2016–17 EHF Challenge Cup

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.

EHF Challenge Cup
2016–17
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates19 November 2016–27 May 2017
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsPortugal Sporting CP
Runner-upRomania Potaissa Turda
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Romania Georgică Cîntec (48 goals)

Overview

Team allocation
  • TH: Title holders
Round 3
Belgium HC Visé BM Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Vogošća Poljine Hills Bulgaria HC Lokomotiv Varna Bulgaria HC Dobrudja
Cyprus A.S.S. Spes United Kingdom Cambridge HC Greece A.C. Doukas Greece IEK Xini Dikeas
Iceland Valur Israel Hapoel Ashdod Israel Ramat Hashron "S.G.S." HC Italy A.S.D. Romagna Handball
Kosovo KH Kastrioti Lithuania Klaipeda Dragunas Luxembourg Handball Esch Luxembourg HB Dudelange
Moldova PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol Moldova Riviera-SSSH-2 North Macedonia RK Pelister Montenegro RK Partizan 1949
Netherlands JMS Hurry-Up Norway Haslum Handballklubb Portugal Sporting CP Romania AHC Potaissa Turda
Serbia RK Sloga Požega Serbia RK Partizan Switzerland TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen Slovakia HKM Sala
Slovakia MSK Povazska Bystrica Turkey Göztepe SK Turkey Tasova Yibo SK Ukraine HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporizhzhia

Round and draw dates

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

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 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.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sporting CP Portugal 69–49 Italy A.S.D. Romagna Handball 32–25 37–24
AHC Potaissa Turda Romania 75–42 Bulgaria HC Dobrudja 32–23 43–19
HB Dudelange Luxembourg 56–55 Israel Hapoel Ashdod 23–28 33–27
RK Sloga Požega Serbia 50–47 Belgium HC Visé BM 26–21 24–26
PGU-Kartina TV Tiraspol Moldova 51–58 Ukraine HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporizhzhia 23–27 28–31
Ramat Hashron "S.G.S." HC Israel 39–54 Luxembourg Handball Esch 21–29 18–25
RK Partizan 1949 Montenegro 49–43 Cyprus A.S.S. Spes 27–21 22–22
RK Partizan Serbia 52–59 Slovakia MSK Povazska Bystrica 23–31 29–28
Valur Iceland 56–49 Norway Haslum Handballklubb 31–24 25–25
IEK Xini Dikeas Greece 43–45 Greece A.C. Doukas 27–21 16–24
KH Kastrioti Kosovo 51–60 Slovakia HKM Sala 29–31 22–29
Göztepe SK Turkey 47–48 Netherlands JMS Hurry-Up 22–20 25–28
Klaipeda Dragunas Lithuania 52–63 Switzerland TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen 28–35 24–28
Tasova Yibo SK Turkey 65–56 Moldova Riviera-SSSH-2 32–29 33–27
Cambridge HC United Kingdom 47–76 Bulgaria HC Lokomotiv Varna 22–36 25–40
RK Pelister North Macedonia 49–48 Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Vogošća Poljine Hills 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.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tasova Yibo SK Turkey 58–66 Greece A.C. Doukas 28–32 30–34
Valur Iceland 45–45 Montenegro RK Partizan 1949 21–21 24–24
Handball Esch Luxembourg 56–59 Romania AHC Potaissa Turda 27–31 29–28
HC ZNTU-ZAB Zaporizhzhia Ukraine 54–57 Luxembourg HB Dudelange 27–32 27–25
HKM Sala Slovakia 57–55 Switzerland TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen 30–27 27–28
RK Pelister North Macedonia 44–66 Portugal Sporting CP 18–32 26–34
MSK Povazska Bystrica Slovakia 49–51 Netherlands JMS Hurry-Up 30–19 19–32
RK Sloga Požega Serbia 58–44 Bulgaria HC Lokomotiv Varna 35–22 23–22

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
RK Sloga Požega Serbia 53–59 Iceland Valur 27–30 26–29
AHC Potaissa Turda Romania 68–64 Luxembourg HB Dudelange 32–29 36–35
A.C. Doukas Greece 48–62 Portugal Sporting CP 23–35 25–27
JMS Hurry-Up Netherlands 66–56 Slovakia HKM Sala 28–24 38–32

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
JMS Hurry-Up Netherlands 41–69 Portugal Sporting CP 27–32 14–37
Valur Iceland 53–54 Romania AHC Potaissa Turda 30–22 23–32

Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sporting CP Portugal 67–52 Romania AHC Potaissa Turda 37–28 30–24

See also

References
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