2016–17 EHF Champions League knockout stage
This article describes the knockout stage of the 2016–17 EHF Champions League.
Qualified teams
The top six placed teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage.
| Group | Qualified for quarterfinals | Qualified for Round of 16 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | |
| A | Barcelona Lassa | Paris Saint-Germain | Telekom Veszprém | Flensburg-Handewitt | THW Kiel | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg |
| B | Vardar | Vive Tauron Kielce | MOL-Pick Szeged | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | Meshkov Brest | Zagreb |
| Playoff winners | Montpellier HBC Nantes | |||||
Format
12 teams played home and away in the first knock-out phase, with the 10 teams qualified from groups A and B and the two teams qualified from groups C and D. After that, the six winners of these matches in the first knock-out phase joined with the winners of groups A and B to play home and away for the right to play in the final four.
Round of 16
Overview
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBC Nantes | 53–61 | Paris Saint-Germain | 26–26 | 27–35 |
| Montpellier | 61–54 | Vive Tauron Kielce | 33–28 | 28–26 |
| Zagreb | 41–52 | Telekom Veszprém | 22–23 | 19–29 |
| Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 48–59 | MOL-Pick Szeged | 24–26 | 24–33 |
| Meshkov Brest | 51–54 | Flensburg-Handewitt | 25–26 | 26–28 |
| THW Kiel | 50–49 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 24–25 | 26–24 |
Matches
| 25 March 2017 20:45 |
HBC Nantes | 26–26 | Paris Saint-Germain | Parc des expositions de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| Gurbindo 5 | (15–14) | Gensheimer 7 | ||
| 3× | Report | 2× 5× |
| 1 April 2017 17:00 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 35–27 | HBC Nantes | Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 2,914 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| Remili 10 | (15–13) | Balaguer 10 | ||
| 3× 5× | Report | 3× 2× |
Paris Saint-Germain won 61–53 on aggregate.
| 26 March 2017 17:00 |
Montpellier | 33–28 | Vive Tauron Kielce | Palais des sports René Bougnol, Montpellier Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Dolenec, Simonet 8 | (14–16) | Bielecki 6 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 2× 3× |
| 2 April 2017 18:00 |
Vive Tauron Kielce | 26–28 | Montpellier | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Jurecki 7 | (15–11) | Dolenec 7 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |
Montpellier won 61–54 on aggregate.
| 25 March 2017 18:00 |
Zagreb | 22–23 | Telekom Veszprém | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 12,250 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| Pavlović, Valčić 4 | (10–12) | Marguč, Sulić 4 | ||
| 2× 3× | Report | 3× 4× |
| 1 April 2017 17:30 |
Telekom Veszprém | 29–19 | Zagreb | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| three players 5 | (15–9) | three players 3 | ||
| 3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 2× |
Telekom Veszprém won 52–41 on aggregate.
| 26 March 2017 16:50 |
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 24–26 | MOL-Pick Szeged | Silkeborg-Hallerne, Silkeborg Attendance: 2,202 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| Markussen 8 | (13–8) | Balogh, Gorbok 6 | ||
| 2× 5× | Report | 2× 4× 1× |
| 2 April 2017 17:00 |
MOL-Pick Szeged | 33–24 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| three players 7 | (14–16) | Skube 6 | ||
| 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× |
Pick Szeged won 59–48 on aggregate.
| 26 March 2017 17:00 |
Meshkov Brest | 25–26 | Flensburg-Handewitt | Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 3,740 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| Krištopāns 5 | (13–15) | Svan 5 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× 2× |
| 2 April 2017 19:30 |
Flensburg-Handewitt | 28–26 | Meshkov Brest | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,819 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| Schmidt 7 | (13–13) | Stojković 8 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |
Flensburg-Handewitt won 54–51 on aggregate.
| 22 March 2017 18:30 |
THW Kiel | 24–25 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 9,986 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Bilyk 7 | (10–12) | Ekdahl du Rietz 6 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 2× 1× |
| 30 March 2017 19:00 |
Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 24–26 | THW Kiel | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 10,712 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Ekdahl du Rietz 6 | (12–12) | Bilyk, Vujin 5 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× 1× |
THW Kiel won 50–49 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THW Kiel | 46–49 | Barcelona Lassa | 28–26 | 18–23 |
| Flensburg-Handewitt | 51–61 | Vardar | 24–26 | 27–35 |
| MOL-Pick Szeged | 57–60 | Paris Saint-Germain | 27–30 | 30–30 |
| Telekom Veszprém | 56–48 | Montpellier | 26–23 | 30–25 |
Matches
| 23 April 2017 17:30 |
Kiel | 28–26 | Barcelona Lassa | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,205 Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT) |
| Vujin 10 | (16–15) | Entrerríos 4 | ||
| 3× 3× 1× | Report | 2× 4× |
| 29 April 2017 18:30 |
Barcelona Lassa | 23–18 | Kiel | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 7,083 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| Rivera 7 | (13–9) | Ekberg, Vujin 4 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 3× 2× |
Barcelona won 49–46 on aggregate.
| 22 April 2017 17:30 |
Flensburg-Handewitt | 24–26 | Vardar | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,837 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| Jakobsson 6 | (9–15) | three players 5 | ||
| 3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× |
| 27 April 2017 19:00 |
Vardar | 35–27 | Flensburg-Handewitt | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Cindrić 7 | (15–10) | Eggert 8 | ||
| 2× 3× | Report | 3× 5× 1× |
Vardar won 61–51 on aggregate.
| 23 April 2017 17:00 |
MOL-Pick Szeged | 27–30 | Paris Saint-Germain | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| Rodriguez 6 | (14–16) | Hansen, Karabatić 7 | ||
| 3× 4× | Report | 2× 9× |
| 29 April 2017 20:45 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 30–30 | MOL-Pick Szeged | Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| Hansen, Karabatić 6 | (16–17) | Balogh 8 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× |
Paris Saint-Germain won 60–57 on aggregate.
| 22 April 2017 17:30 |
Telekom Veszprém | 26–23 | Montpellier | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| Nagy, Pálmarsson 6 | (13–10) | Porte 5 | ||
| 3× 6× 1× | Report | 2× 4× 1× |
| 30 April 2017 18:30 |
Montpellier | 25–30 | Telekom Veszprém | Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Geipel, Heibig (GER) |
| Dolenec 9 | (15–11) | Pálmarsson 7 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× 1× |
Telekom Veszprém won 56–48 on aggregate.
Final four
The final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 3 and 4 June 2017.[1][2][3]
The draw was held on 2 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany at 12:00.[4][5][6]
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 3 June | ||||||
| Telekom Veszprém | 26 | |||||
| 4 June | ||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 27 | |||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 23 | |||||
| 3 June | ||||||
| Vardar | 24 | |||||
| Vardar | 26 | |||||
| Barcelona Lassa | 25 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 June | ||||||
| Telekom Veszprém | 34 | |||||
| Barcelona Lassa | 30 | |||||
Semifinals
| 3 June 2017 15:15 |
Telekom Veszprém | 26–27 | Paris Saint-Germain | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Nagy 6 | (11–11) | Gensheimer, Hansen 7 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× |
| 3 June 2017 18:00 |
Vardar | 26–25 | Barcelona Lassa | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Čupić, Dujshebaev 7 | (13–12) | Lazarov 6 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 2× 5× |
Third place game
| 4 June 2017 15:15 |
Telekom Veszprém | 34–30 | Barcelona Lassa | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Pálmarsson 8 | (18–17) | N'Guessan 6 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 2× 2× |
Final
| 4 June 2017 18:00 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 23–24 | Vardar | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| Karabatić 5 | (12–11) | Dibirov 6 | ||
| 2× 4× | Report | 2× 4× |
References
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- ^ "Revolution in the All-star team: five debutants and none of last year's names". ehfcl.com. 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Cupic's last second goal propels HC Vardar to handball's cloud nine". ehfcl.com. 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Draw at the heart of Cologne". ehfcl.com. 26 April 2017.
- ^ "VELUX EHF FINAL4 semi-final clashes drawn in Cologne". ehfcl.com. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Geipel and Helbig to officiate final at VELUX EHF FINAL4". ehfcl.com. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.