EHF European Cup

European handball cup competition

This article is about the men's competition. For the women's competition, see Women's EHF European Cup.

EHF European CupCurrent season, competition or edition:
2024–25 EHF European Cup

Sport| Handball
Founded| 1993
No. of teams| 74 (total)
Country| Europe
Confederation| EHF members
Most recent
champion(s)|  RK Alkaloid
(1st title)
Most titles|  CS UCM Reşiţa
(3 titles)
Level on pyramid| 3
Official website| ehfec.eurohandball.com

The EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. Founded in 1993 as the EHF City Cup, the competition was renamed the EHF Challenge Cup in 2000 before adopting its current name in 2020.[1]

## History

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Before 2000, it was called EHF City Cup. Currently, the EHF coefficient rank decides which teams have access and in which stage they enter.[citation needed]

## Winners

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### EHF City Cup

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Year  |  | Final  |  | Semifinal losers

|
|
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Champion  | Score  | Second place
1993–94
Details |
TUSEM Essen | 27–17
31–26  |
HK Drott |
BM Granollers |
PSG Asnieres Hand-Ball
1994–95
Details |
TV Niederwürzbach | 26–29
32–26  |
Cadagua Gáldar |
TUSEM Essen |
ABC/UMinho
1995–96
Details |
Drammen HK | 22–21
27–21  |
SG Hameln |
SC Pick Szeged |
IFK Skövde HK
1996–97
Details |
TuS Nettelstedt | 32–19
27–23  |
KIF Kolding |
Drammen HK |
Sandefjord TIF
1997–98
Details |
TuS Nettelstedt | 24–22
25–23  |
IFK Skövde HK |
SG Wallau-Massenheim |
Academia Octavio Vigo
1998–99
Details |
SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 27–27
26–21  |
A.D.C. Ciudad Real |
TuS Nettelstedt |
Drammen HK
1999–00
Details |
TV Grosswallstadt | 30–23
27–32  |
BM Valladolid |
Pfadi Winterthur |
RK Sintelon

### EHF Challenge Cup

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Year  |  | Final  |  | Semifinal losers

|
|
|
|

Champion  | Score  | Second place
2000–01
Details |
RK Jugović Kać | 27–27
26–22  |
Pfadi Winterthur |
SSV Forst Brixen |
Śląsk Wrocław
2001–02
Details |
Skjern Handball | 20–27
34–17  |
RK Pelister |
Frederiksberg IF |
US Ivry Handball
2002–03
Details |
Skjern Handball | 27–30
35–25  |
Filippos Verias |
US Créteil Handball |
IK Sävehof
2003–04
Details |
IFK Skövde HK | 20–21
27–24  |
US Dunkerque HB |
HCM Constanța |
Generali Pallamano Trieste
2004–05
Details |
Wacker Thun | 29–24
26–29  |
ABC/UMinho |
HC Superfund Hard |
TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
2005–06
Details |
CSA Steaua București | 21–26
34–27  |
SC Horta |
Agram-Medvescak Zagreb |
BSV Bern Muri
2006–07
Details |
CS UCM Reşiţa | 26–26
36–36  |
Drammen HK |
Zagłębie Lubin |
Locomotiv-Polyot Cheljabinsk
2007–08
Details |
CS UCM Reşiţa | 28–29
26–18  |
Alpla Hard |
Benfica |
Pfadi Winterthur
2008–09
Details |
CS UCM Reşiţa | 25–27
25–20  |
CSU Bucovina Suceava |
Beşiktaş JK |
BSV Bern Muri
2009–10
Details |
Sporting CP | 27–25
27–26  |
MMTS Kwidzyn |
RD Slovan |
Bologna United
2010–11
Details |
RK Cimos Koper | 27–27
31–27  |
Benfica |
RK Partizan Dunav Osiguranje |
Ştiinţa Municipal Dedeman Bacău
2011–12
Details |
AC Diomidis Argous | 26–23
20–22  |
Wacker Thun |
Sporting CP |
Maccabi Tel Aviv
2012–13
Details |
SKA Minsk | 31–26
32–24  |
Handball Esch |
IL Runar |
CSU Bucovina Suceava
2013–14
Details |
IK Sävehof | 37–26 [A] |
RK Metaloplastika Šabac |
KS Azoty-Puławy |
Águas Santas
2014–15
Details |
HC Odorheiu Secuiesc | 28–32
32–25  |
ABC/UMinho |
Benfica |
Stord
2015–16
Details |
ABC/UMinho | 28–22
25–29  |
Benfica |
Dukla Prague |
FyllingenBergen
2016–17
Details |
Sporting CP | 37–28
30–24  |
AHC Potaissa Turda |
JMS Hurry-Up |
Valur
2017–18
Details |
AHC Potaissa Turda | 33–22
26–27  |
AEK Athens |
IBV Vestmannaeyjar |
Madeira Andebol SAD
2018–19
Details |
CSM București | 22–22
26–20  |
Madeira Andebol SAD |
HC Neva SPb |
AEK Athens
2019–20
Details | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]

### EHF European Cup

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Year  |  | Final  |  | Semifinal losers

|
|
|
|

Champion  | Score  | Second place
2020–21
Details |
AEK Athens | 30–26
24–20 [B] |
Ystads |
Gorenje Velenje |
Anorthosis Famagusta
2021–22
Details |
Nærbø | 29–25
27–26  |
Minaur Baia Mare |
Drammen |
Alingsås
2022–23
Details |
Vojvodina | 30–23
25–23  |
Nærbø |
Runar Sandefjord |
Alingsås
2023–24
Details |
Valur | 30–26
32–35  |
Olympiacos |
Ferencvárosi |
Minaur Baia Mare
2024–25
Details |  |
Alkaloid | 29-25
10-0  |
AEK |  |
Izviđač |
Runar

* A The first leg was canceled due to the flooding in Serbia, and the final was disputed in only one game.[3]
* B Both finals held in Chalkida, Greece, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.

## Performances

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### By teams

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Team  | Won  | Years won  | Runner-up  | Years runner-up

|
|
|
|

UCM Reşiţa | 3 | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Nettelstedt | 2 | 1997, 1998
Skjern | 2 | 2002, 2003
Sporting CP | 2 | 2010, 2017
AEK Athens | 1 | 2021 | 2 | 2018, 2025
ABC/UMinho | 1 | 2016 | 2 | 2005, 2015
Skövde | 1 | 2004 | 1 | 1998
Drammen | 1 | 1996 | 1 | 2007
Wacker Thun | 1 | 2005 | 1 | 2012
Potaissa Turda | 1 | 2018 | 1 | 2017
Nærbø | 1 | 2022 | 1 | 2023
RK Alkaloid | 1 | 2025 |
TUSEM Essen | 1 | 1994 |
Niederwürzbach | 1 | 1995
Flensburg-Handewitt | 1 | 1999
Großwallstadt | 1 | 2000
Jugović Kać | 1 | 2001
CSA Steaua București | 1 | 2006
Cimos Koper | 1 | 2011
Diomidis Argous | 1 | 2012
SKA Minsk | 1 | 2013
Sävehof | 1 | 2014
Odorheiu Secuiesc | 1 | 2015
CSM București | 1 | 2019
Vojvodina | 1 | 2023
Valur | 1 | 2024
S.L. Benfica |  | 2 | 2011, 2016
Drott | 1 | 1994
Cadagua Gáldar | 1 | 1995
Hameln | 1 | 1996
Kolding | 1 | 1997
Ciudad Real | 1 | 1999
BM Valladolid | 1 | 2000
Pfadi Winterthur | 1 | 2001
Eurofarm Pelister | 1 | 2002
Filippos Verias | 1 | 2003
US Dunkerque HB | 1 | 2004
SC Horta | 1 | 2006
Alpla Hard | 1 | 2008
Bucovina Suceava | 1 | 2009
Kwidzyn | 1 | 2010
Handball Esch | 1 | 2013
RK Metaloplastika Šabac | 1 | 2014
Madeira Andebol | 1 | 2019
Ystads | 1 | 2021
Minaur Baia Mare | 1 | 2022
Olympiacos | 1 | 2024

### By countries

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Nation  | Titles  | Runners-up | Finals

|
|
|

Romania |

Germany |

Portugal |

Greece |

Sweden |

Norway |

Denmark |

Serbia |

Switzerland |

North Macedonia |

Belarus |

Iceland |

Slovenia |

Spain |

Austria |

France |

Luxembourg |

Poland |

## See also

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* EHF Champions League
* EHF European League

## References

[edit]

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".
3. ^ Bruun, Peter. "ALL OR NOTHING IN PARTILLE". eurohandball.com/. EHF. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

## External links

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* Official website

* v
* t
* e

EHF European Cup / EHF Women's European Cup

EHF City Cup era (1993–2000)

Men|

* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00

Women|

* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00

EHF Challenge Cup era (2000–2020)

Men|

* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20

Women|

* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20

EHF European Cup era (2020–present)

Men|

* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Women|

* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

* v
* t
* e

Men's handball leagues

* IHF
* National leagues
* IHF Men's Super Globe
* Records and statistics

Africa|

| Continental|

* African Champions League
* African Cup Winners' Cup
* African Super Cup

|

Regional|

* Arab Championship of Champions
* Arab Championship of Winners' Cup
* Arab Super Cup

Domestic|

* Angola
* Algeria
* Cameroon
* Congo-Brazzaville
* DR Congo
* Egypt
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* Tunisia

Asia|

| Continental|

* AHF Club League Championship

|

Regional|

* Arab Championship of Champions
* Arab Championship of Winners' Cup
* Arab Super Cup

Domestic|

* Bahrain
* China
* Iran
* India
* Japan
* Kuwait
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* South Korea
* United Arab Emirates

Europe|

| Continental|

* EHF Champions League
* EHF European League
* EHF European Cup

|

Domestic|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Former|

* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* Serbia and Montenegro
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

North America
and Caribbean|

| Domestic|

* Canada
* Cuba
* Greenland
* Mexico
* Puerto Rico
* United States

|

Continental|

* NACHC Club Championship

South & Central America|

| Continental|

* SCAHC Club Championship

|

Domestic|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Paraguay
* Uruguay

Oceania|

| Continental|

* Oceania Champions Cup

|

Domestic|

* Australia
* Cook Islands
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand

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International handball clubs competitions

* IHF
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* IHF Women's Super Globe
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AHF (Asia)|

| Men|

* Asian Club League Handball Championship

|

Women|

* Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship

CAHB (Africa)|

| Men|

* African Handball Champions League
* African Handball Cup Winners' Cup
* African Handball Super Cup

|

Women|

* African Women's Handball Champions League
* African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup
* African Women's Handball Super Cup

EHF (Europe)|

| Men|

* EHF Champions League
* EHF European League
* EHF European Cup
* BENE-League
* SEHA League
* EHF Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
* EHF Men's Champions Trophy (defunct)

|

Women|

* EHF Women's Champions League
* EHF Women's European League
* EHF Women's European Cup
* Women Handball International League
* EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
* EHF Women's Champions Trophy (defunct)

NACHC
(North America and Caribbean)|

| Men|

* North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship

|

Women|

* none

SCAHC
(South and Central American)|

| Men|

* South and Central American Men's Club Handball Championship

|

Women|

* South and Central American Women's Club Handball Championship

OHF (Oceania)|

| Men|

* Oceania Handball Champions Cup

|

Women|

* Oceania Women's Handball Champions Cup

PATHF (Americas)
(defunct)|

| Men|

* Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship (defunct)
* South American Men's Club Handball Championship (defunct)

|

Women|

* Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship (defunct)
* South American Women's Club Handball Championship (defunct)

* v
* t
* e

European Handball Federation club competitions

Active|

| Men|

* Champions League
* European League
* European Cup

|

Women|

* Champions League
* European League
* European Cup

Defunct|

| Men|

* Cup Winners' Cup (1975–2012)
* Champions Trophy (1979–1983, 1996–2008)

|

Women|

* Cup Winners' Cup (1976–2016)
* Champions Trophy (1994–2008)

* EHF men's club competition winners
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Badminton|

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* Men / Women
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Wheelchair basketball|

* Mixed
* IWBF Champions League
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Fistball|

* Men
* Men EFA Champions Cup
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* Women
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Motoball|

* Mixed
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Cycleball|

* Men
* Euro Cycleball Cup

Cricket|

* Men
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