EHF Women's European Cup

EHF Women's European Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024–25 Women's EHF European Cup
SportHandball
Founded1993
CountryEHF members
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)
Spain Atticgo Elche
(1st title)
Most titlesSpain Rocasa Gran Canaria
(3 titles)
Related
competitions
EHF Champions League
EHF European League
Official websiteehfec.eurohandball.com

The Women's EHF European Cup is an annual team handball competition for women's clubs of Europe. It was known as the EHF City Cup until the 1999–2000 season and the EHF Challenge Cup until the 2019–20 season.[1] It is currently the third-tier competition of European club handball.

Summary

Year Final Semi Final Losers
Champion Score Second Place
1993–94
Details
Germany
Buxtehuder SV
22–21
23–22
Norway
Baekkelagets Oslo
Hungary
Szegedi
Romania
Hidrotehnica Constanţa
1994–95
Details
Russia
Rotor Volgograd
24–19
24–20
Hungary
Vasas Budapest
Denmark
Ikast F.S.
Croatia
Granicar Djurdjevac
1995–96
Details
Romania
Silcotub Zalău
23–15
19–27
Norway
Gjerpen IF Skien
Russia
Kuban Krasnodar
France
ES Besançon
1996–97
Details
Germany
Frankfurter HC
29–25
26–24
Denmark
Ikast F.S.
Norway
Junkeren Bodo
Romania
Silcotub Zalău
1997–98
Details
Denmark
Ikast F.S.
27–22
29–22
Germany
Frankfurter HC
Germany
Walle Bremen
Russia
AKVA Volgograd
1998–99
Details
Serbia and Montenegro
"Napredak" Kruševac
32–18
26–19
Netherlands
Van Riet Nieuwegein
France
Nîmes
Romania
Oţelul Galaţi
1999–00
Details
Romania
Rapid CFR București
30–25
26–26
Denmark
Randers
Norway
Byåsen
Croatia
Osijek
2000–01
Details
France
Nîmes
22–18
18–16
Croatia
Split Kaltenberg
Romania
FibrexNylon Săvinești
Russia
Luch Moscow
2001–02
Details
Romania
Universitatea Remin Deva
33–23
31–25
Germany
Buxtehuder SV
Portugal
Gil Eanes-Lagos
Romania
Rapid CFR București
2002–03
Details
Germany
Borussia Dortmund
24–16
21–27
Romania
Selmont Baia Mare
Germany
DJK/MJC Trier
Poland
Nata AZS AWFiS Gdańsk
2003–04
Details
Germany
1. FC Nürnberg
29–23
29–33
Romania
Universitatea Remin Deva
Iceland
ÍBV
Poland
Vitaral Jelfa Jelenia Góra
2004–05
Details
Germany
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
27–28
25–22
France
Cercle Dijon Bourgogne
Croatia
Split Kaltenberg
Germany
Buxtehuder SV
2005–06
Details
Romania
Rulmentul Braşov
30–22
25–24
Romania
Tomis Constanţa
France
Mérignac
Iceland
Valur
2006–07
Details
Serbia
"Naisa" Nis
23–32
30–21
Romania
Universitatea Jolidon Cluj-Napoca
Croatia
Trešnjevka Zagreb
Romania
HCM Roman
2007–08
Details
Germany
Oldenburg
31–25
29–26
France
Mérignac
Romania
Dunărea Brăila
Slovakia
ŠKP Bratislava
2008–09
Details
France
Nîmes
26–22
30–25
Germany
Thüringer
Germany
ProVital Blomberg-Lippe
Turkey
Izmir BSB SK
2009–10
Details
Germany
Buxtehuder SV
40–28
28–26
Germany
Frisch Auf Göppingen
Poland
Vistal Gdynia
North Macedonia
Metalurg Skopje
2010–11
Details
France
Mios Biganos
31–26
30–29
Turkey
Muratpaşa Bld. SK
Netherlands
HandbalAcademie
France
Nîmes
2011–12
Details
France
H.A.C. Handball
36–27
27–30
Turkey
Muratpaşa Bld. SK
Croatia
Lokomotiva Zagreb
France
Fleury Loiret
2012–13
Details
Czech Republic
Banik Most
20–24
26–17
Croatia
Samobor
Turkey
Üsküdar Bld. SK
Sweden
H 65 Höör
2013–14
Details
Sweden
H 65 Höör
19–21
23–21
France
Issy Paris
Ukraine
Galychanka Lviv
France
Mios Biganos
2014–15
Details
France
Mios Biganos
21–20
28–24
Poland
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin
Ukraine
Galychanka Lviv
France
Le Havre
2015–16
Details
Spain
Rocasa Gran Canaria
29–25
33–29
Turkey
Kastamonu Bld. GSK
Poland
EKS Start Elblag
Ukraine
HC Karpaty
2016–17
Details
Croatia
Lokomotiva Zagreb
23–19
24–21
Sweden
H 65 Höör
Netherlands
Virto/Quintus
Czech Republic
DHC Sokol Poruba
2017–18
Details
Poland
MKS Lublin
22–22
27–23
Spain
Rocasa Gran Canaria
Turkey
Ardeşen GSK
Croatia
Lokomotiva Zagreb
2018–19
Details
Spain
Rocasa Gran Canaria
30–23
23–24
Poland
Pogoń Baltica Szczecin
Netherlands
Quintus
Sweden
Kristianstad Handboll
2019–20
Details
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2020–21
Details
Spain
CBF Málaga Costa del Sol
32–28
28–31
Croatia
Lokomotiva Zagreb
Spain
Atlético Guardés
Turkey
Yalikavaksports Club
2021–22
Details
Spain
Rocasa Gran Canaria
21–17
25–29
Spain
Costa del Sol Málaga
Ukraine
Galychanka Lviv
Serbia
Bekament Bukovička Banja
2022–23
Details
Turkey
Antalya Konyaaltı
17–23
33–20
Spain
Atlético Guardés
Slovakia
IUVENTA Michalovce
Spain
Atticgo Elche
2023–24
Details
Spain
Atticgo Elche
22–20
28–22
Slovakia
IUVENTA Michalovce
Portugal
S.L. Benfica
Spain
Rocasa Gran Canaria

Titles by club

Rank Club Titles Runner Up
1 Spain Rocasa Gran Canaria 3 (2015–16, 2018–19, 2021–22) 1 (2017–18)
2 Germany Buxtehuder SV 2 (1993–94, 2009–10) 1 (2001–02)
3 France Nîmes 2 (2000–01, 2008–09) 0 (-)
France Mios Biganos 2 (2010–11, 2014–15) 0 (-)
5 Croatia HC Lokomotiva Zagreb 1 (2016–17) 1 (2020–21)
Romania Universitatea Remin Deva 1 (2001–02) 1 (2003–04)
Germany Frankfurter HC 1 (1996–97) 1 (1997–98)
Spain Málaga Costa del Sol 1 (2020–21) 1 (2021–22)
9 Romania Rulmentul Braşov 1 (2005–06) 0 (-)
Romania Rapid CFR București 1 (1999–00) 0 (-)
Germany Borussia Dortmund 1 (2002–03) 0 (-)
Denmark Ikast-Bording Elite Håndbold 1 (1997–98) 0 (-)
Serbia and Montenegro ŽORK Napredak Kruševac 1 (1998–99) 0 (-)
Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 (2004–05) 0 (-)
Serbia Naisa Niš 1 (2006–07) 0 (-)
Germany 1. FC Nürnberg 1 (2003–04) 0 (-)
Germany VfL Oldenburg 1 (2007–08) 0 (-)
Russia Rotor Volgograd 1 (1994–95) 0 (-)
Romania AS Silcotub Zalău 1 (1995–96) 0 (-)
France H.A.C. Handball 1 (2011–12) 0 (-)
Czech Republic Banik Most 1 (2012–13) 0 (-)
Sweden H 65 Höör 1 (2013–14) 0 (-)
Poland MKS Lublin 1 (2017–18) 0 (-)
Turkey Antalya Konyaaltı 1 (2022–23) 0 (-)
Spain Atticgo Elche 1 (2023–24) 0 (-)

Titles by nations

Rank Country Champion Runner-up Total finals
1  Germany 7 4 11
2  France 5 3 8
 Spain 5 3 8
4  Romania 4 4 8
5  Serbia/
 Serbia and Montenegro
2 0 2
6  Croatia 1 3 4
 Turkey 1 3 4
8  Denmark 1 2 3
 Poland 1 2 3
10  Sweden 1 1 2
11  Czech Republic 1 0 1
 Russia 1 0 1
13  Norway 0 2 2
14  Hungary 0 1 1
 Netherlands 0 1 1
 Slovakia 0 1 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "EHF Executive Committee meets at EHF EURO 2020 in Stockholm". European Handball Federation. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. ^ "EHF Champions League – Latest News and Results | EHF".