The 2025–26 EHF Champions League group stage was played between 10 September 2025 and 12 March 2026 to determine the twelve teams advancing to the knockout stage of the 2025–26 EHF Champions League.
Draw The draw was held on 27 June 2025 in Vienna, Austria.
Seeding The seeding was announced on 26 June 2025.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3 Füchse Berlin Barça Paris Saint-Germain Aalborg Håndbold Orlen Wisła Płock One Veszprém SC Magdeburg HBC Nantes GOG Håndbold Industria Kielce OTP Bank – Pick Szeged CS Dinamo București Sporting CP RK Zagreb Kolstad Håndball RK Eurofarm Pelister
Format In each group, teams played 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 had the same number of points, the ranking was 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; 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 10–11 September, 17–18 September, 24–25 September, 8–9 October, 15–16 October, 22–23 October, 12–13 November, 19–20 November, 26–27 November, 3–4 December 2025, 18–19 February, 25–26 February, 4–5 March, 11–12 March 2026.
Times up to 23 October 2025 UTC+2, times after are UTC+1.
Group A
Group B
References
External links Official website