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.- TH = Title holders
Round and draw dates
Phase | Draw date |
Qualifying | 26 June 2015 |
Group stage | 26 June 2015 |
Knockout stage | 26 June 2015 |
Final Four | 12 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 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 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.Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
1 | Isabelle Gulldén | CSM Bucharest | 108 |
2 | Ekaterina Ilina | Rostov-Don | 97 |
3 | Cristina Neagu | Budućnost | 94 |
4 | Nora Mørk | Larvik | 93 |
5 | Allison Pineau | HCM Baia Mare | 89 |
6 | Katarina Bulatović | Budućnost | 87 |
7 | Andrea Penezić | Vardar | 79 |
8 | Iuliia Managarova | Rostov-Don | 72 |
9 | Andrea Lekić | Vardar | 70 |
10 | Heidi Løke | Győri ETO | 69 |
All-Star Team
The all-star team and awards were announced on 6 May 2016.- Goalkeeper:
- Right wing:
- Right back:
- Centre back:
- Left back:
- Left wing:
- Pivot:
Other awards
- MVP of the Final Four:
- Best Coach:
- Best Young Player:
- Best Defence Player: