The 2025–26 EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 1 April with the playoffs and ended on 14 June 2026 with the final at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2025–26 EHF Champions League. A total of twelve teams competed in the knockout phase.
Format In the playoffs, the eight teams ranked third to sixth in Groups A and B played against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The four winning teams advanced to the quarterfinals, where they were joined by the top-two teams of Groups A and B for another round of two-legged home-and-away matches. The four quarterfinal winners qualified for the final four tournament at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.
Qualified teams The top six teams from Groups A and B qualified for the knockout stage.
GroupQualified for quarterfinalsQualified for playoffsFirst placeSecond placeThird placeFourth placeFifth placeSixth place A Füchse Berlin Aalborg Håndbold Industria Kielce HBC Nantes One Veszprém Sporting CP B Barça SC Magdeburg Orlen Wisła Płock Paris Saint-Germain GOG Håndbold OTP Bank – Pick Szeged
Playoffs Overview
Matches
OTP Bank – Pick Szeged won 58–55 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 60–57 on aggregate.
HBC Nantes won 74–61 on aggregate.
One Veszprém won 67–59 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals Overview
Matches
65–65 on aggregate. Füchse Berlin won 4–3 on penalties.
Barça won 63–51 on aggregate.
Aalborg Håndbold won 68–67 on aggregate.
SC Magdeburg won 80–65 on aggregate.
Final four The final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 13 and 14 June 2025. The draw was held on 12 May 2026.
Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
References
External links Official website