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EHF European Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024–25 EHF European Cup
SportHandball
Founded1993
No. of teams74 (total)
CountryEurope
ConfederationEHF members
Most recent
champion(s)
Iceland Valur
(1st title)
Most titlesRomania CS UCM Reşiţa
(3 titles)
Level on pyramid3
Official websiteehfec.eurohandball.com

The EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. Founded in 1993 as the EHF City Cup, the competition was renamed the EHF Challenge Cup in 2000 before adopting its current name in 2020.[1]

History

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Before 2000, it was called EHF City Cup. Currently, the EHF coefficient rank decides which teams have access and in which stage they enter.[citation needed]

Winners

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EHF City Cup

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Year Final Semifinal losers
Champion Score Second place
1993–94
Details
Germany
TUSEM Essen
27–17
31–26
Sweden
HK Drott
Spain
BM Granollers
France
PSG Asnieres Hand-Ball
1994–95
Details
Germany
TV Niederwürzbach
26–29
32–26
Spain
Cadagua Gáldar
Germany
TUSEM Essen
Portugal
ABC/UMinho
1995–96
Details
Norway
Drammen HK
22–21
27–21
Germany
SG Hameln
Hungary
SC Pick Szeged
Sweden
IFK Skövde HK
1996–97
Details
Germany
TuS Nettelstedt
32–19
27–23
Denmark
KIF Kolding
Norway
Drammen HK
Norway
Sandefjord TIF
1997–98
Details
Germany
TuS Nettelstedt
24–22
25–23
Sweden
IFK Skövde HK
Germany
SG Wallau-Massenheim
Spain
Academia Octavio Vigo
1998–99
Details
Germany
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
27–27
26–21
Spain
A.D.C. Ciudad Real
Germany
TuS Nettelstedt
Norway
Drammen HK
1999–00
Details
Germany
TV Grosswallstadt
30–23
27–32
Spain
BM Valladolid
Switzerland
Pfadi Winterthur
Serbia and Montenegro
RK Sintelon

EHF Challenge Cup

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Year Final Semifinal losers
Champion Score Second place
2000–01
Details
Serbia and Montenegro
RK Jugović Kać
27–27
26–22
Switzerland
Pfadi Winterthur
Italy
SSV Forst Brixen
Poland
Śląsk Wrocław
2001–02
Details
Denmark
Skjern Handball
20–27
34–17
North Macedonia
RK Pelister
Denmark
Frederiksberg IF
France
US Ivry Handball
2002–03
Details
Denmark
Skjern Handball
27–30
35–25
Greece
Filippos Verias
France
US Créteil Handball
Sweden
IK Sävehof
2003–04
Details
Sweden
IFK Skövde HK
20–21
27–24
France
US Dunkerque HB
Romania
HCM Constanța
Italy
Generali Pallamano Trieste
2004–05
Details
Switzerland
Wacker Thun
29–24
26–29
Portugal
ABC/UMinho
Austria
HC Superfund Hard
Switzerland
TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
2005–06
Details
Romania
CSA Steaua București
21–26
34–27
Portugal
SC Horta
Croatia
Agram-Medvescak Zagreb
Switzerland
BSV Bern Muri
2006–07
Details
Romania
CS UCM Reşiţa
26–26
36–36
Norway
Drammen HK
Poland
Zagłębie Lubin
Russia
Locomotiv-Polyot Cheljabinsk
2007–08
Details
Romania
CS UCM Reşiţa
28–29
26–18
Austria
Alpla Hard
Portugal
Benfica
Switzerland
Pfadi Winterthur
2008–09
Details
Romania
CS UCM Reşiţa
25–27
25–20
Romania
CSU Bucovina Suceava
Turkey
Beşiktaş JK
Switzerland
BSV Bern Muri
2009–10
Details
Portugal
Sporting CP
27–25
27–26
Poland
MMTS Kwidzyn
Slovenia
RD Slovan
Italy
Bologna United
2010–11
Details
Slovenia
RK Cimos Koper
27–27
31–27
Portugal
Benfica
Serbia
RK Partizan Dunav Osiguranje
Romania
Ştiinţa Municipal Dedeman Bacău
2011–12
Details
Greece
AC Diomidis Argous
26–23
20–22
Switzerland
Wacker Thun
Portugal
Sporting CP
Israel
Maccabi Tel Aviv
2012–13
Details
Belarus
SKA Minsk
31–26
32–24
Luxembourg
Handball Esch
Norway
IL Runar
Romania
CSU Bucovina Suceava
2013–14
Details
Sweden
IK Sävehof
37–26 [A] Serbia
RK Metaloplastika Šabac
Poland
KS Azoty-Puławy
Portugal
Águas Santas
2014–15
Details
Romania
HC Odorheiu Secuiesc
28–32
32–25
Portugal
ABC/UMinho
Portugal
Benfica
Norway
Stord
2015–16
Details
Portugal
ABC/UMinho
28–22
25–29
Portugal
Benfica
Czech Republic
Dukla Prague
Norway
FyllingenBergen
2016–17
Details
Portugal
Sporting CP
37–28
30–24
Romania
AHC Potaissa Turda
Netherlands
JMS Hurry-Up
Iceland
Valur
2017–18
Details
Romania
AHC Potaissa Turda
33–22
26–27
Greece
AEK Athens
Iceland
IBV Vestmannaeyjar
Portugal
Madeira Andebol SAD
2018–19
Details
Romania
CSM București
22–22
26–20
Portugal
Madeira Andebol SAD
Russia
HC Neva SPb
Greece
AEK Athens
2019–20
Details
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]

EHF European Cup

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Year Final Semifinal losers
Champion Score Second place
2020–21
Details
Greece
AEK Athens
30–26
24–20 [B]
Sweden
Ystads
Slovenia
Gorenje Velenje
Cyprus
Anorthosis Famagusta
2021–22
Details
Norway
Nærbø
29–25
27–26
Romania
Minaur Baia Mare
Norway
Drammen
Sweden
Alingsås
2022–23
Details
Serbia
Vojvodina
30–23
25–23
Norway
Nærbø
Norway
Runar Sandefjord
Sweden
Alingsås
2023–24
Details
Iceland
Valur
30–26
32–35
Greece
Olympiacos
Hungary
Ferencvárosi
Romania
Minaur Baia Mare

Performances

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By teams

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Team Won Years won Runner-up Years runner-up
Romania UCM Reşiţa 3 2007, 2008, 2009
Germany Nettelstedt 2 1997, 1998
Denmark Skjern 2 2002, 2003
Portugal Sporting CP 2 2010, 2017
Portugal ABC/UMinho 1 2016 2 2005, 2015
Sweden Skövde 1 2004 1 1998
Norway Drammen 1 1996 1 2007
Switzerland Wacker Thun 1 2005 1 2012
Romania Potaissa Turda 1 2018 1 2017
Greece AEK Athens 1 2021 1 2018
Norway Nærbø 1 2022 1 2023
Germany TUSEM Essen 1 1994
Germany Niederwürzbach 1 1995
Germany Flensburg-Handewitt 1 1999
Germany Großwallstadt 1 2000
Serbia and Montenegro Jugović Kać 1 2001
Romania CSA Steaua București 1 2006
Slovenia Cimos Koper 1 2011
Greece Diomidis Argous 1 2012
Belarus SKA Minsk 1 2013
Sweden Sävehof 1 2014
Romania Odorheiu Secuiesc 1 2015
Romania CSM București 1 2019
Serbia Vojvodina 1 2023
Iceland Valur 1 2024
Portugal S.L. Benfica 2 2011, 2016
Sweden Drott 1 1994
Spain Cadagua Gáldar 1 1995
Germany Hameln 1 1996
Denmark Kolding 1 1997
Spain Ciudad Real 1 1999
Spain BM Valladolid 1 2000
Switzerland Pfadi Winterthur 1 2001
North Macedonia Eurofarm Pelister 1 2002
Greece Filippos Verias 1 2003
France US Dunkerque HB 1 2004
Portugal SC Horta 1 2006
Austria Alpla Hard 1 2008
Romania Bucovina Suceava 1 2009
Poland Kwidzyn 1 2010
Luxembourg Handball Esch 1 2013
Serbia RK Metaloplastika Šabac 1 2014
Portugal Madeira Andebol 1 2019
Sweden Ystads 1 2021
Romania Minaur Baia Mare 1 2022
Greece Olympiacos 1 2024

By countries

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Nation Titles Runners-up Finals
 Romania
7
3
10
 Germany
6
1
7
 Portugal
3
6
9
 Greece
2
3
5
 Sweden
2
3
5
 Norway
2
2
4
 Denmark
2
1
3
 Serbia
2
1
3
  Switzerland
1
2
3
 Belarus
1
0
1
 Iceland
1
0
1
 Slovenia
1
0
1
 Spain
0
3
3
 Austria
0
1
1
 France
0
1
1
 Luxembourg
0
1
1
 North Macedonia
0
1
1
 Poland
0
1
1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "EHF Executive Committee meets at EHF EURO 2020 in Stockholm". European Handball Federation. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. ^ "EHF Champions League – Latest News and Results | EHF".
  3. ^ Bruun, Peter. "ALL OR NOTHING IN PARTILLE". eurohandball.com/. EHF. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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