EHF Finals Men return to Hamburg in 2025
The EHF Finals Men will be held in Hamburg for the second straight year in 2025.
The annual four-team final tournament of the EHF European League returns to northern Germany after the resounding success of the EHF Finals 2024, when the final between SG Flensburg-Handewitt and Füchse Berlin (36:31) attracted over 10,000 fans — and with top teams such as the defending champions of Flensburg, THW Kiel, and Montpellier HB competing this season, the EHF Finals are bound to be a handball spectacle once again.
Anchoring the event at a neutral venue has opened new opportunities for EHFM to attract fans and sponsors due to the increased visibility and awareness.
Sponsorship interest has grown, and partners are using these new opportunities to reach a wider audience and handball fans across Europe.
The EHF Finals will be broadcast by 30 TV stations in over 50 territories, while the revamped EHFTV secures worldwide coverage.
With this, the EHF Finals in Hamburg are developing into the second flagship event in European men’s club handball next to the TruckScout24 EHF FINAL4 in Cologne, and EHF Marketing together with Active City Hamburg and Barclays Arena will work tirelessly to set new benchmarks for the competition and its final weekend.
Tickets for the EHF Finals will go on sale on Tuesday, 8 October.
All tickets are valid for the semi-finals on 24 May and the final matches on 25 May and are available in four categories, with prices starting at €70.
More information at https://www.eurohandball.com/ehf-finals.
Michael Wiederer, EHF President, said: “In May 2024, the EHF and EHF Marketing laid the foundation for the EHF Finals Men to be played on neutral ground, and now we are harvesting the fruits of this successful premiere. There is a long tradition for handball in Hamburg on club and national team level. Barclays Arena has all the infrastructure to be a perfect venue for European club handball, and the city itself is easily reachable for fans from across Europe. We’re very much looking forward to continuing our partnership and elevating the EHF Finals Men to new heights.”
David Szlezak, Managing Director of EHF Marketing, said: “EHF Marketing has fully embraced the competition’s motto ‘ALL IN’ as we have taken on full responsibility for the organisation of the event with the promise to turn into a resounding success. The Active City Hamburg as neutral venue has significantly enhanced the standing of the EHF European League. Fans and sponsors have reacted overwhelmingly positive following the premiere in 2024, and EHF Marketing is committed to once against deliver an event at the highest level and exceed expectations of all our stakeholders.”
Steve Schwenkglenks, Managing Director of Barclays Arena, said: “We are thrilled to once again welcome the EHF Finals Men 2025 to the Barclays Arena in Hamburg for the second consecutive year. This prestigious tournament was an unforgettable experience for handball fans worldwide in 2024, and we are proud to further establish this significant event in Hamburg next year. Over the past few years, the arena has undergone technical modernisation to offer the perfect stage for highlights like the EHF Finals. We warmly welcome all handball enthusiasts to our beautiful Hanseatic city and look forward to exciting games, emotional moments, and unforgettable memories.”
Andy Grote, Senator of the Interior and Sports of the City of Hamburg, said: “After the European Handball Championship at the start of the year and the silver sensation at the Olympics, we are keeping the handball excitement high and are thrilled to welcome Europe's top teams to Hamburg once again in 2025 for the EHF European League final tournament. We see enormous potential in this high-class event and aim to raise the handball enthusiasm in Hamburg to a new level next year.”
