1996–97 Women's EHF Cup

The 1996–97 Women's EHF Cup was the 15th edition of the competition, running from 11 October 1996 to 11 May 1997. Olimpija Ljubljana defeated Borussia Dortmund in the final to become the first Slovenian club to win the competition. Oțelul Galați (which defeated defending champion Debreceni VSC in the quarterfinals) and Vasas Budapest also reached the semifinals.

Qualifying round

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st	2nd
Olimpija Ljubljana	51–36	Kraš Zagreb	28–14	23–22
Castelo Branco	40–51	Siracusa	20–21	20–31
Rostselmash	41–35	Istanbul	21–18	20–17
Kefalovrysos Kythreas	35–73	SPONO Nottwil	19–40	16–33
Amadeo Tortajada	94–20	Kolkheti Poti	48–6	46–14
Sosnica Gliwice	69–45	Fünfhaus	36–25	33–20
Borussia Dortmund	52–37	Pelister Bitola	31–18	21–19
Avtomobilist Brovary	82–24	Diekirch	46–17	36–7
Issy	66–24	Athinaikos	30–10	33–14
Voždovac	34–56	Plastika Nitra	17–30	17–26
VOC Amsterdam	64–29	Goražde	36–18	28–11
Oțelul Galați	68–43	Haskovo	31–24	37–19

Round of 16

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st	2nd
Olimpija Ljubljana	53–37	GOG Gudme	28–13	25–24
Siracusa	26–57	Rostselmash	11–30	15–27
SPONO Nottwil	34–58	Amadeo Tortajada	18–32	16–26
Sosnica Gliwice	43–57	Vasas Budapest	21–33	22–24
Borussia Dortmund	46–45	Baekkelagets	23–22	23–23
Avtomobilist Brovary	44–41	Issy	19–19	25–22
Plastika Nitra	31–31	Debreceni VSC	19–14	12–17
VOC Amsterdam	46–53	Oțelul Galați	24–24	22–29

Quarter-finals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st	2nd
Olimpija Ljubljana	43–42	Rostselmash	24–21	19–21
Amadeo Tortajada	40–40	Vasas Budapest	20–21	20–19
Borussia Dortmund	71–43	Avtomobilist Brovary	31–23	40–20
Debreceni VSC	34–35	Oțelul Galați	17–14	17–21

Semifinals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st	2nd
Olimpija Ljubljana	47–41	Vasas Budapest	21–17	26–24
Borussia Dortmund	45–36	Oțelul Galați	26–16	19–20

Final

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st	2nd
Olimpija Ljubljana	52–48	Borussia Dortmund	26–18	26–30