2017–18 Women's EHF Champions League
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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Handball |
| Dates | 9 September 2017–13 May 2018 |
| Teams | 16 (group stage) 22 (qualification) |
| Website | ehfcl.com |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 477 (53 per match) |
| Attendance | 26,163 (2,907 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Iveta Luzumová (13 goals) |
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The 2017–18 EHF Champions League is the 25th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament. Győri ETO are the defending champions.
16 teams will participate in the competition, divided in four groups who play in a round robin, home and away format. The top three teams in each group will qualify for the main round
The 12 qualified teams will be divided in four groups who play in a round robin, home and away format. The points gained against the qualified teams in the first round will be carried over. The top four teams in each group will qualify for the quarterfinals.
After the quarterifnals, the culmination of the season, the VELUX EHF FINAL4, will continue in its existing format, with the four top teams from the competition competing for the title.
14 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.
The qualification draw will be held in Vienna, Austria and the group stage draw in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The draw was held on 29 June 2017.
Vipers Kristiansand hosted the tournament.
Thüringer HC hosted the tournament.
The draw was held on 30 June 2017.
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.
During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.
The top three teams of each preliminary group advance. Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group are carried over.
In each group, teams play against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
The first four placed teams from the main round qualify for the knockout stage.
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