All is set for the maiden group phase draw in the Women’s EHF Cup

Following the last weekend’s Qualification Round 3 matches in the Women’s EHF Cup Group Phase all is set for the premiere edition of the group phase. Twelve teams from the qualification will now join four bottom ranked teams of the Women’s EHF Champions League Group Matches (Glassverket, HC Leipzig, Rostov-Don and IK Sävehof) as the draw at the Gartenhotel 1 in Vienna on Thursday 24 November at 11:00 hrs local time will determine all four groups.

The first round of the group phase is scheduled for 7-8 January and the last round will take place on 11-12 February. Only the top two teams of each group will make it to the quarter-finals. The Women’s EHF Cup is played in a new format after the old EHF Cup merged together with the Cup Winners’ Cup last summer.

Neither the defending holders Dunaujvaros Kezilabda Akademia DKKA, not the winners of the last Cup Winners’s Cup season TTH Holstebro made it to the group phase from the third round.

Draw procedure

DRAW PROCEDURE As there will be country protection applied in the group phase draw and there are Sweden is the only …

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