2021–22 Women's EHF European League
The 2021–22 Women's EHF European League is the 41st edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition, running from 16 October 2021 to 15 May 2022.[1] Neptunes de Nantes are the defending champions.
| 2021–22 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Handball |
| Dates | 16 October 2021–15 May 2022 |
| Teams | 34 (Qualification stage) 16 (Group stage) |
| Website | eurohandball.com |
Overview
Team allocation
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition will be as follows (all draws are held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).[2]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification | Second qualifying round | 20 July 2021 | 16–17 October 2021 | 23–24 October 2021 |
| Third qualifying round | 20 July 2021 | 13–14 November 2021 | 20–21 November 2021 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 25 November 2021 | 8–9 January 2022 | |
| Matchday 2 | 15–16 January 2022 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 22–23 January 2022 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 5–6 February 2022 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 12–13 February 2022 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 19–20 February 2022 | |||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | no draw | 26–27 March 2022 | 2–3 April 2022 |
| Semi finals | TBD | 14 May 2022 | ||
| Final | no draw | 15 May 2022 | ||
Qualification stage
Round 2
There were 22 teams participating in round 2. The first legs were played on 16–17 October and the second legs were played on 23–24 October 2021.[3]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypo Niederösterreich |
48–52 | 21–28 | 27–25 | |
| Yalikavaksports Club |
54–72 | 24–33 | 30–39 | |
| BM Bera Bera |
53–48 | 27–27 | 26–21 | |
| RK Radnički Kragujevac |
46–58 | 23–22 | 23–36 | |
| Sola HK |
68–57 | 37–33 | 31–24 | |
| Tertnes HE |
53–42 | 29–26 | 24–16 | |
| TuS Metzingen |
51–56 | 27–28 | 24–28 | |
| DHK Baník Most |
52–52 (a) | 26–27 | 26–25 | |
| Thüringer HC |
60–61 | 32–35 | 28–26 | |
| LC Brühl Handball |
43–681 | 19–35 | 24–33 | |
| ŽRK Bjelovar |
45–782 | 22–32 | 23–46 |
- Notes
Round 3
There were 24 teams participating in round 3. The first legs were played on 13–14 November and the second legs were played on 20–21 November 2021.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESBF Besançon |
64–47 | 34–23 | 30–24 | |
| SG BBM Bietigheim |
60–38 | 39–18 | 21–20 | |
| Zvezda Zvenigorod |
55–68 | 26–35 | 29–33 | |
| DVSC Schaeffler |
43–47 | 22–22 | 21–25 | |
| Neptunes de Nantes |
74–49 | 39–24 | 35–25 | |
| Sola HK |
56–52 | 36–25 | 20–27 | |
| Storhamar HE |
57–53 | 31–27 | 26–26 | |
| Váci NKSE |
56–51 | 32–27 | 24–24 | |
| RK Lokomotiva Zagreb |
54–48 | 25–21 | 29–27 | |
| SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea |
63–55 | 34–28 | 29–27 | |
| Chambray Touraine |
65–52 | 30–27 | 35–25 | |
| MTK Budapest |
56–68 | 27–34 | 29–34 |
Group stage
The draw for the group phase was held on Thursday, 25 November 2021. In each group, teams will play against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
| Tiebreakers |
|---|
In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots. During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams. |
See also
Notes
References
- "20 teams ready to throw off new season". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- "EHF European League Women 2021/22 regulations" (PDF). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- "German derby to highlight start of season". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.