| Current season or competition: EHF Women's Champions League 2011/12 |
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| Sport | Handball |
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| Founded | 1994 |
| No. of teams | 16 (group stage) 32 (total) |
| Country(ies) | EHF members |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) | Larvik HK |
| Most titles | Spartak Kiev (13) |
| Related competitions | EHF Cup EHF Cup Winners' Cup |
| Official website | EHF Champions League |
The EHF Women's Champions League is an official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe, organized annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most competitive and prestigious tournament for clubs since the champions of the best national leagues participate on it.
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Each year the EHF publishes a ranking list of its member federations. The first 24 nations are allowed to participate in the tournament with their national champion. The nations ranked 1 to 7 receive an additional slot, as well as the defending champion's federation, who is also automatically qualified.
The Champions League is divided into six stages. Depending on the ranking of their national federation, teams can enter the competition in different rounds. The defending champion along with the champions from the highest ranked nations start in the Group Matches whereas lower ranked nations need to go through the qualification tournaments.
Two groups of three or four teams are formed. Teams from each group play each other once, in a single venue over a weekend. The best two teams from each group advance to the Qualification Tournament 2. The remaining teams can enter the EHF Cup in round 2.
Four groups of three or four teams are formed. The Qualification Tournament 1 style applies, as teams play each other once in a single venue and weekend. The best team from each group advances to the Group Matches. The remaining teams can enter the EHF Cup in round 3.
The teams qualified from the qualification tournament are joined by the defending champion and the national champions of the highest ranked federations. Four groups of four teams are formed. They play each other twice, in home and away matches. The best two teams from each group advance to the Main Round. The remaining teams can enter the Cup Winners' Cup in round 4.
Two groups of four teams are formed. Teams play each other twice, in home and away matches. The best two teams from each group advance to the Semi Finals.
The pairing for the last four teams in competition is decided in a draw. Each pair plays two matches as first and second leg. The two winners advance to the Final.
The finalists play two matches as first and second leg. The team with the best combined score wins the competition and automatically qualifies for the Champions Trophy.
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| 1960/61 Details |
Ştiinţa Bucharest |
13-5 (8-1 / 5-4) |
Dynamo Prague |
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| 1961/62 Details |
Spartak Prague Sokolovo |
11-7 (2-3 / 9-4) |
Omladinski Belgrade |
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| 1962/63 Details |
Trud Moscow |
11-8 - |
Frederiksberg IF |
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| 1963/64 Details |
Rapid Bucharest |
14-13 - |
Helsingør IF |
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| 1964/65 Details |
HG København |
21-17 (14-7 / 7-10) |
Spartacus Budapest |
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| 1965/66 Details |
SC Leipzig |
17-11 (10-5 / 7-6) |
HG København |
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| 1966/67 Details |
Zalgiris Kaunas |
8-7 - |
SC Leipzig |
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| 1967/68 Details |
Zalgiris Kaunas |
13-11 - |
HC Empor Rostock |
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| 1969/70 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
9-7 - |
SC Leipzig |
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| 1970/71 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
11-8 - |
Ferencvárosi TC |
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| 1971/72 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
12-8 - |
SC Leipzig |
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| 1972/73 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
17-8 - |
Universitatea Timişoara |
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| 1973/74 Details |
SC Leipzig |
12-10 - |
Spartak Kiev |
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| 1974/75 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
14-10 - |
Lokomotiva Zagreb |
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| 1975/76 Details |
Radnicki Belgrade |
22-12 - |
Mora Swift Roermond |
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| 1976/77 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
15-7 - |
SC Leipzig |
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| 1977/78 Details |
TSC Berlin |
19-14 - |
Vasas Budapest |
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| 1978/79 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
31-22 (14-9 / 17-13) |
Vasas Budapest |
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| 1979/80 Details |
RK Radnicki Belgrade |
45-29 (22-19 / 23-10 ) |
Inter Bratislava |
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| 1980/81 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
39-26 (17-13 / 22-13) |
Radnicki Belgrade |
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| 1981/82 Details |
Vasas Budapest |
50-43 (29-19 / 21-24) |
Radnicki Belgrade |
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| 1982/83 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
23-19 - |
Radnicki Belgrade |
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| 1983/84 Details |
RK Radnicki Belgrade |
42-35 (22-16 / 20-19) |
Bayer Leverkusen |
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| 1984/85 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
41-31 (23-16 / 18-15) |
Radnicki Belgrade |
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| 1985/86 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
52-45 (29-23 / 23-22) |
Ştiinţa Bacău |
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| 1986/87 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
50-37 (25-17 / 25-20) |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
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| 1987/88 Details |
Spartak Kiev |
33-31 (16-14 / 17-17) |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
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| 1988/89 Details |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
12-8 (16-14 / 21-19) |
Spartak Kiev |
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| 1989/90 Details |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
59-50 (29-24 / 30-26) |
Kuban Krasnodar |
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| 1990/91 Details |
TV Giessen-Lützellinden |
43-40 (21-15 / 22-25) |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
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| 1991/92 Details |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
34-32 (15-14 / 19-18) |
TV Giessen-Lützellinden |
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| 1992/93 Details |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
45-25 (17-14 / 23-11) |
Vasas Budapest |
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| Club | Winner | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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| Spartak Kiev |
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1970, 1972, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 | 1974, 1989 |
| Hypo Niederösterreich |
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1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000 | 1987, 1988, 1991, 1996, 2008 |
| RK Radnicki Belgrade |
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1976, 1980, 1984 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 |
| Viborg HK |
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2006, 2009, 2010 | 1997, 2001 |
| Slagelse DT |
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2004, 2005, 2007 | |
| SC Leipzig |
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1966, 1974 | 1967, 1970, 1972, 1977 |
| Krim Ljubljana |
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2001, 2003 | 1999, 2004, 2006 |
| Zalgiris Kaunas |
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1967, 1968 | |
| Vasas Budapest |
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1982 | 1978, 1979, 1993, 1994 |
| BM Sagunto |
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1997 | 1998, 2003 |
| Kometal Gjorče Petrov Skopje |
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2002 | 2000, 2005 |
| HG København |
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1965 | 1966 |
| TV Giessen-Lützellinden |
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1991 | 1992 |
| Podravka Koprivnica |
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1996 | 1995 |
| Ştiinţa Bucharest |
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| Sparta Prague |
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| Trud Moscow |
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| Rapid Bucharest |
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| TSC Berlin |
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1978 | |
| Dunaferr NK |
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1999 | |
| Zvezda Zvenigorod |
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2008 | |
| Larvik HK |
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| Ferencváros Budapest |
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1971, 2002 | |
| Dynamo Prague |
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| Omladinski Belgrade |
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| Frederiksberg IF |
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| Helsingør IF |
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| Spartacus Budapest |
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1965 | |
| HC Empor Rostock |
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1968 | |
| Universitatea Timişoara |
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1973 | |
| Lokomotiva Zagreb |
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1975 | |
| Mora Swift Roermond |
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1976 | |
| Inter Bratislava |
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1980 | |
| Bayer Leverkusen |
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1984 | |
| Ştiinţa Bacău |
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1986 | |
| Kuban Krasnodar |
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1990 | |
| HC "Lada Togliatti" |
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2007 | |
| Győri Audi ETO KC |
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2009 | |
| Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea |
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2010 | |
| SD Itxako |
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2011 |
| Country | Winner | Runner-up |
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| Austria |
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| Denmark |
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| Germany |
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| Serbia |
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| Hungary |
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| Slovenia |
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| Romania |
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| Spain |
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| Russia |
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| Croatia |
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| Macedonia |
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| Czechoslovakia |
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| Norway |
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| Netherlands |
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