The 2026–27 Women's EHF European League qualification round decided the last twelve qualifiers for the European League group stage.https://ehfel.eurohandball.com/women/2025-26/news/en/ehf-european-league-women-202627-teams-confirmed-draw-awaits/
Due to the changes in the women's competitions next season.https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/exec-confirms-new-system-for-ehfcl-women-awards-ehf-euro-2030/ This was the final season to have a qualification round.
Format In round 2, 36 teams are separated into eighteen home and away play offs. The eighteen aggregate winners advance to Round 3. In round 3, twenty four teams are divided into twelve home and away play offs. The twelve winners on aggregate advance to the group stage.
Teams Round 3 HSG Bensheim/Auerbach HC Dunărea Brăila MOL Esztergom Super Amara Bera Bera CBF Málaga Costa del Sol RK Lokomotiva Zagreb KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin Házená KynžvartRound 2 Viborg HK Vfl Oldenburg TuS Metzingen Molde Elite Larvik HK Tertnes Bergen CS Corona Brașov SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Chambray Touraine Handball St Amand HB-Porte du Hainaut OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball Vác Rocasa Gran Canaria CB Atlético Guardés ŽRK Zrinski Čakovec ŽRK Bjelovar PGE MKS El-Volt Lublin KRASON MKS Piotrcovia PT IK Sävehof Skara HF Boden Handboll IF GC Amicitia Zürich LC Brühl Handball DHK Baník Most ŽRK Crvena zvezda ŽRK Naisa Niš Bursa Büyükşehir BSK Hypo Niederösterreich HC Gjorche Petrov-WHC AD Skopje SL Benfica AC PAOK AEK Athens
Round 2 Draw The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 14 July 2026 in Vienna, Austria.https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/draw-opens-qualification-path-in-ehf-european-league-women/https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/32-teams-ready-for-start-into-ehf-european-league-women-qualification/ The seeding was based off the newly created EHF women's club rankings. The bold text indicate which teams advanced.
Key to coloursTeams advancing to the Round 3
+ SeededTeamSeedingEHF Women's Club RankingsPoints Viborg HK3780 Chambray Touraine Handball3869 Larvik HK3969 PGE MKS El-Volt Lublin4063 CB Atlético Guardés4159 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea4259 IK Sävehof4357 Bursa Büyükşehir BSK4751 Vfl Oldenburg4848 Vác4948 AC PAOK5047 SL Benfica5243 Rocasa Gran Canaria5439 CS Corona Brașov5539 HC Gjorche Petrov-WHC AD Skopje5737 Tertnes Bergen5836 + UnseededTeamPoints LC Brühl Handball6331 DHK Baník Most6630 Molde Elite6728 ŽRK Crvena zvezda8817 ŽRK Bjelovar8916 ŽRK Zrinski Čakovec9714 TuS Metzingen9714 GC Amicitia Zürich10013 AEK Athens1286 Hypo Niederösterreich1335 Skara HF1413 St Amand HB-Porte du HainautN/A OGC Nice Côte d'Azur HandballN/A KRASON MKS Piotrcovia PTN/A Boden Handboll IFN/A ŽRK Naisa NišN/A
Summary There were 32 teams participating in round 2. The first legs were played on 4–5 October and the second legs were played on 10–11 October 2026.
Matches
Round 3 Draw The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 13 October 2026 in Vienna, Austria. The bold text indicate which teams advanced.
+ Seeding to be confirmedTeamSeedingEHF Women's Club RankingsPoints HC Dunărea Brăila 19142 HSG Bensheim/Auerbach 27111 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 28100 CBF Málaga Costa del Sol 2995 KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin 3092 Super Amara Bera Bera 3285 Házená Kynžvart 3483 MOL Esztergom 3582
16 winners from the second qualifying round
Summary There were 24 teams participating in round 3. The first legs were played on 7–8 November and the second legs were played on 14–15 November 2026.
Matches
See also 2026–27 EHF Champions League 2026–27 EHF European League 2026–27 EHF European Cup 2026–27 Women's EHF Champions League 2026–27 Women's EHF European League 2026–27 Women's EHF European Cup
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