The 2014 EHF Women's Champions League Final Four was the final stage of the

2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League The 2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League is the 21st edition of the EHF Women's Champions League, the competition for top women's clubs of Europe, organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation. Győri Audi ETO KC were the title ...

, the 53rd season of Europe's premier club

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tournament organized by

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. The event was the first Final Four tournament in the competition's history, having been introduced in November 2013. It was played at the

László Papp Budapest Sports Arena The László Papp Budapest Sports Arena (), also known as Budapest Sports Arena or locally just Arena, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Budapest, Hungary. It is the second biggest sports complex in the country after MVM Dome, which is also in t ...

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on 3–4 May 2014.

Host selection

The Executive Committee of the European Handball Federation (EHF) opened the bidding process for the organization of the event on 24 July 2013. The EHF received four bids until the deadline of 10 September 2013, including three from

, all of them naming the

as the possible host arena; and one from

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

, that proposed the

Arena Stožice The Stožice Arena () is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It was designed by Slovenian Sadar + Vuga architects and is the biggest indoor arena in the country. It lies in the Bežigrad district, north of t ...

. In the first round the bids of Nexus Communications and SportConcept were eliminated, leaving the application of RK Krim Ljubljana and the joint bid of Hungarofest and the Hungarian Handball Federation in competition. After close examinations of the remaining bids, on 21 November 2013, the EHF Finance Delegation on behalf of the EHF Executive Committee awarded the organization rights to Budapest.

Tournament

Bracket

Semifinals

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Third-place playoff

Final

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2013-14 Ehf Women's Champions League Final Four Handball in Hungary

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International sports competitions in Budapest 2012–13 Women's EHF Champions League