2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup


The 2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup was the 21st edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for men's handball clubs, running from 7 October 2017 to 20 May 2018.

Overview

Team allocation

Round and draw dates

All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Round 218 July 20177–8 October 201714–15 October 2017
Round 318 July 201718–19 November 201725–26 November 2017
Last 1628 November 201710–11 February 201817–18 February 2018
Quarter Final20 February 201824–25 March 201831 March–1 April 2018
Semi Finals20 February 201821–22 April 201828–29 April 2018
Finals1 May 201812–13 May 201819–20 May 2018

Round 2

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into Round 3.

Round 3

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into last 16.

Last 16

The draw for the last 16 round was held on Tuesday, 28 November 2017. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:
Pot 1Pot 2



Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarter-final and semi-final pairings was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on 20 February at 11:00 hrs.
The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 24–25 March, while the second leg followed on 31 March–1 April 2018.

Matches

Madeira Andebol SAD won 55–48 on aggregate.
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IBV Vestmannaeyjar won 66–51 on aggregate.
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A.E.K. Athens won 64–43 on aggregate.
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AHC Potaissa Turda won 59–56 on aggregate.

Semifinals

The first semi-final legs was scheduled for 21–22 April 2018, while the second legs followed on 28–29 April 2018.

Matches

A.E.K. Athens won 52–44 on aggregate.
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AHC Potaissa Turda won 56–55 on aggregate.

Final

The first leg was played on 14 May and the second was played on 20 May.

Matches

AHC Potaissa Turda won 59–49 on aggregate.