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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 WOMEN'S 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

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, the group stage draw in

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and the final four draw in

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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

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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

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

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of the Final Four: *Best coach: *Best young player: *Best defence player:

Top goalscorers

References

External links

Official website
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