This article describes the qualifying of the 2016–17 EHF Champions League.
Draw
editThe draw was held on 29 June 2016 at 13:00 in Vienna, Austria. The eight teams were split in two groups and played a semifinal and final to determine the last participants. Matches were played on 3 and 4 September 2016.[1][2]
Seedings
editThe seedings were announced on 27 June 2016.[3]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
 RK Gorenje ABC/UMinho
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 Tatran Prešov Bregenz Handball
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 Red Boys Differdange Achilles Bocholt
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 Riihimäki Cocks Maccabi Tel Aviv
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Qualification tournament 1
editTatran Prešov organized the tournament.[4]
Bracket
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 3 September | ||||||
| RK Gorenje | 28 | |||||
| 4 September | ||||||
| Riihimäki Cocks | 25 | |||||
| RK Gorenje | 21 | |||||
| 3 September | ||||||
| Tatran Prešov | 23 | |||||
| Tatran Prešov | 38 | |||||
| Red Boys Differdange | 32 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 September | ||||||
| Riihimäki Cocks | 30 | |||||
| Red Boys Differdange | 21 | |||||
Semifinals
edit| 3 September 2016 13:30 |
RK Gorenje
|
28–25 | Riihimäki Cocks
|
Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov Attendance: 180 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| Mitrović 7 | (16–14) | Tamminen 6 | ||
3× 4×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
| 3 September 2016 16:15 |
Tatran Prešov
|
38–32 | Red Boys Differdange
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Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) |
| Hrstka, Rábek 9 | (19–17) | Kratović 8 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 3× 1×
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Third place game
edit| 4 September 2016 13:30 |
Riihimäki Cocks
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30–21 | Red Boys Differdange
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Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov Attendance: 200 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD) |
| Lukyanchuk 6 | (18–14) | Hoffmann, Kratović 5 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
Final
edit| 4 September 2016 16:15 |
RK Gorenje
|
21–23 | Tatran Prešov
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Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| Golčar 5 | (10–12) | Rábek 7 | ||
3× 3× 1×
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Report | 3× 3×
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Qualification tournament 2
editBregenz Handball organized the tournament.[5]
Bracket
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 3 September | ||||||
| ABC/UMinho | 34 | |||||
| 4 September | ||||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 27 | |||||
| ABC/UMinho | 33 | |||||
| 3 September | ||||||
| Bregenz Handball | 32 | |||||
| Bregenz Handball | 39 | |||||
| Achilles Bocholt | 31 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 September | ||||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | |||||
| Achilles Bocholt | 30 | |||||
Semifinals
edit| 3 September 2016 16:45 |
Bregenz Handball
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39–31 | Achilles Bocholt
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Handball-Arena Rieden/Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 550 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| Buvinić 8 | (20–17) | Kedziora 9 | ||
| 3× 1×
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Report | 2× 7×
|
| 3 September 2016 19:30 |
ABC/UMinho
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34–27 | Maccabi Tel Aviv
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Handball-Arena Rieden/Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 300 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Pereira 7 | (15–16) | Pomeranz 12 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 2× 4×
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Third place game
edit| 4 September 2016 13:45 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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33–30 | Achilles Bocholt
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Handball-Arena Rieden/Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 200 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Pomeranz 10 | (16–15) | Kedziora 8 | ||
| 2× 1×
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Report | 3× 4×
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Final
edit| 4 September 2016 16:30 |
ABC/UMinho
|
33–32 | Bregenz Handball
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Handball-Arena Rieden/Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 940 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| Pereira 11 | (16–16) | Hedin, Varvne 6 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 2× 2×
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References
edit- ^ "Season is over, what's next?". ehfcl.com. 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Presov and Bregenz with hosting rights in qualification". ehfcl.com. 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Seeding for the qualification and group phase draw released". ehfcl.com. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Presov to host Qualification Group 1". ehfcl.com. 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Group 2 tournament to take place at Lake Constance". ehfcl.com. 22 July 2016.