2021–22 EHF European League

A total of 32 teams were involved in the first qualifying round draw. The first leg matches was held on 28-29 August 2021, while the second leg matches was held on 04-05 September 2021.[1] The draw was held in EHF office in Vienna.[2]

The results of this round were:[3]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	49–48	Ystads IF	22–23	27–25
HC Kriens-Luzern	42–60	SL Benfica	24–31	18–29
RK Celje Pivovarna Laško	58–65	GOG Håndbold	33–29	25–36
Grupa Azoty Unia Tarnów	51–60	RK Nexe	23–28	28–32
Vojvodina	49–54	Kadetten Schaffhausen	26–20	23–34
Csurgói KK	51–58	HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța	23–27	28–31
Górnik Zabrze	48–57	ØIF Arendal	19–29	29–28
Aguas Santas Milaneza	54–60	BM Logroño La Rioja	26–26	28–34
Balatonfüredi KSE	47–47	HK Malmö	27–25	20–22
Azoty Puławy	66–46	MRK Sesvete	29–21	37–25
HC Prolet 62	50–63	Fraikin BM Granollers	21–36	29–27
Maccabi Rishon Lezion	49–58	HC CSKA	26–29	23–29
Rhein-Neckar Löwen	80–44	Spor Toto SK	38–22	42–22
RK Trimo Trebnje	59–60	TTH Holstebro	31–25	28–35
RK Poreč	39–44	Valur	18–22	21–22
Alpla HC Hard	55–66	Fenix Toulouse	23–27	32–39

A total of 24 teams were involved in the second qualifying round draw, 16 advancing from the previous round and 8 teams entering this round. The two legs matches were played on 21st & 28th of September 2021, and the results of this round were:[4]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kadetten Schaffhausen	68–60	Fraikin BM Granollers	36–33	32–27
Valur	47–54	TBV Lemgo	26–27	21–27
Rhein-Neckar Löwen	59–64	SL Benfica	31–31	28–33
BM Logroño La Rioja	61–58	CB Ademar León	34–30	27–28
Fenix Toulouse	59–49	HK Malmö	30–24	29–25
GOG Håndbold	57–51	Mors-Thy Håndbold	30–24	27–27
Azoty Puławy	53–65	Füchse Berlin	24–32	29–33
USAM Nîmes Gard	65–58	HC CSKA	36–29	29–29
Orlen Wisła Płock	45–40	HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța	25–14	20–26
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	59–59	RK Nexe	33–27	26–32
Sporting CP	62–53	TTH Holstebro	31–25	31–28
ØIF Arendal	49–67	PAUC	27–27	22–40

The 24 teams were divided into six pots of four teams, with a team from each pot being drawn to each group. Teams from the same country could not be drawn into the same group.[5]

Teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:

1. Points in matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in matches among tied teams;
3. Away goals scored in matches among tied teams;
4. Goal difference in all group matches;
5. Goals scored in all group matches;
6. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
7. Drawing lots.

The last 16 first legs were scheduled for 29 March 2022, while the second legs followed on 5 April 2022.[6]

The quarter-finals first legs were scheduled for 26 April 2022, while the second legs followed on 3 May 2022.[7]