of Groups A and B advance directly to the quarterfinals, while the teams ranked 2nd–6th to the playoffs.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
HBC Nantes France 62–60 Hungary Telekom Veszprém 32–28 30–32
THW Kiel Germany 59–63 France Paris Saint-Germain 31–29 28–34
Meshkov Brest Belarus 57–73 Spain Barça 29–33 28–40
Aalborg Håndbold Denmark 55–54 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26–21 29–33

Final four

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 June
 
 
France Paris Saint-Germain33
 
13 June
 
Denmark Aalborg Håndbold35
 
Denmark Aalborg Håndbold23
 
12 June
 
Spain Barça36
 
Spain Barça31
 
 
France HBC Nantes26
 
Third place
 
 
13 June
 
 
France Paris Saint-Germain31
 
 
France HBC Nantes28

Final

13 June 2021
18:00
Barça Spain 36–23 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Gómez 9 (16–11) Sandell 8
 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

References

  1. ^ Competition system
  2. ^ "24 clubs submit registration for the new season". ehfcl.com. 10 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "EXEC announces the starting grid for the 2020/21 season". ehfcl.com. 19 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Elite 16 teams learn their group phase fate". ehfcl.com. 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Pots for the group phase draw revealed". ehfcl.com. 22 June 2020.

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