[1] The qualification stage consists of three rounds, which are played as two-legged ties using a home-and-away system.

A total of 22 teams entered the draw for the first qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 17 July 2018.

[3] A total of 32 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 16 October 2018.

The draw of the EHF Cup group stage took place on Thursday, 29 November 2018.

Since THW Kiel won their group, they qualified directly for the EHF Cup Finals and will not have to play the quarter-finals.

The draw for the quarter-final pairings was held on Tuesday, 2 April, at 11:00 CET in the EHF headquarters in Vienna.

[9][10] As group winners, THW Kiel avoided playing the quarter-finals and qualified directly for the EHF Cup Finals.