The 2022–23

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was the 60th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's

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clubs. The champions were

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of Italy, who defeated

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of Serbia 14–11 in the Final in

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Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2022–23 EHF European League was announced on 12 July 2022.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.

Qualifying rounds

Qualification round I

The draw took place in

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. The top three ranked sides will advance from both groups.

Group A

*29 September–2 October 2022,

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Group B

*30 September–2 October 2022,

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Group C

*29 September–2 October 2022,

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Group D

*29 September–2 October 2022,

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Qualification round II

The top two ranked sides from each group advance.

Group A

*13–16 October 2022,

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Group B

*13–16 October 2022,

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Group C

*14–16 October 2022,

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Group D

*13–16 October 2022,

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Qualification round III

The winners in the third round will continue in the preliminary round.

Preliminary round

In the regular season, teams will play against each other home and away in a round-robin format. The top four teams in group A and the top three teams in Group B will advance to the Final 8. Also,

will participate in the Final 8 as the host of the tournament. The matchdays will be from 15 November 2022 to 24 May 2023.

Group A

Group B

Final 8

31 May–3 June 2023,

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Qualified teams

Bracket

;5th–8th place bracket

Awards

References

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Qualified teams

Schedule

Qualifying rounds

Qualification round I

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Qualification round II

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Qualification round III

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Final 8

Qualified teams

Bracket

Awards

See also

References