2023–24 Women's EHF European League Group stage

The 2023–24 EHF European League group stage was played between 6 January and 18 February 2024 to determine the eight teams advancing to the knockout stage of the 2023–24 Women's EHF European League.

Draw[edit]

The draw took place on the 23 November 2023 at 11:00 CET in Vienna, Austria.^[1] The only restriction was that clubs from the same country cannot be in the same group. Bold indicates who advanced to the knockout stage.

Seeding[edit]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Thüringer HC Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár CS Gloria Bistrița	Costa del Sol Malaga Neptunes de Nantes Praktiker-Vác HC Dunărea Brăila	RK Lokomotiva Zagreb Storhamar Håndball Elite MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin CSM Târgu Jiu	Podravka Vegeta Chambray Touraine HB HSG Bensheim-Auerbach Sola HK

Format[edit]

In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.

Tiebreakers[edit]

In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:

Points in matches among tied teams;
Goal difference in matches among tied teams;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches;
If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
Drawing lots.

Groups[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	STO	POD	NFH	VAC
1	Storhamar Håndball Elite	6	5	0	1	169	138	+31	10	Quarterfinals	—	31–22	27–26	35–17
2	Podravka Vegeta	6	3	1	2	147	148	−1	7	Quarterfinals	23–19	—	25–23	27–24
3	Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	6	2	0	4	154	155	−1	4		26–27	23–22	—	32–27
4	Praktiker-Vác	6	1	1	4	147	176	−29	3		24–33	28–28	27–24	—

Source: EHF

6 January 2024 18:00	Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	26–27	Storhamar Håndball Elite	Spar Nord Arena, Nykøbing Attendance: 1,678 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki (POL)
	Bardrum 10	(10–12)	Toft 5
	1× 1×	Report	3× 1×

7 January 2024 18:00	Praktiker-Vác	28–28	Podravka Vegeta	Vác Városi Sportcsarnok, Vác Attendance: 600 Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL)
	Barišić 9	(12–13)	Helembai, Kuczora 7
	5×	Report	1× 8× 1×

14 January 2024 14:00	Storhamar Håndball Elite	35–17	Praktiker-Vác	Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 901 Referees: Schaad, Müller (SUI)
	Löfqvist 7	(16–10)	Marincsák 6
	1× 2×	Report	2×

14 January 2024 16:00	Podravka Vegeta	25–23	Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	ŠSD "Josip Samaržija-Bepo", Koprivnica Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Mamić 8	(12–6)	M. Obaidli 5
	2× 5×	Report	2× 4×

20 January 2024 14:00	Podravka Vegeta	23–19	Storhamar Håndball Elite	ŠSD "Josip Samaržija-Bepo", Koprivnica Attendance: 200 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	Mamić 5	(13–9)	A. Obaidli 6
	3×	Report	1× 1×

21 January 2024 14:00	Praktiker-Vác	27–24	Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	Vác Városi Sportcsarnok, Vác Attendance: 600 Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
	Kuczora 11	(13–11)	Madsen 7
	1× 3×	Report	1×

4 February 2024 16:00	Storhamar Håndball Elite	31–22	Podravka Vegeta	Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,434 Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
	A. Obaidli 8	(19–11)	Pandža 5
	1× 7× 1×	Report	6× 1×

4 February 2024 18:00	Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	32–27	Praktiker-Vác	Spar Nord Arena, Nykøbing Attendance: 1,189 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Wulff 6	(17–15)	Csíkos 8
	3×	Report	4×

11 February 2024 14:00	Podravka Vegeta	27–24	Praktiker-Vác	ŠSD "Josip Samaržija-Bepo", Koprivnica Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT)
	Pandža 7	(13–9)	Kuczora 10
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

11 February 2024 16:00	Storhamar Håndball Elite	27–26	Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,108 Referees: Pétursson, Þrastarson (ISL)
	Rivas Toft 6	(15–15)	Nolsøe, M. Obaidli, Schmidt 4
	1× 1×	Report	1× 4×

17 February 2024 16:00	Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	23–22	Podravka Vegeta	Spar Nord Arena, Nykøbing Attendance: 1,050 Referees: Iovcev, Ioncev (BUL)
	Bardrum 5	(12–9)	Pandža 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

18 February 2024 14:00	Praktiker-Vác	24–30	Storhamar Håndball Elite	Vác Városi Sportcsarnok, Vác Attendance: 500 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Kuczora 6	(13–15)	A. Obaidli 8
	3×	Report	1× 1×

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DUN	THC	CHA	LOK
1	HC Dunărea Brăila	6	5	1	176	150	+26	10^[a]	Quarterfinals	—	33–23	27–21	34–26
2	Thüringer HC	6	5	1	173	146	+27	10^[a]	Quarterfinals	32–28	—	29–22	29–17
3	Chambray Touraine HB	6	2	4	143	159	−16	4		19–24	25–32	—	27–25
4	RK Lokomotiva Zagreb	6	0	6	140	177	−37	0		29–30	21–28	22–29	—

Source: EHF
Notes:

^ ^a ^b HC Dunărea Brăila 61–55 Thüringer HC

6 January 2024 16:00	RK Lokomotiva Zagreb	21–28	Thüringer HC	Sportska dvorana Sutinska vrela, Zagreb Attendance: 500 Referees: Marton, Dáné (HUN)
	Dramac 5	(13–13)	Pichlmeier, Reichert 7
	4×	Report	6×

7 January 2024 15:00	HC Dunărea Brăila	27–21	Chambray Touraine HB	Romeo Iamandi Sports Hall, Buzău Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Kanaval 6	(11–11)	Stojiljković, Van der Heijden 4
	2×	Report	2×

13 January 2024 18:00	Chambray Touraine HB	27–25	RK Lokomotiva Zagreb	Gymnase de la Fontaine Blanche, Chambray-lès-Tours Attendance: 200 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Van der Heijden 6	(13–11)	Sedloska 6
	3×	Report	3× 3×

13 January 2024 18:00	Thüringer HC	32–28	HC Dunărea Brăila	Salza-Halle, Bad Langensalza Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Schols, Martens
	Reichert 13	(16–11)	González 6
	1× 3× 1×	Report	1× 3×

21 January 2024 16:00	Chambray Touraine HB	25–32	Thüringer HC	Gymnase de la Fontaine Blanche, Chambray-lès-Tours Attendance: 800 Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
	Modenel 9	(16–15)	Lott 9
	7× 1×	Report	1× 4×

21 January 2024 18:00	RK Lokomotiva Zagreb	29–30	HC Dunărea Brăila	Sportska dvorana Sutinska vrela, Zagreb Attendance: 350 Referees: Hansen, Jensen (DEN)
	Prkačin 6	(16–16)	Živković 8
	1× 2×	Report	3×

3 February 2024 18:00	Thüringer HC	29–22	Chambray Touraine HB	Salza-Halle, Bad Langensalza Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Watson, Welin (SWE)
	Reichert 11	(14–9)	Mielke-Offendal, Van der Heijden 4
	4×	Report	4×

4 February 2024 15:00	HC Dunărea Brăila	34–26	RK Lokomotiva Zagreb	Romeo Iamandi Sports Hall, Buzău Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Liščević 7	(19–15)	Dramac 8
	2×	Report	5×

10 February 2024 18:00	RK Lokomotiva Zagreb	22–29	Chambray Touraine HB	Sportska dvorana Sutinska vrela, Zagreb Attendance: 200 Referees: Simone, Monitillo
	Dramac 4	(11–12)	Puleri 7
	2×	Report	5×

10 February 2024 19:00	HC Dunărea Brăila	33–23	Thüringer HC	Romeo Iamandi Sports Hall, Buzău Attendance: 1,580 Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL)
	Ježić, Da Rocha 6	(16–12)	Stockschläder 5
	2× 1×	Report	1× 2×

17 February 2024 20:00	Chambray Touraine HB	19–24	HC Dunărea Brăila	Gymnase de la Fontaine Blanche, Chambray-lès-Tours Attendance: 752 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
	Van der Heijden 5	(10–14)	Da Rocha 6
	1× 2×	Report	3×

18 February 2024 14:00	Thüringer HC	29–17	RK Lokomotiva Zagreb	Salza-Halle, Bad Langensalza Attendance: 999 Referees: Oyarzun, Zaragüeta (SPA)
	Pichlmeier 6	(13–10)	Malec 6
	1× 1×	Report	1× 3×

Group C[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	GLO	NAN	BEN	LUB
1	CS Gloria Bistrița	6	5	1	0	176	148	+28	11	Quarterfinals	—	19–19	33–24	26–23
2	Neptunes de Nantes	6	3	1	2	190	171	+19	7	Quarterfinals	29–34	—	39–27	39–25
3	HSG Bensheim/Auerbach	6	2	0	4	182	200	−18	4		27–35	37–30	—	35–29
4	MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin	6	1	0	5	166	195	−29	2		26–29	29–34	34–32	—

Source: EHF

6 January 2024 15:00	CS Gloria Bistrița	26–23	MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin	TeraPlast Arena, Bistrița Attendance: 2,690 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
	Mbengue 8	(13–10)	Płomińska, Więckowska 4
	2× 6×	Report	6×

7 January 2024 18:00	Neptunes de Nantes	39–27	HSG Bensheim/Auerbach	Complexe Sportif Mangin-Beaulieu, Nantes Attendance: 2,414 Referees: Merisi, Pepe (ITA)
	Horacek 6	(19–12)	Kretzschmar 8
	1× 4×	Report	5×

13 January 2024 16:00	HSG Bensheim/Auerbach	27–35	CS Gloria Bistrița	Untermainhalle, Elsenfeld Attendance: 866 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Kretzschmar 6	(15–21)	Lima, Bazaliu 7
	2×	Report	1× 1×

13 January 2024 16:00	MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin	29–34	Neptunes de Nantes	Globus Hall, Lublin Attendance: 2,623 Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
	Roszak 7	(14–16)	Ardouin 6
		Report	2×

20 January 2024 16:00	HSG Bensheim/Auerbach	35–29	MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin	Untermainhalle, Elsenfeld Attendance: 735 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	Dekker 8	(17–15)	four players 4
	1× 6× 1×	Report	1× 5×

20 January 2024 17:00	CS Gloria Bistrița	19–19	Neptunes de Nantes	TeraPlast Arena, Bistrița Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Bazaliu 5	(11–9)	Horacek 5
	3×	Report	1× 5×

3 February 2024 16:00	MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin	34–32	HSG Bensheim/Auerbach	Globus Hall, Lublin Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Więckowska 8	(19–17)	Dekker 8
	2× 3× 1×	Report	3×

4 February 2024 18:00	Neptunes de Nantes	29–34	CS Gloria Bistrița	Complexe Sportif Mangin-Beaulieu, Nantes Attendance: 2,121 Referees: Schols, Martens
	Horacek 8	(14–16)	Bazaliu 10
	1× 4× 1×	Report	3×

10 February 2024 16:00	HSG Bensheim/Auerbach	37–30	Neptunes de Nantes	Untermainhalle, Elsenfeld Attendance: 681 Referees: Pukšič, Satler (SLO)
	Kretzschmar 13	(19–19)	Horacek, Sajka 6
	1×	Report	3× 1×

10 February 2024 20:00	MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin	26–29	CS Gloria Bistrița	Globus Hall, Lublin Attendance: 1,488 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Balsam, Kovářová 4	(12–18)	Laslo 9
	2×	Report	6×

17 February 2024 19:00	CS Gloria Bistrița	33–24	HSG Bensheim/Auerbach	TeraPlast Arena, Bistrița Attendance: 2,900 Referees: Jakovljević, Jovana Kovačević (SRB)
	Seraficeanu 13	(18–16)	Dekker 6
	2×	Report	2×

18 February 2024 16:00	Neptunes de Nantes	39–25	MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin	Complexe Sportif Mangin-Beaulieu, Nantes Attendance: 2,351 Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
	Fauske 9	(19–15)	four players 4
	1×	Report	4×

Group D[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SOL	MOS	COS	TAR
1	Sola HK	6	5	1	195	164	+31	10	Quarterfinals	—	28–32	36–31	40–29
2	Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár	6	4	2	167	161	+6	8	Quarterfinals	29–34	—	25–23	33–27
3	Costa del Sol Malaga	6	3	3	170	164	+6	6		22–26	29–26	—	30–26
4	CSM Târgu Jiu	6	0	6	148	191	−43	0		21–31	20–22	25–35	—

Source: EHF

6 January 2024 20:00	Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár	33–27	CSM Târgu Jiu	UFM Aréna, Mosonmagyaróvár Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Pétursson, Þrastarson (ISL)
	Stranigg, E. Tóth, G. Tóth 7	(16–14)	Moldovan 5
	2× 3×	Report	2× 6×

7 January 2024 18:00	Costa del Sol Malaga	22–26	Sola HK	Pabellón José Luis Pérez Canca, Málaga Attendance: 2,212 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
	Bitolo 6	(13–15)	Novak 6
	1×	Report	1× 4× 1×

14 January 2024 13:00	CSM Târgu Jiu	25–35	Costa del Sol Malaga	Sports Hall, Târgu Jiu Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Pagh, Thygesen (DEN)
	Ciolan, Frățilescu 6	(13–16)	Doiro 8
	3×	Report	1× 3×

14 January 2024 18:00	Sola HK	28–32	Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár	Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
	Holta 6	(13–16)	Pásztor, E. Tóth 7
	1×	Report	1× 4×

20 January 2024 18:00	Sola HK	40–29	CSM Târgu Jiu	Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 1,235 Referees: Merisi, Pepe (ITA)
	Tveiten 8	(23–10)	Frățilescu 8
	6× 1×	Report	4×

21 January 2024 18:00	Costa del Sol Malaga	29–26	Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár	Pabellón José Luis Pérez Canca, Málaga Attendance: 3,056 Referees: Charitsos, Naskos (GRE)
	Bitolo 8	(16–12)	four players 4
	4×	Report	2× 4×

3 February 2024 16:00	Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár	25–23	Costa del Sol Malaga	UFM Aréna, Mosonmagyaróvár Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
	E. Tóth 7	(14–11)	Arderíus 6
	7× 1×	Report	4×

3 February 2024 17:00	CSM Târgu Jiu	21–31	Sola HK	Sports Hall, Târgu Jiu Attendance: 700 Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD)
	Frățilescu 5	(9–18)	Herrem, Novak, Tveiten 6
	1× 2×	Report	1× 3×

10 February 2024 20:00	Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár	29–34	Sola HK	UFM Aréna, Mosonmagyaróvár Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST)
	E. Tóth 10	(16–22)	Herrem 9
	3×	Report	3×

11 February 2024 18:00	Costa del Sol Malaga	30–26	CSM Târgu Jiu	Pabellón Polideportivo Municipal Fernando Argüelles, Antequera Attendance: 1,120 Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED)
	Arderíus 7	(16–13)	Chiricuță 5
	1× 3×	Report	2× 3×

17 February 2024 16:00	Sola HK	36–31	Costa del Sol Malaga	Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 1,086 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	Novak 8	(18–15)	Bravo 6
	1× 2×	Report	2× 3×

18 February 2024 19:00	CSM Târgu Jiu	20–22	Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár	Sports Hall, Târgu Jiu Attendance: 450 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
	Ciolan, Frățilescu 5	(10–10)	Pásztor, E. Tóth 4
	2× 5×	Report	1× 10× 1×

References[edit]

^ "Groups drawn for next phase of EHF European League Women". www.eurohandball.com.

External links[edit]

Official website

[table_hth_DUN0.99711070675268-2] HC Dunărea Brăila 61–55 Thüringer HC

[1] "Groups drawn for next phase of EHF European League Women". www.eurohandball.com.

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