The 2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League was the 26th 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, ...

. Győri ETO defended their title by defeating

Rostov-Don Rostov-Don (russian: Ростов-Дон) is a female handball team from Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Established in 1965, the club was called Rostselmash until 2002. Rostov-Don is competing in the Russian Super League. They have won the league seven ti ...

25–24 in the final, to win their fifth overall and third straight title.

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 two groups who played in a round robin, home and away format. The points and the goal difference 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 Women's EHF Final four, continued 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

Qualification stage

The draw was held on 27 June 2018. The two winners of the qualification tournaments advanced to the group stage. The second and third placed teams were translate to the third round of EHF Cup; the fourth places entered in the second round.

Qualification tournament 1

Qualification tournament 2

Group stage

The draw was held on 29 June 2018. In each group, teams play against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Main round

In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. Points against teams from the same group are carried over.

Group 1

Group 2

Knockout stage

The top four placed teams from each of the two main round groups advanced to the knockout stage.

Quarterfinals

Final four

Final

Awards and statistics

All-Star Team

The all-star team and awards were announced on 10 May 2019. *Goalkeeper: ( Vipers Kristiansand) *Right wing: ( CSM București) *Right back: (

) *Centre back: ( Győri Audi ETO KC) *Left back: ( Győri Audi ETO KC) *Left wing: (

Metz Handball Metz Handball is a French handball club from Metz, France. Founded in 1965 under the name ASPTT Metz, the club has an exceptional track record with some 40 titles won, which is the all-time record for a French women's team sport. Chaired by Thierr ...

) *Pivot: ( Győri Audi ETO KC)

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: ( Győri Audi ETO KC) *Best coach: (

) *Best young player: ( FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria) *Best defence player: ( Győri Audi ETO KC)

Top goalscorers

References

External links

Official website
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