The 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League was the 23rd 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.
CSM București won the trophy in their European debut season by defeating Győri Audi ETO KC 29–26 in the big final.
Overview Team allocation 14 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.
Group stage Hypo Niederösterreich Podravka Koprivnica Midtjylland Fleury Loiret HB Thüringer HC FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria Vardar Budućnost TH Larvik HK MKS Selgros Lublin CSM București Rostov-Don Krim IK Sävehof Qualification tournament BNTU Minsk Team Esbjerg Győri Audi ETO KC SERCODAK Dalfsen Glassverket IF HCM Baia Mare RK Radnički Kragujevac Yenimahalle Bld. SK TH = Title holders
Round and draw dates All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
PhaseDraw dateQualifying26 June 2015Group stageKnockout stageFinal Four12 April 2016
Qualification stage
The draw was held on 26 June 2015. The teams played a semifinal and final to determine the last participants. Matches were played on 12 and 13 September 2015.
Seedings The seedings were announced on 23 June 2015.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 Győri Audi ETO KC Team Esbjerg Glassverket IF HCM Baia Mare BNTU Minsk SERCODAK Dalfsen RK Radnički Kragujevac Yenimahalle Bld. SK
Qualification tournament 1
Qualification tournament 2
Group stage
The draw was held on 26 June 2015.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main round
Group 1
Group 2
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
Final four
Final
Awards and statistics Top goalscorers Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Isabelle Gulldén CSM București1082 Ekaterina Ilina Rostov-Don973 Cristina Neagu Budućnost944 Nora Mørk Larvik935 Allison Pineau HCM Baia Mare896 Katarina Bulatović Budućnost877 Andrea Penezić Vardar798 Iuliia Managarova Rostov-Don729 Andrea Lekić Vardar7010 Heidi Løke Győri Audi ETO KC69
All-Star Team The all-star team and awards were announced on 6 May 2016.
Goalkeeper: Right wing: Right back: Centre back: Left back: Left wing: Pivot:
Other awards MVP of the Final Four: Best Coach: Best Young Player: Best Defence Player:
References
External links Official website