The 2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League was the 22nd edition of the Women's EHF Champions League, the competition for top women's clubs of Europe, organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation.

Budućnost won the title for the second time by defeating Larvik HK 26–22 in the big final.

Overview

Team allocation League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders). 14 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.

Group stage Győri Audi ETO KCTH HCM Baia Mare Krim Vardar Viborg HK Thüringer HC Hypo Niederösterreich SPR Lublin Larvik HK Metz Lokomotiva Zagreb Dinamo Volgograd Budućnost IK Sävehof Qualification tournament Ferencváros Byåsen HE Radnički Kragujevac (1st) SERCODAK Dalfsen Midtjylland HC Leipzig Podravka Koprivnica BNTU Minsk

Round and draw dates All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifyingQualification tournaments26 June 201420–21 September 2014Group stageMatchday 127 June 201417–19 October 2014Matchday 224–26 October 2014Matchday 331 October–2 November 2014Matchday 47–9 November 2014Matchday 514–16 November 2014Matchday 621–23 November 2014Main roundMatchday 131 January–2 February 2015Matchday 26–8 February 2015Matchday 313–15 February 2015Matchday 427 February–1 March 2015Matchday 56–8 March 2015Matchday 613–15 March 2015Knockout stageQuarterfinal3–5 April 201510–12 April 2015Final 4(Budapest)Semifinal14 April 20159 May 2015 at László Papp Sports ArenaFinal10 May 2015 at László Papp Sports Arena

Qualification stage

Eight teams took part in the qualification tournaments. They were drawn into two groups of four teams, where they played a semifinal and a final or third place match. The winners of the qualification tournaments, played on 20–21 September 2014, qualified for the group stage. The draw took place on 26 June 2014, at 14:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.

Seedings The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 Ferencváros Midtjylland Byåsen HE HC Leipzig Podravka Koprivnica BNTU Minsk SERCODAK Dalfsen Radnički Kragujevac

Qualification tournament 1

Qualification tournament 2

Group stage

The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, where they played each other twice. The top three teams advanced to the main round. The draw took place on 27 June 2014, at 18:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.

Seedings The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.

Pot 1Pot 2 Győri Audi ETO KC Budućnost Larvik HK Krim Viborg HK HCM Baia Mare Thüringer HC Dinamo Volgograd Pot 3Pot 4 ŽRK Vardar Metz Handball Hypo Niederösterreich RK Lokomotiva Zagreb IK Sävehof SPR Lublin SSA HC Leipzig RK Koprivnica

Key to colours in group tablesTop three placed teams advanced to the main roundFourth-placed teams entered the Cup Winners' Cup last 16

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Main round

The top three teams of each group from the group stage advanced to the main round. The 12 teams were split into two groups of six teams. The top four placed teams advanced to the knockout stage. The points gained in the group stage against teams that advance, were carried over.

Key to colours in group tablesTop four placed teams advanced to quarterfinals

Group 1

Group 2

Knockout stage

The top four placed teams of each group advance to the knockout stage. In the quarterfinals, the teams will play a home-and away series to determine the four participants of the final four, which then determines the winner.

Quarterfinals The matches were played on 4–5 April and 11–12 April 2015.

Final four The draw was held on 14 April 2015.

The final four was played in the László Papp Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary.

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Cristina Neagu Budućnost102 Andrea Penezić Vardar3 Nora Mørk Larvik984 Anna Kochetova Volgograd945 Karolina Kudłacz Leipzig846 Olga Akopyan Volgograd827 Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren Larvik778 Daria Dmitrieva Volgograd769 Ida Oden Sävehof7410 Ana Gros Metz73 Tamara Mavsar Krim

All-Star Team The all-star team and awards were announced on 8 May 2015.

Goalkeeper: Right wing: Right back: Central back: Left back: Left wing: Pivot:

Other awards Most Valuable Player of the Final Four: Best Coach: Best Young Player: Best Defence Player:

See also 2014–15 Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup 2014–15 Women's EHF Cup 2014–15 Women's EHF Challenge Cup

References

External links Official website