The 2020–21
Women's EHF European League
The Women's EHF European League is an annual competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It is organized by the European Handball Federation, EHF. It is currently the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the ...
was the 40th edition of
EHF's second-tier women's handball competition, running from 10 October 2020 to 9 May 2021. The tournament was previously called Women's EHF Cup.
There was no defending champion, after last season was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Overview
Team allocation
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in
Vienna
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, Austria). The EHF announced that the originally planned first qualification round in September would be skipped.
Qualification stage
Round 2
There were 12 teams participating in round 2.
The first legs were played on 10–11 October and the second legs were played on 16–17 October 2020.
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1 Both legs were hosted by HC Dunărea Brăila.
2 Both legs were hosted by Paris 92.
Round 3
A total of 24 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 20 October 2020.
The first legs were played on 14–15 November and the second legs were played on 21–22 November 2020.
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1 Teams agreed to decide the winner of their tie based one match.
2 Both legs were hosted by HC Dunărea Brăila.
Group stage
The draw for the group phase was held on Thursday, 26 November 2020. In each group, teams played against each other in a
double round-robin
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format, with home and away matches.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Quarterfinals
Matches
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Final four
The final four was held at the
Sala Sporturilor Lascăr Pană in
Baia Mare
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,
Romania
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on 8 and 9 May 2021. The draw was made on 15 April 2021.
Bracket
Semifinals
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Third place game
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Final
Top goalscorers
See also
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2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League
The 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League was the 28th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament, running from 12 September 2020 to 30 May 2021.
There was no defending champion, after the season before was cancelled due to the COVID-1 ...
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2020–21 Women's EHF European Cup
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2020–21 Men's EHF European League
Notes
References
External links
Official website
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Women's EHF European League seasons
EHF European League Women
EHF European League Women
Sport in Baia Mare