The 2025–26 Women's EHF European League group stage was played between 10 January and 22 February 2025 to determine the eight teams advancing to the knockout stage of the 2025–26 Women's EHF European League.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Handball |
| Date | 10 January – 22 February 2026 |
| Teams | 16 (from 9 countries) |
| Website | ehfel.com |
Draw
editThe draw took place on the 20 November 2025 at 11:00 CET in Vienna, Austria.[1][2] The only restriction was that clubs from the same country cannot be in the same group. Bold indicates who advanced to the knockout stage.
Seeding
editFormat
editIn each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
Tiebreakers
editIn the group stage, 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:
- Points in matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- 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;
- Drawing lots.
Groups
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | THÜ | MOS | MIN | LAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thüringer HC |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 195 | 181 | +14 | 8[a] | Quarterfinals | — | 34–24 | 33–32 | 36–33 | |
| 2 |  Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 174 | 176 | −2 | 8[a] | 36–34 | — | 28–26 | 31–22 | ||
| 3 |  CS Minaur Baia Mare |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 170 | +6 | 6 | 28–24 | 34–28 | — | 28–31 | ||
| 4 |  Larvik HK |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 166 | 184 | −18 | 2 | 28–34 | 26–27 | 26–28 | — |
Source: EHF
Notes:
Notes:
| 10 January 2026 18:00 |
Larvik HK |
26–28 | CS Minaur Baia Mare |
Jotron Arena, Larvik Attendance: 329 Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN) |
| Mørch 7 | (13–13) | Woller 9 | ||
1× |
Report | 1× 1×
|
| 11 January 2026 16:00 |
Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár |
36–34 | Thüringer HC |
UFM Aréna, Mosonmagyaróvár Attendance: 754 Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR) |
| Quist 8 | (16–15) | Reichert 16 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 17 January 2026 17:00 |
CS Minaur Baia Mare |
34–28 | Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár |
Sala Polivalenta Lascar Pana, Baia Mare Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD) |
| Spugnini 10 | (19–15) | Tomova 7 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 18 January 2026 16:00 |
Thüringer HC |
36–33 | Larvik HK |
Salza-Halle. Bad Langensalza Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA) |
| Reichert 10 | (19–16) | Sæteren 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 3×
|
| 24 January 2026 18:00 |
Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár |
31–22 | Larvik HK |
UFM Aréna, Mosonmagyaróvár Attendance: 671 Referees: Ivanović, Kaluđerović (MNE) |
| Tóth 8 | (17–11) | Ramberg 5 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 1× 2× 1×
|
| 24 January 2026 20:00 |
Thüringer HC |
33–32 | CS Minaur Baia Mare |
Salza-Halle. Bad Langensalza Attendance: 905 Referees: Álvarez, Soria (SPA) |
| Reichert 14 | (15–18) | Ilina 8 | ||
| 1× 6× 1× |
Report | 1× 3× 1×
|
| 7 February 2026 17:00 |
CS Minaur Baia Mare |
28–24 | Thüringer HC |
Sala Polivalenta Lascar Pana, Baia Mare Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL) |
| Quintino 8 | (13–12) | Reichert 7 | ||
| 2× 4× |
Report | 2× 6×
|
| 8 February 2026 16:00 |
Larvik HK |
26–27 | Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár |
Jotron Arena, Larvik Attendance: 229 Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |
| Sæteren 12 | (11–10) | Tóth 7 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 2×
|
| 14 February 2026 19:00 |
CS Minaur Baia Mare |
28–31 | Larvik HK |
Sala Polivalenta Lascar Pana, Baia Mare Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE) |
| Spugnini 6 | (14–17) | Sæteren 10 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 15 February 2026 14:00 |
Thüringer HC |
34–24 | Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár |
Salza-Halle. Bad Langensalza Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Brodić, Hodžić (CRO) |
| Reichert 14 | (15–12) | Tóth 6 | ||
| 2× 2× |
Report | 1× 2×
|
| 21 February 2026 16:00 |
Larvik HK |
28–34 | Thüringer HC |
Jotron Arena, Larvik Attendance: 312 Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT) |
| Sæteren 6 | (17–17) | Reichert 10 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 21 February 2026 16:00 |
Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár |
28–26 | CS Minaur Baia Mare |
UFM Aréna, Mosonmagyaróvár Attendance: 731 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED) |
| Kukely 5 | (13–10) | Lundbäck, Spugnini 7 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 1×
|
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESZ | NYK | BLO | CHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOL Esztergom |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 174 | +7 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 30–25 | 33–32 | 24–22 | |
| 2 |  Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 167 | 163 | +4 | 7 | 34–32 | — | 30–30 | 21–21 | ||
| 3 | HSG Blomberg-Lippe |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 171 | 176 | −5 | 4[a] | 31–31 | 22–29 | — | 25–26 | ||
| 4 |  Chambray Touraine Handball |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 154 | 160 | −6 | 4[a] | 30–31 | 28–28 | 27–31 | — |
Source: EHF
Notes:
Notes:
| 11 January 2026 16:00 |
HSG Blomberg-Lippe |
25–26 | Chambray Touraine Handball |
Phoenix Contact-Arena, Lemgo Attendance: 1,108 Referees: Uhlíř, Beňuš (CZE) |
| Kühne 8 | (11–14) | Stoiljković 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 4×
|
| 11 January 2026 18:00 |
Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub |
34–32 | MOL Esztergom |
SPAR NORD Boxen, Nykøbing Falster Attendance: 1,568 Referees: Bogdanovs, Čerņavskis (LAT) |
| Lerby, Magnussen 8 | (17–16) | Varga 7 | ||
| 2× 1× |
Report | 2× 5×
|
| 17 January 2026 20:00 |
MOL Esztergom |
33–32 | HSG Blomberg-Lippe |
Suzuki Aréna, Esztergom Attendance: 900 Referees: Brodić, Hodžić (CRO) |
| Faragó, Horváth 8 | (18–16) | Kühne 7 | ||
| 2× 5× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 18 January 2026 18:00 |
Chambray Touraine Handball |
28–28 | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub |
La Fontaine Blanche, Chambray-lès-Tours Attendance: 570 Referees: Pepe  , Stancu |
| Mauny, Modenel 6 | (9–14) | Lerby 9 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 1× 2×
|
| 24 January 2026 20:00 |
Chambray Touraine Handball |
30–31 | MOL Esztergom |
La Fontaine Blanche, Chambray-lès-Tours Attendance: 900 Referees: Oyarzun, Zaragüeta (SPA) |
| Faynel, Stoiljković 7 | (14–15) | Faragó, Horváth 6 | ||
| Report |
| 25 January 2026 18:00 |
HSG Blomberg-Lippe |
22–29 | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub |
Phoenix Contact-Arena, Lemgo Attendance: 1,202 Referees: Dašić, Husomanović (NOR) |
| Magnúsdóttir 7 | (14–16) | Magnussen 7 | ||
| 2× 5× |
Report | 1× 5× 1×
|
| 7 February 2026 20:00 |
Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub |
30–30 | HSG Blomberg-Lippe |
SPAR NORD Boxen, Nykøbing Falster Attendance: 1,397 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX) |
| Bang 8 | (16–16) | Kühne 9 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 3×
|
| 8 February 2026 18:00 |
MOL Esztergom |
24–22 | Chambray Touraine Handball |
Suzuki Aréna, Esztergom Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Pavićević, Martinović (MNE) |
| Faragó 8 | (8–9) | Modenel, Stoiljković 4 | ||
| 2× 4× |
Report | 4×
|
| 14 February 2026 20:00 |
Chambray Touraine Handball |
27–31 | HSG Blomberg-Lippe |
La Fontaine Blanche, Chambray-lès-Tours Attendance: 950 Referees: Charitsos, Naskos (GRE) |
| Stoiljković 7 | (12–17) | Hauf 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 15 February 2026 18:00 |
MOL Esztergom |
30–25 | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub |
Suzuki Aréna, Esztergom Attendance: 1,040 Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH) |
| Kovács 7 | (15–10) | Svele 8 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 1× 2×
|
| 22 February 2026 18:00 |
Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub |
21–21 | Chambray Touraine Handball |
SPAR NORD Boxen, Nykøbing Falster Attendance: 1,197 Referees: Pukšič, Satler (SLO) |
| Lerby 6 | (11–11) | Holmberg 5 | ||
| 2× 1× |
Report | 1× 4×
|
| 22 February 2026 18:00 |
HSG Blomberg-Lippe |
31–31 | MOL Esztergom |
Phoenix Contact-Arena, Lemgo Attendance: 1,171 Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED) |
| Kühne, Mühlner 6 | (13–15) | Varga 8 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 2× 4×
|
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BUC | ZAG | BRG | OLD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CS Rapid București |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 182 | 170 | +12 | 8 | Quarterfinals | — | 24–29 | 32–32 | 34–30 | |
| 2 |  RK Lokomotiva Zagreb |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 167 | 160 | +7 | 7 | 28–28 | — | 26–29 | 28–29 | ||
| 3 | Tertnes Bergen |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 177 | 180 | −3 | 5 | 28–30 | 26–29 | — | 26–31 | ||
| 4 | VfL Oldenburg |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 169 | 185 | −16 | 4 | 23–34 | 24–27 | 32–36 | — |
Source: EHF
| 10 January 2026 16:00 |
VfL Oldenburg |
24–27 | RK Lokomotiva Zagreb |
EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 850 Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS) |
| Behrend 7 | (5–11) | Posavec 5 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× 6×
|
| 11 January 2026 15:00 |
CS Rapid București |
32–32 | Tertnes Bergen |
Polyvalent Hall, București Attendance: 2,430 Referees: Pavićević, Martinović (MNE) |
| Kassoma, Polman 7 | (15–18) | Hagen 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1×
|
| 17 January 2026 20:00 |
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb |
28–28 | CS Rapid București |
High School Jelkovec, Zagreb Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Přemysl, Radek (CZE) |
| Posavec 7 | (13–12) | Lopes 6 | ||
| 2× 3× |
Report | 3×
|
| 18 January 2026 14:00 |
Tertnes Bergen |
26–31 | VfL Oldenburg |
Åsane Arena, Bergen Attendance: 287 Referees: Pagh, Thygesen (DEN) |
| Frei 5 | (16–13) | Reinemann 9 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1×
|
| 24 January 2026 16:00 |
Tertnes Bergen |
26–29 | RK Lokomotiva Zagreb |
Åsane Arena, Bergen Attendance: 371 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED) |
| Kruse, Midtfjeld 5 | (12–14) | Posavec 10 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1×
|
| 24 January 2026 17:00 |
CS Rapid București |
34–30 | VfL Oldenburg |
Polyvalent Hall, București Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Pukšič, Sattler (SLO) |
| Korsós 6 | (17–16) | Behrend, Granicka 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 7 February 2026 20:00 |
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb |
26–29 | Tertnes Bergen |
Sutinska Vrela, Zagreb Attendance: 450 Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA) |
| Đelekovčan, Posavec, Zrilić 6 | (16–10) | Midtfjeld 5 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 4×
|
| 8 February 2026 18:00 |
VfL Oldenburg |
23–34 | CS Rapid București |
EWE Arena, Oldenburg Attendance: 1,789 Referees: Fält, Holm (SWE) |
| Granicka 6 | (10–16) | Chambertin, Polman 5 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 5×
|
| 15 February 2026 14:00 |
Tertnes Bergen |
28–30 | CS Rapid București |
Åsane Arena, Bergen Attendance: 598 Referees: Uhlíř, Beňuš (CZE) |
| Rosenberg 9 | (13–16) | Polman 8 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 4×
|
| 15 February 2026 16:00 |
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb |
28–29 | VfL Oldenburg |
Sutinska Vrela, Zagreb Attendance: 462 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK) |
| Posavec 7 | (9–16) | Borutta 7 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 6× 1×
|
| 22 February 2026 16:00 |
VfL Oldenburg |
32–36 | Tertnes Bergen |
Halle Nord, Buxtehude Attendance: 554 Referees: Jakovljević, Kovačević (SRB) |
| Korsten, Reinemann, Steffen 6 | (15–15) | Hagen 11 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 22 February 2026 17:00 |
CS Rapid București |
24–29 | RK Lokomotiva Zagreb |
Polyvalent Hall, București Attendance: 1,117 Referees: Oyarzun, Zaragüeta (SPA) |
| Lopes 7 | (13–17) | Posavec, Zrilić 6 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 1× 2×
|
Group D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DIJ | VIB | BRA | LUB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 191 | 175 | +16 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 30–30 | 26–30 | 31–26 | |
| 2 | Viborg HK |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 203 | 188 | +15 | 8 | 32–33 | — | 33–33 | 42–38 | ||
| 3 | CS Corona Brașov |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 193 | 189 | +4 | 7 | 30–35 | 28–34 | — | 33–30 | ||
| 4 |  KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 178 | 213 | −35 | 0 | 27–36 | 26–32 | 31–39 | — |
Source: EHF
| 10 January 2026 18:00 |
Viborg HK |
42–38 | KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin |
BioCirc Arena, Viborg Attendance: 801 Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA) |
| Martinsen 12 | (18–20) | Kochaniak 7 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 3×
|
| 11 January 2026 19:00 |
CSM Corona Brașov |
30–35 | JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB |
Sala Sporturilor Dumitru Popescu Colibași, Brașov Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Charitsos, Naskos (GRE) |
| Krpež Šlezak 11 | (16–19) | Gayet 8 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 18 January 2026 14:00 |
JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB |
30–30 | Viborg HK |
Palais des Sports JM Geoffroy, Dijon Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT) |
| Henry, Offendal, Vautier 5 | (13–15) | Mittún 8 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 6×
|
| 18 January 2026 18:00 |
KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin |
31–39 | CSM Corona Brașov |
Hala Widowiskowo Sportowa RCS, Lubin Attendance: 3,213 Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH) |
| Grzyb 8 | (12–24) | Krpež Šlezak 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 5×
|
| 24 January 2026 16:00 |
Viborg HK |
33–33 | CSM Corona Brașov |
BioCirc Arena, Viborg Attendance: 942 Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED) |
| Martinsen 8 | (17–19) | Krpež Šlezak 13 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 1× 4×
|
| 25 January 2026 14:00 |
JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB |
31–26 | KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin |
Palais des Sports JM Geoffroy, Dijon Attendance: 800 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR) |
| Offendal 7 | (16–14) | Jakubowska 8 | ||
| 5× |
Report | 5×
|
| 8 February 2026 14:00 |
KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin |
27–36 | JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB |
Hala Widowiskowo Sportowa RCS, Lubin Attendance: 2,612 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| Kochaniak 5 | (16–17) | Lønborg 8 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 2×
|
| 8 February 2026 15:00 |
CSM Corona Brașov |
28–34 | Viborg HK |
Sala Sporturilor Dumitru Popescu Colibași, Brașov Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Dáné, Marton (HUN) |
| Grozav 6 | (17–17) | Petersen 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3×
|
| 15 February 2026 14:00 |
KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin |
26–32 | Viborg HK |
Hala Widowiskowo Sportowa RCS, Lubin Attendance: 1,998 Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD) |
| Fernándes 7 | (17–15) | Petersen 7 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 5×
|
| 15 February 2026 18:00 |
JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB |
26–30 | CSM Corona Brașov |
Palais des Sports JM Geoffroy, Dijon Attendance: 1,942 Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA) |
| Lønborg 6 | (18–18) | Krpež Šlezak 11 | ||
| 1× 5× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 21 February 2026 20:00 |
Viborg HK |
32–33 | JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB |
BioCirc Arena, Viborg Attendance: 972 Referees: Dašić, Husomanović (NOR) |
| Petersen 8 | (15–18) | Lønborg, Pintat 8 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 21 February 2026 21:00 |
CSM Corona Brașov |
33–30 | KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin |
Sala Sporturilor Dumitru Popescu Colibași, Brașov Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Janz, Joy Sug (GER) |
| Boiciuc 9 | (18–14) | Grzyb 6 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 2×
|
References
edit- ↑ "EHF European League Women group phase draw awaits". ehfel.eurohandball.com.
- ↑ "Handball: Thrilling EHF European League Women groups set after draw". ehfel.eurohandball.com.