At the EHF Challenge Cup 2004/05 34 took Handball part -Vereinsmannschaften, who had qualified in the previous season in their home countries for the competition. It was the 5th edition of the Challenge Cup. The defending champion was the Swedish team IFK Skövde HK . The cup games began on October 8, 2004, the second final took place on May 8, 2005. In the final, the Swiss team Wacker Thun prevailed against the Portuguese representative ABC Braga .
The competition started in round 2 with a group phase that was newly introduced this year with a group of 4 teams in which everyone played against everyone in a simple round . The first two of the group moved into round 3, in which other, higher-ranking teams entered. From this round, including the final, the game was played in a knockout system with a return leg. The winner of the final was the EHF Challenge Cup winner of the 2004/05 season.
round 2
Group A
All of the group's games took place from October 8, 2004 to October 10, 2004 in São Bernardo , Portugal.
Pl.
team
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
01.
Portugal CD São Bernardo
03
03
00
00
0118: 5400
+64
06th
02.
Lithuania 1989 Lusis Akademikas Kaunas
03
02
00
01
0116: 5700
+59
04th
03.
Georgia 1990 HC Tbilisi
03
01
00
02
0067: 1100
−43
02
04th
Scotland Tryst 77 HC
03
00
00
03
0043: 1230
−80
00
Results of the group matches
CD São Bernardo - HC Tbilisi 43:16
Lusis Akademikas Kaunas - Tryst 77 HC 46: 8
CD São Bernardo - Tryst 77 HC 43:14
Lusis Akademikas Kaunas - HC Tbilisi 46:17
CD São Bernardo - Lusis Akademikas Kaunas 32:24
HC Tbilisi - Tryst 77 HC 34: 21
Round 3
total
First leg
Return leg
RK Borac Banja LukaBosnia and Herzegovina
52 : 50
Netherlands HV KRAS / Volendam
34:22
18:28
HC Brovary Ukraine
61: 76
PortugalCD São Bernardo
32:38
29:38
Neva St. Petersburg Russia
56: 59
SwitzerlandTSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
30:26
26:33
AC Latsia Nicosia Cyprus 1960
65: 68
TurkeyMilli Piyango SC
35:36
30:32
Red Boys DifferdangeLuxembourg
49 : 19
Georgia 1990 HC Kutaisi
39:19
10-0
HC HardAustria
67 : 46
Luxembourg CHEV Handball Diekirch
31:23
36:23
Vilniaus VHC Šviesa Lithuania 1989
42: 70
SwitzerlandWacker Thun
21:32
21:38
Athinaikos AthensGreece
56 : 40
Estonia Pölva Serviti
33:21
23:19
RK Mladost BogdanciNorth Macedonia
56 : 55
Bosnia and Herzegovina MRK Zrinski Mostar
28:24
28:31
Fram Reykjavík Iceland
51: 59
RomaniaSC Ploieşti
26:32
25:27
Ionikos Athens Greece
34: 45
BulgariaHK Lokomotiv Varna
15:18
19:27
Vojvodina Novi Sad Serbia and Montenegro
48: 61
NorwayFyllingen handball
28:34
20:27
Politechnyk Donetsk Ukraine
60: 78
RomaniaMinaur Baia Mare
28:38
32:40
Trabzon Belediyespor Turkey
64: 67
Lithuania 1989Lusis Akademikas Kaunas
33:31
31:36
ABC BragaPortugal
62 : 53
Italy Pallamano Trieste
31:25
31:28
Metaloplastika ŠabacSerbia and Montenegro
67 : 55
Italy Alpi Prato
40:33
27:22
Round of 16
total
First leg
Return leg
Minaur Baia MareRomania
83 : 52
Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange
42:27
41:25
Lusis Akademikas Kaunas Lithuania 1989
50: 64
Bosnia and HerzegovinaRK Borac Banja Luka
26:36
24:28
RK Mladost Bogdanci North Macedonia
51: 52
Serbia and MontenegroMetaloplastika Šabac
23:21
28:31
Fyllingen handballNorway
54 : 50
Greece Athinaikos Athens
24:24
30:26
SC Ploieşti Romania
59: 63
SwitzerlandTSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
33:30
26:33
Wacker ThunSwitzerland
63 : 56
Portugal CD São Bernardo
34:29
29:27
HC HardAustria
56 : 37
Bulgaria HK Lokomotiv Varna
32:19
24:18
Milli Piyango SC Turkey
59: 74
PortugalABC Braga
28:38
31:36
Quarter finals
total
First leg
Return leg
Minaur Baia Mare Romania
53: 59
PortugalABC Braga
31:27
22:32
TSV St. Otmar St. GallenSwitzerland
63 : 50
Norway Fyllingen handball
36:28
27:22
HC HardAustria
54 : 49
Serbia and Montenegro Metaloplastika Šabac
33:26
21:23
RK Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina
47: 56
SwitzerlandWacker Thun
24:23
23:33
Semifinals
total
First leg
Return leg
TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen Switzerland
64: 67
SwitzerlandWacker Thun
31:27
33:40
ABC BragaPortugal
60 : 40
Austria HC Hard
33:17
27:23
final
The first leg took place on April 30, 2005 in Thun and the second leg on May 8, 2005 in Braga . Wacker Thun brings the first European Cup victory to Switzerland .