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2023–24 EHF Champions League knockout stage

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The 2023–24 EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 27 March with the playoffs and ended on 9 June 2024 with the final at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2023–24 EHF Champions League. A total of twelve teams competed in the knockout phase.

Format

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In the playoffs, the eight teams ranked 3rd–6th 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.[1]

Qualified teams

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The top six teams from Groups A and B qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Qualified for quarterfinals Qualified for playoffs
First place Second place Third place Fourth place Fifth place Sixth place
A Germany THW Kiel Denmark Aalborg Håndbold France Paris Saint-Germain Poland Industria Kielce Croatia RK Zagreb Hungary OTP Bank - Pick Szeged
B Germany SC Magdeburg Spain Barça Hungary Telekom Veszprém France Montpellier Handball Denmark GOG Håndbold Poland Orlen Wisła Płock

Playoffs

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Overview

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Orlen Wisła Płock Poland 59–64 France Paris Saint-Germain 26–30 33–34
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged Hungary 62–76 Hungary Telekom Veszprém 30–37 32–39
GOG Håndbold Denmark 53–66 Poland Industria Kielce 25–33 28–33
RK Zagreb Croatia 51–57 France Montpellier Handball 27–27 24–30

Matches

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28 March 2024
20:45
Orlen Wisła Płock Poland 26–30 France Paris Saint-Germain Orlen Arena, Płock
Attendance: 5,012
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Krajewski, Zarabec 4 (12–13) Prandi, Syprzak 8
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4 April 2024
20:45
Paris Saint-Germain France 34–33 Poland Orlen Wisła Płock Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 3,011
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
Prandi 9 (18–15) Krajewski 8
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Paris Saint-Germain won 64–59 on aggregate.


28 March 2024
18:45
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged Hungary 30–37 Hungary Telekom Veszprém Pick Aréna, Szeged
Attendance: 7,749
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Frimmel 6 (17–20) Descat, Vailupau 7
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4 April 2024
18:45
Telekom Veszprém Hungary 39–32 Hungary OTP Bank - Pick Szeged Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,057
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Vailupau 8 (19–15) Martins 8
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Telekom Veszprém won 76–62 on aggregate.


27 March 2024
18:45
GOG Håndbold Denmark 25–33 Poland Industria Kielce Arena Fyn, Odense
Attendance: 3,128
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Madsen, Zachariassen 4 (10–18) A. Dujshebaev 9
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3 April 2024
18:45
Industria Kielce Poland 33–28 Denmark GOG Håndbold Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
A. Dujshebaev 7 (16–12) Mensing 6
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Industria Kielce won 66–53 on aggregate.


27 March 2024
20:45
RK Zagreb Croatia 27–27 France Montpellier Handball Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 15,200
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Srna 6 (11–13) Simonet, Skube 6
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3 April 2024
20:45
Montpellier Handball France 30–24 Croatia RK Zagreb FDI Stadium, Montpellier
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Skube 6 (14–14) Čupić, Faljić 4
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Montpellier Handball won 57–51 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

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Overview

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Montpellier Handball France 60–61 Germany THW Kiel 39–30 21–31
Industria Kielce Poland 49–49
3–4 (p)
Germany SC Magdeburg 27–26 22–23
Telekom Veszprém Hungary 60–64 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold 32–31 28–33
Paris Saint-Germain France 53–62 Spain Barça 22–30 31–32

Matches

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24 April 2024
20:45
Montpellier Handball France 39–30 Germany THW Kiel FDI Stadium, Montpellier
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Lenne, Pellas 7 (20–16) Johansson 8
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2 May 2024
18:45
THW Kiel Germany 31–21 France Montpellier Handball Wunderino Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 8,513
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Johansson 8 (17–12) Pellas 6
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THW Kiel won 61–60 on aggregate.


24 April 2024
18:45
Industria Kielce Poland 27–26 Germany SC Magdeburg Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
A. Dujshebaev 8 (14–13) Claar 8
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1 May 2024
20:45
SC Magdeburg Germany 27–25 Poland Industria Kielce GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 6,600
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Magnússon 8 (11–13) A. Dujshebaev, D. Dujshebaev 4
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FT: 23–22 Pen: 4–3

SC Magdeburg won 53–52 on aggregate.


25 April 2024
18:45
Telekom Veszprém Hungary 32–31 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 5,250
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Remili 6 (12–17) four players 4
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1 May 2024
18:45
Aalborg Håndbold Denmark 33–28 Hungary Telekom Veszprém Gigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Hoxer Hangaard 9 (18–14) Vailupau 6
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Aalborg Håndbold won 64–60 on aggregate.


25 April 2024
20:45
Paris Saint-Germain France 22–30 Spain Barça Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 3,339
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Syprzak 7 (14–11) Mem 7
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2 May 2024
20:45
Barça Spain 32–31 France Paris Saint-Germain Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Mem 7 (17–12) Prandi 10
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Barça won 62–53 on aggregate.

Final four

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The final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 8 and 9 June 2024. The draw was held on 7 May 2024.[2][3]

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 June
 
 
Germany SC Magdeburg26
 
9 June
 
Denmark Aalborg Håndbold28
 
Denmark Aalborg Håndbold30
 
8 June
 
Spain Barça31
 
Spain Barça30
 
 
Germany THW Kiel18
 
Third place
 
 
9 June
 
 
Germany SC Magdeburg28
 
 
Germany THW Kiel32

Semifinals

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8 June 2024
15:00
SC Magdeburg Germany 26–28 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Magnússon 10 (11–11) Hoxer Hangaard 8
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8 June 2024
18:00
Barça Spain 30–18 Germany THW Kiel Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
Richardson 5 (15–9) Duvnjak 4
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Third place game

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9 June 2024
15:00
SC Magdeburg Germany 28–32 Germany THW Kiel Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Mertens 7 (14–23) Johansson 7
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Final

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9 June 2024
18:00
Aalborg Håndbold Denmark 30–31 Spain Barça Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Hansen 8 (15–15) Richardson 8
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References

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  1. ^ "Teams set for EHF Champions League season 2023/24". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Semi-finals for both EHF FINAL4s to be drawn in Budapest". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "This season's elite teams discover first EHF FINAL4 opponents". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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