The 2025–26 EHF European League qualification round decided the last twelve qualifiers for the European League group stage.
Format Twenty four teams were split into twelve play offs. While twenty teams took part in the normal play offs, two clubs were pre-seeded to play against each other in a special play off. The winners of the special play off would reach the group stage but unlike the other teams who are immediately eliminated, the special play off loser drop downs to the 2025–26 EHF European Cup. The play offs were held in a home and away format. Whoever has the highest score on aggregate won the tie and secured a place in the group stage.
Teams
Teams MRK Sesvete MRK Čakovec MRK Dugo Selo HCB Karviná Mors-Thy Håndbold SAH - Skanderborg Saint-Raphael Var Handball TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Stjarnan Elverum Håndball HC Alkaloid KGHM Chrobry Głogów Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD ABC de Braga Lusíadas Saúde CS Minaur Baia Mare RK Partizan RK Gorenje Velenje Bathco BM Torrelavega Irudek Bidasoa Irún HK Malmö HF Karlskrona IK Sävehof BSV Bern HC Kriens-Luzern
Draw
The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 15 July 2025 in Vienna, Austria. The bold text means which teams advanced.
Seeding Seeded Unseeded TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Maritimo da Madeira Andebol SAD Bathco BM Torrelavega Mors-Thy Håndbold BSV Bern HK Malmö MRK Sesvete Stjarnan KGHM Chrobry Głogów RK Gorenje Velenje ABC de Braga Lusíadas Saúde HC Kriens-Luzern HF Karlskrona MRK Dugo Selo Saint-Raphael Var Handball SAH - Skanderborg Irudek Bidasoa Irún MRK Čakovec IK Sävehof CS Minaur Baia Mare HC Alkaloid Elverum Håndball
Summary The eleven winners on aggregate advanced to the group stage. The first legs will be held on 30 to 31 August 2025 while the second legs will be held on 6–7 September 2025.
Matches
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf won 66–55 on aggregate
Saint-Raphaël Var Handball won 80–64 on aggregate
HC Kriens-Luzern won 59–50 on aggregate
Bidasoa Irún won 65–50 on aggregate
HF Karlskrona won 70–65 on aggregate
CS Minaur Baia Mare won 53–52 on aggregate after penalty shootout
IK Sävehof won 71–60 on aggregate
MRK Sesvete won 64–56 on aggregate
Elverum Håndball won 67–56 on aggregate
BSV Bern won 73–55 on aggregate
SAH - Skanderborg won 74–56 on aggregate
Special Qualification Play off Unlike the other Play offs, the losers of this tie will drop down to the European Cup.
RK Partizan won 61–53 on aggregate
See also 2025–26 EHF Champions League 2025–26 EHF European League 2025–26 EHF European Cup 2025–26 Women's EHF Champions League 2025–26 Women's EHF European League 2025–26 Women's EHF European Cup
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