[2] TH Title Holder A total of 17 teams took part in the qualification tournaments.

The draw took place on 27 June, at 14:00 local time at Vienna, Austria.

A total of sixteen teams will be concerned in the process, to be divided into four pots of four.

The draw of the group matches was held on 19 November at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna.

In November 2013 the European Handball Federation announced that for the first time in the competition's history, the winner of the EHF Women's Champions League would be decided in a Final Four tournament.