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{{short description|European handball competition}}
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{{Infobox sports league
| sport          = Handball
| name           = EHF Champions League
| logo           = EHF Champions League Logo 2020.svg
| logo_size      = 190px
| founded        = {{start date and age|1956}}
| teams          = 16 (Group phase)
| country        = [[European Handball Federation|EHF]] members
| confed         = [[European Handball Federation|EHF]] ([[Europe]])
| champions      = {{flagicon|GER}} [[SC Magdeburg]]<br>(5th title)
| most_champs    = {{flagicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona<br>(12 titles)
| levels         = 1
| website        = [https://ehfcl.eurohandball.com/men/ ehfcl.eurohandball.com]
| upcoming_season = 2024–25 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 [[European Handball Federation|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.

==Eligibility and qualifying==
{{See also|EHF coefficient rank}}

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/ehf-releases-place-distribution-for-2021-22-european-club-competitions/ |title = EHF releases place distribution for 2021/22 European club competitions}}</ref> The national federation ranked first place in the [[EHF European League]], currently Germany,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ehfcl.eurohandball.com/news/en/22-clubs-vying-for-a-place-in-the-new-season/ |title = 22 clubs vying for a place in the new EHF Champions League Men season}}</ref> is awarded a second qualification berth for the domestic runner-up.<ref name="regulation">{{cite web |url=https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/media/yftjtgfe/5_ehf-champions-league-men-2021_22-regulations.pdf |title=REGULATIONS EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MEN SEASON 2021/22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710205742/https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/media/yftjtgfe/5_ehf-champions-league-men-2021_22-regulations.pdf |archive-date=10 July 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> The remaining six positions are designated through wildcards, with each national federation without two teams already qualified able to submit a single applicant.<ref name="regulation"/> The wildcards are judged on five criteria: venue, TV, spectators, results in past EHF competitions and product management and digital.<ref name="regulation"/>

==Tournament format==

Each year, the EHF publishes a ranking list of its member federations. The first nine nations are allowed to participate in the tournament with their national champion. In addition, the tenth spot is reserved for the best ranked national federation of the EHF European League Men. The national federations are allowed to request upgrades for their teams eligible to play in the EHF European League and based on the criteria list the EHF Executive Committee approves six upgrades.

The EHF Champions League is divided into four stages. All participating teams enter the competition in the group phase.

The current playing system has been introduced before the 2020/21 season.

=== Group phase ===
Since the 2020/21 season, the format sees two groups formed, with eight teams each in Group A and B. All the teams in each group play each other twice, in home and away matches (14 rounds in total). The first two teams in Groups A and B advance directly to the quarter-finals, while teams from positions three to six in each of these groups proceed to the playoff. The season is over for the last two teams in each group after the completion of the group phase.

=== Play off ===
The pairings for the playoff are decided by the placement of the teams at the end of the group phase (A6 vs B3, B6 vs A3, A5 vs B4 and B5 vs A4). Each pairing is decided via a home and away format, with the aggregate winners over the two legs advancing to the quarter-finals. The higher ranked teams in the group phase have the home right advantage in the second leg.

=== Quarter-finals ===

The pairings for the quarter-finals are also decided by the placement in the group phase (Winner of A5/B4 vs A1, Winner B5/A4 vs B1, Winner A6/B3 vs A2, Winner B6/A3 vs B2). The ties are decided through a home and away format, with the four winners over the two legs played in each pairing advancing to the EHF FINAL4. The higher ranked teams in the group phase have the home right advantage in the second leg.

=== EHF FINAL4 ===

The official name for the men's EHF FINAL4 is the EHF FINAL4 Men. The participating EHF FINAL4 teams are paired for the semifinals through a draw and play the last two matches of the season over a single weekend at one venue. The two semi-finals are played on a Saturday, with the third-place game and final on a Sunday.

==Brand Sound==
Much like the visual brand identity, the brand sound identity will acoustically connect the various leagues and tournaments which fit under the EHF umbrella. For the EHF Brand Sound, the authors got to the core of "The Sound of Handball" and created a handball sound DNA as the recurring element across all audio-visual applications. The jump shot was identified as the most iconic and defining handball movement.

Through video analysis and motion tracking, the jump shot was extracted into a rhythmic design pattern. There are numerous application opportunities of the brand sound, which will be developed over time. First  implementations of the new EHF Brand Sound will be heard in the EHF Champions League. The premium character of this tournament was translated into a modern sound design through a new EHF Champions League sound logo and anthem. Both will come to life in the arena and will consistently complement all audio-visual communications.

The previous anthem for the EHF Champions League is "Hymn of the Champions", used until the end of the 2019/20 season and exclusively written by Austrian film composer Roman Kariolou in 2007. The recording played during the entry ceremony before every game was performed by the [[Bratislava Symphony Orchestra]], conducted by David Hernando.<ref>[http://www.nuorat.se/default.asp?pageid=39604 eurohandball.com ''Hymn of the Champions'']{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Winners==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:3%;"|#
! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;"|Year
| style="width:1%;" rowspan=71|
!colspan=3|Final
| style="width:1%;" rowspan=71|
! rowspan="2" colspan="3" width="40%" |Semi-final losers
|-
!width="20%"|Champion
!width="10%"|Score
!width="20%"|Second place
|-
|colspan=9 bgcolor="#cccccc"align=center|'''European Champions Cup (organised by IHF)'''
|-
|1
|1956–57<br />''[[1956–57 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[HC Dukla Prague|Dukla Prague]]'''
|21–13
|{{flagicon|Sweden|size=30px}}<br /> [[Örebro SK]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}<br /> [[Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening|HG Copenhagen]]
|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> [[Paris Université Club (handball)|Paris UC]]
|-
|2
|1958–59<br />''[[1958–59 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Sweden|size=30px}}<br />  '''[[Redbergslids IK]]'''
|18–13
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[Frisch Auf Göppingen]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Helsingør]]
|{{flagicon|Romania|1952|size=30px}}<br /> [[CS Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
|-
|3
|1959–60<br />''[[1959–60 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[Frisch Auf Göppingen]]'''
|18–13
| {{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}<br /> [[AGF Håndbold|Aarhus GF]]
| {{flagicon|Romania|1952|size=30px}}<br /> [[CS Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
| {{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> [[Paris Université Club (handball)|Paris UC]]
|-
|4
|1961–62<br />''[[1961–62 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br />  '''[[Frisch Auf Göppingen]]'''
|13–11
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Bjelovar|Partizan Bjelovar]]
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Dukla Prague|Dukla Prague]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}<br /> [[VSK Aarhus|IK Skovbakken]]
|-
|5
|1962–63<br />''[[1962–63 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}<br />  '''[[HC Dukla Prague|Dukla Prague]]'''
|15–13
|{{flagicon|Romania|1952|size=30px}}<br /> [[CS Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[Frisch Auf Göppingen]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}<br /> [[Ajax København]]
|-
|6
|1964–65<br />''[[1964–65 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[CS Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]'''
|13–11
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Medveščak|Medveščak Zagreb]]
|{{flagicon|Switzerland|size=26px}}<br /> [[Grasshopper Club Zurich|Grasshopper]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}<br />[[Ajax København]]
|-
|7
|1965–66<br />''[[1965–66 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[SC DHfK Leipzig Handball|SC DHfK Leipzig]]'''
|16–14
|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> [[Budapesti Honvéd SE (men's handball)|Budapest Honvéd]]
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Dukla Prague|Dukla Prague]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}<br /> [[AGF Håndbold|Aarhus GF]]
|-
|8
|1966–67<br />''[[1966–67 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[VfL Gummersbach]]'''
|17–13
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Dukla Prague|Dukla Prague]]
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1955|size=30px}}<br /> [[SK Cuncevo]]
|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}<br /> [[CS Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
|-
|9
|1967–68<br />''[[1967–68 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[CSA Steaua București (handball)|Steaua București]]'''
|13–11
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Dukla Prague|Dukla Prague]]
|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[SC Dynamo Berlin|Dynamo Berlin]]
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Bjelovar|Partizan Bjelovar]]
|-
|10
|1969–70<br />''[[1969–70 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[VfL Gummersbach]]'''
|14–11
|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[SC Dynamo Berlin|Dynamo Berlin]]
|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}<br /> [[CSA Steaua București (handball)|Steaua București]]
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Crvenka]]
|-
|11
|1970–71<br />''[[1970–71 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[VfL Gummersbach]]'''
|17–16
|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}<br /> [[CSA Steaua București (handball)|Steaua București]]
|{{flagicon|Portugal|size=30px}}<br /> [[Sporting CP (handball)|Sporting CP]]
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Bjelovar|Partizan Bjelovar]]
|-
|12
|1971–72<br />''[[1971–72 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[RK Bjelovar|Partizan Bjelovar]]'''
|19–14
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[VfL Gummersbach]]
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1955|size=30px}}<br /> [[MAI Moskva (handball)|MAI Moskva]]
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}<br /> [[HT Tatran Prešov|Tatran Prešov]]
|-
|13
|1972–73<br />''[[1972–73 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1955|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[MAI Moskva (handball)|MAI Moskva]]'''
|26–23
| {{flagicon|SFR Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br />[[RK Bjelovar|Partizan Bjelovar]]
|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[SC DHfK Leipzig Handball|SC Leipzig]]
|{{flagicon|Sweden|size=30px}}<br /> [[SoIK Hellas]]
|-
|14
|1973–74<br />''[[1973–74 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[VfL Gummersbach]]'''
|19–17
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1955|size=30px}}<br /> [[MAI Moskva (handball)|MAI Moskva]]
|{{flagicon|Norway|size=30px}}<br /> [[Oppsal IF|Oppsal IF Oslo]]
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}<br /> [[Červená Hviezda Bratislava]]
|-
|15
|1974–75<br />''[[1974–75 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[Frankfurter HC|ASK Frankfurt/Oder]]'''
|19–17
|{{flagicon|SFR Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Borac Banja Luka|Borac Banja Luka]]
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[VfL Gummersbach]]
|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}<br /> [[CSA Steaua București (handball)|Steaua București]]
|-
|16
|1975–76<br />''[[1975–76 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|SFR Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[RK Borac Banja Luka|Borac Banja Luka]]'''
|17–15
|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}<br /> [[Fredericia HK|Fredericia KFUM]]
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[VfL Gummersbach]]
|{{flagicon|Norway|size=30px}}<br /> [[Fredensborg/Ski]]
|-
|17
|1976–77<br />''[[1976–77 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}<br />'''[[CSA Steaua București (handball)|Steaua București]]'''
| 21–20
| {{flagicon|Soviet Union|1955|size=30px}}<br />[[Chekhovskiye Medvedi|CSKA Moscow]]
| {{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}<br />[[Fredericia HK|Fredericia KFUM]]
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[VfL Gummersbach]]
|-
|18
|1977–78<br />''[[1977–78 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[SC Magdeburg]]'''
|28–22
|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px|variant=1928}}<br /> [[Śląsk Wrocław (handball)|Śląsk Wrocław]]
|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> [[Budapesti Honvéd SE (men's handball)|Budapest Honvéd]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|1977|size=30px}}<br /> [[CB Alicante|Calpisa]]
|-
|19
|1978–79<br />''[[1978–79 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
| {{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br />'''[[TV Großwallstadt]]'''
| 30–28 <br /> (<u>14</u>–10 / 18–<u>16</u>)
|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Empor Rostock|Empor Rostock]]
|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> [[Budapesti Honvéd SE (men's handball)|Budapest Honvéd]]
|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}<br /> [[CS Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
|-
|20
|1979–80<br />''[[1979–80 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[TV Großwallstadt]]'''
|21–12
|{{flagicon|Iceland|size=30px}}<br /> [[Valur (club)|Valur]]
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Dukla Prague|Dukla Prague]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|1977|size=30px}}<br /> [[Atlético Madrid BM|Atlético de Madrid]]
|-
|21
|1980–81<br />''[[1980–81 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[SC Magdeburg]]'''
| 52–43 <br /> (25–<u>23</u> / <u>29</u>–18)
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RD Slovan|Slovan Ljubljana]]
|{{flagicon|Sweden|size=30px}}<br /> [[Lugi HF]]
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=30px}}<br /> [[Chekhovskiye Medvedi|CSKA Moscow]]
|-
|22
|1981–82<br />''[[1981–82 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[Budapesti Honvéd SE (men's handball)|Budapest Honvéd]]'''
| 49–34  <br /> (<u>25</u>–16 / 18–<u>24</u>)
|{{flagicon|Switzerland|size=26px}}<br /> [[TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Helsingør]]
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[TV Großwallstadt]]
|-
|23
|1982–83<br />''[[1982–83 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[VfL Gummersbach]]'''
| 32–29 <br /> (15–<u>19</u> / <u>13</u>–14)
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=30px}}<br /> [[Chekhovskiye Medvedi|CSKA Moscow]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Metaloplastika|Metaloplastika]]
|-
|24
|1983–84<br />''[[1983–84 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[HC Dukla Prague|Dukla Prague]]'''
| 38–38 <br /> (<u>21</u>–17 / 21–<u>17</u>)
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Metaloplastika|Metaloplastika]]
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[VfL Gummersbach]]
|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> [[Budapesti Honvéd SE (men's handball)|Budapest Honvéd]]
|-
|25
|1984–85<br />''[[1984–85 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[RK Metaloplastika|Metaloplastika]]'''
| 49–32 <br /> (<u>19</u>–12 / 20–<u>30</u>)
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[Atlético Madrid BM|Atlético de Madrid]]
|{{flagicon|Iceland|size=30px}}<br /> [[Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar|FH]]
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia|size=30px}}<br /> [[HC Dukla Prague|Dukla Prague]]
|-
|26
|1985–86<br />''[[1985–86 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[RK Metaloplastika|Metaloplastika]]'''
| 54–52 <br /> (29–<u>24</u> / <u>30</u>–23)
|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}<br /> [[Wybrzeże Gdańsk (handball)|Wybrzeże Gdańsk]]
|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}<br /> [[CSA Steaua București (handball)|Steaua București]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[Atlético Madrid BM|Atlético de Madrid]]
|-
|27
|1986–87<br />''[[1986–87 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[SKA Minsk]]'''
| 62–49 <br /> (<u>32</u>–24 / 25–<u>30</u>)
| {{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}<br /> [[Wybrzeże Gdańsk (handball)|Wybrzeże Gdańsk]]
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[TUSEM Essen]]
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Metaloplastika|Metaloplastika]]
|-
|28
|1987–88<br />''[[1987–88 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[Chekhovskiye Medvedi|CSKA Moscow]]'''
| 36–36 <br /> (<u>18</u>–15 / 21–<u>18</u>)
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[TUSEM Essen]]
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Metaloplastika|Metaloplastika]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[CD Bidasoa|Elgorriaga Bidasoa]]
|-
|29
|1988–89<br />''[[1988–89 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[SKA Minsk]]'''
| 61–53 <br /> (30–<u>24</u> / <u>37</u>–23)
|{{flagicon|Romania|1965|size=30px}}<br /> [[CSA Steaua București (handball)|Steaua București]]
|{{flagicon|East Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[SC Magdeburg]]
|{{flagicon|Sweden|size=30px}}<br /> [[HK Drott]]
|-
|30
|1989–90<br />''[[1989–90 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[SKA Minsk]]'''
| 53–50 <br /> (<u>26</u>–21 / 29–<u>27</u>)
| {{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br />[[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]
|{{flagicon|West Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[TUSEM Essen]]
|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> [[US Créteil Handball]]
|-
|31
|1990–91<br />''[[1990–91 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]'''
| 41–40 <br /> (23–<u>21</u> / <u>20</u>–17)
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Proleter Zrenjanin|Proleter Zrenjanin]]
|{{flagicon|Turkey|size=30px}}<br /> [[ETİ Bisküvi]]
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=30px}}<br /> [[Dynamo Astrakhan]]
|-
|32
|1991–92<br />''[[1991–92 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[RK Zagreb|Zagreb]]'''
| 50–38 <br /> (<u>22</u>–20 / 18–<u>28</u>)
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[CB Cantabria|TEKA Santander]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}<br /> [[KIF Kolding|Kolding IF]]
| {{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br />[[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]
|-
|33
|1992–93<br />''[[1992–93 European Cup (handball)|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[RK Zagreb|Zagreb]]'''
| 40–39 <br /> (<u>22</u>–17 / 22–<u>18</u>)
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[SG Wallau-Massenheim]]
|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> [[Vénissieux Handball]]
| {{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]
|-
|colspan=9 bgcolor="#cccccc"align=center|'''EHF Champions League'''
|-
|34
|1993–94<br />''[[1993–94 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[CB Cantabria|TEKA Santander]]'''
| 45–43 <br /> (22–<u>22</u> / <u>23</u>–21)
|{{flagicon|Portugal|size=30px}}<br /> [[ABC/UMinho|ABC Braga]]
| {{flagicon|Austria|size=30px}}<br /> [[SG Handball West Wien|UHK West Wien]]
| {{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> [[USAM Nîmes Gard|USAM Nîmes]]
|-
|35
|1994–95<br />''[[1994–95 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[CD Bidasoa|Elgorriaga Bidasoa]]'''
| 56–47 <br /> (<u>30</u>–20 / 27–<u>26</u>)
|{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Zagreb|Zagreb]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[THW Kiel]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[CB Cantabria|Cantabria Santander]]
|-
|36
|1995–96<br />''[[1995–96 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]'''
| 46–38 <br /> (<u>23</u>–15 / 23–<u>23</u>)
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[CD Bidasoa|Elgorriaga Bidasoa]]
|{{flagicon|Switzerland|size=26px}}<br /> [[Pfadi Winterthur]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[THW Kiel]]
|-
|37
|1996–97<br />''[[1996–97 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]'''
| 61–45 <br /> (<u>31</u>–22 / 23–<u>30</u>)
|{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Zagreb|Zagreb]]
|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Celje]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[THW Kiel]]
|-
|38
|1997–98<br />''[[1997–98 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]'''
| 56–40 <br /> (<u>28</u>–18 / 22–<u>28</u>)
|{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Zagreb|Zagreb]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[TBV Lemgo]]
|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Celje]]
|-
|39
|1998–99<br />''[[1998–99 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]'''
| 51–40 <br /> (22–<u>22</u> / <u>29</u>–18)
|{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Zagreb|Zagreb]]
|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Celje]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[SDC San Antonio|Portland San Antonio]]
|-
|40
|1999–00<br />''[[1999–00 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]'''
| 54–52 <br /> (28–<u>25</u> / <u>29</u>–24)
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[THW Kiel]]
|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Celje]]
|{{flagicon|Croatia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Zagreb|Zagreb]]
|-
|41
|2000–01<br />''[[2000–01 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[SDC San Antonio|Portland San Antonio]]'''
| 52–49 <br /> (<u>30</u>–24 / 25–<u>22</u>)
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]
|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Celje]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[THW Kiel]]
|-
|42
|2001–02<br />''[[2001–02 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[SC Magdeburg]]'''
| 51–48 <br /> (23–<u>21</u> / <u>30</u>–25)
|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> [[Veszprém KC|Veszprém]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}<br /> [[KIF Kolding|Kolding IF]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[SDC San Antonio|Portland San Antonio]]
|-
|43
|2002–03<br />''[[2002–03 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[Montpellier Handball|Montpellier]]'''
| 50–46 <br /> (27–<u>19</u> / <u>31</u>–19)
| {{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br />[[SDC San Antonio|Portland San Antonio]]
|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RD Prule 67]]
| {{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br />[[Veszprém KC|Veszprém]]
|-
|44
|2003–04<br />''[[2003–04 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[RK Celje]]'''
| 62–58 <br /> (<u>34</u>–28 / 30–<u>28</u>)
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[SG Flensburg-Handewitt|Flensburg-Handewitt]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[BM Ciudad Real|Ciudad Real]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[SC Magdeburg]]
|-
|45
|2004–05<br />''[[2004–05 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]'''
| 56–55 <br /> (28–<u>27</u> / <u>29</u>–27)
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[BM Ciudad Real|Ciudad Real]]
|{{flagicon|Slovenia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Celje]]
|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> [[Montpellier Handball|Montpellier]]
|-
|46
|2005–06<br /> ''[[2005–06 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[BM Ciudad Real|Ciudad Real]]'''
| 62–47 <br /> (19–<u>25</u> / <u>37</u>–28)
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[SDC San Antonio|Portland San Antonio]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[SG Flensburg-Handewitt|Flensburg-Handewitt]]
|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> [[Veszprém KC|Veszprém]]
|-
|47
|2006–07<br />''[[2006–07 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[THW Kiel]]'''
| 57–55 <br /> (28–<u>28</u> / <u>29</u>–27)
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[SG Flensburg-Handewitt|Flensburg-Handewitt]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[SDC San Antonio|Portland San Antonio]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[BM Valladolid|Valladolid]]
|-
|48
|2007–08<br />''[[2007–08 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[BM Ciudad Real|Ciudad Real]]'''
| 58–54 <br /> (<u>27</u>–29 / 25–<u>31</u>)
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[THW Kiel]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[Handball Sport Verein Hamburg|HSV Hamburg]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]
|-
|49
|2008–09<br />''[[2008–09 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[BM Ciudad Real|Ciudad Real]]'''
| 67–66 <br /> (39–<u>34</u> / <u>33</u>–27)
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[THW Kiel]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[Handball Sport Verein Hamburg|HSV Hamburg]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[Rhein-Neckar Löwen]]
|-
|colspan=9 bgcolor="#cccccc"align=center|'''New Qualifying Format + [[Third place playoff|Third Place Match]] '''
|-
|50
|2009–10<br />''[[2009–10 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[THW Kiel]]'''
|36–34
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[BM Ciudad Real|Ciudad Real]]
|{{flagicon|Russia|size=30px}}<br /> [[Chekhovskiye Medvedi]]
|-
|51
|2010–11<br />''[[2010–11 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]'''
|27–24
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[BM Ciudad Real|Ciudad Real]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[Rhein-Neckar Löwen]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[Handball Sport Verein Hamburg|HSV Hamburg]]
|-
|52
|2011–12<br />''[[2011–12 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[THW Kiel]]'''
|26–21
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[BM Neptuno|Atlético de Madrid]]
|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}<br /> [[AG København]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[Füchse Berlin (handball)|Füchse Berlin]]
|-
|53
|2012–13<br />''[[2012–13 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[Handball Sport Verein Hamburg|HSV Hamburg]]'''
|30–29
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]
|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}<br /> [[KS Iskra Kielce|Vive Kielce]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[THW Kiel]]
|-
|54
|2013–14<br />''[[2013–14 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[SG Flensburg-Handewitt|Flensburg-Handewitt]]'''
|30–28
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[THW Kiel]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]
|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> [[Veszprém KC|Veszprém]]
|-
|55
|2014–15<br />''[[2014–15 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]'''
|28–23
|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> [[Veszprém KC|Veszprém]]
|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}<br /> [[KS Iskra Kielce|Vive Kielce]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[THW Kiel]]
|-
|56
|2015–16<br />''[[2015–16 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[KS Iskra Kielce|Vive Kielce]]'''
|39–38 
|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> [[Veszprém KC|Veszprém]]
|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> [[Paris Saint-Germain Handball|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[THW Kiel]]
|-
|57
|2016–17<br />''[[2016–17 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[RK Vardar]]'''
|24–23
|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> [[Paris Saint-Germain Handball|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> [[Veszprém KC|Veszprém]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]
|-
|58
|2017–18<br />''[[2017–18 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[Montpellier Handball|Montpellier]]'''
|32–26
|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> [[HBC Nantes]]
|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> [[Paris Saint-Germain Handball|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}<br /> [[RK Vardar]]
|-
|59
|2018–19<br />''[[2018–19 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Macedonia|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[RK Vardar]]'''
|27–24
|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> [[Veszprém KC|Veszprém]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]
|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}<br /> [[KS Iskra Kielce|Vive Kielce]]
|-
|60
|2019–20<br />''[[2019–20 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[THW Kiel]]'''
|33–28
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]
|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> [[Paris Saint-Germain Handball|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> [[Veszprém KC|Veszprém]]
|-
|61
|2020–21<br />''[[2020–21 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]'''
|36–23
|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}<br /> [[Aalborg Håndbold]]
|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> [[Paris Saint-Germain Handball|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> [[HBC Nantes]]
|-
|62
|2021–22<br />''[[2021–22 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]'''
|37–35
|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}<br /> [[KS Iskra Kielce|Vive Kielce]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[THW Kiel]]
|{{flagicon|Hungary|size=30px}}<br /> [[Veszprém KC|Veszprém]]
|-
|63
|2022–23<br />''[[2022–23 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[SC Magdeburg]]'''
|30–29
|{{flagicon|Poland|size=30px}}<br /> [[KS Iskra Kielce|Vive Kielce]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]
|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> [[Paris Saint-Germain Handball|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|-
|64
|2023–24<br />''[[2023–24 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]'''
|31–30
|{{flagicon|Denmark|size=30px}}<br /> [[Aalborg Håndbold]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[THW Kiel]]
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[SC Magdeburg]]
|-
|65
|2024–25<br />''[[2024–25 EHF Champions League|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> '''[[SC Magdeburg]]'''
|32–26
|{{flagicon|Germany|size=30px}}<br /> [[Füchse Berlin (handball)|Füchse Berlin]]
|{{flagicon|France|size=30px}}<br /> [[HBC Nantes]]
|{{flagicon|Spain|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]
|}

Notes: <br />
<small>
''' Bold ''': Aggregate <br/>
''''' Bold-italic ''''': Winner's goals
</small>

==Records and statistics==
{{Main article|European Cup and EHF Champions League records and statistics}}

===Winning clubs===
{{Location map+ |Europe |width=1000 |float=left |caption=Locations of the IHF European Champions Cup (1956–1993) and EHF Champions League winners (from 1994) |places=
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=57.7 |long=11.967 |label=[[Redbergslids IK]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=51.333 |long=12.383 |label=[[SC DHfK Leipzig Handball|Leipzig]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=52.35 |long=14.55 |label=[[Frankfurter HC|Frankfurt]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=43.6119 |long=3.8772 |label=[[Montpellier Handball|Montpellier]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=46.235833 |long=15.2675 |label=[[RK Celje|Celje]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=53.565278 |long=10.001389 |label=[[Handball Sport Verein Hamburg|Hamburg]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=50.8725 |long=20.631944 |label=[[KS Iskra Kielce|Iskra Kielce]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=43.337814 |long=-1.788811 |label=[[CD Bidasoa|Bidasoa]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=43.462778 |long=-3.805 |label=[[CB Cantabria]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=47.4925 |long=19.051389 |label=[[Budapest Honvéd SE (men's handball)|Honvéd]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=44.767 |long=17.183 |label=[[RK Borac Banja Luka|Borac]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=55.75 |long=37.617 |label=[[MAI Moscow (handball)|MAI Moscow]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=44.4325 |long=26.11 |label=[[CS Dinamo București (men's handball)|Dinamo]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=54.781944 |long=9.437 |label=[[SG Flensburg-Handewitt|Flensburg-Handewitt]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=42.817 |long=-1.65 |label=[[SDC San Antonio|San Antonio]]|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=55.30 |long=37.45 |label=[[Chekhovskiye Medvedi|CSKA Moscow]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=45.9 |long=16.833 |label=[[RK Bjelovar|Bjelovar]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=49.883 |long=9.167 |label=[[TV Großwallstadt]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=44.75 |long=19.7 |label=[[RK Metaloplastika|Metaloplastika]]|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=48.7025 |long=9.653 |label=[[Frisch Auf Göppingen]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=44.4325 |long=26.06 |label=[[CSA Steaua București (handball)|Steaua]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=45.817 |long=15.983 |label=[[RK Zagreb|Zagreb]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=53.9 |long=27.567 |label=[[SKA Minsk]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=52.133 |long=11.617 |label=[[SC Magdeburg|Magdeburg]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=38.983 |long=-3.917 |label=[[BM Ciudad Real|Ciudad Real]]|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=50.083 |long=14.417 |label=[[HC Dukla Prague|Dukla Prague]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=54.333 |long=10.133 |label=[[THW Kiel]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=51.033 |long=7.567 |label=[[VfL Gummersbach|Gummersbach]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=41.383 |long=2.183 |label=[[FC Barcelona Handbol|FC Barcelona]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=41.996 |long=21.431 |label=[[RK Vardar|Vardar]]|position=right}}
}}
{{EHF Champions League Performance by clubs}}

===Performance by country (1957-2024)===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
!width=50|Rank
!Country
!width=80|Winners
!width=80|Runners-up
!width=80|Semi-finals
!width=80|Total
|-
|align=center|1
|align=left| {{ESP}}
|{{center|18}}
|{{center|13}}
|{{center|20}}
|{{center|51}}
|-
|align=center|2
|align=left| {{GER}}
|{{center|18}}
|{{center|11}}
|{{center|27}}
|{{center|56}}
|-
|align=center|3
|align=left| ''{{URS}}'' {{ref label|SU|A|A}}
|{{center|5}} 
|{{center|3}} 
|{{center|4}}
|{{center|12}} 
|-
|align=center|4
|align=left| ''{{YUG}}'' {{ref label|YUG|B|B}}
|{{center|4}} 
|{{center|7}} 
|{{center|6}}
|{{center|17}} 
|-
|align=center|5
|align=left| ''{{GDR}}''
|{{center|4}} 
|{{center|2}} 
|{{center|3}}
|{{center|9}} 
|-
|align=center|6
|align=left| {{ROU}}
|{{center|3}} 
|{{center|3}} 
|{{center|7}}
|{{center|13}}
|-
|align=center|7
|align=left| ''{{TCH}}'' {{ref label|CZE|C|C}}
|{{center|3}} 
|{{center|2}} 
|{{center|6}}
|{{center|11}}
|-
|align=center|8
|align=left| {{CRO}}
|{{center|2}}
|{{center|4}}
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|7}}
|-
|align=center|9
|align=left| {{FRA}}
|{{center|2}}
|{{center|2}}
|{{center|13}}
|{{center|17}}
|-
|align=center|10
|align=left| {{MKD}}
|{{center|2}}
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|3}}
|-
|align=center|11
|align=left| {{HUN}}
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|5}}
|{{center|9}}
|{{center|15}}
|-
|align=center|12
|align=left| {{POL}}
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|5}}
|{{center|3}}
|{{center|9}}
|-
|align=center|13
|align=left| {{SWE}}
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|3}}
|{{center|5}}
|-
|align=center|14
|align=left| {{SVN}}
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|7}}
|{{center|8}}
|-
|align=center|15
|align=left| {{DEN}}
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|4}}
|{{center|11}}
|{{center|15}}
|-
|align=center|16
|align=left| {{SUI}}
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|2}}
|{{center|3}}
|-
|align=center|17
|align=left| {{ISL}}
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|2}}
|-
|align=center|18
|align=left| {{POR}}
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|2}}
|-
|align=center|19
|align=left| {{NOR}}
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|2}}
|{{center|2}}
|-
|align=center|20
|align=left| {{AUT}}
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|1}}
|-
|align=center|21
|align=left| {{RUS}}
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|1}}
|-
|align=center|22
|align=left| {{TUR}}
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|0}}
|{{center|1}}
|{{center|1}}
|-
! colspan=2|Total !! 65 || 65 || 130 || 260
|}
* Since [[2009–10 EHF Champions League]] have [[Third place playoff|Third Place Match]].
====Notes====
*{{note label|SU|A|A}}Results until the [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union]] in 1991. Three out of five titles were won by clubs from present day [[Belarus]], while two titles and the additional three times runners-up were achieved by clubs from present day [[Russia]].
*{{note label|YUG|B|B}}Results until the [[Breakup of Yugoslavia]] in the early 1990s. Clubs from present day [[Serbia]] won the title two times and were runners-up additional two times, clubs from present day [[Croatia]] won the title once and were runners-up three times, clubs from present day [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] won the title once and were runners-up once, while clubs from present day [[Slovenia]] were runners-up one time.
*{{note label|CZE|C|C}}Results until the [[Dissolution of Czechoslovakia]] in 1993. Three titles and two times runners-up were all achieved by [[HC Dukla Prague]].

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===All-time top scorers===
{{Updated|the end of the 2024/25 season}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Goals
!Seasons
!<small>{{Tooltip|ref.|Reference}}</small>
|-
|1
|{{flagicon|North Macedonia}} [[Kiril Lazarov]]
|align=right|1363
|align=center|20
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/501618/KirilLazarov Kiril Lazarov]</ref>
|-
|2
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Timur Dibirov]]
|align=right|1212
|align=center|21
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/523016/Dibirov+Timur Timur Dibirov]</ref>
|-
|3
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Nikola Karabatić]]
|align=right|1211
|align=center|18
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/512194/NikolaKarabatic Nikola Karabatić]</ref>
|-
|4
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Mikkel Hansen]]
|align=right|1194
|align=center|17
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/527073/Hansen+Mikkel Mikkel Hansen]</ref>
|-
|5
|{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Momir Ilić]]
|align=right|969
|align=center|14
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2017-18/player/522690/MomirIlic Momir Ilić]</ref>
|-
|6
|{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Marko Vujin]]
|align=right|861
|align=center|14
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/518452/MarkoVujin Marko Vujin]</ref>
|-
|7
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alex Dujshebaev]]
|align=right|856
|align=center|13
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2021-22/player/540036/Dujshebaev+Dovichebaeva+Alex Alex Dujshebaev]</ref>
|-
|8
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivan Čupić]]
|align=right|843
|align=center|17
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/518560/IvanCupic Ivan Čupić]</ref>
|-
|9
|{{flagicon|Belarus}} [[Siarhei Rutenka]]
|align=right|838
|align=center|13
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2014-15/player/507569/SiarheiRutenka Siarhei Rutenka]</ref>
|-
|10
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[László Nagy (handballer)|László Nagy]]
|align=right|806
|align=center|17
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/500459/L%c3%a1szl%c3%b3+Zolt%c3%a1nNagy László Nagy]</ref>
|-
|11
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Niclas Ekberg]]
|align=right|785
|align=center|12
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2021-22/player/530733/Ekberg+Niclas Niclas Ekberg]</ref>
|-
|12
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Kamil Syprzak]]
|align=right|760
|align=center|14
|<ref>[https://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2024-25/player/538534/Syprzak+Kamil Kamil Syprzak]</ref>
|-
|13
|{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Zlatko Horvat]]
|align=right|729
|align=center|18
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2018-19/player/518316/ZlatkoHorvat Zlatko Horvat]</ref>
|-
|14
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Domagoj Duvnjak]]
|align=right|725
|align=center|17
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/527539/DomagojDuvnjak Domagoj Duvnjak]</ref>
|-
|15
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Víctor Tomás]]
|align=right|717
|align=center|17
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2017-18/player/518536/VictorTomas+Gonzalez Víctor Tomás]</ref>
|-
|16
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Uwe Gensheimer]]
|align=right|715
|align=center|10
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2018-19/player/527535/UweGensheimer Uwe Gensheimer]</ref>
|-
|17
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nedim Remili]]
|align=right|705
|align=center|11
|<ref>[https://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2024-25/player/550526/Remili+Nedim Nedim Remili]</ref>
|-
|18
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dika Mem]]
|align=right|695
|align=center|9
|<ref>[https://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2024-25/player/557563/Mem+Dika Dika Mem]</ref>
|-
|19
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Källman]]
|align=right|694
|align=center|17
|<ref>[http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2020-21/player/512071/JonasK%c3%a4llman Jonas Källman]</ref>
|-
|20
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Igor Karačić]]
|align=right|693
|align=center|14
|<ref>[https://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2023-24/player/531532/IgorKaracic Igor Karačić]</ref>
|-
|}
{{col-break}}

===All-time Final Four top scorers===
{{Updated|the end of the 2024/25 season}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Goals
!{{Tooltip|Apps.|Appearances}}
|-
|rowspan=1|1
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Mikkel Hansen]]
|align=right|81
|align=center|8
|-
|rowspan=1|2
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Aleix Gómez]]
|align=right|80
|align=center|7
|-
|3
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Dika Mem]]
|align=right|69
|align=center|8
|-
|4
|{{flagicon|North Macedonia}} [[Kiril Lazarov]]
|align=right|68
|align=center|7
|-
|rowspan=2|5
|{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Aron Pálmarsson]]
|align=right|59
|align=center|9
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Timothey N'Guessan]]
|align=right|59
|align=center|7
|-
|7
|{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Momir Ilić]]
|align=right|58
|align=center|8
|-
|8
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Niclas Ekberg]]
|align=right|57
|align=center|7
|-
|9
|{{flagicon|Czechia}} [[Filip Jícha]]
|align=right|56
|align=center|6
|-
|10
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[László Nagy (handballer)|László Nagy]]
|align=right|55
|align=center|7
|-
|11
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Domagoj Duvnjak]]
|align=right|51
|align=center|6
|-
|12
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivan Čupić]]
|align=right|49
|align=center|7
|-
|rowspan=3|13
|{{flagicon|Belarus}} [[Siarhei Rutenka]]
|align=right|47
|align=center|4
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Víctor Tomás]]
|align=right|47
|align=center|7
|-
|{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Luka Cindrić]]
|align=right|47
|align=center|7
|-
|16
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Juanín García]]
|align=right|44
|align=center|4
|-
|17
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nedim Remili]]
|align=right|43
|align=center|4
|-
|18
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alex Dujshebaev]]
|align=right|42
|align=center|4
|-
|19
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nikola Karabatić]]
|align=right|39
|align=center|7
|-
|20
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jesper Nøddesbo]]
|align=right|38
|align=center|6
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

===Goals scored in the Final Four by nations===
All the goals <small>(3805)</small> scored in the Final Four by the nationality of the players. 
:''Last updated after the 2024/25 season.''

{{col-begin|width=80%}}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Nation
!Goals
|-
!1
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[France]]
| align="center"| 608
|-
!2
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spain]]
| align="center"| 566
|-
!3
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany]]
| align="center"| 348
|-
!4
| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark]]
| align="center"| 334
|-
!5
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Croatia]]
| align="center"| 255
|-
!6
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden]]
| align="center"| 232
|-
!7
| {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Iceland]]
| align="center"| 193
|-
!8
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Poland]]
| align="center"| 189
|-
!9
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Serbia]]
| align="center"| 162
|-
!10
| {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Slovenia]]
| align="center"| 162
|-
!11
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Hungary]]
| align="center"| 123
|-
!12
| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Belarus]]
| align="center"| 85
|-
|}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Nation
!Goals
|-
!13
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Russia]]
| align="center"| 78
|-
!14
| {{flagicon|MKD}} [[North Macedonia]]
| align="center"| 76
|-
!15
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Norway]]
| align="center"| 76
|-
!16
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Czech Republic]]
| align="center"| 56
|-
!17
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Netherlands]]
| align="center"| 35
|-
!18
| {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Montenegro]]
| align="center"| 33
|-
!19
| {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Latvia]]
| align="center"| 32
|-
!20
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Brazil]]
| align="center"| 25
|-
!21
| {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Egypt]]
| align="center"| 25
|-
!22
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Portugal]]
| align="center"| 20
|-
!23
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Austria]]
| align="center"| 17
|-
!24
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Ukraine]]
| align="center"| 11
|-
|}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Nation
!Goals
|-
!25
| {{flagicon|FAR}} [[Faroe Islands]]
| align="center"| 10
|-
!26
| {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Tunisia]]
| align="center"| 9
|-
!27
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Argentina]]
| align="center"| 7
|-
!28
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Switzerland]]
| align="center"| 7
|-
!29
| {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Algeria]]
| align="center"| 6
|-
!30
| {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Lithuania]]
| align="center"| 4
|-
!31
| {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Bosnia and Hercegovina]]
| align="center"| 3
|-
!32
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italy]]
| align="center"| 3
|-
!33
| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Iran]]
| align="center"| 2
|-
!34
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Slovakia]]
| align="center"| 2
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

===Coaches with most titles===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA"
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
! rowspan=2|Coach
! rowspan=2|<small>Titles</small>
! colspan=2|Clubs
|-
!# !!List
|- align="center"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Valero Rivera López|Valero Rivera]] ||6
|1 ||<small>Barcelona 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000</small>
|- align="center"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Talant Dujshebaev]] ||4
|2 ||<small>Ciudad Real 2006, 2008, 2009, Kielce 2016</small> 
|- align="center"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavier Pascual Fuertes|Xavier Pascual]] ||3
|1 ||<small>Barcelona 2011, 2015, 2021</small>
|- align="center"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Alfreð Gíslason]] ||3
|2 ||<small>Magdeburg 2002, Kiel 2010, 2012</small>
|- align="center"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Spartak Petrovitsch Mironovitsch|Spartak Mironovitch]] ||3
|1 ||<small>SKA Minsk 1987, 1989, 1990</small>
|}
''* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Horst Dreischang]] won titles with Gummersbach in 1967 and 1970. He was Gummersbach's coach until 29 January 1971, just after 1st game of Champions League 1/4 finals, which Gummersbach won with 11 goals lead. Gummersbach won the title that year.''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://issuu.com/werkstatt-verlag/docs/leseprobe_____vfl_gummersbach_______6697107337a599 | title=Leseprobe – VFL Gummersbach. Die Chronik by Verlag die Werkstatt - Issuu | date=19 November 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://todor66.com/handball/Euro_Cups/Men_CC_1971.html#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url | archive-url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftodor66.com%2Fhandball%2FEuro_Cups%2FMen_CC_1971.html#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url | url-status=dead | archive-date=2007-06-15 | title=Men Handball European Champions Cup 1971 Winner VFL Gummersbach (FRG) }}</ref>

====As Player and Coach combined====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA"
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
! rowspan=2|Player/Coach
! rowspan=2|<small>Titles</small>
! colspan=2|as Player
! colspan=2|as Coach
|-
!# !!List
!# !!List
|- align="center"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Antonio Carlos Ortega|Carlos Ortega]] ||8
|6 ||<small>Barcelona 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005</small>
|2 ||<small>Barcelona 2022, 2024</small> 
|- align="center"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Talant Dujshebaev]] ||6
|2 ||<small>CSKA Moscow 1988, Teka Santander 1994</small>
|4 ||<small>Ciudad Real 2006, 2008, 2009, Kielce 2016</small> 
|- align="center"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Roberto García Parrondo]] ||3
|2 ||<small>Ciudad Real 2008, 2009</small>
|1 ||<small>Vardar 2019</small> 
|- align="center"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Czechia}} [[Filip Jicha]] ||3
|2 ||<small>THW Kiel 2010, 2012</small>
|1 ||<small>THW Kiel 2020</small> 
|- align="center"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bennet Wiegert]] ||3
|1 ||<small>SC Magdeburg 2002</small>
|2 ||<small>SC Magdeburg 2023, 2025</small> 
|}

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==See also==
*[[EHF European League]]
*[[EHF European Cup]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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