2023–24 EHF Champions League knockout stage
The 2023–24 EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 27 March with the playoffs and ended on 9 June 2024 with the final at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2023–24 EHF Champions League. A total of twelve teams competed in the knockout phase.
Format
[edit]In the playoffs, the eight teams ranked 3rd–6th in Groups A and B played against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The four winning teams advanced to the quarterfinals, where they were joined by the top-two teams of Groups A and B for another round of two-legged home-and-away matches. The four quarterfinal winners qualified for the final four tournament at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.[1]
Qualified teams
[edit]The top six teams from Groups A and B qualified for the knockout stage.
Group | Qualified for quarterfinals | Qualified for playoffs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | |
A | THW Kiel | Aalborg Håndbold | Paris Saint-Germain | Industria Kielce | RK Zagreb | OTP Bank - Pick Szeged |
B | SC Magdeburg | Barça | Telekom Veszprém | Montpellier Handball | GOG Håndbold | Orlen Wisła Płock |
Playoffs
[edit]Overview
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Orlen Wisła Płock | 59–64 | Paris Saint-Germain | 26–30 | 33–34 |
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged | 62–76 | Telekom Veszprém | 30–37 | 32–39 |
GOG Håndbold | 53–66 | Industria Kielce | 25–33 | 28–33 |
RK Zagreb | 51–57 | Montpellier Handball | 27–27 | 24–30 |
Matches
[edit]28 March 2024 20:45 | Orlen Wisła Płock | 26–30 | Paris Saint-Germain | Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,012 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
Krajewski, Zarabec 4 | (12–13) | Prandi, Syprzak 8 | ||
2× 1× | Report | 2× |
4 April 2024 20:45 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34–33 | Orlen Wisła Płock | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,011 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
Prandi 9 | (18–15) | Krajewski 8 | ||
1× 6× | Report | 1× 5× |
Paris Saint-Germain won 64–59 on aggregate.
28 March 2024 18:45 | OTP Bank - Pick Szeged | 30–37 | Telekom Veszprém | Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 7,749 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
Frimmel 6 | (17–20) | Descat, Vailupau 7 | ||
1× 2× | Report | 1× 3× |
4 April 2024 18:45 | Telekom Veszprém | 39–32 | OTP Bank - Pick Szeged | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,057 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
Vailupau 8 | (19–15) | Martins 8 | ||
1× 1× | Report | 1× 2× |
Telekom Veszprém won 76–62 on aggregate.
27 March 2024 18:45 | GOG Håndbold | 25–33 | Industria Kielce | Arena Fyn, Odense Attendance: 3,128 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Madsen, Zachariassen 4 | (10–18) | A. Dujshebaev 9 | ||
1× | Report | 1× 5× |
3 April 2024 18:45 | Industria Kielce | 33–28 | GOG Håndbold | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) |
A. Dujshebaev 7 | (16–12) | Mensing 6 | ||
3× | Report | 4× |
Industria Kielce won 66–53 on aggregate.
27 March 2024 20:45 | RK Zagreb | 27–27 | Montpellier Handball | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 15,200 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
Srna 6 | (11–13) | Simonet, Skube 6 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 1× 8× 1× |
3 April 2024 20:45 | Montpellier Handball | 30–24 | RK Zagreb | FDI Stadium, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
Skube 6 | (14–14) | Čupić, Faljić 4 | ||
2× | Report | 1× 2× |
Montpellier Handball won 57–51 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
[edit]Overview
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Montpellier Handball | 60–61 | THW Kiel | 39–30 | 21–31 |
Industria Kielce | 49–49 3–4 (p) | SC Magdeburg | 27–26 | 22–23 |
Telekom Veszprém | 60–64 | Aalborg Håndbold | 32–31 | 28–33 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 53–62 | Barça | 22–30 | 31–32 |
Matches
[edit]24 April 2024 20:45 | Montpellier Handball | 39–30 | THW Kiel | FDI Stadium, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
Lenne, Pellas 7 | (20–16) | Johansson 8 | ||
1× 3× 1× | Report | 1× 5× |
2 May 2024 18:45 | THW Kiel | 31–21 | Montpellier Handball | Wunderino Arena, Kiel Attendance: 8,513 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
Johansson 8 | (17–12) | Pellas 6 | ||
1× 4× 1× | Report | 7× |
THW Kiel won 61–60 on aggregate.
24 April 2024 18:45 | Industria Kielce | 27–26 | SC Magdeburg | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
A. Dujshebaev 8 | (14–13) | Claar 8 | ||
2× 1× | Report | 1× |
1 May 2024 20:45 | SC Magdeburg | 27–25 | Industria Kielce | GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 6,600 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
Magnússon 8 | (11–13) | A. Dujshebaev, D. Dujshebaev 4 | ||
2× 4× | Report | 1× 3× | ||
FT: 23–22 Pen: 4–3 |
SC Magdeburg won 53–52 on aggregate.
25 April 2024 18:45 | Telekom Veszprém | 32–31 | Aalborg Håndbold | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,250 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
Remili 6 | (12–17) | four players 4 | ||
4× | Report | 2× |
1 May 2024 18:45 | Aalborg Håndbold | 33–28 | Telekom Veszprém | Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
Hoxer Hangaard 9 | (18–14) | Vailupau 6 | ||
1× 4× | Report | 2× 5× |
Aalborg Håndbold won 64–60 on aggregate.
25 April 2024 20:45 | Paris Saint-Germain | 22–30 | Barça | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,339 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
Syprzak 7 | (14–11) | Mem 7 | ||
4× | Report | 2× |
2 May 2024 20:45 | Barça | 32–31 | Paris Saint-Germain | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
Mem 7 | (17–12) | Prandi 10 | ||
3× | Report | 6× 2× |
Barça won 62–53 on aggregate.
Final four
[edit]The final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 8 and 9 June 2024. The draw was held on 7 May 2024.[2][3]
Bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
8 June | ||||||
SC Magdeburg | 26 | |||||
9 June | ||||||
Aalborg Håndbold | 28 | |||||
Aalborg Håndbold | 30 | |||||
8 June | ||||||
Barça | 31 | |||||
Barça | 30 | |||||
THW Kiel | 18 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
9 June | ||||||
SC Magdeburg | 28 | |||||
THW Kiel | 32 |
Semifinals
[edit]8 June 2024 15:00 | SC Magdeburg | 26–28 | Aalborg Håndbold | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Magnússon 10 | (11–11) | Hoxer Hangaard 8 | ||
1× 1× | Report | 2× |
8 June 2024 18:00 | Barça | 30–18 | THW Kiel | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) |
Richardson 5 | (15–9) | Duvnjak 4 | ||
2× | Report | 2× |
Third place game
[edit]9 June 2024 15:00 | SC Magdeburg | 28–32 | THW Kiel | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
Mertens 7 | (14–23) | Johansson 7 | ||
1× 3× 1× | Report | 1× 8× |
Final
[edit]9 June 2024 18:00 | Aalborg Håndbold | 30–31 | Barça | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
Hansen 8 | (15–15) | Richardson 8 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 3× |
References
[edit]- ^ "Teams set for EHF Champions League season 2023/24". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Semi-finals for both EHF FINAL4s to be drawn in Budapest". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "This season's elite teams discover first EHF FINAL4 opponents". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.