EHF Champions League

European handball competition
the men's EHF Champions League

The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's competition is the EHF Champions League Men. The EHF coefficient rank decides which teams have access and in which stage they enter.

Each year, the EHF publishes a ranking list of its member federations. The first 9 nations are automatically permitted to participate in the tournament with their national champion. The national federation ranked first place in the EHF European League, currently Germany, is awarded a second qualification berth for the domestic runner up. The remaining six positions are designated through wildcards, with each national federation without two teams already qualified able to submit a single applicant.

YearFinalSemi final losersChampionScoreSecond place1956–57Details Dukla Prague21–13 Örebro SK HG Kopenhagen Paris UC1958–59Details Redbergslids IK18–13 Frisch Auf Göppingen Helsingør IF Dinamo București1959–60Details Frisch Auf Göppingen18–13 Aarhus GF Dinamo București Paris UC1961–62Details Frisch Auf Göppingen13–11 Partizan Bjelovar Dukla Prague IK Skovbakken1962–63Details Dukla Prague15–13 Dinamo București Frisch Auf Göppingen Ajax København1964–65Details Dinamo București13–11 Medveščak Zagreb GrasshopperAjax København1965–66Details SC DHfK Leipzig16–14 Budapest Honvéd Dukla Prague Aarhus GF1966–67Details VfL Gummersbach17–13 Dukla Prague SK Cuncevo Dinamo București1967–68Details Steaua București13–11 Dukla Prague Dynamo Berlin Partizan Bjelovar1969–70Details VfL Gummersbach14–11 Dynamo Berlin Steaua București RK Crvenka1970–71Details VfL Gummersbach17–16 Steaua București Sporting CP Partizan Bjelovar1971–72Details Partizan Bjelovar19–14 VfL Gummersbach MAI Moskva Tatran Prešov1972–73Details MAI Moskva26–23 Partizan Bjelovar SC Leipzig SoIK Hellas1973–74Details VfL Gummersbach19–17 MAI Moskva Oppsal IF Oslo Červená Hviezda Bratislava1974–75Details ASK Frankfurt/Oder19–17 Borac Banja Luka VfL Gummersbach Steaua București1975–76Details Borac Banja Luka17–15 Fredericia KFUM VfL Gummersbach Fredensborg/Ski1976–77Details Steaua București 21–20 CSKA Moscow Fredericia KFUM VfL Gummersbach1977–78Details Magdeburg28–22 Śląsk Wrocław Honvéd Calpisa1978–79Details TV Großwallstadt 30–28 (14–10 / 18–16) Empor Rostock Budapest Honvéd Dinamo București1979–80Details TV Großwallstadt21–12 Valur Dukla Prague Atlético de Madrid1980–81Details Magdeburg 52–43 (25–23 / 29–18) Slovan Ljubljana LUGI HF CSKA Moscow1981–82Details Budapest Honvéd 49–34 (25–16 / 18–24) TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen Helsingør IF TV Großwallstadt1982–83Details VfL Gummersbach 32–29 (15–19 / 13–14) CSKA Moscow Barcelona Metaloplastika1983–84Details Dukla Prague 38–38 (21–17 / 21–17) Metaloplastika VfL Gummersbach Budapest Honvéd1984–85Details Metaloplastika 49–32 (19–12 / 20–30) Atlético de Madrid FH Dukla Prague1985–86Details Metaloplastika 54–52 (29–24 / 30–23) Wybrzeże Gdańsk Steaua București Atlético de Madrid1986–87Details SKA Minsk 62–49 (32–24 / 25–30) Wybrzeże Gdańsk TUSEM Essen Metaloplastika1987–88Details CSKA Moscow 36–36 (18–15 / 21–18) TUSEM Essen Metaloplastika Elgorriaga Bidasoa1988–89Details SKA Minsk 61–53 (30–24 / 37–23) Steaua București SC Magdeburg HK Drott1989–90Details SKA Minsk 53–50 (26–21 / 29–27) Barcelona TUSEM Essen US Créteil Handball1990–91Details Barcelona 41–40 (23–21 / 20–17) Proleter Zrenjanin ETİ Bisküvi Dinamo Astrakhan1991–92Details Zagreb 50–38 (22–20 / 18–28) TEKA Santander Kolding IF Barcelona1992–93Details Zagreb 40–39 (22–17 / 22–18) SG Wallau Massenheim Vénissieux Handball Barcelona