2016–17 EHF Champions League knockout stage
This article describes the knockout stage of the 2016–17 EHF Champions League.
Qualified teams
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Overview
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "All-star team vote opens as 50 nominees await fans' support". ehffinal4.com. 27 April 2017.
- ^ "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.