1 EHF EUROPEAN LEAGUE MEN SEASON 2025/26 Dear handball friends, Group matches begin the hunt for EHF European League trophy From the very first throw-off on Tuesday 14 October, the tension will be palpable, the drama will be high, and the excitement will be unrelenting, as 32 teams attempt to navigate their way through six rounds of group matches in the EHF European League Men 2025/26, culminating in a thrilling finale on Tuesday 2 December. Right from the off, there is no room for second chances — half the teams will not make it through to the main round in the new year. Only the very best will be able to battle it out in the latter stages and reach the EHF Finals Men 2026 on 23/24 May. Does your team have what it takes? SG Flensburg-Handewitt certainly do — they took the title for a second year in succession in Hamburg in 2025 and now they begin their bid for an unprecedented third title in a row in the EHF’s second-tier competition in group A. Group B is set to be fascinating, as 2025’s beaten finalists Montpellier Handball find themselves drawn to face THW Kiel, the team they beat 32:31 in their semi-final in May. All three clubs have won the EHF Champions League in the past 11 years, as have HC Vardar 1961, who begin their campaign in group F. Regulars of recent elite-level competition taking part, such as FC Porto, Fredericia Håndboldklub, Kadetten Schaffhausen and many more, highlights the incredible strength in depth of European club handball right across the continent, as teams from 17 countries make up the 32 taking part in the group matches. MT Melsungen completed the EHF Finals Men 2025 line-up; they will be aiming to go further this time and are part of a mouthwatering group E alongside 2022 champions Sport Lisboa e Benfica — the only club to beat the German monopoly on the EHF European League trophy. The Portuguese side reached the knockout stages last season but fell short of grabbing an EHF Finals ticket and will be desperate to put that right this time, yet the same is true of HC Kriens-Luzern, Fenix Toulouse, FC Porto and IRUDEK Bidasoa Irun. The only thing we can be certain of is that those EHF Finals tickets will be like gold dust, and getting off to a good start in the group matches is key if you are going to take one! Another exciting season is about to get underway. Enjoy the group matches of the EHF European League 2025/26! Enjoy the matches! Michael Wiederer EHF President 2
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