The 2025–26 Women's EHF European League qualification round decided the last twelve qualifiers for the European League group stage.
Format In round 2, eighteen teams are separated into nine home and away play offs. The nine aggregate winners advance to Round 3. In round 3, twenty four teams are divided into twelve home and away play offs. The twelve winners on aggregate advance to the group stage.
Teams Round 3 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb HC Dalmatinka Ploče Viborg HK JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB Chambray Touraine Handball HSG Blomberg-Lippe HSG Bensheim/Auerbach Vfl Oldenburg MOL Esztergom Larvik HK KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin PGE MKS El-Volt Lublin CS Minaur Baia Mare Super Amara Bera BeraRound 2 Hypo Niederösterreich DHK Baník Most HH Elite ESBF Besançon OF Nea Ionia Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE Valur JuRo Unirek VZV Molde Elite SL Benfica CS Rapid București ŽRK Crvena zvezda IK Sävehof Skara HF LC Brühl Handball Spono Eagles GC Amicitia Zürich Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor
Round 2 Draw The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 15 July 2025 in Vienna, Austria. The bold text indicate which teams advanced.
Seeding Seeded Unseeded Skara HF LC Brühl Handball DHK Baník Most ŽRK Crvena zvezda Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor Hypo Niederösterreich SL Benfica O.F.N. Ionia JuRo Unirek VZV Valur IK Sävehof Spono Eagles HH Elite Molde Elite CS Rapid București ESBF Besançon Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár GC Amicitia Zürich
Summary There were 18 teams participating in round 2. The first legs were played on 27–28 September and the second legs were played on 4–5 October 2025.
Matches
Molde Elite won 53–51 on aggregate.
HH Elite won 64–48 on aggregate.
Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár won 63–36 on aggregate.
ŽRK Crvena zvezda won 66–47 on aggregate.
CS Rapid București won 62–43 on aggregate.
GC Amicitia Zürich won 61–53 on aggregate.
IK Sävehof won 58–55 on aggregate.
ESBF Besançon won 64–57 on aggregate.
Valur won 61–56 on aggregate.
Round 3 Draw The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 15 July 2025 in Vienna, Austria. The bold text indicate which teams advanced.
Seeding Seeded Unseeded Viborg HK HSG Blomberg-Lippe HSG Bensheim/Auerbach Tertnes Bergen Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB MOL Esztergom RK Lokomotiva Zagreb KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin Vfl Oldenburg Larvik HK Chambray Touraine Handball Super Amara Bera Bera HC Dalmatinka Ploče PGE MKS El-Volt Lublin Molde Elite HH Elite Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár ŽRK Crvena zvezda CS Rapid București GC Amicitia Zürich IK Sävehof ESBF Besançon Valur
Summary There were 22 teams participating in round 3. The first legs were played on 8–9 November and the second legs were played on 15–16 November 2025.
Matches
KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin won 64–54 on aggregate.
JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB won 49–46 on aggregate.
MOL Esztergom won 56–52 on aggregate.
Viborg HK won 70–61 on aggregate.
After Tertnes Bergen automatically reached the group stage, this tie was cancelled and both teams advanced.
Chambray Touraine Handball won 57–46 on aggregate.
Larvik HK won 66–56 on aggregate.
CS Rapid București won 60–55 on aggregate.
HSG Blomberg-Lippe won 59–46 on aggregate.
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb won 54–47 on aggregate.
CS Minaur Baia Mare won 54–49 on aggregate.
Vfl Oldenburg won 75–35 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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