2014–15 EHF Champions League
The Lanxess Arena hosts the final
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| Sport | Handball | ||
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| Dates | 2014–2015 | ||
| Teams | 33 (Qualification stage) 24 (Group stage) 16 (Knockout stage) |
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| Champions |
 Barcelona
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| Runner-up |
 MKB Veszprém
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| Matches played | 148 | ||
| Goals scored | 7932 (53.59 per match) | ||
| Attendance | 691,601 (4,673 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |
 Momir Ilic(114 goals) |
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The 2014–15 VELUX EHF Champions League was the 55th edition of Europe's premier club handball competition and the 22nd edition under the current EHF Champions League format. SG Flensburg-Handewitt were the defending champions.
FC Barcelona Handbol defeated MKB Veszprém KC 28–23 in the final to win their eighth EHF Champions League title. The record winners of the European top flight also claimed one trophy of the Champions Cup (the EHF Champions League forerunner) in 1991.
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders). 21 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.
Draws were held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria and the only exception was the VELUX EHF FINAL4 draw in the Botanic Garden of Cologne, Germany.
Twelve teams took part in the qualification tournaments. They were drawn into three groups of four teams, where they played a semifinal and a final or third place match. The winners of the qualification tournaments, played on 6–7 September 2014, qualified for the group stage, while the eliminated teams were transferred to the 2014–15 EHF Cup. The draw took place on 26 June 2014, at 14:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.
The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.
24 teams were drawn into four groups of six teams, where they played each other twice. The top four teams advanced to the knockout stage. The draw took place on 27 June 2014, at 18:00 local time, in Vienna, Austria.
The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.
The top four placed teams of each group advance to the knockout stage. In the round of 16 and the quarterfinals, the teams will play a home-and away series to determine the four participants of the final four, which then determines the winner.
The draw was held on 24 February 2015 at 12:30 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 11–15 March and the second legs on 18–22 March 2015.
The seedings were published on 23 February 2015.
A team from Pot 1 will face a team from Pot 4, a Pot 2 team will play against a team from Pot 3.
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