2023–24 EHF Champions League knockout stage
The 2023–24 EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 27 March with the playoffs and ended on 9 June 2024 with the final at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2023–24 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 Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.[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 | ||||||
| B | ||||||
Playoffs
Overview
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlen Wisła Płock |
59–64 | 26–30 | 33–34 | |
| OTP Bank - Pick Szeged |
62–76 | 30–37 | 32–39 | |
| GOG Håndbold |
53–66 | 25–33 | 28–33 | |
| RK Zagreb |
51–57 | 27–27 | 24–30 |
Matches
| 28 March 2024 20:45 |
Orlen Wisła Płock |
26–30 | Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,012 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) | |
| Krajewski, Zarabec 4 | (12–13) | Prandi, Syprzak 8 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2× |
| 4 April 2024 20:45 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
34–33 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,011 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) | |
| Prandi 9 | (18–15) | Krajewski 8 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
Paris Saint-Germain won 64–59 on aggregate.
| 28 March 2024 18:45 |
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged |
30–37 | Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 7,749 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) | |
| Frimmel 6 | (17–20) | Descat, Vailupau 7 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
| 4 April 2024 18:45 |
Telekom Veszprém |
39–32 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,057 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) | |
| Vailupau 8 | (19–15) | Martins 8 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
Telekom Veszprém won 76–62 on aggregate.
| 27 March 2024 18:45 |
GOG Håndbold |
25–33 | Arena Fyn, Odense Attendance: 3,128 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) | |
| Madsen, Zachariassen 4 | (10–18) | A. Dujshebaev 9 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
| 3 April 2024 18:45 |
Industria Kielce |
33–28 | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) | |
| A. Dujshebaev 7 | (16–12) | Mensing 6 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 4× |
Industria Kielce won 66–53 on aggregate.
| 27 March 2024 20:45 |
RK Zagreb |
27–27 | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 15,200 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) | |
| Srna 6 | (11–13) | Simonet, Skube 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× |
| 3 April 2024 20:45 |
Montpellier Handball |
30–24 | FDI Stadium, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) | |
| Skube 6 | (14–14) | Čupić, Faljić 4 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× |
Montpellier Handball won 57–51 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
Overview
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier Handball |
60–61 | 39–30 | 21–31 | |
| Industria Kielce |
49–49 3–4 (p) |
27–26 | 22–23 | |
| Telekom Veszprém |
60–64 | 32–31 | 28–33 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain |
53–62 | 22–30 | 31–32 |
Matches
| 24 April 2024 20:45 |
Montpellier Handball |
39–30 | FDI Stadium, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) | |
| Lenne, Pellas 7 | (20–16) | Johansson 8 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
| 2 May 2024 18:45 |
THW Kiel |
31–21 | Wunderino Arena, Kiel Attendance: 8,513 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) | |
| Johansson 8 | (17–12) | Pellas 6 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 7× |
THW Kiel won 61–60 on aggregate.
| 24 April 2024 18:45 |
Industria Kielce |
27–26 | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) | |
| A. Dujshebaev 8 | (14–13) | Claar 8 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× |
| 1 May 2024 20:45 |
SC Magdeburg |
27–25 | GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 6,600 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) | |
| Magnússon 8 | (11–13) | A. Dujshebaev, D. Dujshebaev 4 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× | ||
|
FT: 23–22 Pen: 4–3 | ||||
SC Magdeburg won 53–52 on aggregate.
| 25 April 2024 18:45 |
Telekom Veszprém |
32–31 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,250 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) | |
| Remili 6 | (12–17) | four players 4 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 2× |
| 1 May 2024 18:45 |
Aalborg Håndbold |
33–28 | Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) | |
| Hoxer Hangaard 9 | (18–14) | Vailupau 6 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2× |
Aalborg Håndbold won 64–60 on aggregate.
| 25 April 2024 20:45 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
22–30 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,339 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) | |
| Syprzak 7 | (14–11) | Mem 7 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 2× |
| 2 May 2024 20:45 |
Barça |
32–31 | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) | |
| Mem 7 | (17–12) | Prandi 10 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 6× |
Barça won 62–53 on aggregate.
Final four
The final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 8 and 9 June 2024. The draw was held on 7 May 2024.[2][3]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 June | ||||||
| 26 | ||||||
| 9 June | ||||||
| 28 | ||||||
| 30 | ||||||
| 8 June | ||||||
| 31 | ||||||
| 30 | ||||||
| 18 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 9 June | ||||||
| 28 | ||||||
| 32 | ||||||
Semifinals
| 8 June 2024 15:00 |
SC Magdeburg |
26–28 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) | |
| Magnússon 10 | (11–11) | Hoxer Hangaard 8 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2× |
| 8 June 2024 18:00 |
Barça |
30–18 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) | |
| Richardson 5 | (15–9) | Duvnjak 4 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2× |
Third place game
| 9 June 2024 15:00 |
SC Magdeburg |
28–32 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) | |
| Mertens 7 | (14–23) | Johansson 7 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
Final
| 9 June 2024 18:00 |
Aalborg Håndbold |
30–31 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) | |
| Hansen 8 | (15–15) | Richardson 8 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 3× |
References
- ^ "Teams set for EHF Champions League season 2023/24". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Semi-finals for both EHF FINAL4s to be drawn in Budapest". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "This season's elite teams discover first EHF FINAL4 opponents". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.