The 2026–27 Women's EHF Champions League group stage is played between 5 September 2026 and 21 February 2027 to determine the teams advancing to the knockout stage of the 2026–27 Women's EHF Champions League.
Format In each group, teams will play against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. The teams ranked first and second in each group will advance directly to the quarter-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth will advance to the play-offs.
Draw The draw was held on 26 June 2026 in Vienna, Austria. The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight teams.
Seeding The seeding pots were announced on 25 June 2026.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 Team Esbjerg Metz Handball Győri Audi ETO KC CSM București Odense Håndbold Brest Bretagne Handball FTC-Toyota Kovács CS Gloria Bistrița HC Podravka BV Borussia Dortmund Storhamar Håndball Elite RK Krim OTP Group Mercator Nykøbing Falster Håndbold HSG Blomberg-Lippe OTP Group Budućnost Sola Håndballklubb
Tiebreakers In the group stage, teams are 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 have 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; 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.
Schedule The group stage is scheduled to be played between 5 September 2026 and 20 February 2027.
Round Dates Round 1 5–6 September 2026 Round 2 12–13 September 2026 Round 3 19–20 September 2026 Round 4 3–4 October 2026 Round 5 10–11 October 2026 Round 6 17–18 October 2026 Round 7 7–8 November 2026 Round Dates Round 8 14–15 November 2026 Round 9 9–10 January 2027 Round 10 16–17 January 2027 Round 11 23–24 January 2027 Round 12 6–7 February 2027 Round 13 13–14 February 2027 Round 14 20–21 February 2027
Groups Times up to 17 October 2026 UTC+2, times after are UTC+1.
Group A
Group B
References
External links Official website