It was won by Danish club Viborg HK who defeated Romanian CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea at the finals with an aggregate score of 60–52.
The nations ranked 1 to 7 received an additional slot, as well as the defending champion's federation (Denmark).
Since Viborg HK, 2009 title holder, qualified through domestic league placement, the defending champion wild card was awarded to FCK Håndbold.
[2] On 19 June 2009, Macedonian champion Kometal withdrew from the tournament due to economic problems.
By finishing last, Vrnjačka Banja and Madeira failed to qualify for the next Champions League round, but advanced to the EHF Cup instead.
Twelve teams, along with four winners of the qualifying rounds, competed in the group matches of the Champions League.
Larvik and Oltchim had home court advantage for the second leg of the semifinals as winners of their respective groups.
After Viborg and Oltchim had secured their advance to the finals, the EHF announced that the home rights for those matches would be drawn on 20 April in Vienna.
[12] To comply with EHF regulations about arenas' capacity, the matches were not played at the usual home ground of the clubs.