2021–22 Women's EHF Champions League

The competition begins with a group stage featuring 16 teams divided in two groups. Matches are played in a double round-robin system with home-and-away fixtures. In Groups A and B, originally the top two teams qualify for the quarterfinals, with teams ranked 3rd to 6th entering the playoffs. After a decision by the EHF, all teams advanced.

The knockout stage includes four rounds: the round of 16, quarterfinals, and a final-four tournament comprising two semifinals and the final. The teams are paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches, with the aggregate winners qualifying to the next round.

In the final four tournament, the semifinals and the final are played as single matches at a pre-selected host venue.

A total of 21 teams from 15 countries submitted their application for a place in the competition's group stage before the deadline of 21 June 2021.[1][2] The final list of 16 participants was revealed by the EHF Executive Committee on 29 June 2021.[3]

HC Podravka Vegeta	Odense Håndbold	Team Esbjerg	Brest Bretagne Handball
Metz Handball	BV Borussia 09 Dortmund1	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	Győri Audi ETO KC
Budućnost BEMAX	Vipers Kristiansand	CSM București	CSKA Moscow
Rostov-Don	RK Krim Mercator	IK Sävehof	Kastamonu Bld. GSK

• 1: As the German club did not play the play-off matches vs Metz in the previous season, a deposit of an amount of €140,000 in two instalments was requested from Dortmund to cover any financial damages or requests for refunds in case the club would not play certain matches or drop out of the competition again. In case no payments were requested neither from the club nor from the EHF in this relation the deposit was transferred back to the club. The receipt of the two instalments (the first by 13 and the second by 27 July) was a precondition to uphold the participation of the club in the DELO EHF Champions League 2021/22, otherwise, the substitute club (DHK Banik Most) wourld have replaced Borussia Dortmund.

The draw took place on 2 July 2021.[4]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ESB	ROS	FER	BUC	BRE	DOR	BUD	POD
1	Team Esbjerg	8	6	1	1	229	195	+34	13	Quarterfinals		—	25–18	23 Jan	22–21	13 Feb	34–24	35–20	15 Jan
2	Rostov-Don	8	6	0	2	212	187	+25	12			9 Jan	—	19–20	12 Feb	26–24	37–27	22 Jan	34–23
3	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	8	5	2	1	219	212	+7	12	Playoffs		31–31	5 Feb	—	31–30	28–27	19 Feb	9 Jan	33–27
4	CSM București	8	4	0	4	225	209	+16	8			20 Feb	27–30	27–21	—	29–30	22 Jan	30–22	6 Feb
5	Brest Bretagne Handball	8	4	0	4	222	209	+13	8			26–23	19 Feb	15 Jan	9 Jan	—	5 Feb	25–21	35–22
6	BV Borussia 09 Dortmund	8	3	1	4	229	223	+6	7			29–32	16 Jan	25–25	22–25	30–27	—	13 Feb	38–14
7	Budućnost BEMAX	8	1	0	7	189	236	−47	2			5 Feb	19–25	26–30	16 Jan	30–28	29–34	—	19 Feb
8	HC Podravka Vegeta	8	1	0	7	194	248	−54	2			26–27	22–23	12 Feb	31–36	23 Jan	8 Jan	29–22	—

Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2021. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		GYO	MET	VIP	MOS	ODE	KRI	SÄV	KAS
1	Győri Audi ETO KC	8	8	0	0	278	193	+85	16	Quarterfinals		—	15 Jan	35–29	32–22	23 Jan	12 Feb	41–19	37–20
2	Metz Handball	8	6	0	2	228	201	+27	12			29–33	—	23–18	24–32	12 Feb	23 Jan	35–21	9 Jan
3	Vipers Kristiansand	8	5	0	3	234	215	+19	10	Playoffs		19 Feb	5 Feb	—	24–27	31–27	8 Jan	34–25	39–25
4	CSKA Moscow	8	4	1	3	207	208	−1	9			6 Feb	20 Feb	16 Jan	—	21–28	21–21	29–28	34–27
5	Odense Håndbold	8	4	0	4	223	222	+1	8			26–31	21–27	27–32	9 Jan	—	26–24	6 Feb	20 Feb
6	RK Krim Mercator	8	2	1	5	201	207	−6	5			26–31	28–29	26–27	24–21	16 Jan	—	20 Feb	5 Feb
7	IK Sävehof	8	2	0	6	209	261	−52	4			9 Jan	28–31	13 Feb	23 Jan	31–37	29–28	—	28–26
8	Kastamonu Bld. GSK	8	0	0	8	188	261	−73	0			22–38	20–30	22 Jan	13 Feb	25–31	23–24	15 Jan	—

Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2021. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

As of 21 November 2021

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[5]
1	Alina Grijseels	BV Borussia 09 Dortmund	63
2	Nora Mørk	Vipers Kristiansand	61
3	Jamina Roberts	IK Sävehof	57
4	Cristina Neagu	CSM București	56
5	Matea Pletikosić	Budućnost BEMAX	47
6	Emily Bölk	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	46
	Dione Housheer	Odense Håndbold
8	Jovanka Radičević	Kastamonu Bld. GSK	45
9	Larissa Kalaus	HC Podravka Vegeta	43
	Mia Rej	Odense Håndbold
	Méline Nocandy	Metz Handball
	Grâce Zaadi	Rostov-Don

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