At the EHF Challenge Cup 2017/18 40 took Handball part -Vereinsmannschaften, who had qualified in the previous season in their home countries for the competition. It was the 18th edition of the Challenge Cup. The defending champion was the Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon . The cup games began on October 6, 2017, with the second final on May 20, 2018. In the final, the Romanian club AHC Potaissa Turda prevailed against the Greek representative AEK Athens .
The competition started with round 2 with 8 games. The winners moved into round 3, in which other higher ranked teams entered. All rounds were played in a knockout system . The winner of the final was the winner of the EHF Challenge Cup in the 2017/18 season.
round 2
total
First leg
Return leg
RK VogošćaBosnia and Herzegovina
54 : 48
Israel Holon HC
31:24
23:24
Red Boys DifferdangeLuxembourg
57 : 52
Lithuania HC Kauno Ąžuolas
32:26
25:26
Taşova Yibo SK Turkey
0: 20
MontenegroRK Mojkovac 2005
0:10
0:10
Aloysians HC Malta
32: 73
GreecePAOK Thessaloniki
17:34
15:39
ORK Šamot 65Serbia
75 : 45
United Kingdom Cambridge HC
43:21
32:24
Handball KäerjengLuxembourg
69 : 58
Ukraine HC Donbass
32:30
37:28
Vilniaus VHC Šviesa Lithuania
48: 61
RussiaDynamo Victor Stavropol
24:25
24:36
RK Konjuh ŽiviniceBosnia and Herzegovina
72 : 39
Greece Proodeftikos Paphos
39:15
33:24
Round 3
total
First leg
Return leg
RK Konjuh Živinice Bosnia and Herzegovina
48: 63
IsraelAS Ramat Hasharon
25:30
23:33
RK Eurofarm RabotnikNorth Macedonia
57 : 47
Lithuania HC Granitas Kaunas
28:24
29:23
London DG HC United Kingdom
37: 81
GreeceAEK Athens
16:40
21:41
Madeira Andebol SADPortugal
81 : 32
Cyprus Republic Parnassos Strovolou
46:12
35:20
HC Gomel Belarus
54: 63
IcelandÍBV Vestmannaeyja
27:31
27:32
KH Trepča Mitrovica Kosovo
49: 75
RomaniaAHC Potaissa Turda
19:35
30:40
Goztepe SK Turkey
63 : 55
Greece PAOK Thessaloniki
35:26
28:29
HC Visé BMBelgium
79 : 63
Moldova Republic PGU Tiraspol
38:31
41:32
BSB Batumi Georgia
49: 89
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMRK Zrinski Mostar
17:47
32:42
Dynamo Victor StavropolRussia
66 : 57
Serbia RK Sloga Požega
37:26
29:31
MŠK Považská BystricaSlovakia
58 : 50
Montenegro RK Lovćen Cetinje
34:26
24:24
RK Vogošća Bosnia and Herzegovina
54: 65
NorwayFyllingen mountains
33:35
21:30
SKIF KrasnodarRussia
57 : 55
Luxembourg Handball Käerjeng
31:27
26:28
HC BerchemLuxembourg
59 : 45
Serbia ORK Šamot 65
26:21
33:24
HK Motor ZaporizhiaUkraine
71 : 46
Montenegro RK Mojkovac 2005
36:20
35:26
Red Boys DifferdangeLuxembourg
79 : 49
Bulgaria HC Dobrudja Dobrich
43:23
36:26
Round of 16
total
First leg
Return leg
RK Eurofarm Rabotnik North Macedonia
50: 61
NorwayFyllingen mountains
22:25
28:36
MŠK Považská Bystrica Slovakia
49: 53
PortugalMadeira Andebol SAD
25:23
24:30
ÍBV VestmannaeyjaIceland
53 : 46
Israel AS Ramat Hasharon
32:25
21:21
Dynamo Victor StavropolRussia
59 : 52
Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange
31:26
28:26
MRK Zrinski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina
57: 67
RussiaSKIF Krasnodar
27:39
30:28
AHC Potaissa TurdaRomania
68 : 53
Belgium HC Visé BM
44:24
24:29
Goztepe SK Turkey
52: 57
GreeceAEK Athens
29:25
23:32
HK Motor Zaporizhia Ukraine
59: 65
LuxembourgHC Berchem
29:34
30:31
Quarter finals
total
First leg
Return leg
Dynamo Victor Stavropol Russia
48: 55
PortugalMadeira Andebol SAD
27:27
21:28
AHC Potaissa TurdaRomania
59 : 56
Norway Fyllingen mountains
29:24
30:32
AEK AthensGreece
64 : 43
Luxembourg HC Berchem
32:25
32:18
SKIF Krasnodar Russia
51: 66
IcelandÍBV Vestmannaeyja
23:25
28:41
Semifinals
total
First leg
Return leg
Madeira Andebol SAD Portugal
44: 52
GreeceAEK Athens
21:29
23:23
ÍBV Vestmannaeyja Iceland
55: 56
RomaniaAHC Potaissa Turda
31:28
24:28
final
The first leg took place on May 14, 2018 in Cluj-Napoca and the second leg on May 20, 2018 in Marousi . After losing in the final last year , AHC Potaissa Turda managed to win their first European Cup this time, it is the 6th title of a Romanian team in this competition.