2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League

The 2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League was the 29th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament, running from 11 September 2021 to 5 June 2022.

Women's EHF Champions League
2021–22
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates11 September 2021–5 June 2022
Teams16
Websiteehfcl.com
Final positions
ChampionsNorway Vipers Kristiansand
Runner-upHungary Győri Audi ETO KC
Tournament statistics
Matches played123
Goals scored6953 (56.53 per match)
Attendance242,196 (1,969 per match)
Top scorer(s)Romania Cristina Neagu
(110 goals)

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, each local health department allowed a different number of spectators.

Vipers Kristiansand defended their title after a finals win over Győri Audi ETO KC.[1]

Format

The competition began with a group stage featuring 16 teams divided in two groups. Matches were played in a double round-robin system with home-and-away fixtures. In Groups A and B, the top two teams qualified for the quarterfinals, with teams ranked third to sixth entering the playoffs.

The knockout stage included four rounds: the round of 16, quarterfinals, and a final-four tournament comprising two semifinals and the final. The teams were paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches, with the aggregate winners qualifying to the next round.

In the final four tournament, the semifinals and the final were played as single matches at a pre-selected host venue.

Team allocation

Location of teams of the 2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League group stage.
Red: Group A; Blue: Group B.

A total of 21 teams from 15 countries submitted their application for a place in the competition's group stage before the deadline of 21 June 2021.[2][3] The final list of 16 participants was revealed by the EHF Executive Committee on 29 June 2021.[4]

Croatia HC Podravka Vegeta Denmark Odense Håndbold Denmark Team Esbjerg France Brest Bretagne Handball
France Metz Handball Germany BV Borussia 09 Dortmund1 Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC
Montenegro Budućnost BEMAX Norway Vipers Kristiansand Romania CSM București Russia CSKA Moscow
Russia Rostov-Don Slovenia RK Krim Mercator Sweden IK Sävehof Turkey Kastamonu Bld. GSK
Wildcard rejection
Czech Republic DHK Baník Most Germany SG BBM Bietigheim Norway Storhamar Håndball Elite Romania CS Minaur Baia Mare
  • 1: As the German club did not play the play-off matches vs Metz in the previous season, a deposit of an amount of €140,000 in two instalments was requested from Dortmund to cover any financial damages or requests for refunds in case the club would not play certain matches or drop out of the competition again. In case no payments were requested neither from the club nor from the EHF in this relation the deposit was transferred back to the club. The receipt of the two instalments (the first by 13 and the second by 27 July) was a precondition to uphold the participation of the club in the DELO EHF Champions League 2021/22, otherwise, the substitute club (DHK Banik Most) would have replaced Borussia Dortmund.

Group stage

The draw took place on 2 July 2021.[5]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ESB ROS FER BRE BUC DOR BUD POD
1 Denmark Team Esbjerg 14 10 3 1 412 346 +66 23 Quarterfinals 25–18 33–27 28–28 22–21 34–24 35–20 30–17
2 Russia Rostov-Don 14 10 1 3 362 302 +60 21 25–27 19–20 26–24 10–0 37–27 30–20 34–23
3 Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 14 8 3 3 378 372 +6 19 Playoffs 31–31 25–25 28–27 31–30 23–21 26–22 33–27
4 France Brest Bretagne Handball 14 8 1 5 392 365 +27 17 26–23 18–29 30–25 24–21 31–25 25–21 35–22
5 Romania CSM București 14 7 1 6 365 342 +23 15 29–29 27–30 27–21 29–30 33–29 30–22 29–21
6 Germany BV Borussia 09 Dortmund 14 4 1 9 391 399 8 9 29–32 25–31 25–25 30–27 22–25 30–34 38–14
7 Montenegro Budućnost BEMAX 14 3 0 11 337 407 70 6 25–36 19–25 26–30 30–28 20–28 29–34 27–21
8 Croatia HC Podravka Vegeta 14 1 0 13 334 438 104 2 26–27 22–23 29–33 28–39 31–36 24–32 29–22
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GYO VIP MET MOS ODE KRI SÄV KAS
1 Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 14 13 0 1 471 354 +117 26 Quarterfinals 35–29 39–30 32–22 27–26 40–27 41–19 37–20
2 Norway Vipers Kristiansand 14 10 0 4 435 370 +65 20 30–29 25–31 24–27 31–27 37–20 34–25 39–25
3 France Metz Handball 14 9 1 4 413 375 +38 19 Playoffs 29–33 23–18 24–32 38–31 27–27 35–21 33–25
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 14 7 2 5 375 372 +3 16 23–27 28–32 27–26 21–28 21–21 29–28 34–27
5 Denmark Odense Håndbold 14 7 1 6 405 386 +19 15 26–31 27–32 21–27 27–27 26–24 37–24 37–29
6 Slovenia RK Krim Mercator 14 4 2 8 362 381 19 10 26–31 26–27 28–29 24–21 19–24 32–18 36–28
7 Sweden IK Sävehof 14 3 0 11 351 461 110 6 25–31 23–42 28–31 23–32 31–37 29–28 28–26
8 Turkey Kastamonu Bld. GSK 14 0 0 14 349 462 113 0 22–38 24–35 20–30 29–31 25–31 23–24 26–29
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

Playoffs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
RK Krim Mercator Slovenia 55–52 Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 33–26 22–26
BV Borussia 09 Dortmund Germany 41–62 France Metz Handball 22–30 19–32
Odense Håndbold Denmark 51–53 France Brest Bretagne Handball 25–24 26–29
CSM București Romania 20–0 Russia CSKA Moscow 10–0 10–0

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CSM București Romania 52–53 Denmark Team Esbjerg 25–26 27–27
Brest Bretagne Handball France 44–56 Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 21–21 23–35
Metz Handball France 20–0 Russia Rostov-Don 10–0 10–0
RK Krim Mercator Slovenia 49–65 Norway Vipers Kristiansand 25–32 24–33

Final four

The final four will held at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on 4 and 5 June 2022.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 June
 
 
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC32
 
5 June
 
Denmark Team Esbjerg27
 
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC31
 
4 June
 
Norway Vipers Kristiansand33
 
France Metz Handball27
 
 
Norway Vipers Kristiansand33
 
Third place
 
 
5 June
 
 
Denmark Team Esbjerg26
 
 
France Metz Handball32

Final

5 June 2022
18:00
Győri Audi ETO KC Hungary 31–33 Norway Vipers Kristiansand MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 15,400
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Hansen 6 (13–15) Jeřábková 7
Yellow card number 2 in light blue rounded square Report Yellow card number 2 in light blue rounded square

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1 Romania Cristina Neagu Romania CSM București 110
2 Norway Nora Mørk Norway Vipers Kristiansand 107
3 Slovenia Ana Gros[7] Russia CSKA Moscow/Slovenia RK Krim Mercator 104
Norway Henny Reistad Denmark Team Esbjerg
5 France Grâce Zaadi[8] Russia Rostov-Don/France Metz Handball 91
6 Norway Helene Gigstad Fauske France Brest Bretagne Handball 87
Sweden Jamina Roberts Sweden IK Sävehof
8 Montenegro Jovanka Radičević Turkey Kastamonu Bld. GSK 86
9 Germany Alina Grijseels Germany BV Borussia 09 Dortmund 84
10 Norway Kristine Breistøl Denmark Team Esbjerg 83

Awards

The all-star team was announced on 3 June 2022.[9]

PositionPlayer
GoalkeeperFrance Laura Glauser (Győri Audi ETO KC)
Right wingNetherlands Angela Malestein (FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria)
Right backNorway Nora Mørk (Vipers Kristiansand)
Centre backNorway Stine Bredal Oftedal (Győri Audi ETO KC)
Left backRomania Cristina Neagu (CSM Bucureşti)
Left wingNorway Sanna Solberg-Isaksen (Team Esbjerg)
PivotSweden Linn Blohm (Győri Audi ETO KC)
Final four MVP[10]Czech Republic Markéta Jeřábková (Vipers Kristiansand)
Best defenderNorway Kari Brattset Dale (Győri Audi ETO KC)
Best young playerFrance Pauletta Foppa (Brest Bretagne Handball)
Best coachSpain Ambros Martín (Győri Audi ETO KC)

References

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