The rankings are based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three-year period.

[5] The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).

[8] SU ZRK Crvena Zvezda DHK Baník Most Armada Praxis Yalikavakspor Hypo Niederösterreich HC DAC Dunajská Streda Cabooter Fortes Venlo HC Gjorche Petrov-WHC Skopje SL Benfica Fredrikstad BK KPR Gminy Kobierzyce Super Amara Bera Bera H65 Höörs HK GC Amicitia Zürich Ankara Yenimahalle BSK HSG Blomberg-Lippe SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB Vác There were 24 teams participating in round 3.

[10] Thüringer HC TuS Metzingen Sola HK Paris 92 Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár RK Lokomotiva Zagreb KGHM MKS Zagłębie Lubin Borussia Dortmund Larvik HK DVSC Schaeffler ŽRK Zrinski Čakovec MKS FunFloor Lublin Atticgo BM Elche LC Brühl Handball IK Sävehof H65 Höörs HK[A] Super Amara Bera Bera[B] DHK Baník Most[C] Vác[D] Fredrikstad BK[E] JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB[F] HSG Blomberg-Lippe[G] SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea[H] KPR Gminy Kobierzyce[I] The draw for the group phase was held on 21 November 2024.

After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows: