EHF Champions League 2019/20

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In the EHF Champions League 2019/20 28 handball club teams took part, which had qualified for the competition in their home leagues in the previous season. The defending champion was RK Vardar Skopje .

mode

Group stage: There were four groups that were divided into two performance groups. In each group, everyone played a game against each other. In groups A and B, the 16 teams classified as particularly powerful played, of which 5 teams per group should reach the second round; the respective group winners should go straight to the quarter-finals.

In groups C and D were the remaining twelve teams and the two winners of the qualification. The two first and second place winners should play the places for the round of 16 in a knockout round.

Round of 16 and quarter finals: Because of the COVID-19 pandemic , the round of 16 and quarter finals were not held. The two group winners in groups A and B went straight to the semi-finals of the Final Four.

Final Four: For the 10th time there was a Final Four tournament. The semi-finals were played in the knockout system. The winners of both games made it to the final, the losers contested the game for third place. Only one game was played per semi-final. The final and the game for third place were also played in simple mode.

Group stage

Group A

Pl. team Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
01. SpainSpain FC Barcelona 14th 13 00 01 0485: 3800 +105 0026: 2000
02. FranceFrance Paris Saint-Germain 14th 11 00 03 0444: 3890 +55 0022: 6000
03. HungaryHungary SC Szeged 14th 09 02 03 0409: 3700 +39 0020: 8000
04th DenmarkDenmark Aalborg Håndbold 14th 07th 01 06th 0416: 4200  −4 0015:1300
05. GermanyGermany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 14th 07th 01 06th 0388: 3790  +9 0015:1300
06th SloveniaSlovenia RK Celje 14th 03 00 11 0355: 4290 −74 0006:2200
07th CroatiaCroatia RK Zagreb 14th 02 01 11 0343: 4190 −76 0005:2300
08th. NorwayNorway Elverum Håndball 14th 01 01 12 0365: 4190 −54 0003:2500

Group B

Pl. team Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
01. GermanyGermany THW Kiel 14th 09 02 03 0437: 3980 +39 0020: 8000
02. HungaryHungary KC Veszprém 14th 10 00 04th 0448: 3860 +62 0020: 8000
03. PolandPoland Vive Kielce 14th 08th 02 04th 0421: 3890 +32 0018:1000
04th FranceFrance Montpellier handball 14th 08th 01 05 0386: 3750 +11 0017:1100
05. PortugalPortugal FC Porto Sofarma 14th 06th 02 06th 0400: 4100 −10 0014:1400
06th North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia RK Vardar Skopje 14th 05 01 08th 0396: 4440 −48 0011:1700
07th BelarusBelarus Brest GK Meshkov 14th 04th 00 10 0401: 4310 −30 0008:2000
08th. UkraineUkraine HK Motor Zaporizhia 14th 01 02 11 0406: 4620 −56 0004:2400

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the planned eighth and quarter-finals have been canceled. The first and second placed in groups A and B were determined as participants for the Final Four.

Final Four

The Final Four was only played in the following season, in December 2020. As in previous years, it took place in Cologne's Lanxess Arena . No viewers were allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Semifinals

Team 1 Result Team 2 date and time
SpainSpain FC Barcelona 37:32 (18:14) FranceFrance Paris Saint-Germain December 28, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
GermanyGermany THW Kiel 36:35 a.d.
(29:29, 18:13) 		HungaryHungary KC Veszprém December 28, 2020, 8:30 p.m.

Small finale

Team 1 Result Team 2 date and time
HungaryHungary KC Veszprém 26:31 (11:14) FranceFrance Paris Saint-Germain December 29, 2020, 6 p.m.

final

Team 1 Result Team 2 date and time
GermanyGermany THW Kiel 33:28 (19:16) SpainSpain FC Barcelona December 29, 2020, 8:30 p.m.

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