2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League


The 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League was the 23rd 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.
CSM Bucharest won trophy in their European debut season by defeating Győri ETO 29–26 in the big final.

Overview

Team allocation

14 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.
All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
PhaseDraw date
Qualifying26 June 2015
Group stage26 June 2015
Knockout stage26 June 2015
Final Four12 April 2016

Qualification stage

The draw was held on 26 June 2015. The teams played a semifinal and final to determine the last participants. Matches were played on 12 and 13 September 2015.

Seedings

The seedings were announced on 23 June 2015.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Győri ETO
Team Esbjerg
Glassverket IF
HCM Baia Mare
BNTU Minsk
SERCODAK Dalfsen
RK Radnički Kragujevac
Yenimahalle Bld. SK

Qualification tournament 1

Qualification tournament 2

Group stage

The draw was held on 26 June 2015.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Main round

Group 1

Group 2

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Final four

Final

Awards and statistics

Top goalscorers

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Isabelle Gulldén CSM Bucharest108
2 Ekaterina Ilina Rostov-Don97
3 Cristina Neagu Budućnost94
4 Nora Mørk Larvik93
5 Allison Pineau HCM Baia Mare89
6 Katarina Bulatović Budućnost87
7 Andrea Penezić Vardar79
8 Iuliia Managarova Rostov-Don72
9 Andrea Lekić Vardar70
10 Heidi Løke Győri ETO69

All-Star Team

The all-star team and awards were announced on 6 May 2016.