2008–09 EHF Women's Champions League
The EHF Women's Champions League 2008/09 was the 16th edition of the EHF Women's Champions League, a handball competition for top women's clubs of Europe managed by the European Handball Federation. It was won by Danish club Viborg HK who defeated Hungarian Győri Audi ETO KC at the finals with an aggregate score of 50–49. It was the second title for Viborg and the fifth for a Danish team.
German international Grit Jurack was the tournament's top scorer with 113 goals.
Qualification Tournament 1
Group A
Group B
Qualification Tournament 2
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group Matches
Top 2 teams from each group advance to the Main Round, while the third placed team from each group will compete in the Cup Winners' Cup.Teams
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
 Zvezda ZvenigorodDefending champion |  Hypo NiederösterreichAustrian champion | HC "Lada Togliatti" Russian champion |  Viborg HKDanish champion |
 Győri Audi ETO KCHungarian champion |  Orsan Elda PrestigioSpanish champion |  Larvik HKNorwegian champion |  RK LjubljanaSlovenian champion |
 HC Gjorce PetrovMacedonian champion |  ŽRK BudućnostMontenegrin champion |  CS Râmnicu VâlceaRomanian champion |  1. FC Nürnberg HandballGerman champion |
| Ikast-Brande EH Danish second | FCK Håndbold Danish third |  ŽRK Podravka KoprivnicaCroatian champion |  Metz HandballFrench champion |
Legend
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main Round
The draw for the Main Round took place on 20 January 2009.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| Hypo Niederösterreich | HC Podravka Vegeta |
| Viborg HK | Ikast-Brande EH |
| Győri Audi ETO KC | Budućnost T-Mobile |
| C.S. Oltchim Rm. Valcea | RK Krim Mercator |
After the draw, the following groups were formed:
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
| Hypo Niederösterreich | C.S. Oltchim Rm. Valcea |
| Viborg HK | Győri Audi ETO KC |
| Ikast-Brande EH | Budućnost T-Mobile |
| HC Podravka Vegeta | RK Krim Mercator |
Group 1
Group 2
Final round
The semi-finals and finals are played in two legs of home and away matches. Viborg and Győri had home court advantage for the second leg of the semifinals as winners of their respective groups. Also, there was no need to perform a draw to decide home and away rights for the finals. According to EHF regulations, Viborg would get home court for the first match because they played a final in the last three years.Semifinals
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;Second leg
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Finals
----| EHF Champions League 2008/09 Winners |
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| Viborg HK Second Title |
Top scorers
As published by the EHF| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Grit Jurack | Viborg HK | 113 |
| 2 | Anita Görbicz | Győri Audi ETO KC | 94 |
| 3 | Andrea Lekić | Krim Ljubljana | 88 |
| 4 | Tímea Tóth | Hypo Niederösterreich | 80 |
| 5 | Alexandra do Nascimento | Hypo Niederösterreich | 79 |
| 6 | Katarina Bulatović | ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile | 75 |
| 6 | Zsuzsanna Tomori | Győri Audi ETO KC | 75 |
| 8 | Bojana Popović | Viborg HK | 73 |
| 9 | Orsolya Vérten | Győri Audi ETO KC | 71 |
| 10 | Narcisa Lecuşanu | CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | 66 |
| 10 | Rikke Skov | Viborg HK | 66 |
| 12 | Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth | Larvik HK | 61 |
| 13 | Mette Sjøberg | Ikast-Brande EH | 60 |
| 14 | Gorica Acimovic | Hypo Niederösterreich | 59 |
| 14 | Oana Manea | CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | 59 |
| 16 | Henriette Mikkelsen | Viborg HK | 58 |
| 17 | Gro Hammerseng | Ikast-Brande EH | 56 |
| 18 | Valentina Ardean-Elisei | CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | 55 |
| 18 | Dijana Golubić | Krim Ljubljana | 55 |
| 18 | Andrea Penezić | Podravka Koprivnica | 55 |
| 21 | Katarina Mravikova | Győri Audi ETO KC | 53 |
| 21 | Renata Mörtel | Krim Ljubljana | 53 |
| 23 | Kristina Franić | Podravka Koprivnica | 52 |
| 23 | Cristina Vărzaru | Viborg HK | 52 |
| 25 | Ana Đokić | Podravka Koprivnica | 48 |
| 25 | Adina Fiera | CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | 48 |
| 25 | Jovanka Radičević | ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile | 48 |