EHF Champions League

European handball competition

This article is about the men's EHF Champions League. For the women's EHF Champions League, see Women's EHF Champions League.

EHF Champions LeagueUpcoming season or competition:
2024–25 EHF Champions League

Sport| Handball
Founded| 1956; 69 years ago (1956)
No. of teams| 16 (Group phase)
Country| EHF members
Confederation| EHF (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)|  FC Barcelona
(12th title)
Most titles|  FC Barcelona
(12 titles)
Level on pyramid| 1
Official website| ehfcl.eurohandball.com

The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's competition is the EHF Champions League Men.

The EHF coefficient rank decides which teams have access and in which stage they enter.

## Eligibility and qualifying

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See also: EHF coefficient rank

Each year, the EHF publishes a ranking list of its member federations. The first 9 nations are automatically permitted to participate in the tournament with their national champion.[1] The national federation ranked first place in the EHF European League, currently Germany,[2] is awarded a second qualification berth for the domestic runner-up.[3] The remaining six positions are designated through wildcards, with each national federation without two teams already qualified able to submit a single applicant.[3] The wildcards are judged on five criteria: venue, TV, spectators, results in past EHF competitions and product management and digital.[3]

## Tournament format

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Each year, the EHF publishes a ranking list of its member federations. The first nine nations are allowed to participate in the tournament with their national champion. In addition, the tenth spot is reserved for the best ranked national federation of the EHF European League Men. The national federations are allowed to request upgrades for their teams eligible to play in the EHF European League and based on the criteria list the EHF Executive Committee approves six upgrades.

The EHF Champions League is divided into four stages. All participating teams enter the competition in the group phase.

The current playing system has been introduced before the 2020/21 season.

### Group phase

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Since the 2020/21 season, the format sees two groups formed, with eight teams each in Group A and B. All the teams in each group play each other twice, in home and away matches (14 rounds in total). The first two teams in Groups A and B advance directly to the quarter-finals, while teams from positions three to six in each of these groups proceed to the playoff. The season is over for the last two teams in each group after the completion of the group phase.

### Play off

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The pairings for the playoff are decided by the placement of the teams at the end of the group phase (A6 vs B3, B6 vs A3, A5 vs B4 and B5 vs A4). Each pairing is decided via a home and away format, with the aggregate winners over the two legs advancing to the quarter-finals. The higher ranked teams in the group phase have the home right advantage in the second leg.

### Quarter-finals

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The pairings for the quarter-finals are also decided by the placement in the group phase (Winner of A5/B4 vs A1, Winner B5/A4 vs B1, Winner A6/B3 vs A2, Winner B6/A3 vs B2). The ties are decided through a home and away format, with the four winners over the two legs played in each pairing advancing to the EHF FINAL4. The higher ranked teams in the group phase have the home right advantage in the second leg.

### EHF FINAL4

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The official name for the men's EHF FINAL4 is the EHF FINAL4 Men. The participating EHF FINAL4 teams are paired for the semifinals through a draw and play the last two matches of the season over a single weekend at one venue. The two semi-finals are played on a Saturday, with the third-place game and final on a Sunday.

## Brand Sound

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Much like the visual brand identity, the brand sound identity will acoustically connect the various leagues and tournaments which fit under the EHF umbrella. For the EHF Brand Sound, the authors got to the core of "The Sound of Handball" and created a handball sound DNA as the recurring element across all audio-visual applications. The jump shot was identified as the most iconic and defining handball movement.

Through video analysis and motion tracking, the jump shot was extracted into a rhythmic design pattern. There are numerous application opportunities of the brand sound, which will be developed over time. First implementations of the new EHF Brand Sound will be heard in the EHF Champions League. The premium character of this tournament was translated into a modern sound design through a new EHF Champions League sound logo and anthem. Both will come to life in the arena and will consistently complement all audio-visual communications.

The previous anthem for the EHF Champions League is "Hymn of the Champions", used until the end of the 2019/20 season and exclusively written by Austrian film composer Roman Kariolou in 2007. The recording played during the entry ceremony before every game was performed by the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Hernando.[4]

## Winners

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#  | Year  |  | Final  |  | Semi-final losers

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Champion  | Score  | Second place
European Champions Cup (organised by IHF)
1  | 1956–57
Details |
Dukla Prague | 21–13  |
Örebro SK |
HG Copenhagen |
Paris UC
2  | 1958–59
Details |
Redbergslids IK | 18–13  |
Frisch Auf Göppingen |
FC Helsingør |
Dinamo București
3  | 1959–60
Details |
Frisch Auf Göppingen | 18–13  |
Aarhus GF |
Dinamo București |
Paris UC
4  | 1961–62
Details |
Frisch Auf Göppingen | 13–11  |
Partizan Bjelovar |
Dukla Prague |
IK Skovbakken
5  | 1962–63
Details |
Dukla Prague | 15–13  |
Dinamo București |
Frisch Auf Göppingen |
Ajax København
6  | 1964–65
Details |
Dinamo București | 13–11  |
Medveščak Zagreb |
Grasshopper |
Ajax København
7  | 1965–66
Details |
SC DHfK Leipzig | 16–14  |
Budapest Honvéd |
Dukla Prague |
Aarhus GF
8  | 1966–67
Details |
VfL Gummersbach | 17–13  |
Dukla Prague |
SK Cuncevo |
Dinamo București
9  | 1967–68
Details |
Steaua București | 13–11  |
Dukla Prague |
Dynamo Berlin |
Partizan Bjelovar
10  | 1969–70
Details |
VfL Gummersbach | 14–11  |
Dynamo Berlin |
Steaua București |
RK Crvenka
11  | 1970–71
Details |
VfL Gummersbach | 17–16  |
Steaua București |
Sporting CP |
Partizan Bjelovar
12  | 1971–72
Details |
Partizan Bjelovar | 19–14  |
VfL Gummersbach |
MAI Moskva |
Tatran Prešov
13  | 1972–73
Details |
MAI Moskva | 26–23  |
Partizan Bjelovar |
SC Leipzig |
SoIK Hellas
14  | 1973–74
Details |
VfL Gummersbach | 19–17  |
MAI Moskva |
Oppsal IF Oslo |
Červená Hviezda Bratislava
15  | 1974–75
Details |
ASK Frankfurt/Oder | 19–17  |
Borac Banja Luka |
VfL Gummersbach |
Steaua București
16  | 1975–76
Details |
Borac Banja Luka | 17–15  |
Fredericia KFUM |
VfL Gummersbach |
Fredensborg/Ski
17  | 1976–77
Details |
Steaua București | 21–20  |
CSKA Moscow |
Fredericia KFUM |
VfL Gummersbach
18  | 1977–78
Details |
Magdeburg | 28–22  |
Śląsk Wrocław |
Budapest Honvéd |
Calpisa
19  | 1978–79
Details |
TV Großwallstadt | 30–28
(14–10 / 18–16)  |
Empor Rostock |
Budapest Honvéd |
Dinamo București
20  | 1979–80
Details |
TV Großwallstadt | 21–12  |
Valur |
Dukla Prague |
Atlético de Madrid
21  | 1980–81
Details |
Magdeburg | 52–43
(25–23 / 29–18)  |
Slovan Ljubljana |
Lugi HF |
CSKA Moscow
22  | 1981–82
Details |
Budapest Honvéd | 49–34
(25–16 / 18–24)  |
TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen |
FC Helsingør |
TV Großwallstadt
23  | 1982–83
Details |
VfL Gummersbach | 32–29
(15–19 / 13–14)  |
CSKA Moscow |
Barcelona |
Metaloplastika
24  | 1983–84
Details |
Dukla Prague | 38–38
(21–17 / 21–17)  |
Metaloplastika |
VfL Gummersbach |
Budapest Honvéd
25  | 1984–85
Details |
Metaloplastika | 49–32
(19–12 / 20–30)  |
Atlético de Madrid |
FH |
Dukla Prague
26  | 1985–86
Details |
Metaloplastika | 54–52
(29–24 / 30–23)  |
Wybrzeże Gdańsk |
Steaua București |
Atlético de Madrid
27  | 1986–87
Details |
SKA Minsk | 62–49
(32–24 / 25–30)  |
Wybrzeże Gdańsk |
TUSEM Essen |
Metaloplastika
28  | 1987–88
Details |
CSKA Moscow | 36–36
(18–15 / 21–18)  |
TUSEM Essen |
Metaloplastika |
Elgorriaga Bidasoa
29  | 1988–89
Details |
SKA Minsk | 61–53
(30–24 / 37–23)  |
Steaua București |
SC Magdeburg |
HK Drott
30  | 1989–90
Details |
SKA Minsk | 53–50
(26–21 / 29–27)  |
Barcelona |
TUSEM Essen |
US Créteil Handball
31  | 1990–91
Details |
Barcelona | 41–40
(23–21 / 20–17)  |
Proleter Zrenjanin |
ETİ Bisküvi |
Dynamo Astrakhan
32  | 1991–92
Details |
Zagreb | 50–38
(22–20 / 18–28)  |
TEKA Santander |
Kolding IF |
Barcelona
33  | 1992–93
Details |
Zagreb | 40–39
(22–17 / 22–18)  |
SG Wallau-Massenheim |
Vénissieux Handball |
Barcelona
EHF Champions League
34  | 1993–94
Details |
TEKA Santander | 45–43
(22–22 / 23–21)  |
ABC Braga |
UHK West Wien |
USAM Nîmes
35  | 1994–95
Details |
Elgorriaga Bidasoa | 56–47
(30–20 / 27–26)  |
Zagreb |
THW Kiel |
Cantabria Santander
36  | 1995–96
Details |
Barcelona | 46–38
(23–15 / 23–23)  |
Elgorriaga Bidasoa |
Pfadi Winterthur |
THW Kiel
37  | 1996–97
Details |
Barcelona | 61–45
(31–22 / 23–30)  |
Zagreb |
RK Celje |
THW Kiel
38  | 1997–98
Details |
Barcelona | 56–40
(28–18 / 22–28)  |
Zagreb |
TBV Lemgo |
RK Celje
39  | 1998–99
Details |
Barcelona | 51–40
(22–22 / 29–18)  |
Zagreb |
RK Celje |
Portland San Antonio
40  | 1999–00
Details |
Barcelona | 54–52
(28–25 / 29–24)  |
THW Kiel |
RK Celje |
Zagreb
41  | 2000–01
Details |
Portland San Antonio | 52–49
(30–24 / 25–22)  |
Barcelona |
RK Celje |
THW Kiel
42  | 2001–02
Details |
SC Magdeburg | 51–48
(23–21 / 30–25)  |
Veszprém |
Kolding IF |
Portland San Antonio
43  | 2002–03
Details |
Montpellier | 50–46
(27–19 / 31–19)  |
Portland San Antonio |
RD Prule 67 |
Veszprém
44  | 2003–04
Details |
RK Celje | 62–58
(34–28 / 30–28)  |
Flensburg-Handewitt |
Ciudad Real |
SC Magdeburg
45  | 2004–05
Details |
Barcelona | 56–55
(28–27 / 29–27)  |
Ciudad Real |
RK Celje |
Montpellier
46  | 2005–06
Details |
Ciudad Real | 62–47
(19–25 / 37–28)  |
Portland San Antonio |
Flensburg-Handewitt |
Veszprém
47  | 2006–07
Details |
THW Kiel | 57–55
(28–28 / 29–27)  |
Flensburg-Handewitt |
Portland San Antonio |
Valladolid
48  | 2007–08
Details |
Ciudad Real | 58–54
(27–29 / 25–31)  |
THW Kiel |
HSV Hamburg |
Barcelona
49  | 2008–09
Details |
Ciudad Real | 67–66
(39–34 / 33–27)  |
THW Kiel |
HSV Hamburg |
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
New Qualifying Format + Third Place Match
50  | 2009–10
Details |
THW Kiel | 36–34  |
Barcelona |
Ciudad Real |
Chekhovskiye Medvedi
51  | 2010–11
Details |
Barcelona | 27–24  |
Ciudad Real |
Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
HSV Hamburg
52  | 2011–12
Details |
THW Kiel | 26–21  |
Atlético de Madrid |
AG København |
Füchse Berlin
53  | 2012–13
Details |
HSV Hamburg | 30–29  |
Barcelona |
Vive Kielce |
THW Kiel
54  | 2013–14
Details |
Flensburg-Handewitt | 30–28  |
THW Kiel |
Barcelona |
Veszprém
55  | 2014–15
Details |
Barcelona | 28–23  |
Veszprém |
Vive Kielce |
THW Kiel
56  | 2015–16
Details |
Vive Kielce | 39–38  |
Veszprém |
Paris Saint-Germain |
THW Kiel
57  | 2016–17
Details |
RK Vardar | 24–23  |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Veszprém |
Barcelona
58  | 2017–18
Details |
Montpellier | 32–26  |
HBC Nantes |
Paris Saint-Germain |
RK Vardar
59  | 2018–19
Details |
RK Vardar | 27–24  |
Veszprém |
Barcelona |
Vive Kielce
60  | 2019–20
Details |
THW Kiel | 33–28  |
Barcelona |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Veszprém
61  | 2020–21
Details |
Barcelona | 36–23  |
Aalborg Håndbold |
Paris Saint-Germain |
HBC Nantes
62  | 2021–22
Details |
Barcelona | 37–35  |
Vive Kielce |
THW Kiel |
Veszprém
63  | 2022–23
Details |
SC Magdeburg | 30–29  |
Vive Kielce |
Barcelona |
Paris Saint-Germain
64  | 2023–24
Details |
Barcelona | 31–30  |
Aalborg Håndbold |
THW Kiel |
SC Magdeburg
65  | 2024–25
Details

Notes:
Bold : Aggregate
Bold-italic : Winner's goals

## Records and statistics

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Main article: European Cup and EHF Champions League records and statistics

### Winning clubs

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Redbergslids IK

Leipzig

Frankfurt

Montpellier

Celje

Hamburg

Iskra Kielce

Bidasoa

CB Cantabria

Honvéd

Borac

MAI Moscow

Dinamo

Flensburg-Handewitt

San Antonio

CSKA Moscow

Bjelovar

TV Großwallstadt

Metaloplastika

Frisch Auf Göppingen

Steaua

Zagreb

SKA Minsk

Magdeburg

Ciudad Real

Dukla Prague

THW Kiel

Gummersbach

FC Barcelona

Vardar

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Locations of the IHF European Champions Cup (1956–1993) and EHF Champions League winners (from 1994)

Performance in the European Cup/EHF Champions League by club

* v
* t
* e

Club  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Years won  | Years runner-up

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Barcelona | 12  | 5  | 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2024 | 1990, 2001, 2010, 2013, 2020
VfL Gummersbach | 5  | 1  | 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1983 | 1972
THW Kiel | 4  | 4  | 2007, 2010, 2012, 2020 | 2000, 2008, 2009, 2014
SC Magdeburg | 4  | 0  | 1978, 1981, 2002, 2023 | —
Dukla Prague | 3  | 2  | 1957, 1963, 1984 | 1967, 1968
Ciudad Real | 3  | 2  | 2006, 2008, 2009 | 2005, 2011
SKA Minsk | 3  | 0  | 1987, 1989, 1990 | —
Zagreb | 2  | 4  | 1992, 1993 | 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999
Steaua Bucureşti | 2  | 2  | 1968, 1977 | 1971, 1989
Frisch Auf Göppingen | 2  | 1  | 1960, 1962 | 1959
Metaloplastika | 2  | 1  | 1985, 1986 | 1984
TV Großwallstadt | 2  | 0  | 1979, 1980 | —
Montpellier | 2  | 0  | 2003, 2018 | —
RK Vardar | 2  | 0  | 2017, 2019 | —
Bjelovar | 1  | 2  | 1972 | 1962, 1973
CSKA Moscow | 1  | 2  | 1988 | 1977, 1983
Portland San Antonio | 1  | 2  | 2001 | 2003, 2006
Flensburg-Handewitt | 1  | 2  | 2014 | 2004, 2007
Iskra Kielce | 1  | 2  | 2016 | 2022, 2023
Dinamo Bucureşti | 1  | 1  | 1965 | 1963
MAI Moscow | 1  | 1  | 1973 | 1974
Borac Banja Luka | 1  | 1  | 1976 | 1975
Budapest Honvéd | 1  | 1  | 1982 | 1966
CB Cantabria | 1  | 1  | 1994 | 1992
Bidasoa Irún | 1  | 1  | 1995 | 1996
Redbergslids IK | 1  | 0  | 1959 | —
DHfK Leipzig | 1  | 0  | 1966 | —
ASK Frankfurt/Oder | 1  | 0  | 1975 | —
Celje | 1  | 0  | 2004 | —
HSV Hamburg | 1  | 0  | 2013 | —
Veszprém KC | 0  | 4  | —  | 2002, 2015, 2016, 2019
Wybrzeże Gdańsk | 0  | 2  | —  | 1986, 1987
Aalborg Håndbold | 0  | 2  | —  | 2021, 2024
Örebro SK | 0  | 1  | —  | 1957
Aarhus GF | 0  | 1  | —  | 1960
Medveščak Zagreb | 0  | 1  | —  | 1965
Dynamo Berlin | 0  | 1  | —  | 1970
Fredericia KFUM | 0  | 1  | —  | 1976
Śląsk Wrocław | 0  | 1  | —  | 1978
Empor Rostock | 0  | 1  | —  | 1979
Valur | 0  | 1  | —  | 1980
Slovan Ljubljana | 0  | 1  | —  | 1981
TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen | 0  | 1  | —  | 1982
Atlético Madrid | 0  | 1  | —  | 1985
TUSEM Essen | 0  | 1  | —  | 1988
Proleter Zrenjanin | 0  | 1  | —  | 1991
Wallau-Massenheim | 0  | 1  | —  | 1993
ABC Braga | 0  | 1  | —  | 1994
Atlético de Madrid | 0  | 1  | —  | 2012
Paris Saint-Germain | 0  | 1  | —  | 2017
HBC Nantes | 0  | 1  | —  | 2018

### Performance by country (1957-2024)

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Rank  | Country  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Semi-finals  | Total

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1  |  Spain |

2  |  Germany |

3  |  Soviet Union [A] |

4  |  Yugoslavia [B] |

5  |  East Germany |

6  |  Romania |

7  |  Czechoslovakia [C] |

8  |  Croatia |

9  |  France |

10  |  North Macedonia |

11  |  Hungary |

12  |  Poland |

13  |  Sweden |

14  |  Slovenia |

15  |  Denmark |

16  |  Switzerland |

17  |  Iceland |

18  |  Portugal |

19  |  Norway |

20  |  Austria |

21  |  Russia |

22  |  Turkey |

Total | 64 | 64 | 128 | 256

* Since 2009–10 EHF Champions League have Third Place Match.

#### Notes

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* A Results until the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Three out of five titles were won by clubs from present day Belarus, while two titles and the additional three times runners-up were achieved by clubs from present day Russia.
* B Results until the Breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. Clubs from present day Serbia won the title two times and were runners-up additional two times, clubs from present day Croatia won the title once and were runners-up three times, clubs from present day Bosnia and Herzegovina won the title once and were runners-up once, while clubs from present day Slovenia were runners-up one time.
* C Results until the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993. Three titles and two times runners-up were all achieved by HC Dukla Prague.

### All-time top scorers

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As of the end of the 2023/24 season
| Rank  | Player  | Goals  | Seasons  | ref.

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1  |  Kiril Lazarov | 1363  | 20  | [5]
2  |  Nikola Karabatić | 1211  | 18  | [6]
3  |  Mikkel Hansen | 1194  | 17  | [7]
4  |  Timur Dibirov | 1164  | 20  | [8]
5  |  Momir Ilić | 969  | 14  | [9]
6  |  Marko Vujin | 861  | 14  | [10]
7  |  Ivan Čupić | 843  | 17  | [11]
8  |  Siarhei Rutenka | 838  | 13  | [12]
9  |  Alex Dujshebaev | 829  | 12  | [13]
10  |  László Nagy | 806  | 17  | [14]
11  |  Niclas Ekberg | 785  | 12  | [15]
12  |  Zlatko Horvat | 729  | 18  | [16]
13  |  Domagoj Duvnjak | 725  | 17  | [17]
14  |  Víctor Tomás | 717  | 17  | [18]
15  |  Uwe Gensheimer | 715  | 10  | [19]
16  |  Jonas Källman | 694  | 17  | [20]
17  |  Vid Kavtičnik | 683  | 15  | [21]
18  |  Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson | 676  | 14  | [22]
19  |  Gašper Marguč | 667  | 13  | [23]
20  |  Igor Karačić | 663  | 13  | [24]

### All-time Final Four top scorers

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As of the end of the 2023/24 season
| Rank  | Player  | Goals  | Apps.

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1  |  Mikkel Hansen | 81  | 8
2  |  Aleix Gómez | 74  | 6
3  |  Kiril Lazarov | 68  | 7
4  |  Aron Pálmarsson | 59  | 9
5  |  Momir Ilić | 58  | 8
6  |  Niclas Ekberg | 57  | 7
7  |  Filip Jícha | 56  | 6
Dika Mem | 56  | 7
9  |  László Nagy | 55  | 7
10  |  Timothey N'Guessan | 52  | 6
11  |  Domagoj Duvnjak | 51  | 6
12  |  Ivan Čupić | 49  | 7
13  |  Siarhei Rutenka | 47  | 4
Víctor Tomás | 47  | 7
Luka Cindrić | 47  | 7
16  |  Juanín García | 44  | 4
17  |  Nedim Remili | 43  | 4
18  |  Alex Dujshebaev | 42  | 4
19  |  Nikola Karabatić | 39  | 7
20  |  Jesper Nøddesbo | 38  | 6

### Goals scored in the Final Four by nations

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All the goals (3573) scored in the Final Four by the nationality of the players.

Last updated after the 2023/24 season.

| Rank  | Nation  | Goals

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|

1  |  France | 550
2  |  Spain | 539
3  |  Denmark | 311
4  |  Germany | 306
5  |  Croatia | 255
6  |  Sweden | 218
7  |  Poland | 189
8  |  Iceland | 167
9  |  Serbia | 159
10  |  Slovenia | 157
11  |  Hungary | 123
| Rank  | Nation  | Goals

|
|

12  |  Belarus | 85
13  |  Russia | 78
14  |  North Macedonia | 76
15  |  Norway | 76
16  |  Czech Republic | 56
17  |  Netherlands | 35
18  |  Montenegro | 33
19  |  Latvia | 32
20  |  Brazil | 25
21  |  Egypt | 25
22  |  Austria | 17
| Rank  | Nation  | Goals

|
|

23  |  Portugal | 17
24  |  Ukraine | 11
25  |  Tunisia | 9
26  |  Argentina | 7
27  |  Lithuania | 4
28  |  Switzerland | 4
29  |  Bosnia and Hercegovina | 3
30  |  Italy | 3
31  |  Iran | 2
32  |  Slovakia | 2
33  |  Faroe Islands | 1

### Coaches with most titles

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Coach  | Titles | Clubs

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# | List
Valero Rivera | 6  | 1 | Barcelona 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Talant Dujshebaev | 4  | 2 | Ciudad Real 2006, 2008, 2009, Kielce 2016
Xavier Pascual | 3  | 1 | Barcelona 2011, 2015, 2021
Alfreð Gíslason | 3  | 2 | Magdeburg 2002, Kiel 2010, 2012
Spartak Mironovitch | 3  | 1 | SKA Minsk 1987, 1989, 1990

*  Horst Dreischang won titles with Gummersbach in 1967 and 1970. He was Gummersbach's coach until 29 January 1971, just after 1st game of Champions League 1/4 finals, which Gummersbach won with 11 goals lead. Gummersbach won the title that year.[25][26]

#### As Player and Coach combined

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Player/Coach  | Titles | as Player  | as Coach

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# | List  | # | List
Carlos Ortega | 8  | 6 | Barcelona 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005 | 2 | Barcelona 2022, 2024
Talant Dujshebaev | 6  | 2 | CSKA Moscow 1988, Teka Santander 1994 | 4 | Ciudad Real 2006, 2008, 2009, Kielce 2016
Roberto García Parrondo | 3  | 2 | Ciudad Real 2008, 2009 | 1 | Vardar 2019
Filip Jicha | 3  | 2 | THW Kiel 2010, 2012 | 1 | THW Kiel 2020

## Sponsorship

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* Select Sport
* Hummel International[27]

## See also

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* EHF European League
* EHF European Cup

## References

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1. ^ "EHF releases place distribution for 2021/22 European club competitions".
2. ^ "22 clubs vying for a place in the new EHF Champions League Men season".
3. ^ a b c "REGULATIONS EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MEN SEASON 2021/22" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2021.
4. ^ eurohandball.com Hymn of the Champions[permanent dead link]
5. ^ Kiril Lazarov
6. ^ Nikola Karabatić
7. ^ Mikkel Hansen
8. ^ Timur Dibirov
9. ^ Momir Ilić
10. ^ Marko Vujin
11. ^ Ivan Čupić
12. ^ Siarhei Rutenka
13. ^ Alex Dujshebaev
14. ^ László Nagy
15. ^ Niclas Ekberg
16. ^ Zlatko Horvat
17. ^ Domagoj Duvnjak
18. ^ Víctor Tomás
19. ^ Uwe Gensheimer
20. ^ Jonas Källman
21. ^ Vid Kavtičnik
22. ^ Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
23. ^ Gašper Marguč
24. ^ Igor Karačić
25. ^ "Leseprobe – VFL Gummersbach. Die Chronik by Verlag die Werkstatt - Issuu". 19 November 2015.
26. ^ "Men Handball European Champions Cup 1971 Winner VFL Gummersbach (FRG)". Archived from the original on 15 June 2007.
27. ^ "EHF and EHF Marketing strike four-year deal with hummel". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

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