2025–26 Women's EHF European Cup

This article is about the women's competition. For the men's competition, see 2025–26 EHF European Cup.
EHF European Cup Women
2025–26
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates26 September 2025–May 2026
Teams57
Websiteehfec.com

The 2025–26 Women's EHF European Cup is the 33rd season of Europe's tertiary club handball tournament organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 6th season since it was renamed from the Challenge Cup to the EHF European Cup.[1]

The defending champions are Valur, who won their first title in the previous season.[2] Valur will not defend their title due to their involvement in this season's European League.

Format

The tournament is played in a straight knockout format. The ties are held in a home and away format. Overall, there are six rounds to navigate in order to win the trophy (Round 2, Round 3, Last 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final).

Rankings

The rankings are based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three year period.

Qualified teams

The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2025–26 Women's EHF European Cup was announced on 8 July 2025.[1][4]

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • EC: European Cup title holders
  • CW: Cup winners
  • CR: Cup runners-up
  • 4th, 5th, etc.: League position of the previous season
    • SF: Semi-final league position
    • QF: Quarter-final league position
Round 3
Házená Kynžvart (3rd) Haukar (2nd) WHC Gjorche Petrov (1st) Madeira Andebol SAD (2nd)
IUVENTA Michalovce (2nd) CB Atlético Guardés (3rd) Bursa Büyükşehir BSK (3rd)
Round 2
WAT Atzgersdorf (2nd) Union Korneuburg (5th) Azeryol HC Kur
OŽRK Krajina Cazin ŽRK Krivaja HC Byala ŽRK Split 2010
Cyview Developers Latsia H71 AEK Athens HC AEP Panorama
Anagennisi Artas A.C. PAOK Selfoss (5th) Holon Yuvalim HC
Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan Jomi Salerno (1st) Handball Erice (2nd) KHF Ferizaj
KHF Istogu KHF Samadrexha KHF Shqiponja HC SM Garliava
Handball Käerjeng HB Dudelange Red Boys Differdange Westfriesland SEW (2nd)
Cabooter Fortes Venlo (3rd) H.V. Quintus (5th) WHC Cair Skopje WHC Kumanovo
WHC Metalurg Avtokomanda KPR Kobierzyce (3rd) Energa Start Elbląg (4th) ADAA São Pedro do Sul (3rd)
ABC De Braga (4th) ŽRK Železničar Inđija (2nd) ŽORK Bor (4th) HC DAC Dunajská Streda
HK Slovan Duslo Šaľa ŽRK Mlinotest Ajdovščina (2nd) ŽRD Litija (4th) Atticgo BM Elche (2nd)
Costa del Sol Málaga (4th) Replasa Beti-Onak (9th, CR) Yellow Winterthur (3rd) Üsküdar BSK (4th)
Trabzon Ortahisar BSK (5th) HC Galychanka

Qualifying rounds

Round 2

A total of 50 teams played in the second round. First leg matches were held on 27 and 28 September 2025, while second leg matches took place on 4 and 5 October 2025. The draw took place on 15 July 2025.[5][6]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Handball Erice 83–54 ŽRK Železničar Inđija 46–25 37–29
Cabooter Fortes Venlo 40–39 H71 – 40–39
Energa Start Elbląg 68–62 Trabzon Ortahisar BSK 39–32 29–30
HC SM Garliava 63–57 WHC Kumanovo 32–25 31–32
KPR Kobierzyce 65–63 Üsküdar BSK 31–32 34–31
AEK Athens HC 56–53 Selfoss 32–26 24–27
Replasa Beti-Onak 52–49 HC Galychanka 26–25 26–24
WAT Atzgersdorf 80–39 Holon Yuvalim HC 39–20 41–19
ŽRK Mlinotest Ajdovščina 60–51 WHC Cair Skopje 27–24 33–27
Westfriesland SEW 51–48 ABC De Braga 28–26 23–22
ŽRD Litija 55–66 HC Byala 28–27 27–39
ŽRK Krivaja 56–83 HK Slovan Duslo Šaľa 27–36 29–47
Atticgo BM Elche 55–51 HC DAC Dunajská Streda 31–21 24–30
Yellow Winterthur 86–52 KHF Shqiponja 38–23 48–29
ŽRK Split 2010 63–57 OŽRK Krajina Cazin 37–29 26–28
HB Dudelange 25–79 Costa del Sol Málaga 14–42 11–37
WHC Metalurg Avtokomanda 71–49 Red Boys Differdange 40–25 31–24
ADAA São Pedro do Sul 57–49 Kur 26–26 31–23
Handball Käerjeng 50–49 Anagennisi Artas 24–19 26–30
KHF Ferizaj 39–83 Jomi Salerno 20–39 19–44
A.C. PAOK 72–48 KHF Samadrexha 38–28 34–20
AEP Panorama 59–67 KHF Istogu 31–39 28–28
H.V. Quintus 84–18 Cyview Developers Latsia 41–12 43–6
Azeryol HC 55–73 Union Korneuburg 26–40 29–33
Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan 47–56 ŽORK Bor 21–24 26–32

Round 3

A total of 32 teams played in the second round. First leg matches were held on 8 and 9 November 2025, while second leg matches took place on 15 and 16 November 2025. The draw took place on 7 October 2025.[7]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Handball Erice 68–30 Handball Käerjeng 36–13 32–17
Atticgo BM Elche 44–35 WHC Gjorche Petrov 19–16 25–19
HC Byala 43–84 CB Atlético Guardés 19–45 24–39
HC SM Garliava 42–70 Cabooter Fortes Venlo 22–28 20–42
KPR Kobierzyce 56–48 ADAA São Pedro do Sul 33–19 23–29
HK Slovan Duslo Šaľa 66–67 ŽORK Bor 35–31 31–36
ŽRK Split 2010 50–49 WHC Metalurg Avtokomanda 24–24 26–25
Westfriesland SEW 46–51 ŽRK Mlinotest Ajdovščina 27–27 19–24
WAT Atzgersdorf 53–62 A.C. PAOK 28–35 25–27
Energa Start Elbląg 58–59 Jomi Salerno 26–26 32–33
Haukar 37–63 Costa del Sol Málaga 18–36 19–27
Bursa Büyükşehir BSK 67–58 AEK Athens HC 37–29 30–29
Union Korneuburg 47–85 Házená Kynžvart 24–40 23–45
Madeira Andebol SAD 74–37 KHF Istogu 40–17 34–20
H.V. Quintus 50–79 IUVENTA Michalovce 33–38 17–41
Replasa Beti-Onak 57–51 Yellow Winterthur 30–26 27–25

Last 16

First leg matches were held on 17 and 18 January 2026, while second leg matches took place on 24 and 25 January 2026. The draw took place on 18 November 2025.[8][9]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
KPR Kobierzyce 43–55 Atticgo BM Elche 22–28 21–27
Replasa Beti-Onak 52–57 Bursa Büyükşehir BSK 24–25 28–32
ŽRK Mlinotest Ajdovščina 57–60 Cabooter Fortes Venlo 28–27 29–33
CB Atlético Guardés 55–41 Handball Erice 25–22 30–19
A.C. PAOK 56–46 Madeira Andebol SAD 37–26 19–20
Házená Kynžvart 62–60 Jomi Salerno 33–28 29–32
Costa del Sol Málaga 46–38 ŽORK Bor 24–21 22–17
IUVENTA Michalovce 65–58 ŽRK Split 2010 35–29 30–29

Quarterfinals

First leg matches will be held on 21 and 22 March 2026, while the second leg matches will be held on 28 and 29 March 2026. The draw took place on 31 January 2026.[10][11]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CB Atlético Guardés – Atticgo BM Elche – –
Bursa Büyükşehir BSK – A.C. PAOK – –
Cabooter Fortes Venlo – IUVENTA Michalovce – –
Costa del Sol Málaga – Házená Kynžvart – –

Matches

21 March 2026
19:00 		CB Atlético Guardés – Atticgo BM Elche Pabellón Municipal de A Sangriña, A Guarda
Report
28 March 2026
19:00 		Atticgo BM Elche – CB Atlético Guardés Pabellón Municipal Esperanza Lag, Elche
Report
22 March 2026
15:00 		Bursa Büyükşehir BSK – A.C. PAOK Nilüfer Belediye Spor Tesisleri, Bursa
Report
28 March 2026
17:30 		A.C. PAOK – Bursa Büyükşehir BSK Mikra Indoor Arena III, Thessaloniki
Report
27 March 2026
17:00 		Cabooter Fortes Venlo – IUVENTA Michalovce Chemkostav Arena, Michalovce
Report
29 March 2026
15:30 		IUVENTA Michalovce – Cabooter Fortes Venlo Chemkostav Arena, Michalovce
Report
27 March 2026
19:00 		Costa del Sol Málaga – Házená Kynžvart Pabellón José Luis Pérez Canca, Málaga
Report
29 March 2026
12:00 		Házená Kynžvart – Costa del Sol Málaga Pabellón José Luis Pérez Canca, Málaga
Report

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Seeding for EHF European Cup 2025/26 finalised". European Handball Federation. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  2. ^ Szilágyi, László (17 May 2025). "History-makers Valur lift EHF European Cup Women trophy". EHF European Cup. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  3. ^ Place distribution 2025–26 eurohandball.com
  4. ^ "EHF EUROPEAN CUP WOMEN 2025/2026" (PDF). eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  5. ^ "2025–26 Women's European Cup Round 2". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  6. ^ "50 teams drawn in round 2 of EHF European Cup Women". European Handball Federation. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  7. ^ "2025–26 Women's European Cup Round 3". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  8. ^ "2025–26 Women's European Cup Last 16". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Eight pairings set for Last 16 of EHF European Cup Women". European Handball Federation. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  10. ^ "2025–26 Women's European Cup Quarterfinals". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Quarter-finalists await fate in EHF European Cup Women draw". European Handball Federation. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
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