This article describes the group stage of the 2019–20 Women's EHF Cup, a women's handball competition.
Draw The draw of the Women's EHF Cup group stage will take place on Thursday, 22 November 2019. The 16 teams allocated into four pots will be drawn into four groups of four teams.
Seedings The seedings were announced on 18 November 2019:
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 Podravka Vegeta DHK Baník Most SG BBM Bietigheim MKS Perla Lublin Herning-Ikast Håndbold Érd HC Siófok KC Kastamonu Bld. GSK Thüringer HC CSM Corona Brașov CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud CS Măgura Cisnădie HC Lada København Håndbold Odense Håndbold DVSC Schaeffler Storhamar HE
Format In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the top two teams advanced to the Quarter-finals. Teams are not able to face opponents from the same country in the group.
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 had scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:
Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved; Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved; Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie); Superior goal difference in all matches of the group; Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group; 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.
Groups The matchdays were 4–5 January, 11–12 January, 18–19 January, 25–26 January, 1–2 February and 8–9 February 2020.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
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