The 2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League was the 22nd edition of the
Women's EHF Champions League
The Women's EHF Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top na ...
, the competition for top women's clubs of Europe, organized and supervised by the
European Handball Federation
The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, ...
.
Budućnost won the title for the second time by defeating
Larvik HK
Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway.
History
Larvik HK was founded in 1990 as a merger of the handball departments in the two clubs Larvik Turn and Halsen. They played in the top division since 1992/93. During ...
26–22 in the big final.
Overview
Team allocation
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders). 14 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.
Round and draw dates
All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in
Vienna
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Qualification stage
Eight teams took part in the qualification tournaments. They were drawn into two groups of four teams, where they played a semifinal and a final or third place match. The winners of the qualification tournaments, played on 20–21 September 2014, qualified for the group stage. The draw took place on 26 June 2014, at 14:00 local time, in
Vienna
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Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
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Seedings
The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.
Qualification tournament 1
Qualification tournament 2
Group stage
The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, where they played each other twice. The top three teams advanced to the main round. The draw took place on 27 June 2014, at 18:00 local time, in
Vienna
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Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
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Seedings
The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main round
The top three teams of each group from the group stage advanced to the main round. The 12 teams were split into two groups of six teams. The top four placed teams advanced to the knockout stage. The points gained in the group stage against teams that advance, were carried over.
Group 1
Group 2
Knockout stage
The top four placed teams of each group advance to the knockout stage. In the quarterfinals, the teams will play a home-and away series to determine the four participants of the final four, which then determines the winner.
Quarterfinals
The matches were played on 4–5 April and 11–12 April 2015.
Final four
The draw was held on 14 April 2015.
The final four was played in the
László Papp Sports Arena,
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
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Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
.
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
All-Star Team
The all-star team and awards were announced on 8 May 2015.
*Goalkeeper:
*Right wing:
*Right back:
*Central back:
*Left back:
*Left wing:
*Pivot:
Other awards
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Most Valuable Player
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
of the Final Four:
*Best Coach:
*Best Young Player:
*Best Defence Player:
See also
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2014–15 Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup
The 2014–15 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the 39th edition of the tournament that is organized by the European Handball Federation for the domestic cup winners in the continent.
Overview
Team allocation
The labels in the parentheses show h ...
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2014–15 Women's EHF Cup
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2014–15 Women's EHF Challenge Cup
References
External links
Official website
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Women's EHF Champions League
EHF
EHF