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, while Dynamo Volgograd, Istochnik Rostov and Lada Togliatti have won either the EHF Cup or the

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. Kuban Krasnodar, Luch Moscow (f. Trud) and Rostselmash also won international competitions back in the

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. In reaction to the

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, the

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banned Russian and Belarus athletes and officials, and the

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suspended the national teams of Russia and Belarus as well as Russian and Belarusian clubs competing in European handball competitions. Referees, officials, and commission members from Russia and Belarus will not be called upon for future activities. And new organisers will be sought for the YAC 16 EHF Beach Handball EURO and the Qualifier Tournaments for the Beach Handball EURO 2023, which were to be held in Moscow.

Teams

Teams in the 2021-22 season.

List of champions

Statistics

EHF coefficients

The following data indicates

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coefficient rankings between European handball leagues. ;Country ranking: EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season: *1. Disc Plain yellow dark

(''1'')

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(157.67) *2. (''5'') Ligue Butagaz Énergie (118.50) *3. RedDownArrow

(''2'') Russian Superleague (114.50) *4. RedDownArrow

(''3'') Bambusa Kvindeligaen (109.00) *5. (''6'') REMA 1000-ligaen (102.77) *6. RedDownArrow

(''4'') Liga Națională (94.50)

References

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