The 2021–22 EHF Champions League group stage was played between 15 September 2021 and 10 March 2022 to determine the ten teams advancing to the knockout stage of the 2021–22 EHF Champions League.
Draw The draw was held on 2 July 2020 in Vienna, Austria.
Seeding The composition of the seeding pots for the group stage draw was announced on 30 June 2021. From each pot, two teams were drawn into Group A and the other two in Group B. Teams from the same national association were not drawn into the same group.
+ Seeding pots for Groups A and BPot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 Barça THW Kiel Pick Szeged Paris Saint-Germain Vardar 1961 Aalborg Håndbold Łomża Vive Kielce FC Porto Meshkov Brest SG Flensburg-Handewitt Telekom Veszprém Montpellier Handball Motor PPD Zagreb Dinamo București Elverum Håndball
Format In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
Tiebreakers In the group stage, teams are ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have the same number of points, the ranking is determined as follows:
Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved; Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved; Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie); Superior goal difference in all matches of the group; Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group; 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.
Groups The matchdays were 15–16 September, 22–23 September, 29–30 September, 13–14 October, 20–21 October, 27–28 October, 17–18 November, 24–25 November, 1–2 December, 8–9 December 2021, 16–17 February, 23–24 February, 2–3 March, 9–10 March 2022.Match schedule
Times until 30 October 2021 are UTC+2, from 31 October 2021 on times are UTC+1.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.
Group A
Group B
Notes
References
External links Official website