Country |
Winners |
Runners-up |
Winning clubs |
Runners-up |
Spain |
15 |
12 |
Barcelona (9)
Ciudad Real (3)
TEKA Santander (1), Bidasoa Irún (1), Portland San Antonio (1) |
Barcelona (4)
Portland San Antonio (2), Ciudad Real (2)
TEKA Santander (1), Bidasoa Irún (1), Atlético Madrid (1), Atlético de Madrid (1) |
Germany |
15 |
10 |
VfL Gummersbach (5)
THW Kiel (3)
Frisch Auf Göppingen (2), TV Großwallstadt (2)
Magdeburg* (1), Hamburg (1), Flensburg-Handewitt(1) |
THW Kiel (4)
Flensburg-Handewitt (2)
Frisch Auf Göppingen (1), VfL Gummersbach (1), TUSEM Essen (1), Wallau-Massenheim (1) |
Soviet Union [A] |
5 |
3 |
SKA Minsk (3)
MAI Moscow (1), CSKA Moscow (1) |
CSKA Moscow (2)
MAI Moscow (1) |
Yugoslavia [B] |
4 |
7 |
Metaloplastika (2)
Bjelovar (1), Borac Banja Luka (1) |
Bjelovar (2)
Medveščak Zagreb (1), Borac Banja Luka (1), Slovan Ljubljana (1), Metaloplastika (1), Proleter Zrenjanin (1) |
East Germany |
4 |
2 |
Magdeburg* (2)
SC Leipzig (1), ASK Frankfurt/Oder (1) |
Dynamo Berlin (1), Empor Rostock (1) |
Romania |
3 |
3 |
Steaua București (2)
Dinamo Bucureşti (1) |
Steaua București (2)
Dinamo Bucureşti (1) |
Czechoslovakia [C] |
3 |
2 |
Dukla Prague (3) |
Dukla Prague (2) |
Croatia |
2 |
4 |
Zagreb (2) |
Zagreb (4) |
Hungary |
1 |
4 |
Honvéd (1) |
Honvéd (1), MVM Veszprém (3) |
Poland |
1 |
3 |
Vive Targi Kielce (1) |
Wybrzeże Gdańsk (2), Śląsk Wrocław (1) |
Sweden |
1 |
1 |
Redbergslids IK (1) |
Örebro SK (1) |
France |
1 |
0 |
Montpellier (1) |
&
—
|
Slovenia |
1 |
0 |
Celje (1) |
&
—
|
Denmark |
0 |
2 |
&
—
|
Aarhus GF (1), Fredericia KFUM (1) |
Iceland |
0 |
1 |
&
—
|
Valur (1) |
Switzerland |
0 |
1 |
&
—
|
TSV St.Otmar St. Gallen (1) |
Portugal |
0 |
1 |
&
—
|
ABC Braga (1) |
The following is a list of clubs that have played in or qualified for the Champions League group stages.
Nation |
# |
Clubs |
Years |
Denmark (10) |
12
|
KIF Kolding |
1994–95, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
8
|
GOG Svendborg |
1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 |
3
|
AaB Handball |
2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15 |
3
|
Skjern |
1999–2000, 2003–04, 2015–16 |
2
|
Copenhagen |
2008–09, 2009–10 |
2
|
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg |
2011–12, 2012–13 |
1
|
Virum-Sorgenfri |
1997–98 |
1
|
Aarhus GF |
2005–06 |
1
|
Viborg HK |
2007–08 |
1
|
AG København |
2011–12 |
Spain (9) |
19
|
Barcelona |
1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
10
|
Ademar León |
1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13 |
9
|
Portland San Antonio |
1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 |
8
|
Ciudad Real |
2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 |
3
|
TEKA Santander |
1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97 |
3
|
Valladolid |
2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11 |
3
|
La Rioja |
2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
2
|
Bidasoa Irún |
1994–95, 1995–96 |
2
|
Atlético Madrid |
2011–12, 2012–13 |
Germany (9) |
19
|
THW Kiel |
1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
11
|
Flensburg |
2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
7
|
Hamburg |
2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 |
6
|
Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
4
|
Magdeburg |
2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06 |
3
|
TBV Lemgo |
1997–98, 2003–04, 2004–05 |
2
|
VfL Gummersbach |
2006–07, 2007–08 |
2
|
Füchse Berlin |
2011–12, 2012–13 |
1
|
Wallau-Massenheim |
1993–94 |
France (8) |
16
|
Montpellier |
1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
8
|
Chambéry |
2001–02, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 |
5
|
Paris Saint-Germain |
1996–97, 2005–06, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
2
|
Dunkerque |
2013–14, 2014–15 |
1
|
USAM Nîmes |
1993–94 |
1
|
OM Vitrolles |
1994–95 |
1
|
Créteil |
2004–05 |
1
|
Ivry |
2007–08 |
Norway (6) |
5
|
Sandefjord TIF |
1993–94, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07 |
3
|
Drammen HK |
1997–98, 2007–08, 2008–09 |
2
|
IL Runar |
1996–97, 2000–01 |
1
|
Viking HK |
1998–99 |
1
|
Fyllingen |
2009–10 |
1
|
Elverum |
2015–16 |
Slovenia (5) |
18
|
Celje |
1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
6
|
Gorenje |
2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14 |
2
|
Prule 67 |
2002–03, 2003–04 |
2
|
Cimos Koper |
2008–09, 2011–12 |
1
|
Kozina |
2006–07 |
Switzerland (5) |
8
|
Kadetten Schaffhausen |
2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
6
|
Pfadi Winterthur |
1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2004–05 |
2
|
Amicitia Zürich |
2008–09, 2009–10 |
1
|
TV Suhr |
1999–2000 |
1
|
Wacker Thun |
2013–14 |
Sweden (5) |
5
|
IK Sävehof |
2004–05, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 |
4
|
Redbergslids IK |
1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04 |
3
|
Hammarby IF |
2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 |
2
|
Alingsås HK |
2009–10, 2014–15 |
1
|
HK Drott |
2013–14 |
1
|
Kristianstad |
2015–16 |
Greece (5) |
2
|
Panellinios |
2002–03, 2006–07 |
1
|
Filippos Veria |
2003–04 |
1
|
Athinaikos |
2005–06 |
1
|
ASE Douka |
2008–09 |
1
|
PAOK |
2009–10 |
Romania (5) |
7
|
Constanţa |
2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 |
1
|
Săvineşti |
2002–03 |
1
|
Dinamo Bucureşti |
2005–06 |
1
|
Steaua București |
2008–09 |
1
|
Minaur |
2015–16 |
Russia (4) |
14
|
Chekhovskiye Medvedi |
2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
4
|
St. Petersburg |
2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 |
2
|
Kaustik Volgograd |
1998–99, 1999–2000 |
1
|
Astrakhan |
2007–08 |
Poland (4) |
9
|
Vive Targi Kielce |
1999–2000, 2003–04, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
9
|
Wisła Płock |
2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
1
|
Wybrzeże Gdańsk |
2000–01 |
1
|
Zagłębie Lublin |
2007–08 |
Macedonia (4) |
9
|
Vardar Skopje |
2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
7
|
Metalurg Skopje |
2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
1
|
Prespa |
1997–98 |
1
|
Pelister |
2005–06 |
Czech Republic (4) |
8
|
Baník Karvina |
2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 |
1
|
Dukla Prague |
1994–95 |
1
|
Cabot Zubri |
1997–98 |
1
|
Kovopetrol Plzeň |
1998–99 |
Italy (4) |
4
|
Trieste |
1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2002–03 |
2
|
Alpi Prato |
1998–99, 1999–2000 |
2
|
Conversano |
2003–04, 2004–05 |
1
|
Merano |
2005–06 |
Island (4) |
4
|
Haukar |
2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09 |
1
|
KA Akureyrar |
1997–98 |
1
|
Valur |
2007–08 |
1
|
Fram Reykjavik |
2006–07 |
Hungary (3) |
20
|
MKB Veszprém |
1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
13
|
Pick Szeged |
1996–97, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
1
|
Dunaferr SE |
2000–01 |
Ukraine (3) |
10
|
Zaporizhia |
1998–99, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
2
|
Shaktar Donetsk |
1996–97, 2002–03 |
1
|
Portovyk Yuzhne |
2006–07 |
Belarus (3) |
6
|
Meshkov Brest |
2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
3
|
Dinamo-Minsk |
2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14 |
2
|
SKA Minsk |
1996–97, 1998–99 |
Portugal (3) |
5
|
Braga |
1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01 |
2
|
Porto |
2013–14, 2015–16 |
1
|
Sporting CP |
2001–02 |
Austria (3) |
4
|
Bergenz |
2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 |
1
|
UHK West Wien |
1993–94 |
1
|
HC Hard |
2003–04 |
Serbia (3) |
5
|
Crvena zvezda |
1996–97, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09 |
4
|
Partizan |
1999–2000, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2012–13 |
1
|
Vojvodina |
2015–16 |
Croatia (2) |
22
|
Zagreb |
1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
3
|
Metković |
2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2) |
6
|
Bosna Sarajevo |
2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 |
2
|
Izviđač |
2004–05, 2005–06 |
Slovakia (2) |
6
|
Tatran Prešov |
2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2015–16 |
2
|
Považská Bystrica |
2003–04, 2006–07 |
Turkey (2) |
2
|
ASKI Ankara |
2000–01, 2003–04 |
2
|
Beşiktaş |
2014–15, 2015–16 |
Lithuania (1) |
4
|
Granitas Kaunas |
1996–97, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09 |
Israel (1) |
3
|
Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02 |
Team |
No. |
Years in Semi-finals |
Barcelona |
18
|
1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
THW Kiel |
14
|
1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
VfL Gummersbach |
10
|
1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984 |
Dukla Praha |
9
|
1957, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1980, 1984, 1985 |
Steaua București |
7
|
1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1986, 1989 |
Zagreb |
7
|
1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Celje |
7
|
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 |
Ciudad Real |
7
|
2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Dinamo Bucureşti |
6
|
1959, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1979 |
Metaloplastika |
6
|
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
Portland San Antonio |
6
|
1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 |
Veszprém |
6
|
2002, 2003, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Bjelovar |
5
|
1962, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
Honvéd |
5
|
1966, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984 |
Magdeburg |
5
|
1978, 1981, 1989, 2002, 2004 |
Frisch Auf Göppingen |
4
|
1959, 1960, 1962, 1963 |
CSKA Moscow |
4
|
1977, 1981, 1983, 1988 |
Flensburg-Handewitt |
4
|
2004, 2006, 2007, 2014 |
HSV Hamburg |
4
|
2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 |
MAI Moscow |
3
|
1972, 1973, 1974 |
TV Großwallstadt |
3
|
1979, 1980, 1982 |
Atlético Madrid |
3
|
1980, 1985, 1986 |
SKA Minsk |
3
|
1987, 1989, 1990 |
TUSEM Essen |
3
|
1987, 1988, 1990 |
Bidasoa Irún |
3
|
1988, 1995, 1996 |
TEKA Santander |
3
|
1992, 1994, 1995 |
Vive Targi Kielce |
3
|
2013, 2015, 2016 |
Paris UC |
2
|
1957, 1960 |
Helsingør IF |
2
|
1959, 1982 |
Aarhus GF |
2
|
1960, 1966 |
IK Skovbakken |
2
|
1962, 1963 |
SC Leipzig |
2
|
1966, 1973 |
Dynamo Berlin |
2
|
1968, 1970 |
Borac Banja Luka |
2
|
1975, 1976 |
Fredericia KFUM |
2
|
1976, 1977 |
Wybrzeże Gdańsk |
2
|
1986, 1987 |
KIF Kolding |
2
|
1992, 2002 |
Montpellier |
2
|
2003, 2005 |
Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
2
|
2009, 2011 |
Örebro SK |
1
|
1957 |
HG København |
1
|
1957 |
Redbergslids IK |
1
|
1959 |
Medveščak Zagreb |
1
|
1965 |
Grasshopper |
1
|
1965 |
Ajax København |
1
|
1965 |
SK Cuncevo |
1
|
1967 |
Crvenka |
1
|
1970 |
Sporting CP |
1
|
1971 |
Tatran Prešov |
1
|
1972 |
SolK Hellas |
1
|
1973 |
Oppsal IF |
1
|
1974 |
Ruda Hvezda Bratislava |
1
|
1974 |
ASK Frankfurt/Oder |
1
|
1975 |
IK Fredensborg |
1
|
1976 |
Śląsk Wrocław |
1
|
1978 |
Calpisa |
1
|
1978 |
Empor Rostock |
1
|
1979 |
Valur |
1
|
1980 |
Slovan Ljubljana |
1
|
1981 |
LUGI HF |
1
|
1981 |
St. Gallen |
1
|
1982 |
FH Hafnarfjördur |
1
|
1985 |
HK Drott |
1
|
1989 |
Créteil |
1
|
1990 |
Proleter Zrenjanin |
1
|
1991 |
Eskişehir ETİ |
1
|
1991 |
Dinamo Astrakhan |
1
|
1991 |
Wallau-Massenheim |
1
|
1993 |
Vénissieux |
1
|
1993 |
ABC Braga |
1
|
1994 |
USAM Nîmes |
1
|
1994 |
West Wien |
1
|
1994 |
Pfadi Winterthur |
1
|
1996 |
TBV Lemgo |
1
|
1998 |
Prule 67 |
1
|
2003 |
Valladolid |
1
|
2007 |
Chekhovskiye Medvedi |
1
|
2010 |
Atlético Madrid |
1
|
2012 |
AG København |
1
|
2012 |
Füchse Berlin |
1
|
2012 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
1
|
2016 |
Team |
Years in QF (not in SF) |
Years in SF |
QF Apps. |
SF Apps. |
THW Kiel |
1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011 |
1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
17
|
12
|
Barcelona |
2006, 2007, 2012 |
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 |
15
|
12
|
Celje |
1994, 2002, 2006 |
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 |
10
|
7
|
Ciudad Real |
2007 |
2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
8
|
7
|
Portland San Antonio |
2008 |
1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 |
7
|
6
|
Zagreb |
1994, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2012 |
1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
12
|
5
|
MKB Veszprém |
1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013 |
2002, 2003, 2006, 2014 |
15
|
4
|
Flensburg-Handewitt |
2005, 2009, 2011, 2013 |
2004, 2006, 2007, 2014 |
8
|
4
|
HSV Hamburg |
2010 |
2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 |
5
|
4
|
Montpellier |
2001, 2006, 2010, 2011 |
2003, 2005 |
6
|
2
|
Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
2010, 2014 |
2009, 2011 |
4
|
2
|
Magdeburg |
2003 |
2002, 2004 |
3
|
2
|
TEKA Santander |
1997 |
1994, 1995 |
3
|
2
|
Bidasoa Irún |
|
1995, 1996 |
2
|
2
|
ABC Braga |
1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 |
1994 |
5
|
1
|
Chekhovskiye Medvedi |
2008, 2009, 2011 |
2010 |
4
|
1
|
KIF Kolding |
1995, 2003 |
2002 |
3
|
1
|
Pfadi Winterthur |
1997, 1998 |
1996 |
3
|
1
|
TBV Lemgo |
2004, 2005 |
1998 |
3
|
1
|
Atlético Madrid |
2013 |
2012 |
2
|
1
|
UHK West Wien |
|
1994 |
1
|
1
|
USAM Nîmes |
|
1994 |
1
|
1
|
Prule 67 |
|
2003 |
1
|
1
|
Valladolid |
|
2007 |
1
|
1
|
AG København |
|
2012 |
1
|
1
|
Füchse Berlin |
|
2012 |
1
|
1
|
Vive Targi Kielce |
|
2013 |
1
|
1
|
Ademar León |
1998, 2000, 2002, 2012 |
|
4
|
0
|
GOG Svendborg |
1996, 2008 |
|
2
|
0
|
Pick Szeged |
1997, 2004 |
|
2
|
0
|
ZTR Zaporizhia |
1999, 2000 |
|
2
|
0
|
VfL Gummersbach |
2007, 2008 |
|
2
|
0
|
Metalurg Skopje |
2013, 2014 |
|
2
|
0
|
Wallau-Massenheim |
1994 |
|
1
|
0
|
Sandefjord TIF |
1994 |
|
1
|
0
|
Dukla Prague |
1995 |
|
1
|
0
|
OM Vitrolles |
1995 |
|
1
|
0
|
Kaustik Volgograd |
1999 |
|
1
|
0
|
Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
2000 |
|
1
|
0
|
Lovćen Cetinje |
2001 |
|
1
|
0
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Metković |
2002 |
|
1
|
0
|
Redbergslids IK |
2002 |
|
1
|
0
|
Cimos Koper |
2012 |
|
1
|
0
|
Vardar |
2014 |
|
1
|
0
|
Paris Saint-Germain |
2014 |
|
1
|
0
|
The history of the EHF Champions League Final Four system, which was permanently introduced in the 2009-10 season.