Women’s EHF Champions League FINAL4 lineup completed: CSM Bucuresti to fight for the title after 8 years
The lineup for the Women’s EHF Champions League FINAL4 2026 is complete after the quarter-final clashes.
The season-ending tournament will be played on June 6 and 7, 2026, at the MVM Dome in Budapest, where the four best teams in Europe will fight for the most prestigious club trophy.
Defending champions Győri Audi ETO KC booked their place in dominant fashion against Odense Håndbold, winning 76:53 on aggregate. Metz Handball secured their ticket to Budapest after a stronger second-leg performance against Ferencváros, while CSM București overturned a narrow first-leg defeat to eliminate Team Esbjerg. The Romanian side have reached the final tournament for the first time in eight years, led from the bench by Bojana Popović.
The last ticket to the FINAL4 went to Brest Bretagne Handball, who were better than Romanian side Gloria Bistrița over two legs.
Quarter-final results:
Team Esbjerg – CSM București 52:63 aggregate
First leg: 26:25
Second leg: 27:37
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria – Metz Handball 59:62 aggregate
First leg: 31:31
Second leg: 28:31
Gloria Bistrița – Brest Bretagne Handball 65:72 aggregate
First leg: 35:36
Second leg: 30:36
Odense Håndbold – Győri Audi ETO KC 53:76 aggregate
First leg: 28:36
Second leg: 25:40
The semi-final pairings will be determined by the draw, after which the road to the trophy in Budapest will be known.
PHOTO: CSM București Facebook
