The 2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League was the 22nd edition of the Women's EHF Champions League, the competition for top women's clubs of Europe, organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation.
Budućnost won the title for the second time by defeating Larvik HK 26–22 in the big final.[1]
Overview
Team allocation
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders). 14 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.[2]
Round and draw dates
All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
Phase |
Round |
Draw date |
First leg |
Second leg |
Qualifying |
Qualification tournaments |
26 June 2014 |
20–21 September 2014 |
Group stage |
Matchday 1 |
27 June 2014 |
17–19 October 2014 |
Matchday 2 |
24–26 October 2014 |
Matchday 3 |
31 October–2 November 2014 |
Matchday 4 |
7–9 November 2014 |
Matchday 5 |
14–16 November 2014 |
Matchday 6 |
21–23 November 2014 |
Main round |
Matchday 1 |
31 January–2 February 2015 |
Matchday 2 |
6–8 February 2015 |
Matchday 3 |
13–15 February 2015 |
Matchday 4 |
27 February–1 March 2015 |
Matchday 5 |
6–8 March 2015 |
Matchday 6 |
13–15 March 2015 |
Knockout stage |
Quarterfinal |
3–5 April 2015 |
10–12 April 2015 |
Final 4 (Budapest) |
Semifinal |
14 April 2015 |
9 May 2015 at László Papp Sports Arena |
Final |
10 May 2015 at László Papp Sports Arena |
Qualification stage
Eight teams took part in the qualification tournaments. They were drawn into two groups of four teams, where they played a semifinal and a final or third place match. The winners of the qualification tournaments, played on 20–21 September 2014, qualified for the group stage. The draw took place on 26 June 2014, at 14:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.[2][3]
Seedings
The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.[4]
Qualification tournament 1
Qualification tournament 2
Group stage
Location of teams of the
2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League group stage.
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Red: Group A;
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Green: Group B;
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Blue: Group C;
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Yellow: Group D.
The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, where they played each other twice. The top three teams advanced to the main round. The draw took place on 27 June 2014, at 18:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.[2][5]
Seedings
The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.[4]
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main round
The top three teams of each group from the group stage advanced to the main round. The 12 teams were split into two groups of six teams. The top four placed teams advanced to the knockout stage. The points gained in the group stage against teams that advance, were carried over.
Key to colours in group tables |
Top four placed teams advanced to quarterfinals |
Group 1
Group 2
Knockout stage
The top four placed teams of each group advance to the knockout stage. In the quarterfinals, the teams will play a home-and away series to determine the four participants of the final four, which then determines the winner.
Quarterfinals
The matches were played on 4–5 April and 11–12 April 2015.[6]
Final four
The draw was held on 14 April 2015.[7][8]
The final four was played in the László Papp Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary.
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.[9]
- As of 10 May 2015
All-Star Team
The all-star team and awards were announced on 8 May 2015.[10][11]
Other awards
See also
References
External links
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