Women's EHF FINAL4 goes to Budapest until 2016

Following its successful premiere in Budapest last year, the Women's EHF FINAL4 will stay for another two years in the Hungarian capital the EHF Executive Committee confirmed on Thursday.

Hungarian side Györi Audi ETO KC won the competition in May 2014 in front of 10,000 frenetic fans and will now have the potential chance to defend their title on home soil, should they make it to the final weekend once again.

The agreement which was reached with the Hungarian Handball Federation as organisers sees the event being played in Budapest’s Papp Laszlo Sportarena in 2015 and 2016.

Last year marked the first time that the Women’s EHF Champions League culminated in a FINAL4 tournament.

The men’s counterpart, the VELUX EHF FINAL4, has been taking place in Cologne’s 20,000-capacity LANXESS arena since 2010 with the current contract also running until the 2016 season.