2017–18 Women's EHF Champions League


The 2017–18 EHF Champions League was the 25th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.
Győri ETO defended their title by defeating HC Vardar in the final.

Competition format

16 teams participated in the competition, divided in four groups who played in a round robin, home and away format. The top three teams in each group qualified for the main round
;Main round
The 12 qualified teams were divided in four groups who played in a round robin, home and away format. The points gained against the qualified teams in the first round were carried over. The top four teams in each group qualified for the quarterfinals.
;Knockout stage
After the quarterfinals, the culmination of the season, the VELUX EHF FINAL4, will continue in its existing format, with the four top teams from the competition competing for the title.

Team allocation

14 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.

Round and draw dates

The qualification draw was held in Vienna, Austria, the group stage draw in Ljubljana, Slovenia and the final four draw in Budapest, Hungary.
PhaseDraw date
Qualification tournaments29 June 2017
Group stage30 June 2017
Knockout stage30 June 2017
Final Four17 April 2018

Qualification stage

The draw was held on 29 June 2017. The two winners of the qualification tournaments advanced to the group stage.

Qualification tournament 1

Qualification tournament 2

Group stage

The draw was held on 30 June 2017.
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.

Tiebreakers
In the group stage, teams are ranked according to points. After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:
  1. Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
  2. Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
  3. Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved ;
  4. Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
  5. Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.
During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Main round

The top three teams of each preliminary group advance. Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group are carried over.
In each group, teams play against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.

Group 1

Group 2

Knockout stage

The first four placed teams from the main round qualified for the knockout stage.

Quarterfinals

Final four

Final

Awards and statistics

All-Star Team

The all-star team and awards were announced on 11 May 2018.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Cristina Neagu CSM București110
2 Iveta Luzumová Thüringer HC105
3 Andrea Penezić HC Vardar92
4 Veronica Kristiansen FC Midtjylland91
5 Johanna Westberg Nykøbing Falster76
6 Ana Gros Metz Handball74
7 Milena Raičević ŽRK Budućnost72
8 Anita Görbicz Győri ETO70
9 Andrea Lekić HC Vardar69
10 Nerea Pena FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria66
10 Anna Vyakhireva Rostov-Don66
10 Isabelle Gulldén CSM București66