The 2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League was the 17th edition of the

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, a

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competition for top women's clubs of Europe managed by the

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. It was won by Danish club

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who defeated Romanian

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at the finals with an

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of 60–52. It was the third title for Viborg and the sixth for a Danish team.

Place distribution

A total of 30 teams participated in the 2009/10 Champions League, from 22 EHF federations. Each nation received a number of slots according to th
2008 ranking
The first 24 nations were allowed to participate in the tournament with their national champion (Iceland has not registered a team). The nations ranked 1 to 7 received an additional slot, as well as the defending champion's federation (

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). Since

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title holder, qualified through domestic league placement, the defending champion wild card was awarded to FCK Håndbold. On 19 June 2009,

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champion Kometal withdrew from the tournament due to economic problems. As a consequence, the EHF promoted

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champion

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from Qualification Tournament 2 to Group Matches, and

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champion

Ormi Patras Ormi Patras is a Greek women's club based in Patras. It was founded in 2003 through the fusion of Thriamvos Patras, Poseidonas Patras and Foinikas Patras. It is a major protagonist in the Greek women's handball cup and championship In sport, ...

from Qualification Tournament 1 to Qualification Tournament 2.

Teams

th Title Holder

Round dates

Qualifying rounds

The draw for both tournaments took place on 18 June 2009 in

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. The rights to organize and host the group matches were also decided in this draw.

Qualification Tournament 1

Six teams were divided into two groups of three teams. Two losers of the Qualification Tournament 1 entered the

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at Round 2. The first and second placed team of each group advanced to the second Qualification Tournament. Group A was organized by Brühl in St. Gallen,

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, while Group B was hosted by Milli Piyango in

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. Both Brühl and Milli Piyango won their respective hosted group. The two winners, along with second placed clubs Sassari and Amsterdam, played the Qualification Tournament 2. By finishing last, Vrnjačka Banja and Madeira failed to qualify for the next Champions League round, but advanced to the

instead.

Group A

Group B

Qualification Tournament 2

Sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four teams each. Twelve losers of the Qualification Tournament 2 entered the

at Round 3. The first placed team of each group advanced to the Group Matches.

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, Zvezda, FCK Håndbold and

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qualified by winning all three matches of their respective groups, with Aalborg being the only host to advance to the next stage. None of the four teams coming from the first qualification tournament won any points.

Group 1

Hosted by SPR Lublin SSA in

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Group 2

Hosted by SKP Bratislava in

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Group 3

Hosted by HC "Smart" in

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Group 4

Hosted by Aalborg DH in

Group Matches

Twelve teams, along with four winners of the qualifying rounds, competed in the group matches of the Champions League. There were four groups of four teams each. The first and second placed team of each group advanced to the Main Round. Third placed teams entered the

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in Round 4. The draw for the round took place in

on 24 June 2009 as part of a special event organized by the EHF, the Champions' Draw.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Main round

The eight teams qualified from the Group Matches were drawn into two groups. Each group contained two winners and two second placed teams, in a way that clubs which had faced each other at Group Matches would not meet again in this round. The first and second placed teams of each group played in the semifinals. The draw for the round took place in

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on 19 January 2010.

Group 1

Group 2

Final round

The semifinals and finals were played in two legs of home and away matches.

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and Oltchim had

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for the second leg of the semifinals as winners of their respective groups. After Viborg and Oltchim had secured their advance to the finals, the EHF announced that the home rights for those matches would be drawn on 20 April in

. As a result of the draw, Viborg won home rights for the first leg and Oltchim for the second. To comply with EHF regulations about arenas' capacity, the matches were not played at the usual home ground of the clubs. The first leg took place on 8 May in Messecenter,

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, while the second leg were played on 15 May at Sala Polivalentă,

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Semifinals

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Final

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Top scorers

''As published by the EHF''

Notes

References

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