A total of 24 participants remain in contention for a ticket to the group phase. Eight of them skipped qualification round 2 and are set to start their campaign straight in qualification round 3 in November: HC Dunarea Braila (ROU), HSG Bensheim/Auerbach Flames, HC Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO), Malaga Costa del Sol (ESO), KGHM MKS Zaglebie Lubin (POL), Super Amara Bera Bera (ESP), Hazena Kynzvart (CZE) and MOL Esztergom (HUN).
They are joined by the 16 teams that came out victorious from their qualification round 2 ties: Boden Handboll IF (SWE), SCM Ramnicu Valcea (ROU), Viborg HK (DEN), Sport Lisboa e Benfica (POR), Molde Elite (NOR), ZRK Naisa Nis (SRB), IK Sävehof (SWE), Chambray Touraine Handball (FRA), St Amand HB-Porte du Hainaut (FRA), Larvik (NOR), VfL Oldenburg (GER), Tertnes Bergen (NOR), CSM Corona Brasov (ROU), PGE MKS El-Volt Lublin (POL), DHK Banik Most (CZE), Rocasa Gran Canaria (ESP).
The participants have been divided into two pots ahead of the draw. Each team from pot 1 will be drawn against an opponent from pot 2.
POT 1
HC Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO)
Hazena Kynzvart (CZE)
Viborg HK (DEN)
Malaga Costa del Sol (ESP)
Super Amara Bera Bera (ESP)
Chambray Touraine Handball (FRA)
HSG Bensheim/Auerbach Flames (GER)
MOL Esztergom (HUN)
Larvik (NOR)
KGHM MKS Zaglebie Lubin (POL)
PGE MKS El-Volt Lublin (POL)
H.C. Dunarea Braila (ROU)
POT 2
DHK Banik Most (CZE)
Rocasa Gran Canaria (ESP)
St Amand HB-Porte du Hainaut (FRA)
VfL Oldenburg (GER)
Molde Elite (NOR)
Tertnes Bergen (NOR)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica (POR)
CSM Corona Brasov (ROU)
SCM Ramnicu Valcea (ROU)
ZRK Naisa Nis (SRB)
Boden Handboll IF (SWE)
IK Sävehof (SWE)
The draw event for the EHF European League Women 2026/27 qualification round 3 will take place in Vienna on Wednesday 14 October, at 11:00 CEST, and will be streamed live on the Home of Handball YouTube channel. Alternatively, you can watch the draw when it goes live via the video embedded below.
Qualification round 3 matches will be played on 7–8 and 14–15 November 2026.
