![EHF European League Women group phase finally begins](/media/gvfatzcn/20220105-elw-round-1-preview.jpg?rxy=0.30482268399616058,0.15569957766489559&width=1020&height=720&format=webp&quality=80&v=1d920f38eb245d0)
EHF European League Women group phase finally begins
Everything is ready for the EHF European League Women group phase, which begins this Saturday (7 January 2023). After two rounds of qualification and 37 teams competing to be among 16 clubs of the group phase, the start of 2023 brings us second-tier action across Europe.
Former champion Neptunes de Nantes, EHF Finals 2022 participants Ikast Handbold, 2021 runners-up Siófok KC, former EHF Champions League contenders HC Podravka Vegeta and BV Borussia 09 Dortmund, plus debutantes Fana, are all ready to take on their first matches on the European stage.
![20220105 ELW Round 1 Preview Nantes](/frontend.kw/dist/assets/img/blank.png?rmode=stretch&width=570&height=384)
![20230104 ELW Countdown NFH 2](/frontend.kw/dist/assets/img/blank.png?rmode=stretch&width=570&height=384)
We can't wait to finally get started in this season's European League on Sunday. In the group we meet three teams which are going to give us tough matches. We know we have to be 100 per cent on in every game to be able to move forward.