At the EHF Challenge Cup 2018/19 48 took Handball part -Vereinsmannschaften, who had qualified in the previous season in their home countries for the competition. It was the 19th edition of the Challenge Cup. The defending champion was the Romanian team AHC Potaissa Turda. The cup games began on October 5, 2018, the second final took place on May 18, 2019. In the final, the Romanian club CSM Bucharest prevailed against the Portuguese team Madeira Andebol SAD.
The competition started with round 2 and 16 games. The winners moved into round 3, in which other higher ranked teams entered. 16 matches were played again, the winners of which made it to the round of 16. All rounds were played in a knockout system . The winner of the final was the winner of the EHF Challenge Cup in the 2018/19 season.
round 2
total
First leg
Return leg
London DG HCUnited Kingdom
46 : 42
United Kingdom Livingston Handball Club
23:19
23:23
Baku HC Azerbaijan
43: 69
Bosnia and HerzegovinaRK Borac Banja Luka
19:36
24:33
Pas Aeropos Edessas Greece
44: 55
BulgariaGK Masheka Mahiljou
20:24
24:31
MRK Jedinstvo Montenegro
46: 73
LithuaniaHC Kauno Ąžuolas
22:37
24:36
Celtnieks Riga Latvia
58: 60
IsraelHolon Yuvalim HC
33:31
25:29
Estudiantes HC Tournai Belgium
56: 57
Cyprus RepublicParnassos Strovolou
31:29
25:28
Selka Eskişehir Hentbol SK Turkey
63: 69
NorwayØIF Arendal
34:28
29:41
HB DudelangeLuxembourg
73 : 38
Georgia Imedi Telavi
32:25
41:13
Drumsö IK thickFinland
66 : 46
Moldova Republic PGU Tiraspol
37:26
29:20
HC Granitas Kaunas Lithuania
48: 57
LithuaniaVilniaus VHC Šviesa
22:24
26:33
Colos SS4 Ciobruciu Moldova Republic
34: 57
AustriaBregenz handball
20:54
14:60
AC Diomidis Argous Greece
47: 70
RussiaDynamo Victor Stavropol
19:38
28:32
Olimpus-85 Chișinău Moldova Republic
37: 72
NetherlandsHV Hurry-Up
16:30
21:42
Olympia HC United Kingdom
39: 77
ItalyPallamano Pressano
16:40
23:37
HK Motor ZaporizhiaUkraine
68 : 44
Kosovo KH Prishtina
32:19
36:25
HC Tallinn Estonia
47: 51
KosovoKH Kastrioti Ferizaj
22:25
25:26
Round 3
total
First leg
Return leg
RK Partizan Belgrade Serbia
58: 60
FinlandDrumsö IK thick
33:28
25:32
RK Vogošća Bosnia and Herzegovina
40: 53
Bosnia and HerzegovinaRK Borac Banja Luka
22:23
18:30
HV KRAS / Volendam Netherlands
56: 60
RussiaDynamo Victor Stavropol
32:32
24:28
Neva St. PetersburgRussia
55 : 28
Luxembourg HB Dudelange
31:12
24:16
AEK AthensGreece
49 : 43
Austria Bregenz handball
29:25
20:18
Pallamano Pressano Italy
47: 57
SlovakiaMŠK Považská Bystrica
24:28
23:29
Holon Yuvalim HC Israel
57: 65
LuxembourgHC Berchem
28:33
29:32
GK Masheka MahiljouBelarus
81 : 48
Bulgaria HC Dobrudja Dobrich
34:25
47:23
Dukla PragueCzech Republic
55 : 48
Lithuania HC Kauno Ąžuolas
27:20
28:28
HC DonbassUkraine
73 : 37
United Kingdom London DG HC
40:22
33:15
HC Visé BMBelgium
71 : 47
Kosovo KH Kastrioti Ferizaj
33:21
38:26
HK Motor Zaporizhia Ukraine
57: 60
IsraelAS Ramat Hasharon
32:27
25:33
Vilniaus VHC ŠviesaLithuania
58 : 49
Norway Bodø HK
35:23
23:26
HV Hurry-Up Netherlands
49: 69
PortugalMadeira Andebol SAD
21:37
28:32
CSM BucharestRomania
79 : 38
Cyprus Republic Parnassos Strovolou
32:24
47:14
ØIF Arendal Norway
68 : 53
Turkey Goztepe SK
40:25
28:28
Round of 16
total
First leg
Return leg
AS Ramat Hasharon Israel
53: 69
GreeceAEK Athens
28:34
25:35
MŠK Považská Bystrica Slovakia
45: 56
RussiaNeva St. Petersburg
21:31
24:25
HC Donbass Ukraine
47: 60
PortugalMadeira Andebol SAD
22:32
25:28
Dukla Prague Czech Republic
48: 58
RomaniaCSM Bucharest
23:28
25:30
GK Masheka Mahiljou Belarus
65: 68
BelgiumHC Visé BM
31:32
34:36
ØIF Arendal Norway
49: 52
RussiaDynamo Victor Stavropol
27:21
22:31
HC Berchem Luxembourg
50: 56
FinlandDrumsö IK thick
24:28
26:28
Vilniaus VHC Šviesa Lithuania
38: 52
Bosnia and HerzegovinaRK Borac Banja Luka
16:29
22:23
Quarter finals
total
First leg
Return leg
Dynamo Victor Stavropol Russia
49: 51
GreeceAEK Athens
25:21
24:30
Madeira Andebol SADPortugal
54 : 53
Finland Drumsö IK thick
28:27
26:26
HC Visé BM Belgium
45: 74
RussiaNeva St. Petersburg
26:33
19:41
CSM BucharestRomania
54 : 42
Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Borac Banja Luka
25:19
29:23
Semifinals
total
First leg
Return leg
Neva St. Petersburg Russia
44: 51
RomaniaCSM Bucharest
24:26
20:25
Madeira Andebol SADPortugal
57 : 44
Greece AEK Athens
27:22
30:22
final
The first leg took place on May 12, 2019 in Madeira and the second leg on May 18, 2019 in Bucharest . With the victory of CSM Bucharest Romania overtook Germany as the most successful nation in this competition with 7 titles in the EHF Challenge Cup and Euro City Cup .