2014–15 EHF Champions League
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 in 1991.
Overview
Team allocation
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses. 21 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.Round and draw dates
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.Qualification stage
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.Seedings
The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
Motor Zaporozhye Meshkov Brest HCM Constanța | Vojvodina Porto Haslum HK | Tatran Prešov Alpla HC Hard Beşiktaş | Targos Bevo HC Initia Hasselt Junior Fasano |
Qualification tournament 1
Qualification tournament 2
Qualification tournament 3
Group stage
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.Seedings
The seedings were published on 23 June 2014.Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
THW Kiel Barcelona MKB Veszprém Vive Targi Kielce | KIF Kolding København Metalurg Skopje Celje Dunkerque | Zagreb Chekhovskiye Medvedi Kadetten Schaffhausen Alingsås HK |
Key to colours in group tables |
Top four placed teams advanced to the [|last 16] |
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
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.Last 16
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.Seedings
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.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
THW Kiel Barcelona MKB Veszprém Vive Targi Kielce | Paris Saint-Germain KIF Kolding København Vardar Pick Szeged | Zagreb Wisła Płock Rhein-Neckar Löwen Dunkerque | Logroño Flensburg-Handewitt Montpellier Aalborg |
Matches
Quarterfinals
The draw was held on 24 March 2015 at 11:30 in Vienna, Austria. The first legs were played on 8–12 April and the second legs on 15–19 April 2015.Seedings
The seedings were published on 23 March 2015.Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
THW Kiel Barcelona MKB Veszprém Vive Targi Kielce | Paris Saint-Germain Zagreb Pick Szeged Vardar |
Matches
Final four
The draw was held on 21 April 2015.The final four will be held on 30–31 May 2015 at the Lanxess Arena, Cologne.
All-Star Team
The all-star team was announced by EHF on 29 May 2015.- Goalkeeper:
- Right wing:
- Right back:
- Playmaker:
- Left back:
- Left wing:
- Pivot:
- Best Defender:
- Best Young player:
- Best Coach:
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
1 | Momir Ilić | Veszprém | 114 |
2 | Kiril Lazarov | Barcelona | 106 |
3 | Mikkel Hansen | Paris | 103 |
4 | Karol Bielecki | Kielce | 92 |
5 | Timur Dibirov | Vardar | 78 |
6 | Zsolt Balogh | Szeged | 76 |
6 | Marko Vujin | Kiel | 76 |
8 | Nikola Karabatić | Barcelona | 75 |
9 | Igor Karačić | Vardar | 74 |
10 | Alex Dujshebaev | Vardar | 73 |