2020–21 Women's EHF European League

The 2020–21 Women's EHF European League is the 40th edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition, running from 10 October 2020 to 9 May 2021.[1] The tournament was previously called Women's EHF Cup.[2]

Women's EHF European League

2020–21
Tournament information
Sport	Handball
Dates	10 October 2020–9 May 2021
Teams	30 (Qualification stage) 16 (Group stage)
Website	eurohandball.com

There is no defending champion, after last season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Overview

Team allocation

Group stage
Herning-Ikast Håndbold	Siófok KC	CS Minaur Baia Mare	HC Lada
Round 3
DHK Baník Most	Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	Viborg HK	Super Amara Bera Bera
Fleury Loiret Handball	Nantes Atlantique Handball	HSG Blomberg-Lippe	TuS Metzingen
DVSC Schaeffler	Váci NKSE	Byåsen Håndball Elite	Storhamar Håndball Elite
MKS Perła Lublin	SCM Gloria Buzău	Astrakhanochka	HC Zvezda
H 65 Höörs HK	Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK
Round 2
Hypo Niederösterreich	WAT Atzgersdorf	Paris 92	Thüringer HC
Alba Fehérvár KC	Molde HK	Tertnes Håndball Elite	HC Dunărea Brăila
Kuban	LC Brühl Handball	IUVENTA Michalovce	Lugi HF

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition will be as follows (all draws are held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).[3][4][5] The EHF announced that the originally planned first qualification round in September would be skipped.

Phase	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Qualification	Second qualifying round	28 July 2020	10–11 October 2020	17–18 October 2020
	Third qualifying round	20 October 2020	14–15 November 2020	21–22 November 2020
Group stage	Matchday 1	26 November 2020	9–10 January 2021
	Matchday 2		16–17 January 2021
	Matchday 3		23–24 January 2021
	Matchday 4		6–7 February 2021
	Matchday 5		13–14 February 2021
	Matchday 6		20–21 February 2021
Knockout phase	Quarter-finals	no draw	27–28 March 2021	3–4 April 2021
	Semi finals	6 April 2021	8 May 2021
	Final		9 May 2021

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.[6]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
HC Dunărea Brăila	53–52 ^1	Tertnes Håndball Elite	28–26	25–26
Molde HK	58–40	Hypo Niederösterreich	28–19	30–21
Paris 92	65–40 ^2	IUVENTA Michalovce	36–14	29–26
WAT Atzgersdorf	45–81	Thüringer HC	24–39	21–42
Lugi HF	(walkover)	Kuban	–	–
LC Brühl Handball	(walkover)	Alba Fehérvár KC	–	–

Notes

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.[7]

Pot 1	Pot 2
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Viborg HK Fleury Loiret Handball HSG Blomberg-Lippe TuS Metzingen DVSC Schaeffler Váci NKSE Byåsen Håndball Elite Storhamar Håndball Elite SCM Gloria Buzău Astrakhanochka HC Zvezda	DHK Baník Most Super Amara Bera Bera Nantes Atlantique HB Paris 92 Thüringer HC Alba Fehérvár KC Molde HK MKS Perła Lublin HC Dunărea Brăila Kuban H 65 Höörs HK Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK

The first legs were played on 14–15 November and the second legs were played on 21–22 November 2020.[8]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Super Amara Bera Bera	51–56	HC Zvezda	27–27	24–29
Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK	31–30 ^1	DVSC Schaeffler	31–30	–
Byåsen Håndball Elite	(walkover)	MKS Perła Lublin	–	–
HC Dunărea Brăila	58–52 ^2	Viborg HK	26–24	32–28
Paris 92	56–42	Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	28–16	28–26
Thüringer HC	57–51	HSG Blomberg-Lippe	27–31	30–20
Astrakhanochka	(walkover)	Molde HK	–	–
Fleury Loiret Handball	57–50	H 65 Höörs HK	29–26	28–24
Nantes Atlantique HB	44–43	SCM Gloria Buzău	23–16	21–27
Alba Fehérvár KC	(walkover)	Storhamar Håndball Elite	–	–
DHK Baník Most	41–42 ^1	Váci NKSE	–	41–42
Kuban	(walkover)	TuS Metzingen	–	–

Notes

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 will be held on Thursday, 26 November 2020. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.

Tiebreakers

In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows: Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved; Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved; Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie); Superior goal difference in all matches of the group; Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group; If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots. During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HIH	PAR	VAC	ZVE
1	Herning-Ikast Håndbold	3	2	0	1	95	77	+18	4	Quarterfinals		—	–	–	34–25
2	Paris 92	2	2	0	0	60	56	+4	4			26–23	—	–	–
3	Váci NKSE	3	1	0	2	92	101	−9	2			26–38	33–34	—	–
4	HC Zvezda	2	0	0	2	54	67	−13	0			–	–	29–33	—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 January 2021. Source: EHF

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NAN	KAS	LUB	LAD
1	Nantes Atlantique	3	2	0	1	95	84	+11	4	Quarterfinals		—	35–26	–	–
2	Kastamonu Bld. GSK	3	1	1	1	75	80	−5	3			–	—	20–20	29–25
3	MKS Perla Lublin	3	1	1	1	74	74	0	3			26–31	–	—	–
4	HC Lada	3	1	0	2	80	86	−6	2			32−29	–	–	—

Updated to match(es) played on 24 January 2021. Source: EHF

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AST	STO	BAI	THU
1	Astrakhanochka	3	2	0	1	90	82	+8	4	Quarterfinals		—	–	33–27	–
2	Storhamar Håndball Elite	2	1	0	1	62	61	+1	2			33–28	—	–	–
3	CS Minaur Baia Mare	2	1	0	1	60	62	−2	2			–	33−29	—	–
4	Thüringer HC	1	0	0	1	22	29	−7	0			22–29	–	–	—

Updated to match(es) played on 24 January 2021. Source: EHF

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SIO	DUN	KUB	FLE
1	Siófok KC	3	2	1	0	90	77	+13	5	Quarterfinals		—	–	28−28	–
2	HC Dunărea Brăila	3	1	1	1	79	79	0	3			25–27	—	–	29–27
3	Kuban	2	0	2	0	53	53	0	2			–	25–25	—	–
4	Fleury Loiret	2	0	0	2	51	64	−13	0			24–35	–	–	—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 January 2021. Source: EHF

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
	–		–	–
	–		–	–
	–		–	–
	–		–	–

Final four

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
					Third place

Semifinals

	TBD	v	TBD

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	TBD	v	TBD

Third place game

	LSF1	v	LSF2

Final

	WSF1	v	WSF2

Top goalscorers

As of 29 January 2021

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Marina Dmitrović	HC Dunărea Brăila	32
2	Laura Flippes	Paris 92	31
	Nadia Offendal	Paris 92
4	Alexandra Lacrabère	Fleury Loiret	30
5	Bruna de Paula	Nantes Atlantique	29
6	Rita Lakatos	Váci NKSE	28
7	Aneta Udriștioiu	HC Dunărea Brăila	27
8	Veronika Malá	Paris 92	26
9	Amanda Kurtović	Kastamonu	24
	Albina Murzalieva	Zvezda Zvenigorod

See also

• 2020–21 EHF European League
• 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League
• 2020–21 Women's EHF European Cup

References

1. "Four teams for EHF European League Women group phase announced". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
2. "New competition system from 2020". EHF. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
3. "EHF European League Women 2020/21 regulations" (PDF). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
4. "Seeding for EHF European League Women qualification draw released". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
5. "Draw determines first matches of new EHF European League Women". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
6. "Qualification Round 2". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
7. "Teams learn last hurdle before group phase". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
8. "Qualification Round 3". Retrieved 26 November 2020.

External links

• Official website