2022–23 Women's EHF European League
2022–23 | |
Ikast Håndbold celebrates | |
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Handball |
Dates | 8 October 2022–14 May 2023 |
Teams | 33 (qualification stage) 16 (group stage) |
Website | ehfel.com |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runner-up | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 60 |
Attendance | 85,355 (1,423 per match) |
MVP | |
Top scorer(s) | (86 goals) |
The 2022–23 Women's EHF European League was the 42nd edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition, running from 8 October 2022 to 14 May 2023.[1]
SG BBM Bietigheim were the defending champions.
Overview
[edit]Team allocation
[edit]Round and draw dates
[edit]The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).[2]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualification | Second qualifying round | 19 July 2022 | 8–9 October 2022 | 15–16 October 2022 |
Third qualifying round | 18 October 2022 | 3–4 December 2022 | 10–11 December 2022 | |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 15 December 2022 | 7–8 January 2023 | |
Matchday 2 | 14–15 January 2023 | |||
Matchday 3 | 21–22 January 2023 | |||
Matchday 4 | 4–5 February 2023 | |||
Matchday 5 | 11–12 February 2023 | |||
Matchday 6 | 18–19 February 2023 | |||
Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | no draw | 18–19 March 2023 | 25–26 March 2023 |
Semi finals | 28 March 2023 | 13 May 2023 | ||
Final | no draw | 14 May 2023 |
Qualification stage
[edit]Round 2
[edit]There were 18 teams participating in round 2. The first legs were played on 8–9 October and the second legs were played on 15–16 October 2022.[3]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Chambray Touraine |
52–58 | 28–31 | 24–27 | |
LC Brühl Handball |
58–52 | 30–27 | 28–25 | |
SCM Gloria Buzău |
42–31 | 32–31 | 10–0 | |
MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin |
50–58 | 18–27 | 32–31 | |
Rocasa Gran Canaria |
79–41 | 42–19 | 37–22 | |
Hypo Niederösterreich |
49–57 | 26–33 | 23–24 | |
Yalikavksports Club |
45–66 | 21–29 | 24–37 | |
HC Dalmatinka Ploce |
55–61 | 25–32 | 30–29 | |
SPONO Eagles |
52–64 | 21–36 | 31–28 |
Round 3
[edit]There were 24 teams participating in round 3. The first legs were played on 3–4 December and the second legs were played on 10–11 December 2022.[4]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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H65 Höörs HK |
48–63 | 24–31 | 24–32 | |
Siófok KC |
61–52 | 33–24 | 28–28 | |
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold |
64–51 | 34–21 | 30–30 | |
Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár |
52–51 | 29–26 | 23–25 | |
MKS Zagłębie Lubin |
48–50 | 24–24 | 24–26 | |
IK Sävehof |
52–65 | 22–30 | 30–35 | |
Rocasa Gran Canaria |
57–66 | 29–32 | 28–34 | |
Borussia Dortmund |
74–37 | 43–22 | 31–15 | |
Fana |
51–46 | 28–21 | 23–25 | |
ESBF Besançon |
59–53 | 32–29 | 27–24 | |
VfL Oldenburg |
51–69 | 27–34 | 24–35 | |
Praktiker-Vác |
68–55 | 30–26 | 38–29 |
Group stage
[edit]The draw for the group phase was held on Thursday, 15 December 2022. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.[5]
Tiebreakers |
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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:
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
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DOR | SIO | BES | MOL | |
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1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 154 | +22 | 10 | Quarterfinals | — | 26–23 | 31–21 | 33–32 | ||
2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 149 | +4 | 8 | 27–24 | — | 20–18 | 30–22 | |||
3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 163 | +9 | 6 | 27–30 | 30–21 | — | 35–32 | |||
4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 168 | 203 | −35 | 0 | 24–32 | 29–32 | 29–41 | — |
Group B
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IKA | NAN | MOS | FAN | |
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1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 147 | +42 | 12 | Quarterfinals | — | 30–20 | 28–26 | 29–23 | ||
2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 174 | 173 | +1 | 6 | 28–33 | — | 36–29 | 29–21 | |||
3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 174 | 185 | −11 | 4 | 26–34 | 30–33 | — | 35–29 | |||
4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 184 | −32 | 2 | 24–35 | 30–28 | 25–28 | — |
Group C
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NYK | SOL | DEB | POD | |
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1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 172 | 151 | +21 | 8[a] | Quarterfinals | — | 26–28 | 34–22 | 28–23 | ||
2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 171 | 156 | +15 | 8[a] | 26–28 | — | 30–25 | 35–29 | |||
3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 163 | −5 | 8[a] | 28–27 | 25–21 | — | 32–31 | |||
4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 150 | 181 | −31 | 0 | 24–29 | 23–31 | 20–26 | — |
Notes:
Group D
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | THC | VAL | P92 | VAC | |
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1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 188 | 162 | +26 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 38–31 | 28–24 | 31–21 | ||
2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 178 | +5 | 7 | 32–32 | — | 30–28 | 40–30 | |||
3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 156 | −2 | 6 | 26–25 | 24–22 | — | 26–24 | |||
4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 156 | 185 | −29 | 2 | 28–34 | 26–28 | 27–26 | — |
Quarterfinals
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Neptunes de Nantes |
50–51 | 28–19 | 22–32 | |
Siófok KC |
41–61 | 20–30 | 21–31 | |
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea |
61–67 | 32–29 | 29–38 | |
Sola HK |
59–62 | 35–35 | 24–27 |
Matches
[edit]19 March 2023 18:00 |
Neptunes de Nantes |
28–19 | Complexe Sportif Mangin-Beaulieu, Nantes Attendance: 2,159 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA) | |
Hagman 7 | (14–7) | Bleckmann 7 | ||
3× |
Report | 6× |
26 March 2023 16:00 |
Borussia Dortmund |
32–22 | Westpress Arena, Hamm Attendance: 1,208 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) | |
Grijseels 9 | (13–11) | Grandveau 5 | ||
4× |
Report | 1× |
18 March 2023 20:00 |
Siófok KC |
20–30 | Kiss Szilárd Sportcsarnok, Siófok Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) | |
Papp 5 | (7–12) | Bakkerud 8 | ||
2× |
Report | 1× |
25 March 2023 20:00 |
Ikast Håndbold |
31–21 | IBF Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,205 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX) | |
Scaglione 6 | (17–8) | Milosavljević 9 | ||
1× |
Report | 1× |
18 March 2023 16:00 |
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea |
32–29 | Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea Attendance: 2,239 Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE) | |
Glibko 7 | (16–14) | Halilcevic 6 | ||
1× |
Report | 1× |
26 March 2023 18:00 |
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold |
38–29 | Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 2,425 Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN) | |
Halilcevic 10 | (17–14) | Glibko, Kovačević 9 | ||
1× |
Report | 6× |
19 March 2023 16:00 |
Sola HK |
35–35 | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 939 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST) | |
Magnussen, Tveiten 6 | (19–17) | Lott 10 | ||
5× |
Report | 1× |
26 March 2023 14:00 |
Thüringer HC |
27–24 | Salza-Halle, Bad Langensalza Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR) | |
Lott, Stockschläder 6 | (16–12) | Novak 8 | ||
2× |
Report | 4× |
Final four
[edit]The final four was held at the Raiffeisen Sportpark in Graz, Austria on 13 and 14 May 2023.[6] The draw was made on 28 March 2023.[7]
Bracket
[edit]Semifinals | Final | |||||
13 May | ||||||
33 | ||||||
14 May | ||||||
35 | ||||||
24 | ||||||
13 May | ||||||
31 | ||||||
31 | ||||||
26 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
14 May | ||||||
28 | ||||||
23 |
Semifinals
[edit]13 May 2023 15:30 |
Ikast Håndbold |
31–26 | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) | |
Bakkerud 8 | (17–10) | Hendrikse 10 | ||
1× |
Report | 1× |
13 May 2023 18:00 |
Borussia Dortmund |
33–35 (ET) | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) | |
three players 6 | (17–13) | Svele 10 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× | ||
Third place game
[edit]14 May 2023 15:30 |
Borussia Dortmund |
28–23 | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) | |
Hausherr 7 | (12–10) | Lott 7 | ||
7× |
Report | 1× |
Final
[edit]14 May 2023 18:00 |
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold |
24–31 | Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) | |
Sajka 6 | (15–14) | Friis 11 | ||
1× |
Report | 1× |
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[8] |
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1 | 86 | ||
2 | 82 | ||
3 | 72 | ||
4 | 64 | ||
5 | 61 | ||
6 | 60 | ||
7 | 59 | ||
8 | 58 | ||
9 | 57 | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "37 teams enter third season of EHF European League Women". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Final WEL System" (PDF). eurohandball.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Qualification Round 2 EHF
- ^ Qualification Round 3 EHF
- ^ "Four groups set for EHF European League Women". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Graz and Flensburg to host this season's EHF European League Finals EHF 3 February 2023
- ^ National derbies avoided in semi-finals EHF 28 March 2023
- ^ Goalscorers