The 1964–65 Women's Handball European Champions Cup was the fifth edition of the international competition for European women's

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national champion clubs, taking place from late 1964 to 16 April 1965. The number of contestants decreased from thirteen to ten due to the absences of

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and

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, so the qualifying stage was reduced from five ties to just two. Unlike the two previous editions, the final was carried out as a two-legged tie. HG Copenhague became the first team from the

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to win the competition in the third appearance in a row of the

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representative in the final, while Budapesti Spartacus was the first Hungarian team to reach it. The absence of Romania meant there was no defending champion this year.List of champions
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Qualifying stage

Quarter-finals

Semifinals

Final

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1964-65 Women's European Cup (handball) European Cup women European Cup women Women's EHF Champions League

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