This article describes the knockout stage of the 2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League.[1]
On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]
All matches were cancelled on 26 June 2020.[3]
Qualified teams edit
The top four placed teams from each of the two main round groups advanced to the knockout stage.[4]
| Group | First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Metz Handball
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 Team Esbjerg
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 Rostov-Don
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 CSM București
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| 2 |  Győri Audi ETO KC
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Brest Bretagne Handball
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 Budućnost
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SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
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Format edit
The first-placed team of each group will face the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team will play against the third-placed team from the other group. After that a draw will be held to determine the pairings for the final four.[5]
Quarterfinals edit
The European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020 that the quarter-finals matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe.[6] The matches were rescheduled on 25 March.[2] The matches were cancelled on 24 April 2020, although they might be played before the final four.[7]
Overview edit
Matches edit
| SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
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Cancelled | Metz Handball
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| Metz Handball
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Cancelled | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
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| CSM București
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Cancelled | Győri Audi ETO KC
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| Győri Audi ETO KC
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Cancelled | CSM București
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| Budućnost
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Cancelled | Team Esbjerg
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| Team Esbjerg
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Cancelled | Budućnost
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| Rostov-Don
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Cancelled | Brest Bretagne Handball
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| Brest Bretagne Handball
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Cancelled | Rostov-Don
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Final four edit
The final four was scheduled to be held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 9 and 10 May 2020 but was later rescheduled to 5 and 6 September 2020.[2] If the quarterfinals can't be played, the top-two teams of the main round groups will be playing in the final four.[7]
Bracket edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 5 September | ||||||
| 6 September | ||||||
| 5 September | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 6 September | ||||||
Semifinals edit
| 5 September 2020 | TBD | Cancelled | TBD | |
| 5 September 2020 | TBD | Cancelled | TBD | |
Third place game edit
| 6 September 2020 | LSF1 | Cancelled | LSF2 | |
Final edit
| 6 September 2020 | WSF1 | Cancelled | WSF2 | |
References edit
- ^ "DELO Women's EHF Champions League 2019/2020 is target of 24 teams". Handball-planet. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "EHF presents feasibility study for potential re-start of European handball". eurohandball.com. 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Information on the DELO WOMEN'S EHF FINAL4 2020". ehfcl.com. 26 June 2020.
- ^ "EXEC confirms participants for the 2019/20 season". ehfcl.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Playing system
- ^ "Information on EHF competition matches in March and April". eurohandball.com. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Information on the future of the European handball season 2019/20". eurohandball.com. 24 April 2020.