2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League
The 2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League was the 27th 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.
Győri Audi ETO KC were the defending champions.
Because of the Coronavirus pandemic, the quarterfinals matches which normally start in early April, were postponed to mid-June, then moved to September and were later cancelled. The final four was first moved from May to September and later cancelled.
Format
16 teams were participating 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 two groups who played in a round robin, home and away format. The points and the goal difference 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 Women's EHF Final four, would continue in its existing format, with the four top teams from the competition competing for the title.
Team allocation
16 national champions applied for the 27th season based on the EHF ranking list, while further eight teams eligible to play in the Women's EHF Cup have requested an upgrade for the EHF Champions League.Registration of clubs does not equal participation, and the final list of all participants was confirmed by the EHF Executive Committee on Friday 21 June.15 teams are directly qualified for the group stage.
Round and draw dates
The hosting rights for the qualification tournament were drawn on 26 June 2019 and the group stage draw on 27 June 2019 in Vienna, Austria.Phase | Draw date |
Qualification tournaments | 26 June 2019 |
Group stage | 27 June 2019 |
Knockout stage | 27 June 2019 |
Final Four | Cancelled |
Qualification stage
The four teams played a semifinal and final to determine the last participant for the group stage. The hosting rights for the qualification tournament were drawn on 26 June 2019. The winner of the qualification tournament advanced to the group stage.Qualification tournament
Group stage
The draw was held on 27 June 2019. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. The top three teams advanced to the main round.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:
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
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. Points against teams from the same group were carried over.Group 1
Group 2
Knockout stage
On 26 June 2020 EHF announced that the knockout stage, including the quarterfinals and the Final 4 were cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.Awards and statistics
All-Star Team
The all-star team and awards were announced on 5 June 2020.- Goalkeeper:
- Right wing:
- Right back:
- Centre back:
- Left back:
- Left wing:
- Pivot:
Other awards
- Best coach:
- Best young player:
- Best defence player:
Top goalscorers