2016–17 Russian Handball Super League

The 2016–17 Superleague is the 25th season of the Russian Handball Super League, Russian's top-tier handball league. A total of twelve teams contest this season's league. Chekhovskiye Medvedi are the defending champions.

Superleague
Season2016–17
ChampionsChekhovskiye Medvedi
(20th title)
2015–16
2017–18
All statistics correct as of 14 June 2017.

Format

The competition format for the 2016–17 season consists of a home-and-away double round-robin system. The first eight teams qualifies for play-offs, while the last four plays relegation round. The last team of this relegation round is relegated.

Teams

Chekhovskiye Medvedi
Universitet-Neva
SKIF Krasnodar
Dinamo Viktor Stavropol
SSAU-Saratov
Dinamo Astrakhan
Kaustik Volgograd
Permskie Medvedi
UGNTU-VNZM Ufa
Sungul Snezhinsk
UOR N°2 Moscow
Dynamo Chelyabinsk
2016–17 Superleague teams

The following 12 clubs compete in the Superleague during the 2016–17 season.

Team City Arena
Chekhovskiye Medvedi Chekhov Olimpiysky Sport Palace
Universitet-Neva Saint Petersburg SDUSHOR Kirovskogo
SKIF Krasnodar Krasnodar Olympus Arena
Dinamo Viktor Stavropol Stavropol Sports Complex Olimp
SSAU-Saratov Saratov Yubileynyy Sports Center
Dinamo Astrakhan Astrakhan Sports Complex Star
HC Kaustik Volgograd Volgograd Molodezhnaya Sports Center
GK Permskie Medvedi Perm Sports Palace Krasava
UGNTU-VNZM Ufa Ufa Sports Complex Neftekhimik
Sungul Snezhinsk Snezhinsk UIC Sungul
UOR N°2 Moscow Moscow UOR n°2 Sports Center
Dynamo Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk Sports Complex Flight

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chekhovskiye Medvedi 22 20 1 1 747 598 +149 41 Play-offs
2 Universitet-Neva 22 17 1 4 657 559 +98 35
3 SKIF Krasnodar 22 15 1 6 677 610 +67 31
4 Dinamo Viktor Stavropol 22 12 3 7 608 572 +36 27
5 SSAU-Saratov 22 13 0 9 633 598 +35 26
6 Dinamo Astrakhan 22 11 3 8 623 633 10 25
7 HC Kaustik Volgograd 22 7 6 9 608 612 4 20
8 GK Permskie Medvedi 22 9 1 12 600 644 44 19
9 UGNTU-VNZM 22 6 2 14 554 637 83 14 Relegation Round
10 Sungul Snezhinsk 22 5 1 16 635 667 32 11
11 UOR N°2 Moscow 22 5 0 17 623 712 89 10
12 Dynamo Chelyabinsk 22 2 1 19 552 675 123 5
Source: Superleague

Play-offs

Quarterfinals
21–26 April
Semifinals
12–17 May
Finals
22–27 May
                 
1 Chekhovskiye Medvedi 38 32
8 GK Permskie Medvedi 21 24
1 Chekhovskiye Medvedi 31 29
4 Dinamo Viktor Stavropol 28 28
4 Dinamo Viktor Stavropol 35 30
5 SSAU-Saratov 27 25
1 Chekhovskiye Medvedi 27 33 28
2 Universitet-Neva 21 25 24
2 Universitet-Neva 23 25 24
7 HC Kaustik Volgograd 25 22 18
2 Universitet-Neva 23 26 25 Third place
3 SKIF Krasnodar 22 28 22
3 SKIF Krasnodar 29 32 3 SKIF Krasnodar 27 29 28
6 Dinamo Astrakhan 24 24 4 Dinamo Viktor Stavropol 32 24 23
5-8th place semifinals
12,16 May
5th place
22,26 May
          
5 SSAU-Saratov 36 36
8 GK Permskie Medvedi 27 23
5 SSAU-Saratov 27 32
6 Dinamo Astrakhan 29 34
6 Dinamo Astrakhan 29 32
7 HC Kaustik Volgograd 24 23 7th place
7 HC Kaustik Volgograd 36 27
8 GK Permskie Medvedi 23 22

Relegation group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
9 UGNTU-VNZM 12 7 0 5 342 319 +23 14 28
10 UOR N°2 Moscow 12 6 2 4 365 347 +18 10 24
11 Sungul Snezhinsk 12 4 3 5 356 361 5 11 22
12 Dynamo Chelyabinsk 12 4 1 7 318 354 36 5 14
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References

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