2017–18 Women's EHF Champions League

The 2017–18 EHF Champions League was the 25th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.

Győri Audi ETO KC defended their title by defeating HC Vardar in the final.

Competition format
16 teams participated in the competition, divided in four groups who played in a round robin, home and away format. The top three teams in each group qualified for the main round

The 12 qualified teams were divided in four groups who played in a round robin, home and away format. The points gained against the qualified teams in the first round were carried over. The top four teams in each group qualified for the quarterfinals.
 * Main round

After the quarterfinals, the culmination of the season, the WOMEN'S EHF FINAL4, will continue in its existing format, with the four top teams from the competition competing for the title.
 * Knockout stage

Team allocation
14 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.

Round and draw dates
The qualification draw was held in Vienna, Austria, the group stage draw in Ljubljana, Slovenia and the final four draw in Budapest, Hungary.

Qualification stage
The draw was held on 29 June 2017. The two winners of the qualification tournaments advanced to the group stage.

Group stage
The draw was held on 30 June 2017.

In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.

Main round
The top three teams of each preliminary group advance. Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group are carried over.

In each group, teams play against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.

Knockout stage
The first four placed teams from the main round qualified for the knockout stage.

All-Star Team
The all-star team and awards were announced on 11 May 2018.


 * Goalkeeper: 🇳🇴 Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (NOR)
 * Right wing: 🇷🇺 Yulia Managarova (RUS)
 * Right back: 🇸🇮 Ana Gros (SVN)
 * Centre back: 🇳🇴 Veronica Kristiansen (NOR)
 * Left back: 🇷🇴 Cristina Neagu (ROU)
 * Left wing: 🇫🇷 Siraba Dembélé (FRA)
 * Pivot: 🇷🇸 Dragana Cvijić (SRB)

Other awards

 * MVP of the Final Four: 🇫🇷 Amandine Leynaud (FRA)
 * Best coach: 🇪🇸 Ambros Martín (ESP)
 * Best young player: 🇸🇮 Tjaša Stanko (SVN)
 * Best defence player: 🇭🇺 Zsuzsanna Tomori (HUN)