Metz Handball win Women’s EHF Champions League 2025/2026
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Metz Handball defeated Györi Audi ETO KC 31:29 (18:17) in Sunday’s final at the sold-out MVM Dome in Budapest, ending the Hungarian powerhouse’s dominance in the EHF Champions League.
They became the first-ever French club to lift the EHF Champions League Women trophy — just weeks after JDA Bourgogne Dijon Handball claimed the EHF European League title.
Sarah Bouktit was named MVP of the Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 2026, while Team Esbjerg’s Henny Reistad was confirmed as the season’s top scorer with 131 goals, despite not playing in the final weekend.
20,022 spectators watched the Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 2026 final in the sold-out MVM Dome in Budapest, matching the world record for a women’s club match previously set at the EHF FINAL4 2023.
CSM celebrate third place
CSM Bucuresti recorded a 32:26 victory against Brest Bretagne Handball in the 3/4 placement match of the Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 2026 at the MVM Dome in Budapest. The Tigresses finished in third place in the EHF Champions League for the third time in their history after 2016/17 and 2017/18.
Ana Gros scored two goals in the final match of her career; the Slovenian right back retires with 1,009 EHF Champions League goals to her name, putting her in fifth place on the all-time scoring list.
MVP of the Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 2026: Sarah Bouktit (Metz Handball)
EHF Champions League Women season 2025/26 top scorer: Henny Reistad (Team Esbjerg) 131 goals
Debrecen win overtime thriller to claim EHF Youth Club Trophy
DVSC Kézilabda Akadémia from Debrecen, Hungary, are the maiden winners of the EHF Youth Club Trophy Women.
On the fringes of the Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 in the MVM Dome in Budapest, Debrecen won the final against CSM Bucuresti 41:39 after overtime, after the Romanian side had turned around a six-goal deficit in the last seven minutes of regular playing time.
