2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League

The 2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League was the 29th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament, running from 11 September 2021 to 5 June 2022.

Women's EHF Champions League
2021–22
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates11 September 2021–5 June 2022
Teams16
Websiteehfcl.com
Final positions
ChampionsNorway Vipers Kristiansand
Runner-upHungary Győri Audi ETO KC
Tournament statistics
Matches played123
Goals scored6953 (56.53 per match)
Attendance242,196 (1,969 per match)
Top scorer(s)Romania Cristina Neagu
(110 goals)

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, each local health department allowed a different number of spectators.

Vipers Kristiansand defended their title after a finals win over Győri Audi ETO KC.[1]

Format

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The competition began with a group stage featuring 16 teams divided in two groups. Matches were played in a double round-robin system with home-and-away fixtures. In Groups A and B, the top two teams qualified for the quarterfinals, with teams ranked third to sixth entering the playoffs.

The knockout stage included four rounds: the round of 16, quarterfinals, and a final-four tournament comprising two semifinals and the final. The teams were paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches, with the aggregate winners qualifying to the next round.

In the final four tournament, the semifinals and the final were played as single matches at a pre-selected host venue.

Team allocation

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Location of teams of the 2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League group stage.
  Red: Group A;   Blue: Group B.

A total of 21 teams from 15 countries submitted their application for a place in the competition's group stage before the deadline of 21 June 2021.[2][3] The final list of 16 participants was revealed by the EHF Executive Committee on 29 June 2021.[4]

  HC Podravka Vegeta   Odense Håndbold   Team Esbjerg   Brest Bretagne Handball
  Metz Handball   BV Borussia 09 Dortmund1   FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria   Győri Audi ETO KC
  Budućnost BEMAX   Vipers Kristiansand   CSM București   CSKA Moscow
  Rostov-Don   RK Krim Mercator   IK Sävehof   Kastamonu Bld. GSK
Wildcard rejection
  DHK Baník Most   SG BBM Bietigheim   Storhamar Håndball Elite   CS Minaur Baia Mare
  • 1: As the German club did not play the play-off matches vs Metz in the previous season, a deposit of an amount of €140,000 in two instalments was requested from Dortmund to cover any financial damages or requests for refunds in case the club would not play certain matches or drop out of the competition again. In case no payments were requested neither from the club nor from the EHF in this relation the deposit was transferred back to the club. The receipt of the two instalments (the first by 13 and the second by 27 July) was a precondition to uphold the participation of the club in the DELO EHF Champions League 2021/22, otherwise, the substitute club (DHK Banik Most) would have replaced Borussia Dortmund.

Group stage

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The draw took place on 2 July 2021.[5]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ESB ROS FER BRE BUC DOR BUD POD
1   Team Esbjerg 14 10 3 1 412 346 +66 23 Quarterfinals 25–18 33–27 28–28 22–21 34–24 35–20 30–17
2   Rostov-Don 14 10 1 3 362 302 +60 21 25–27 19–20 26–24 10–0 37–27 30–20 34–23
3   FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 14 8 3 3 378 372 +6 19 Playoffs 31–31 25–25 28–27 31–30 23–21 26–22 33–27
4   Brest Bretagne Handball 14 8 1 5 392 365 +27 17 26–23 18–29 30–25 24–21 31–25 25–21 35–22
5   CSM București 14 7 1 6 365 342 +23 15 29–29 27–30 27–21 29–30 33–29 30–22 29–21
6   BV Borussia 09 Dortmund 14 4 1 9 391 399 −8 9 29–32 25–31 25–25 30–27 22–25 30–34 38–14
7   Budućnost BEMAX 14 3 0 11 337 407 −70 6 25–36 19–25 26–30 30–28 20–28 29–34 27–21
8   HC Podravka Vegeta 14 1 0 13 334 438 −104 2 26–27 22–23 29–33 28–39 31–36 24–32 29–22
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GYO VIP MET MOS ODE KRI SÄV KAS
1   Győri Audi ETO KC 14 13 0 1 471 354 +117 26 Quarterfinals 35–29 39–30 32–22 27–26 40–27 41–19 37–20
2   Vipers Kristiansand 14 10 0 4 435 370 +65 20 30–29 25–31 24–27 31–27 37–20 34–25 39–25
3   Metz Handball 14 9 1 4 413 375 +38 19 Playoffs 29–33 23–18 24–32 38–31 27–27 35–21 33–25
4   CSKA Moscow 14 7 2 5 375 372 +3 16 23–27 28–32 27–26 21–28 21–21 29–28 34–27
5   Odense Håndbold 14 7 1 6 405 386 +19 15 26–31 27–32 21–27 27–27 26–24 37–24 37–29
6   RK Krim Mercator 14 4 2 8 362 381 −19 10 26–31 26–27 28–29 24–21 19–24 32–18 36–28
7   IK Sävehof 14 3 0 11 351 461 −110 6 25–31 23–42 28–31 23–32 31–37 29–28 28–26
8   Kastamonu Bld. GSK 14 0 0 14 349 462 −113 0 22–38 24–35 20–30 29–31 25–31 23–24 26–29
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

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Playoffs

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
RK Krim Mercator   55–52   FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 33–26 22–26
BV Borussia 09 Dortmund   41–62   Metz Handball 22–30 19–32
Odense Håndbold   51–53   Brest Bretagne Handball 25–24 26–29
CSM București   20–0   CSKA Moscow 10–0 10–0

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CSM București   52–53   Team Esbjerg 25–26 27–27
Brest Bretagne Handball   44–56   Győri Audi ETO KC 21–21 23–35
Metz Handball   20–0   Rostov-Don 10–0 10–0
RK Krim Mercator   49–65   Vipers Kristiansand 25–32 24–33

Final four

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The final four will held at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on 4 and 5 June 2022.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 June
 
 
  Győri Audi ETO KC32
 
5 June
 
  Team Esbjerg27
 
  Győri Audi ETO KC31
 
4 June
 
  Vipers Kristiansand33
 
  Metz Handball27
 
 
  Vipers Kristiansand33
 
Third place
 
 
5 June
 
 
  Team Esbjerg26
 
 
  Metz Handball32

Final

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5 June 2022
18:00
Győri Audi ETO KC   31–33   Vipers Kristiansand MVM Dome, Budapest
Attendance: 15,400
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Hansen 6 (13–15) Jeřábková 7
  1×  Report   2× 

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1   Cristina Neagu   CSM București 110
2   Nora Mørk   Vipers Kristiansand 107
3   Ana Gros[7]   CSKA Moscow/  RK Krim Mercator 104
  Henny Reistad   Team Esbjerg
5   Grâce Zaadi[8]   Rostov-Don/  Metz Handball 91
6   Helene Gigstad Fauske   Brest Bretagne Handball 87
  Jamina Roberts   IK Sävehof
8   Jovanka Radičević   Kastamonu Bld. GSK 86
9   Alina Grijseels   BV Borussia 09 Dortmund 84
10   Kristine Breistøl   Team Esbjerg 83

Awards

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The all-star team was announced on 3 June 2022.[9]

Position Player
Goalkeeper   Laura Glauser (Győri Audi ETO KC)
Right wing   Angela Malestein (FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria)
Right back   Nora Mørk (Vipers Kristiansand)
Centre back   Stine Bredal Oftedal (Győri Audi ETO KC)
Left back   Cristina Neagu (CSM Bucureşti)
Left wing   Sanna Solberg-Isaksen (Team Esbjerg)
Pivot   Linn Blohm (Győri Audi ETO KC)
Final four MVP[10]   Markéta Jeřábková (Vipers Kristiansand)
Best defender   Kari Brattset Dale (Győri Audi ETO KC)
Best young player   Pauletta Foppa (Brest Bretagne Handball)
Best coach   Ambros Martín (Győri Audi ETO KC)

References

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  1. ^ "Vipers claim second title in front of record crowd". eurohandball.com. 5 June 2022.
  2. ^ "EHF releases place distribution for 2021/22 European club competitions". 31 July 2020.
  3. ^ "20 teams eye spot in DELO EHF Champions League". eurohandball.com. 21 June 2021.
  4. ^ "List of teams for DELO EHF Champions League 2021/22 finalised". eurohandball.com. 29 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Groups set for Vipers' title defending season". eurohandball.com. 2 July 2021.
  6. ^ Goalscorers
  7. ^ 71 goals for CSKA Moscow and 33 goals for RK Krim Mercator.
  8. ^ 76 goals for Rostov-Don and 15 goals for Metz Handball.
  9. ^ "Györ quintet headline EHF Champions League All-star Team". European Handball Federation. 3 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Live blog: Vipers retain EHF Champions League title". European Handball Federation. 5 June 2022.
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