EHF EUROPEAN CUP 2026/27 – HANDBALL PLANET POWER RANKING: TOP 16 TITLE CONTENDERS
The race for the EHF European Cup 2026/27 trophy promises to be one of the most exciting in recent years, with several ambitious clubs, former champions and experienced European contenders aiming for glory.
GRK Ohrid lead the Handball-Planet.com Power Ranking, following their historic European triumph last season. However, the competition looks stronger than ever, Greek powerhouse Olympiacos investing heavily in its squad, Turkish giants Beşiktaş assembling an ambitious team, and former champions Alkaloid and Vojvodina looking to return to the top.
Slovenian, Norwegian and Greek clubs are also expected to play important roles in the knockout stages, making the battle for a place in the final wide open.
Here is our TOP 16 Power Ranking ahead of the second round of the EHF European Cup 2026/27.
EHF European Cup 2026/27 – Power Ranking
- GRK Ohrid (North Macedonia)
- RK Alkaloid (North Macedonia)
- Olympiacos (Greece)
- Beşiktaş (Türkiye)
- Runar Sandefjord (Norway)
- Trimo Trebnje (Slovenia)
- RK Vojvodina (Serbia)
- Nærbø (Norway)
- Haukar (Iceland)
- AEK Athens (Greece)
- Gorenje Velenje (Slovenia)
- Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski (Poland)
- Pfadi Winterthur (Switzerland)
- Potaissa Turda (Romania)
- Poli Timisoara (Romania)
- Slovenj Gradec (Slovenia) / RK Gorica (Croatia)
EHF European Cup – Last 10 Finals (2016–2026)
2026: GRK Ohrid (North Macedonia) – Tatabánya (Hungary) 60:53
2025: Alkaloid (North Macedonia) – AEK Athens (Greece) 39:25
2024: Valur (Iceland) – Olympiacos (Greece) 62:61
2023: Vojvodina (Serbia) – Nærbø (Norway) 55:46
2022: Nærbø (Norway) – Minaur Baia Mare (Romania) 56:51
2021: AEK Athens (Greece) – Ystads IF (Sweden) 54:46
2019: CSM București (Romania) – Madeira (Portugal) 48:42
2018: Potaissa Turda (Romania) – AEK Athens (Greece) 59:49
2017: Sporting CP (Portugal) – Potaissa Turda (Romania) 67:52
2016: ABC Braga (Portugal) – Benfica (Portugal) 53:51
Results represent the aggregate scores over two legs.
Note: The competition was known as the EHF Challenge Cup until 2020, before being renamed the EHF European Cup in the 2020/21 season. The 2019/20 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2025 final was decided after AEK Athens did not play the second leg, which was officially awarded 10:0 to Alkaloid.
