1996–97 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup
The 1996–97 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the 21st edition of EHF's competition for women's handball national cup champions. It ran from October 11, 1996, to May 11, 1997.
Istochnik Rostov, a semifinalist in the previous EHF Cup, defeated 1992 EHF Cup champion VfB Leipzig in the final, becoming the first Russian team to win the Cup Winners' Cup after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.[http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cwc/women/1996-97/round/5/finals Results] in EHF's website As of 2013 it remains the last final played by a German team, after five consecutive appearances including three wins.
Results
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| RD1=Preliminary round
October 11–20, 1996
| RD2=Round of 16
November 9–17, 1996
| RD3=Quarterfinals
February 8–16, 1997
| RD4=Semifinals
March 29 – April 5, 1997
| RD5=Final
May 3–11, 1997
| RD1-team01= {{flagicon|POL}} GKS Piotrkovia
| RD1-score01-1= 16
| RD1-score01-2= 25
| RD1-score01-agg= 41
| RD1-team02= {{flagicon|NOR}} Larvik HK
| RD1-score02-1= 29
| RD1-score02-2= 33
| RD1-score02-agg= 62
| RD1-team03= {{flagicon|AUT}} Austria Tabak
| RD1-score03-1= 25
| RD1-score03-2= 26
| RD1-score03-agg= 41
| RD1-team04= {{flagicon|MKD}} Mlaz Bogdanci
| RD1-score04-1= 14
| RD1-score04-2= 17
| RD1-score04-agg= 31
| RD1-team05= {{flagicon|ESP}} Corteblanco Bidebieta
| RD1-score05-1= 23
| RD1-score05-2= 10
| RD1-score05-agg= 33
| RD1-team06= {{flagicon|CRO}} Karbon Zapresic
| RD1-score06-1= 18
| RD1-score06-2= 14
| RD1-score06-agg= 32
| RD1-team07= {{flagicon|SWI}} TSV Saint Othmar
| RD1-score07-1= 23
| RD1-score07-2= 29
| RD1-score07-agg= 52
| RD1-team08= {{flagicon|BUL}} NSA Sofia
| RD1-score08-1= 16
| RD1-score08-2= 15
| RD1-score08-agg= 31
| RD1-team09= {{flagicon|BIH|1992}} Željezničar Sarajevo
| RD1-score09-1= 6
| RD1-score09-2= 14
| RD1-score09-agg= 20
| RD1-team10= {{flagicon|HUN}} Dunaferr Dunaújváros
| RD1-score10-1= 51
| RD1-score10-2= 39
| RD1-score10-agg= 90
| RD1-team11= {{flagicon|TUR}} TMO Ankara
| RD1-score11-1= 20
| RD1-score11-2= 14
| RD1-score11-agg= 34
| RD1-team12= {{flagicon|UKR}} Motor Zaporizhzhia
| RD1-score12-1= 21
| RD1-score12-2= 23
| RD1-score12-agg= 44
| RD1-team13= {{flagicon|BEL}} Fémina Visé
| RD1-score13-1= 20
| RD1-score13-2= 8
| RD1-score13-agg= 28
| RD1-team14= {{flagicon|RUS}} Istochnik Rostov
| RD1-score14-1= 29
| RD1-score14-2= 36
| RD1-score14-agg= 65
| RD1-team15= {{flagicon|ISR}} Kiryat Sharet Holon
| RD1-score15-1= 20
| RD1-score15-2= 15
| RD1-score15-agg= 35
| RD1-team16= {{flagicon|SVN}} ZRK Zalec
| RD1-score16-1= 36
| RD1-score16-2= 31
| RD1-score16-agg= 67
| RD1-team17=
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| RD1-team18=
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| RD1-team19= {{flagicon|NED}} Anova Emmen
| RD1-score19-1= 26
| RD1-score19-2= 31
| RD1-score19-agg= 57
| RD1-team20= {{flagicon|GRE}} GE Verias
| RD1-score20-1= 18
| RD1-score20-2= 28
| RD1-score20-agg= 46
| RD1-team21= {{flagicon|SCG}} Dunav Sombor
| RD1-score21-1= 25
| RD1-score21-2= 20
| RD1-score21-agg= 45
| RD1-team22= {{flagicon|FRA}} ES Besançon
| RD1-score22-1= 19
| RD1-score22-2= 25
| RD1-score22-agg= 44
| RD1-team23= {{flagicon|DEN}} Frederiksberg IF
| RD1-score23-1= 37
| RD1-score23-2= 36
| RD1-score23-agg= 73
| RD1-team24= {{flagicon|BLR}} Universitet Gomel
| RD1-score24-1= 18
| RD1-score24-2= 20
| RD1-score24-agg= 38
| RD1-team25= {{flagicon|GEO|1990}} HC Kutaisi
| RD1-score25-1= 10
| RD1-score25-2= 8
| RD1-score25-agg= 18
| RD1-team26= {{flagicon|ROM}} Agecom Baia Mare
| RD1-score26-1= 51
| RD1-score26-2= 45
| RD1-score26-agg= 96
| RD1-team27= {{flagicon|ITA}} Polisportiva Enna
| RD1-score27-1= 27
| RD1-score27-2= 25
| RD1-score27-agg= 52
| RD1-team28= {{flagicon|FIN}} Sparta Helsinki
| RD1-score28-1= 31
| RD1-score28-2= 34
| RD1-score28-agg= 65
| RD1-team29=
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| RD1-team31= {{flagicon|POR}} Académico Madeira
| RD1-score31-1= 21
| RD1-score31-2= 16
| RD1-score31-agg= 37
| RD1-team32= {{flagicon|LUX}} HC Bascharage
| RD1-score32-1= 11
| RD1-score32-2= 19
| RD1-score32-agg= 30
| RD2-team01= {{flagicon|NOR}} Larvik HK
| RD2-score01-1= 34
| RD2-score01-2= 32
| RD2-score01-agg= 66
| RD2-team02= {{flagicon|AUT}} Austria Tabak
| RD2-score02-1= 12
| RD2-score02-2= 10
| RD2-score02-agg= 22
| RD2-team03= {{flagicon|ESP}} Corteblanco Bidebieta
| RD2-score03-1= 22
| RD2-score03-2= 23
| RD2-score03-agg= 45
| RD2-team04= {{flagicon|SWI}} TSV Saint Othmar
| RD2-score04-1= 16
| RD2-score04-2= 17
| RD2-score04-agg= 33
| RD2-team05= {{flagicon|HUN}} Dunaferr Dunaújváros
| RD2-score05-1= 20
| RD2-score05-2= 22
| RD2-score05-agg= 42
| RD2-team06= {{flagicon|UKR}} Motor Zaporizhzhia
| RD2-score06-1= 22
| RD2-score06-2= 23
| RD2-score06-agg= 45
| RD2-team07= {{flagicon|RUS}} Istochnik Rostov
| RD2-score07-1= 23
| RD2-score07-2= 20
| RD2-score07-agg= 43
| RD2-team08= {{flagicon|SVN}} ZRK Zalec
| RD2-score08-1= 14
| RD2-score08-2= 14
| RD2-score08-agg= 28
| RD2-team09= {{flagicon|GER}} TV Lützellinden
| RD2-score09-1= 31
| RD2-score09-2= 21
| RD2-score09-agg= 52
| RD2-team10= {{flagicon|NED}} Anova Emmen
| RD2-score10-1= 20
| RD2-score10-2= 16
| RD2-score10-agg= 36
| RD2-team11= {{flagicon|SCG}} Dunav Sombor
| RD2-score11-1= 29
| RD2-score11-2= 22
| RD2-score11-agg= 51
| RD2-team12= {{flagicon|DEN}} Frederiksberg IF
| RD2-score12-1= 21
| RD2-score12-2= 27
| RD2-score12-agg= 48
| RD2-team13= {{flagicon|ROM}} Agecom Baia Mare
| RD2-score13-1= 36
| RD2-score13-2= 36
| RD2-score13-agg= 72
| RD2-team14= {{flagicon|FIN}} Sparta Helsinki
| RD2-score14-1= 19
| RD2-score14-2= 29
| RD2-score14-agg= 48
| RD2-team15= {{flagicon|GER}} VfB Leipzig
| RD2-score15-1= 35
| RD2-score15-2= 22
| RD2-score15-agg= 57
| RD2-team16= {{flagicon|POR}} Académico Madeira
| RD2-score16-1= 12
| RD2-score16-2= 22
| RD2-score16-agg= 34
| RD3-team01= {{flagicon|NOR}} Larvik HK
| RD3-score01-1= 30
| RD3-score01-2= 22
| RD3-score01-agg= 52
| RD3-team02= {{flagicon|ESP}} Corteblanco Bidebieta
| RD3-score02-1= 17
| RD3-score02-2= 22
| RD3-score02-agg= 39
| RD3-team03= {{flagicon|UKR}} Motor Zaporizhzhia
| RD3-score03-1= 18
| RD3-score03-2= 12
| RD3-score03-agg= 30
| RD3-team04= {{flagicon|RUS}} Istochnik Rostov
| RD3-score04-1= 16
| RD3-score04-2= 17
| RD3-score04-agg= 33
| RD3-team05= {{flagicon|GER}} TV Lützellinden
| RD3-score05-1= 27
| RD3-score05-2= 19
| RD3-score05-agg= 46
| RD3-team06= {{flagicon|SCG}} Dunav Sombor
| RD3-score06-1= 23
| RD3-score06-2= 25
| RD3-score06-agg= 48
| RD3-team07= {{flagicon|ROM}} Agecom Baia Mare
| RD3-score07-1= 26
| RD3-score07-2= 16
| RD3-score07-agg= 42
| RD3-team08= {{flagicon|GER}} VfB Leipzig
| RD3-score08-1= 19
| RD3-score08-2= 26
| RD3-score08-agg= 45
| RD4-team01= {{flagicon|NOR}} Larvik HK
| RD4-score01-1= 33
| RD4-score01-2= 25
| RD4-score01-agg= 58
| RD4-team02= {{flagicon|RUS}} Istochnik Rostov (a)
| RD4-score02-1= 30
| RD4-score02-2= 28
| RD4-score02-agg= 58
| RD4-team03= {{flagicon|SCG}} Dunav Sombor
| RD4-score03-1= 23
| RD4-score03-2= 21
| RD4-score03-agg= 44
| RD4-team04= {{flagicon|GER}} VfB Leipzig
| RD4-score04-1= 18
| RD4-score04-2= 33
| RD4-score04-agg= 51
| RD5-team1= {{flagicon|RUS}} Istochnik Rostov
| RD5-score01-1= 25
| RD5-score01-2= 24
| RD5-score01-agg= 49
| RD5-team2= {{flagicon|GER}} VfB Leipzig
| RD5-score02-1= 18
| RD5-score02-2= 24
| RD5-score02-agg= 42
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References
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