2023–24 EHF European Cup

The 2023–24 EHF European Cup was the 27th season of Europe's tertiary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 4th season since it was renamed from the Challenge Cup to the EHF European Cup. RK Vojvodina were the defending champions, but they were not defending their title because they played in this season's EHF European League group stage.

Valur became the first Icelandic team to club handball competition, beating Olympiacos S.F.P. on penalties in the final.

Format

The tournament was played in a straight knockout format. The ties were held in a home and away format. Overall, there were seven rounds to navigate in order to win the trophy (Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Last 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final).

Rankings

The rankings were based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three year period.

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Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2023–24 EHF European Cup was announced on 10 July 2023.Final MEC System
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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
*EC: European Cup title holders
*CW: Cup winners
*CR: Cup runners-up
*4th, 5th, etc.: League position of the previous season
**SF: Semi-final league position
**QF: Quarter-final league position

Qualifying rounds

Round 1

A total of 24 teams were involved in the first qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 9–10 September 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 16–17 September 2023. The draw was on the 18 July 2023.
Results

Round 2

A total of 64 teams were involved in the second qualifying round, 12 teams advancing from the previous round and 52 teams entering this round. The first leg matches were held on 14–15 October 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 21–22 October 2023. The draw was on the 18 July 2023.
Results

Round 3

A total of 32 teams were involved in the third qualifying round. The first leg matches were held on 25–26 November 2023, while the second leg matches were held on 2–3 December 2023. The draw was held on the 24 October 2023.
Results

Last 16

The first leg matches were held on 10–11 February 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 17–18 February 2024. The draw was on the 5 December 2023.
Results

Quarterfinals

The first leg matches were held on 23–24 March 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 30–31 March 2024. The draw was on the 20 February 2024.
Results

Matches

''Olympiacos S.F.P. won 56–45 on aggregate.''
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''FTC-Green Collect won 63–57 on aggregate.''
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''Valur won 72–65 on aggregate.''
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''CS Minaur Baia Mare won 65–61 on aggregate.''

Semifinals

The first leg matches were held on 20–21 April 2024, while the second leg matches were held on 27–28 April 2024. The draw was on the 20 February 2024.
Results

Matches

''Olympiacos S.F.P. won 67–60 on aggregate''
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''Valur won 66–52 on aggregate''

Final

The first leg match was held on 18 May 2024, while the second leg match was held on 25 May 2024. The draw was on the 30 April 2024.
Results

Matches

''57–57 on aggregate, Valur won 5–4 on penalties''

See also

*2023–24 EHF Champions League
* 2023–24 EHF European League
*2023–24 Women's EHF Champions League
*2023–24 Women's EHF European League
* 2023–24 Women's EHF European Cup

References

External links

Official website

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