2016–17 EHF Challenge Cup

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{{Infobox sport tournament|name=EHF Challenge Cup|year=2016–17|image=|caption=|sport=Handball|location=|start_date={{nowrap|19 November 2016}}|end_date={{nowrap|27 May 2017}}|administrator=|tournament_format=|host=|venues=|teams=32|purse=|champions={{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP|runners-up1={{flagicon|ROM}} Potaissa Turda|matches=|goals=|attendance=|top_scorer={{flagicon|ROM}} Georgică Cîntec (48 goals)|previous=2015–16|next=2017–18}}

The 2016–17 EHF Challenge Cup was the 20th edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for men's handball clubs, which was won by Sporting CP running from 19 November 2016 to 27 May 2017.

Overview

= Team allocation =

  • TH: Title holders

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! colspan="4" |Round 3

{{Flagicon|BEL}} HC Visé BM

|{{Flagicon|BIH}} RK Vogošća Poljine Hills

|{{Flagicon|BUL}} HC Lokomotiv Varna

|{{Flagicon|BUL}} HC Dobrudja

{{Flagicon|CYP}} A.S.S. Spes

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Cambridge HC

|{{Flagicon|GRE}} A.C. Doukas

|{{Flagicon|GRE}} IEK Xini Dikeas

{{Flagicon|ISL}} Valur

|{{Flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Ashdod

|{{Flagicon|ISR}} Ramat Hashron "S.G.S." HC

|{{Flagicon|ITA}} A.S.D. Romagna Handball

{{Flagicon|KOS}} KH Kastrioti

|{{Flagicon|LTU}} Klaipeda Dragunas

|{{Flagicon|LUX}} Handball Esch

|{{Flagicon|LUX}} HB Dudelange

{{Flagicon|MDA}} PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol

|{{Flagicon|MDA}} Riviera-SSSH-2

|{{Flagicon|MKD}} RK Pelister

|{{Flagicon|MNE}} RK Partizan 1949

{{Flagicon|NED}} JMS Hurry-Up

|{{Flagicon|NOR}} Haslum Handballklubb

|{{Flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP

|{{Flagicon|ROU}} AHC Potaissa Turda

{{Flagicon|SRB}} RK Sloga Požega

|{{Flagicon|SRB}} RK Partizan

|{{Flagicon|SUI}} TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen

|{{Flagicon|SVK}} HKM Sala

{{Flagicon|SVK}} MSK Povazska Bystrica

|{{Flagicon|TUR}} Göztepe SK

|{{Flagicon|TUR}} Tasova Yibo SK

|{{Flagicon|UKR}} HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporizhzhia

= Round and draw dates =

All draws held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

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!Round

!Draw date

!First leg

!Second leg

Round 3

|19 July 2016

|19–20 November 2016

|26–27 November 2016

Last 16

|29 November 2016

|18–19 February 2017

|25–26 February 2017

Quarter-final

| rowspan="3" |23 February 2017

|19–20 March 2017

|26–27 March 2017

Semi-finals

|23–24 April 2017

|30 April–1 May 2017

Finals

|14–15 May 2017

|21–22 May 2017

Round 3

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into last 16.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sporting CP|POR|69–49|A.S.D. Romagna Handball|ITA|32–25|37–24}}

{{TwoLegResult|AHC Potaissa Turda|ROU|75–42|HC Dobrudja|BUL|32–23|43–19}}

{{TwoLegResult|HB Dudelange|LUX|56–55|Hapoel Ashdod|ISR|23–28|33–27}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Sloga Požega |SRB|50–47|HC Visé BM|BEL|26–21|24–26}}

{{TwoLegResult|PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol|MDA|51–58|HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporizhzhia|UKR|23–27|28–31}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ramat Hashron "S.G.S." HC|ISR|39–54|Handball Esch|LUX|21–29|18–25}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Partizan 1949|MNE|49–43|A.S.S. Spes|CYP|27–21|22–22}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Partizan|SRB|52–59|MSK Povazska Bystrica|SVK|23–31|29–28}}

{{TwoLegResult|Valur|ISL|56–49|Haslum Handballklubb|NOR|31–24|25–25}}

{{TwoLegResult|IEK Xini Dikeas|GRE|43–45|A.C. Doukas|GRE|27–21|16–24}}

{{TwoLegResult|KH Kastrioti|KOS|51–60|HKM Sala|SVK|29–31|22–29}}

{{TwoLegResult|Göztepe SK|TUR|47–48|JMS Hurry-Up|NED|22–20|25–28}}

{{TwoLegResult|Klaipeda Dragunas|LTU|52–63|TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen|SUI|28–35|24–28}}

{{TwoLegResult|Tasova Yibo SK|TUR|65–56|Riviera-SSSH-2|MDA|32–29|33–27}}

{{TwoLegResult|Cambridge HC|GBR|47–76|HC Lokomotiv Varna|BUL|22–36|25–40}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Pelister|MKD|49–48|RK Vogošća Poljine Hills|BIH|21–23|28–25}}

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Last 16

Teams listed first played the first leg at home. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue. Bolded teams qualified into quarter-finals.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Tasova Yibo SK|TUR|58–66|A.C. Doukas|GRE|28–32|30–34}}

{{TwoLegResult|Valur|ISL|45–45|RK Partizan 1949|MNE|21–21|24–24}}

{{TwoLegResult|Handball Esch|LUX|56–59|AHC Potaissa Turda|ROU|27–31|29–28}}

{{TwoLegResult|HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporizhzhia|UKR|54–57|HB Dudelange|LUX|27–32|27–25}}

{{TwoLegResult|HKM Sala|SVK|57–55|TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen|SUI|30–27|27–28}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Pelister|MKD|44–66|Sporting CP|POR|18–32|26–34}}

{{TwoLegResult|MSK Povazska Bystrica|SVK|49–51|JMS Hurry-Up|NED|30–19|19–32}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Sloga Požega|SRB|58–44|HC Lokomotiv Varna|BUL|35–22|23–22}}

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Quarterfinals

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|RK Sloga Požega|SRB|53–59|Valur|ISL|27–30|26–29}}

{{TwoLegResult|AHC Potaissa Turda|ROU|68–64|HB Dudelange|LUX|32–29|36–35}}

{{TwoLegResult|A.C. Doukas|GRE|48–62|Sporting CP|POR|23–35|25–27}}

{{TwoLegResult|JMS Hurry-Up|NED|66–56|HKM Sala|SVK|28–24|38–32}}

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Semifinals

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|JMS Hurry-Up|NED| 41–69 |Sporting CP|POR| 27–32| 14–37 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Valur|ISL| 53–54 |AHC Potaissa Turda|ROM|30–22 | 23–32 }}

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Final

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{{TwoLegResult|Sporting CP|POR| 67–52 |AHC Potaissa Turda|ROM| 37–28 | 30–24 }}

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See also

References

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