EHF receives 25 registrations for the Women’s EHF Champions League 2016/17

The European Handball Federation has received 25 registrations from clubs for the Women’s EHF Champions League 2016/17.

18 national champions and the two runners-up of the top two nations (Hungary and Denmark) have applied for the 24th season based on the EHF ranking list, while further five teams eligible to play in the new 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 Friday 24 June in Vienna.

The draw of the qualification will take place on Wednesday 29 June (13:00 hrs) in Vienna, while the group matches draw will be hosted by SELECT, the EHF’s new ball supplier in their headquarters in Glostrup, Denmark on Friday 1 July (13:00 hrs).

Teams registered based on the EHF ranking list (20):
Hypo Niederösterreich (AUT)
HC Gomel (BLR)
HC Podravka Vegeta (CRO)
Team Esbjerg (DEN)
FC Midtjylland (DEN)
Balonmano Bera Bera (ESP)
Metz Handball (FRA)
Thüringer HC (GER)
Györi AUDI ETO KC (HUN)
FTC Rail Cargo Hungaria (HUN)
Indeco Conversano (ITA)
HC Vardar (MKD)
WHC Buducnost (MNE)
Sercodak Dalfsen (NED)
Larvik (NOR)
MKS Selgros Lublin (POL)
CSM Bucuresti (ROU)
Astrakhanochka (RUS)
IK Sävehof (SWE)
Ankara Yenimahalle Belediyesi SK (TUR)

Teams registered based on additional places requests (5):
HC Leipzig (GER)
Glassverket (NOR)
Rostov Don (RUS)
RK Krim Mercator (SLO)
Iuventa Michalovce (SVK)

National champions, who did not submit a registration (6):
DHK Banik Most (CZE)
Madeira SAD (POR)
RK Zagorje (SLO)
Izvor Bukavicka Arandjelovac (SRB)
Spono Eagles (SUI)
Galytchanka Lviv (UKR)