The 2017–18 EHF Champions League was the 25th edition of Europe's premier club
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
tournament.
Győri ETO defended their title by defeating
HC Vardar in the final.
Competition format
16 teams participated in the competition, divided in four groups who played in a round robin, home and away format. The top three teams in each group qualified for the main round
;Main round
The 12 qualified teams were divided in four groups who played in a round robin, home and away format. The points gained against the qualified teams in the first round were carried over. The top four teams in each group qualified for the quarterfinals.
;Knockout stage
After the quarterfinals, the culmination of the season, the VELUX EHF FINAL4, will continue in its existing format, with the four top teams from the competition competing for the title.
Team allocation
14 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.
Round and draw dates
The qualification draw was held in
Vienna
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Austria
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, the group stage draw in
Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center.
During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...
,
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
and the final four draw in
Budapest
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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 ...
.
Qualification stage
The draw was held on 29 June 2017. The two winners of the qualification tournaments advanced to the group stage.
Qualification tournament 1
Qualification tournament 2
Group stage
The draw was held on 30 June 2017.
In each group, teams played against each other in a
double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main round
The top three teams of each preliminary group advance. Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group are carried over.
In each group, teams play against each other in a
double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
Group 1
Group 2
Knockout stage
The first four placed teams from the main round qualified for the knockout stage.
Quarterfinals
Final four
Final
Awards and statistics
All-Star Team
The all-star team and awards were announced on 11 May 2018.
*Goalkeeper:
*Right wing:
*Right back:
*Centre back:
*Left back:
*Left wing:
*Pivot:
Other awards
*
MVP
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:
Top goalscorers
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Women's EHF Champions League
2017
2017 in European sport
2018 in European sport
2017 in women's handball
2018 in women's handball