The EHF Women's Champions Trophy was an official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe.
It was organized annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF) from 1994 to 2008. Until 2007 it was known as the Women's European Club Championship or the Super Cup. [1] In 2008 was the last edition. [2]
The Champions Trophy was played as a four-team tournament between the winners of the Champions League, EHF Cup and Cup Winners' Cup plus an additional invited club.
| Country | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
 Russia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
 Austria | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
 Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Macedonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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