EHF receives 25 registrations for the 25th season of Women's EHF Champions League

The European Handball Federation has received 25 registrations from clubs for the Women’s EHF Champions League 2017/18.

18 national champions and the two runners-up of the top two nations (Hungary and Denmark) have applied for the jubilee 25th season based on the EHF ranking list, while further five teams eligible to play in the Women’s EHF Cup have requested an upgrade for the EHF Champions League.

The final list of all participants will be confirmed only at the EHF Executive Committee meeting on Saturday 24 June in Zagreb.

The confirmation by the EHF EXEC is based on an evaluation of the registered clubs divided into eight different criterias (venue, TV, ranking in the domestic league, spectators, performance in past EHF club competitions, sponsoring potential, implementation of duties and regulations and media).

The draw of the qualification will take place on Thursday 29 June in Vienna, while the group matches draw will be held in Ljubljana on Friday 30 June.

Teams registered based on the EHF ranking list (20):
AUT    Hypo NÖ
BLR    HC Gomel
CRO    RK Podravka Vegeta
CZE    DHK Banik Most
DEN    Nykobing FH
DEN    FC Midtjylland
ESP    BM Atletico Guardes
FRA    Metz Handball
GER    SG BBM Bietigheim
HUN    Györi Audi ETO KC
HUN    FTC - Rail Cargo Hungaria
MKD    HC Vardar
MNE    WHC Buducnost
NOR    Larvik HK
POL    Vistal Gdynia
ROU    CSM Bucuresti
RUS    Rostov-Don
SLO    RK Krim Mercator
SWE    Höörs HK H65
TUR    Kastamonu BSK

Teams registered based on additional places requests (5):
FRA    Brest Bretagne Handball
GER    Thüringer HC
NOR    Vipers Kristiansand
NED    Morrenhof Jansen/Dalfsen
POL    Metraco Zaglebie Lubin

National champions, who did not submit a registration (6): NED, POR, SVK, SRB, SUI, UKR