2021–22 EHF Champions League knockout stage
The 2021–22 EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 30 March with the playoffs and ended on 19 June 2022 with the final at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2021–22 EHF Champions League.[1] A total of twelve teams will compete in the knockout phase.
Format[edit]
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 are 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[edit]
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 |  Aalborg Håndbold
|
 THW Kiel
|
 Pick Szeged
|
 Montpellier Handball
|
 RK Vardar
|
 Elverum Håndball
|
| B |  Łomża Vive Kielce
|
 Barça
|
Paris Saint-Germain
|
Telekom Veszprém
|
 FC Porto
|
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
|
Playoffs[edit]
Overview[edit]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt
|
60–57 | Pick Szeged
|
25–21 | 35–36 |
| Elverum Håndball
|
60–67 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
30–30 | 30–37 |
| FC Porto
|
56–64 | Montpellier Handball
|
29–29 | 27–35 |
| RK Vardar
|
53–61 | Telekom Veszprém
|
22–30 | 31–31 |
Matches[edit]
| 30 March 2022 20:45 |
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
|
25–21 | Pick Szeged
|
Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 1,522 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| Wanne 5 | (14–10) | Garciandia 5 | ||
1× 2×
|
Report | 2× 1×
|
| 7 April 2022 18:45 |
Pick Szeged
|
36–35 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt
|
Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 7,300 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| Frimmel 6 | (17–18) | Wanne 9 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 1× 1×
|
SG Flensburg-Handewitt won 60–57 on aggregate.
| 30 March 2022 18:45 |
Elverum Håndball
|
30–30 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
Terningen Arena, Elverum Attendance: 2,230 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN) |
| Solstad 9 | (13–15) | Syprzak 12 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 2× 1×
|
| 7 April 2022 20:45 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
37–30 | Elverum Håndball
|
Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Krištopāns, Syprzak 7 | (20–14) | Moen Nilsen 10 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 5×
|
Paris Saint-Germain won 67–60 on aggregate.
| 31 March 2022 20:45 |
FC Porto
|
29–29 | Montpellier Handball
|
Dragão Arena, Porto Attendance: 1,518 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| Areia 6 | (13–14) | Simonet, Wallinius 5 | ||
| 1× 6×
|
Report | 1× 2×
|
| 6 April 2022 20:45 |
Montpellier Handball
|
35–27 | FC Porto
|
Sud de France Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| Descat 7 | (19–11) | Salina 6 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 1×
|
Montpellier Handball won 64–56 on aggregate.
| 31 March 2022 18:45 |
RK Vardar
|
22–30 | Telekom Veszprém
|
Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| Dibirov, Taleski 6 | (11–15) | Nilsson 8 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 3× 1×
|
| 6 April 2022 18:45 |
Telekom Veszprém
|
31–31 | RK Vardar
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Omar 7 | (18–13) | Morales 6 | ||
| 5×
|
Report | 4×
|
Telekom Veszprém won 61–53 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals[edit]
Overview[edit]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telekom Veszprém
|
71–66 | Aalborg Håndbold
|
36–29 | 35–37 |
| Montpellier Handball
|
50–61 | Łomża Vive Kielce
|
28–31 | 22–30 |
| Paris Saint-Germain
|
62–63 | THW Kiel
|
30–30 | 32–33 |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt
|
53–60 | Barça
|
29–33 | 24–27 |
Matches[edit]
| 12 May 2022 18:45 |
Telekom Veszprém
|
36–29 | Aalborg Håndbold
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,256 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Marguč 7 | (17–16) | Juul 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 2× 6×
|
| 18 May 2022 18:45 |
Aalborg Håndbold
|
37–35 | Telekom Veszprém
|
Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 5,020 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Bjørnsen, Juul 9 | (20–21) | Lauge, Mahé 6 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
Telekom Veszprém won 71–66 on aggregate.
| 12 May 2022 20:45 |
Montpellier Handball
|
28–31 | Łomża Vive Kielce
|
Sud de France Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER) |
| Descat 5 | (12–16) | A. Dujshebaev 7 | ||
| 1× 5×
|
Report | 5× 1×
|
| 18 May 2022 20:45 |
Łomża Vive Kielce
|
30–22 | Montpellier Handball
|
Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Karalek 7 | (15–8) | Bos 7 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
Łomża Vive Kielce won 61–50 on aggregate.
| 11 May 2022 20:45 |
Paris Saint-Germain
|
30–30 | THW Kiel
|
Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Remili 8 | (14–16) | Sagosen 6 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 6×
|
| 19 May 2022 20:45 |
THW Kiel
|
33–32 | Paris Saint-Germain
|
Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| M. Landin 7 | (17–19) | Remili 8 | ||
| 1× 4×
|
Report | 1× 7×
|
THW Kiel won 63–62 on aggregate.
| 11 May 2022 18:45 |
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
|
29–33 | Barça
|
Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,066 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Jakobsen 9 | (13–18) | Benali 8 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 4×
|
| 19 May 2022 18:45 |
Barça
|
27–24 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt
|
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 4,184 Referees: Mrvica, Jurinović (CRO) |
| Mem 6 | (10–10) | Wanne 6 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 4×
|
Barcelona won 60–53 on aggregate.
Final four[edit]
The final four will held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 18 and 19 June 2022. The draw took place on 24 May 2022.[2][3]
Bracket[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 June | ||||||
| THW Kiel | 30 | |||||
| 19 June | ||||||
| Barça | 34 | |||||
| Barça (Pen.) | 32 (5) | |||||
| 18 June | ||||||
| Łomża Vive Kielce | 32 (3) | |||||
| Telekom Veszprém | 35 | |||||
| Łomża Vive Kielce | 37 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 June | ||||||
| THW Kiel (Pen.) | 34 (3) | |||||
| Telekom Veszprém | 34 (1) | |||||
Semifinals[edit]
| 18 June 2022 15:15 |
Telekom Veszprém
|
35–37 | Łomża Vive Kielce
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| Lauge 8 | (18–16) | Moryto 8 | ||
| 1× 7× 1×
|
Report | 5×
|
| 18 June 2022 18:00 |
THW Kiel
|
30–34 | Barça
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| Wiencek 7 | (18–19) | Gómez 12 | ||
| 2× 5×
|
Report | 1× 6× 1×
|
Third place game[edit]
| 19 June 2022 15:15 |
THW Kiel
|
37–35 | Telekom Veszprém
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| Bilyk 7 | (14–18) | Omar 8 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 4×
| ||
|
FT: 34–34 Pen: 3–1 | ||||
Final[edit]
| 19 June 2022 18:00 |
Barça
|
37–35 (ET) | Łomża Vive Kielce
|
Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Gómez 10 | (14–13) | Moryto 6 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 4×
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References[edit]
- ^ "Pots for men's group phase draw revealed". 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "EHF FINAL4 Men draw set for Tuesday". eurohandball.com. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Semi-finals: titleholders Barça take on Kiel; Veszprém play Kielce". eurohandball.com. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.