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}}
|}
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}}
|}
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}}
|}
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 }}
|}
Final
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/00-04/chc/men/2016-17/round/3/Round+3 EHF Challenge Cup] (official website)
{{EHF Challenge Cup seasons}}
{{2016–17 in European handball (EHF)}}
{{2016–17 European club competitions}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 EHF Challenge Cup}}