1996–97 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup

The 1996–97 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-first edition of EHF's competition for women's handball national cup champions. It ran from October 11, 1996, to May 11, 1997.

Istochnik Rostov, a semifinalist in the previous EHF Cup, defeated 1992 EHF Cup champion VfB Leipzig in the final, becoming the first Russian team to win the Cup Winners' Cup after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.[1] As of 2013 it remains the last final played by a German team, after five consecutive appearances including three wins.

Results
Preliminary round
October 11–20, 1996		   Round of 16
November 9–17, 1996		   Quarterfinals
February 8–16, 1997		   Semifinals
March 29 – April 5, 1997		   Final
May 3–11, 1997
GKS Piotrkovia 16 25 41  
Larvik HK 29 33 62     Larvik HK 34 32 66  
Austria Tabak 25 26 41   Austria Tabak 12 10 22  
Mlaz Bogdanci 14 17 31       Larvik HK 30 22 52  
Corteblanco Bidebieta 23 10 33       Corteblanco Bidebieta 17 22 39  
Karbon Zapresic 18 14 32     Corteblanco Bidebieta 22 23 45
TSV Saint Othmar 23 29 52   TSV Saint Othmar 16 17 33  
NSA Sofia 16 15 31       Larvik HK 33 25 58  
Željezničar Sarajevo 6 14 20       Istochnik Rostov (a) 30 28 58  
Dunaferr Dunaújváros 51 39 90     Dunaferr Dunaújváros 20 22 42  
TMO Ankara 20 14 34   Motor Zaporizhzhia 22 23 45  
Motor Zaporizhzhia 21 23 44       Motor Zaporizhzhia 18 12 30
Fémina Visé 20 8 28       Istochnik Rostov 16 17 33  
Istochnik Rostov 29 36 65     Istochnik Rostov 23 20 43
Kiryat Sharet Holon 20 15 35   ZRK Zalec 14 14 28  
ZRK Zalec 36 31 67       Istochnik Rostov 25 24 49
      VfB Leipzig 18 24 42
    TV Lützellinden 31 21 52  
Anova Emmen 26 31 57   Anova Emmen 20 16 36  
GE Verias 18 28 46       TV Lützellinden 27 19 46  
Dunav Sombor 25 20 45       Dunav Sombor 23 25 48  
ES Besançon 19 25 44     Dunav Sombor 29 22 51
Frederiksberg IF 37 36 73   Frederiksberg IF 21 27 48  
Universitet Gomel 18 20 38       Dunav Sombor 23 21 44
HC Kutaisi 10 8 18       VfB Leipzig 18 33 51  
Agecom Baia Mare 51 45 96     Agecom Baia Mare 36 36 72  
Polisportiva Enna 27 25 52   Sparta Helsinki 19 29 48  
Sparta Helsinki 31 34 65       Agecom Baia Mare 26 16 42
      VfB Leipzig 19 26 45  
    VfB Leipzig 35 22 57
Académico Madeira 21 16 37   Académico Madeira 12 22 34  
HC Bascharage 11 19 30  

References
  1. Results in EHF's website
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