The EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. Founded in 1993 as the EHF City Cup, the competition was renamed the EHF Challenge Cup in 2000 before adopting its current name in 2020.[1]

EHF European Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024–25 EHF European Cup
SportHandball
Founded1993
No. of teams74 (total)
CountryEurope
ConfederationEHF members
Most recent
champion(s)
Iceland Valur
(1st title)
Most titlesRomania CS UCM Reşiţa
(3 titles)
Level on pyramid3
Official websiteehfec.eurohandball.com

History

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Before 2000, it was called EHF City Cup. Currently, the EHF coefficient rank decides which teams have access and in which stage they enter.[citation needed]

Winners

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EHF City Cup

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Year Final Semifinal losers
Champion Score Second place
1993–94
Details
 
TUSEM Essen
27–17
31–26
 
HK Drott
 
BM Granollers
 
PSG Asnieres Hand-Ball
1994–95
Details
 
TV Niederwürzbach
26–29
32–26
 
Cadagua Gáldar
 
TUSEM Essen
 
ABC/UMinho
1995–96
Details
 
Drammen HK
22–21
27–21
 
SG Hameln
 
SC Pick Szeged
 
IFK Skövde HK
1996–97
Details
 
TuS Nettelstedt
32–19
27–23
 
KIF Kolding
 
Drammen HK
 
Sandefjord TIF
1997–98
Details
 
TuS Nettelstedt
24–22
25–23
 
IFK Skövde HK
 
SG Wallau-Massenheim
 
Academia Octavio Vigo
1998–99
Details
 
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
27–27
26–21
 
A.D.C. Ciudad Real
 
TuS Nettelstedt
 
Drammen HK
1999–00
Details
 
TV Grosswallstadt
30–23
27–32
 
BM Valladolid
 
Pfadi Winterthur
 
RK Sintelon

EHF Challenge Cup

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Year Final Semifinal losers
Champion Score Second place
2000–01
Details
 
RK Jugović Kać
27–27
26–22
 
Pfadi Winterthur
 
SSV Forst Brixen
 
Śląsk Wrocław
2001–02
Details
 
Skjern Handball
20–27
34–17
 
RK Pelister
 
Frederiksberg IF
 
US Ivry Handball
2002–03
Details
 
Skjern Handball
27–30
35–25
 
Filippos Verias
 
US Créteil Handball
 
IK Sävehof
2003–04
Details
 
IFK Skövde HK
20–21
27–24
 
US Dunkerque HB
 
HCM Constanța
 
Generali Pallamano Trieste
2004–05
Details
 
Wacker Thun
29–24
26–29
 
ABC/UMinho
 
HC Superfund Hard
 
TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
2005–06
Details
 
CSA Steaua București
21–26
34–27
 
SC Horta
 
Agram-Medvescak Zagreb
 
BSV Bern Muri
2006–07
Details
 
CS UCM Reşiţa
26–26
36–36
 
Drammen HK
 
Zagłębie Lubin
 
Locomotiv-Polyot Cheljabinsk
2007–08
Details
 
CS UCM Reşiţa
28–29
26–18
 
Alpla Hard
 
Benfica
 
Pfadi Winterthur
2008–09
Details
 
CS UCM Reşiţa
25–27
25–20
 
CSU Bucovina Suceava
 
Beşiktaş JK
 
BSV Bern Muri
2009–10
Details
 
Sporting CP
27–25
27–26
 
MMTS Kwidzyn
 
RD Slovan
 
Bologna United
2010–11
Details
 
RK Cimos Koper
27–27
31–27
 
Benfica
 
RK Partizan Dunav Osiguranje
 
Ştiinţa Municipal Dedeman Bacău
2011–12
Details
 
AC Diomidis Argous
26–23
20–22
 
Wacker Thun
 
Sporting CP
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv
2012–13
Details
 
SKA Minsk
31–26
32–24
 
Handball Esch
 
IL Runar
 
CSU Bucovina Suceava
2013–14
Details
 
IK Sävehof
37–26 [A]  
RK Metaloplastika Šabac
 
KS Azoty-Puławy
 
Águas Santas
2014–15
Details
 
HC Odorheiu Secuiesc
28–32
32–25
 
ABC/UMinho
 
Benfica
 
Stord
2015–16
Details
 
ABC/UMinho
28–22
25–29
 
Benfica
 
Dukla Prague
 
FyllingenBergen
2016–17
Details
 
Sporting CP
37–28
30–24
 
AHC Potaissa Turda
 
JMS Hurry-Up
 
Valur
2017–18
Details
 
AHC Potaissa Turda
33–22
26–27
 
AEK Athens
 
IBV Vestmannaeyjar
 
Madeira Andebol SAD
2018–19
Details
 
CSM București
22–22
26–20
 
Madeira Andebol SAD
 
HC Neva SPb
 
AEK Athens
2019–20
Details
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]

EHF European Cup

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Year Final Semifinal losers
Champion Score Second place
2020–21
Details
 
AEK Athens
30–26
24–20 [B]
 
Ystads
 
Gorenje Velenje
 
Anorthosis Famagusta
2021–22
Details
 
Nærbø
29–25
27–26
 
Minaur Baia Mare
 
Drammen
 
Alingsås
2022–23
Details
 
Vojvodina
30–23
25–23
 
Nærbø
 
Runar Sandefjord
 
Alingsås
2023–24
Details
 
Valur
30–26
32–35
 
Olympiacos
 
Ferencvárosi
 
Minaur Baia Mare

Performances

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By teams

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Team Won Years won Runner-up Years runner-up
  UCM Reşiţa 3 2007, 2008, 2009
  Nettelstedt 2 1997, 1998
  Skjern 2 2002, 2003
  Sporting CP 2 2010, 2017
  ABC/UMinho 1 2016 2 2005, 2015
  Skövde 1 2004 1 1998
  Drammen 1 1996 1 2007
  Wacker Thun 1 2005 1 2012
  Potaissa Turda 1 2018 1 2017
  AEK Athens 1 2021 1 2018
  Nærbø 1 2022 1 2023
  TUSEM Essen 1 1994
  Niederwürzbach 1 1995
  Flensburg-Handewitt 1 1999
  Großwallstadt 1 2000
  Jugović Kać 1 2001
  CSA Steaua București 1 2006
  Cimos Koper 1 2011
  Diomidis Argous 1 2012
  SKA Minsk 1 2013
  Sävehof 1 2014
  Odorheiu Secuiesc 1 2015
  CSM București 1 2019
  Vojvodina 1 2023
  Valur 1 2024
  S.L. Benfica 2 2011, 2016
  Drott 1 1994
  Cadagua Gáldar 1 1995
  Hameln 1 1996
  Kolding 1 1997
  Ciudad Real 1 1999
  BM Valladolid 1 2000
  Pfadi Winterthur 1 2001
  Eurofarm Pelister 1 2002
  Filippos Verias 1 2003
  US Dunkerque HB 1 2004
  SC Horta 1 2006
  Alpla Hard 1 2008
  Bucovina Suceava 1 2009
  Kwidzyn 1 2010
  Handball Esch 1 2013
  RK Metaloplastika Šabac 1 2014
  Madeira Andebol 1 2019
  Ystads 1 2021
  Minaur Baia Mare 1 2022
  Olympiacos 1 2024

By countries

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Nation Titles Runners-up Finals
  Romania
7
3
10
  Germany
6
1
7
  Portugal
3
6
9
  Greece
2
3
5
  Sweden
2
3
5
  Norway
2
2
4
  Denmark
2
1
3
  Serbia
2
1
3
   Switzerland
1
2
3
  Belarus
1
0
1
  Iceland
1
0
1
  Slovenia
1
0
1
  Spain
0
3
3
  Austria
0
1
1
  France
0
1
1
  Luxembourg
0
1
1
  North Macedonia
0
1
1
  Poland
0
1
1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "EHF Executive Committee meets at EHF EURO 2020 in Stockholm". European Handball Federation. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. ^ "EHF Champions League – Latest News and Results | EHF".
  3. ^ Bruun, Peter. "ALL OR NOTHING IN PARTILLE". eurohandball.com/. EHF. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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