2003 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup

Last updated April 28, 2021

The 2003 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-seventh edition of EHF's competition for women's handball national cup champions. It ran from January 4 to May 18, 2003.

ES Besançon became the first French team to win the Cup Winners' Cup, overcoming an away loss by a 2-goals margin in the final against Spartak Kyiv.^[1] As of 2013 it is the only post-Soviet appearance in an EHF final of Spartak, which remains the most successful team in European women's handball with 13 European Cups.

Results

Preliminary round January 4–12, 2003				Round of 16 February 15–23, 2003				Quarterfinals March 14–23, 2003				Semifinals April 5–13, 2003				Final May 10–18, 2003

Napredak Kruševac	28	25	53
Florgarden Sassari (a)	27	26	53	Florgarden Sassari	24	18	42
				Elda Prestigio	40	25	65
								Elda Prestigio	29	17	46
								Spartak Kyiv (a)	21	25	46
				Spartak Kyiv	32	26	58
IFK Skövde	22	22	44	Sośnica Gliwice	23	28	51
Sośnica Gliwice	22	25	47									Spartak Kyiv	27	24	51
Luch Moscow	35	29	64									Kolding IF	24	24	48
Makedonikos Saloniki	15	19	34	Luch Moscow	28	21	49
Druts Belinichi	17	19	36	Lokomotiva Zagreb	26	25	51
Lokomotiva Zagreb	39	34	73					Lokomotiva Zagreb	25	19	44
SSV Dornbirn-Schoren	35	37	72					Kolding IF	22	26	48
Pasvalio Svalia	22	28	50	SSV Dornbirn-Schoren	19	26	45
Kolding IF	37	36	73	Kolding IF	36	37	73
Etar Veliko Tarnovo	21	15	36													Spartak Kyiv	30	15	45
ABU Baku	23	25	48													ES Besançon	27	20	47
Jelovica Skofka Loka	19	26	45	ABU Baku	20	23	43
EN Athienou	20	13	33	ES Besançon	28	31	59
ES Besançon	40	45	85					ES Besançon	28	23	51
Bayer Leverkusen	31	28	59					Bayer Leverkusen	27	23	50
Sparta Helsinki	12	10	22	Bayer Leverkusen	31	32	63
Zeeman SEW	29	20	49	LC Brühl	19	25	44
LC Brühl	31	29	60									ES Besançon	30	26	56
Juventude Lis	14	15	29									Győri Graboplast	18	27	45
Silcotub Zalău	31	27	58	Silcotub Zalău	27	30	57
Anadolu Üniversitesi	34	32	66	Anadolu Üniversitesi	15	22	37
Maccabi-K.S. Holon	15	23	38					Silcotub Zalău	24	26	50
								Győri Graboplast	22	29	51
				HC Rostov-Don	26	17	43
Győri Graboplast	41	33	74	Győri Graboplast	22	25	47
Željezničar Sarajevo	21	25	46

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References

↑ Results in EHF's website

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[1] Results in EHF's website

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