The 2022–23 EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 22 March with the playoffs and ended on 18 June 2023 with the final at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2022–23 EHF Champions League. A total of twelve teams competed in the knockout phase.
Format
editIn the playoffs, the eight teams ranked 3th–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
editThe 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 |  Paris Saint-Germain
|
 SC Magdeburg
|
 Telekom Veszprém
|
 GOG Håndbold
|
 Dinamo București
|
 Orlen Wisła Płock
|
| B |  Barça
|
Barlinek Industria Kielce
|
HBC Nantes
|
THW Kiel
|
Aalborg Håndbold
|
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged
|
Playoffs
editOverview
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTP Bank - Pick Szeged
|
56–74 | Telekom Veszprém
|
23–36 | 33–38 |
| Orlen Wisła Płock
|
57–57 5–4 (p) |
HBC Nantes
|
32–32 | 25–25 |
| Aalborg Håndbold
|
54–60 | GOG Håndbold
|
30–28 | 24–32 |
| Dinamo București
|
60–72 | THW Kiel
|
28–41 | 32–31 |
Matches
edit| 22 March 2023 18:45 |
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged
|
23–36 | Telekom Veszprém
|
Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 7,700 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| Radivojević 6 | (7–20) | Marguč 11 | ||
1× 2×
|
Report | 1× 4× 1×
|
| 30 March 2023 18:45 |
Telekom Veszprém
|
38–33 | OTP Bank - Pick Szeged
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Lauge 9 | (17–16) | Garciandia 10 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
Telekom Veszprém won 74–56 on aggregate.
| 22 March 2023 20:45 |
Orlen Wisła Płock
|
32–32 | HBC Nantes
|
Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Lučin, Zhitnikov 6 | (14–18) | Rivera Folch 10 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 3×
|
| 29 March 2023 20:45 |
HBC Nantes
|
29–30 | Orlen Wisła Płock
|
H Arena, Nantes Attendance: 5,902 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Minne 9 | (14–11) | Kosorotov, Lučin 5 | ||
| 1× 5×
|
Report | 1× 4×
| ||
|
FT: 25–25 Pen: 4–5 | ||||
57–57 on aggregate. Orlen Wisła Płock won 5–4 on penalties.
| 23 March 2023 18:45 |
Aalborg Håndbold
|
30–28 | GOG Håndbold
|
Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 5,020 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Munk 6 | (16–12) | Madsen 9 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 2×
|
| 30 March 2023 20:45 |
GOG Håndbold
|
32–24 | Aalborg Håndbold
|
Arena Fyn, Odense Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| Pytlick 8 | (15–11) | Claar 7 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 1× 6× 1×
|
GOG Håndbold won 60–54 on aggregate.
| 22 March 2023 18:45 |
Dinamo București
|
28–41 | THW Kiel
|
Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,503 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Kašpárek, Kuduz 6 | (11–19) | three players 6 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 3×
|
| 29 March 2023 18:45 |
THW Kiel
|
31–32 | Dinamo București
|
Wunderino Arena, Kiel Attendance: 5,621 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| Ekberg 9 | (16–17) | Kuduz 5 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 1×
|
THW Kiel won 72–60 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
editOverview
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THW Kiel
|
56–63 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
27–31 | 29–32 |
| GOG Håndbold
|
61–73 | Barça
|
30–37 | 31–36 |
| Orlen Wisła Płock
|
50–52 | SC Magdeburg
|
22–22 | 28–30 |
| Telekom Veszprém
|
56–60 | Barlinek Industria Kielce
|
29–29 | 27–31 |
Matches
edit| 10 May 2023 20:45 |
THW Kiel
|
27–31 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
Wunderino Arena, Kiel Attendance: 9,821 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| Sagosen 9 | (12–13) | four players 6 | ||
| 2× 5× 1×
|
Report | 1× 6× 1×
|
| 17 May 2023 20:45 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
32–29 | THW Kiel
|
Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,185 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| Krištopāns 6 | (17–15) | Ekberg, Øverby 5 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 3×
|
Paris Saint-Germain won 63–56 on aggregate.
| 11 May 2023 20:45 |
GOG Håndbold
|
30–37 | Barça
|
Arena Fyn, Odense Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| Madsen 9 | (15–19) | Cindrić 9 | ||
| 2× 3×
|
Report | 2×
|
| 18 May 2023 20:45 |
Barça
|
36–31 | GOG Håndbold
|
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Frade 6 | (20–13) | Madsen 5 | ||
| Report | 1× 2×
|
Barça won 73–61 on aggregate.
| 10 May 2023 18:45 |
Orlen Wisła Płock
|
22–22 | SC Magdeburg
|
Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,460 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Kosorotov, Mihić 4 | (9–12) | Damgaard 8 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 17 May 2023 18:45 |
SC Magdeburg
|
30–28 | Orlen Wisła Płock
|
GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 6,300 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Smits 14 | (13–13) | Kosorotov 8 | ||
| 1× 5×
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Report | 3×
|
SC Magdeburg won 52–50 on aggregate.
| 11 May 2023 18:45 |
Telekom Veszprém
|
29–29 | Barlinek Industria Kielce
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,221 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| El-Deraa, Štrlek 6 | (13–16) | A. Dujshebaev 6 | ||
| 5×
|
Report | 1× 2×
|
| 18 May 2023 18:45 |
Barlinek Industria Kielce
|
31–27 | Telekom Veszprém
|
Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| A. Dujshebaev, Sićko 6 | (18–12) | Remili 7 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 1× 5× 1×
|
Barlinek Industria Kielce won 60–56 on aggregate.
Final four
editThe final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 17 and 18 June 2023.[2] The draw took place on 23 May 2023.[3][4]
Bracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 June | ||||||
| SC Magdeburg (pen.) | 38 (2) | |||||
| 18 June | ||||||
| Barça | 38 (1) | |||||
| SC Magdeburg (ET) | 30 | |||||
| 17 June | ||||||
| Barlinek Industria Kielce | 29 | |||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 24 | |||||
| Barlinek Industria Kielce | 25 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 18 June | ||||||
| Barça | 37 | |||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 31 | |||||
Semifinals
edit| 17 June 2023 15:15 |
SC Magdeburg
|
40–39 (ET) | Barça
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,450 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| Smits 12 | (16–18) | N'Guessan 9 | ||
| 2× 7× 1×
|
Report | 1× 3×
| ||
| 17 June 2023 18:00 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
24–25 | Barlinek Industria Kielce
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Steins 6 | (14–16) | A. Dujshebaev 6 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 3×
|
Third place game
edit| 18 June 2023 15:15 |
Barça
|
37–31 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,450 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| Janc 7 | (22–13) | N'Tanzi, Syprzak 7 | ||
| Report |
Final
edit| 18 June 2023 18:00 |
SC Magdeburg
|
30–29 (ET) | Barlinek Industria Kielce
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Smits 8 | (13–15) | A. Dujshebaev 8 | ||
| 2× 5× 1×
|
Report | 1× 4×
| ||
|
FT: 26–26 ET: 4–3 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Regulations" (PDF). eurohandball.com. eurohandball.com. p. 18. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Playing times for Budapest and Cologne confirmed". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Truck-spotting in Cologne! The EHF FINAL4 Men draw takes place on Tuesday". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Semi-final pairings for TruckScout24 EHF FINAL4 set". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 23 May 2023.