A new era begins in Skopje as the former two-times EHF Champions League winners, HC Vardar 1961, are back featuring in European competitions after a season of absence.

The Skopje-based club enters the EHF European League's qualification round after the Red and Blacks endured a difficult and disappointing year by losing the Macedonian Super League's title to HC Eurofarm Pelister and ending the season only in third place, their lowest league ranking since 2005.