2025–26 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage
Handball tournament
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The 2025–26 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 21 March with the playoffs and ended on 7 June 2026 with the final at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary, to decide the winners of the 2025–26 Women's EHF Champions League. A total of twelve teams competed in the knockout phase.
Format
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 MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary.[1]
Qualified teams
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 |  Győri Audi ETO KC |
 Metz Handball |
 Team Esbjerg |
 CS Gloria Bistrița |
DVSC Schaeffler |
 Borussia Dortmund |
| B | Brest Bretagne Handball |
CSM București |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria |
Odense Håndbold |
Ikast Håndbold |
 HC Podravka Vegeta |
Playoffs
Overview
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC Podravka Vegeta |
55–68 | Team Esbjerg |
26–37 | 29–31 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
52–58 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria |
25–31 | 27–27 |
| Ikast Håndbold |
62–72 | CS Gloria Bistrița |
34–35 | 28–37 |
| DVSC Schaeffler |
66–71 | Odense Håndbold |
32–37 | 34–34 |
Matches
| 21 March 2026 16:00 |
HC Podravka Vegeta |
26–37 | Team Esbjerg |
Josip Samardžija-Bepo Arena, Koprivnica Attendance: 1,921 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| Pletikosić 6 | (13–19) | Reistad 11 | ||
1× 4× |
Report | 1× 4×
|
| 29 March 2026 14:00 |
Team Esbjerg |
31–29 | HC Podravka Vegeta |
Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,811 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL) |
| Hansson 9 | (15–16) | Šenvald 9 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1×
|
Team Esbjerg won 68–55 on aggregate.
| 22 March 2026 14:00 |
Borussia Dortmund |
25–31 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria |
Westpress Arena, Hamm Attendance: 854 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
| Egeling 8 | (10–13) | Simon 8 | ||
| Report | 1×
|
| 28 March 2026 16:00 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria |
27–27 | Borussia Dortmund |
ÉRD Aréna, Érd Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK) |
| Simon 9 | (12–12) | Grijseels 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× 4× 1×
|
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria won 58–52 on aggregate.
| 22 March 2026 16:00 |
Ikast Håndbold |
34–35 | CS Gloria Bistrița |
Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,221 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| Skogrand 10 | (21–16) | So Delgado 11 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 2× 1×
|
| 28 March 2026 18:00 |
CS Gloria Bistrița |
37–28 | Ikast Håndbold |
TeraPlast Arena, Bistrița Attendance: 3,007 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK) |
| So Delgado 14 | (16–15) | Roberts 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2× 2×
|
CS Gloria Bistrița won 72–62 on aggregate.
| 21 March 2026 18:00 |
DVSC Schaeffler |
32–37 | Odense Håndbold |
Hódos Imre Sports Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |
| Ivančok-Šoltić 5 | (13–18) | Fauske 8 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 29 March 2026 16:00 |
Odense Håndbold |
34–34 | DVSC Schaeffler |
Sydbank Arena, Odense Attendance: 2,177 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED) |
| Deila 9 | (13–16) | Tóvizi 6 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 3×
|
Odense Håndbold won 71–66 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
Overview
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odense Håndbold |
53–76 | Győri Audi ETO KC |
28–36 | 25–40 |
| CS Gloria Bistrița |
65–72 | Brest Bretagne Handball |
35–36 | 30–36 |
| FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria |
59–62 | Metz Handball |
31–31 | 28–31 |
| Team Esbjerg |
53–62 | CSM București |
26–25 | 27–37 |
Matches
| 19 April 2026 16:00 |
Odense Håndbold |
28–36 | Győri Audi ETO KC |
Sydbank Arena, Odense Attendance: 2,243 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| Leuchter 5 | (15–16) | Housheer 10 | ||
| 2× 1× |
Report | 4×
|
| 25 April 2026 16:00 |
Győri Audi ETO KC |
40–25 | Odense Håndbold |
Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 4,723 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| Housheer, Jørgensen 7 | (17–8) | Højlund, Van der Vliet 4 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 4×
|
Győri Audi ETO KC won 76–53 on aggregate.
| 18 April 2026 16:00 |
CS Gloria Bistrița |
35–36 | Brest Bretagne Handball |
TeraPlast Arena, Bistrița Attendance: 2,966 Referees: Fremstad, Jørstad (NOR) |
| So Delgado 8 | (17–19) | Ondono 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 6×
|
| 26 April 2026 18:00 |
Brest Bretagne Handball |
36–30 | CS Gloria Bistrița |
Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 4,324 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| Vyakhireva 8 | (14–13) | So Delgado 9 | ||
| 1× 5× |
Report | 3×
|
Brest Bretagne Handball won 72–65 on aggregate.
| 19 April 2026 14:00 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria |
31–31 | Metz Handball |
ÉRD Aréna, Érd Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO) |
| Bölk 7 | (14–15) | Bouktit 9 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 5×
|
| 25 April 2026 18:00 |
Metz Handball |
31–28 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria |
Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,704 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
| Axnér 8 | (18–12) | Simon 11 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 6×
|
Metz Handball won 62–59 on aggregate.
| 18 April 2026 18:00 |
Team Esbjerg |
26–25 | CSM București |
Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
| Reistad 9 | (14–13) | Omoregie 7 | ||
| 2× 4× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 26 April 2026 16:00 |
CSM București |
37–27 | Team Esbjerg |
Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU) |
| Omoregie, Østergaard 6 | (19–14) | Hansson, Reistad 6 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
CSM București won 62–53 on aggregate.
Final four
The final four was at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on 6 and 7 June 2026. The draw was held on 27 April 2026.[2]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 June | ||||||
| Brest Bretagne Handball | 30 | |||||
| 7 June | ||||||
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 31 | |||||
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 29 | |||||
| 6 June | ||||||
| Metz Handball | 31 | |||||
| Metz Handball | 32 | |||||
| CSM București | 27 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 7 June | ||||||
| Brest Bretagne Handball | 26 | |||||
| CSM București | 32 | |||||
Semifinals
| 6 June 2026 15:00 |
Metz Handball |
32–27 | CSM București |
MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 18,500 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| Bouktit 8 | (17–13) | Maslova 7 | ||
| Report | 1× 2×
|
| 6 June 2026 18:00 |
Brest Bretagne Handball |
30–31 | Győri Audi ETO KC |
MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 19,850 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| Vyakhireva 7 | (16–17) | Housheer 9 | ||
| 6× 2× |
Report | 2× 4× 1×
|
Third place game
| 7 June 2026 15:00 |
Brest Bretagne Handball |
26−32 | CSM București |
MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 19,500 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK) |
| Mairot 11 | (13–15) | Omoregie 8 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2× 1×
|
Final
| 7 June 2026 18:00 |
Győri Audi ETO KC |
29–31 | Metz Handball |
MVM Dome, Budapest Attendance: 22,022 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| De Paula 7 | (17–18) | Bouktit 12 | ||
| 4× 1× |
Report | 3×
|