2016–17 Women's EHF Champions League main round

In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches against teams they did not met before. Points obtained in the group stage were taken over. After completion of the group stage matches, the top four teams of each group advanced to the quarterfinals.[1]

The matchdays were 27–29 January, 3–5 February, 10–12 February, 24–26 February, 3–5 March, 10–12 March 2017.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vardar	10	7	1	2	311	279	+32	15	Quarterfinals
2	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	10	6	2	2	290	265	+25	14[lower-alpha 1]
3	Budućnost	10	7	0	3	286	248	+38	14[lower-alpha 1]
4	Metz Handball	10	5	0	5	273	238	+35	10
5	Thüringer HC	10	2	1	7	257	286	−29	5
6	HC Astrakhanochka	10	1	0	9	229	330	−101	2

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: See Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 56–49 Budućnost

28 January 2017 18:30	Metz Handball	25–28	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,163 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
	Gros 9	(14–13)	Pena 7
	2× 4×	Report	3× 4×

29 January 2017 14:00	Thüringer HC	34–22	HC Astrakhanochka	Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
	Luzumová 9	(15–9)	Sabirova 9
	3× 4×	Report	3× 8×

29 January 2017 19:30	Budućnost	28–31	Vardar	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,096 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Neagu 10	(16–16)	Penezić 8
	3× 2×	Report	2× 1×

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4 February 2017 15:00	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	32–24	Thüringer HC	Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
	four players 4	(15–10)	three players 4
	2× 4×	Report	3× 6×

4 February 2017 17:00	HC Astrakhanochka	21–34	Budućnost	Sportcomplex Zvezdny, Astrakhan Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Marin, García (ESP)
	Sabirova 7	(9–18)	Neagu 8
	1× 2× 1×	Report	2×

4 February 2017 17:30	Vardar	23–21	Metz Handball	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Damnjanović 5	(13–11)	Gros 5
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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11 February 2017 18:30	Metz Handball	37–18	HC Astrakhanochka	Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 3,823 Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
	Sajka 5	(17–10)	Sabirova 7
	3× 3×	Report	2× 6× 1×

12 February 2017 14:00	Thüringer HC	29–31	Vardar	Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
	three players 5	(13–18)	Penezić 10
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

12 February 2017 19:00	Budućnost	25–33	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Bulatović 7	(9–19)	Szucsánszki 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 5×

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25 February 2017 15:00	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	29–23	Metz Handball	Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Schatzl, Szucsánszki 6	(15–10)	Horacek, Zaadi 5
	3× 1×	Report	3× 4×

25 February 2017 17:00	HC Astrakhanochka	26–24	Thüringer HC	Sportcomplex Zvezdny, Astrakhan Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
	Sabirova 13	(18–12)	Engel 8
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

26 February 2017 17:30	Vardar	28–31	Budućnost	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Penezić 6	(16–17)	Bulatović 14
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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5 March 2017 14:00	Thüringer HC	29–29	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Luzumová 12	(15–17)	Zácsik 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

5 March 2017 15:00	Metz Handball	42–28	Vardar	Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,602 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	Gros 12	(19–16)	Penezić 10
	3× 2×	Report	2× 6×

5 March 2017 19:00	Budućnost	38–20	HC Astrakhanochka	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 500 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
	Cvijić, Neagu 5	(18–11)	Postnova 6
	3× 5×	Report	3× 3×

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11 March 2017 15:00	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	23–24	Budućnost	Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Jovanović 6	(8–9)	Bulatović, Neagu 7
	2× 2×	Report	2× 6×

11 March 2017 17:00	HC Astrakhanochka	20–28	Metz Handball	Sportcomplex Zvezdny, Astrakhan Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Chigirinova, Postnova 4	(13–11)	Smits, Zaadi 5
	2× 7× 1×	Report	2× 3×

11 March 2017 17:30	Vardar	36–26	Thüringer HC	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Radičević 9	(19–12)	Luzumová 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 3×

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Győri ETO	10	8	1	1	305	234	+71	17	Quarterfinals
2	Larvik HK	10	5	2	3	279	271	+8	12
3	CSM Bucharest	10	5	1	4	265	257	+8	11
4	Midtjylland	10	5	0	5	250	241	+9	10
5	Krim	10	3	0	7	238	290	−52	6
6	Team Esbjerg	10	2	0	8	251	295	−44	4

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: See Tiebreakers

27 January 2017 19:30	CSM Bucharest	26–26	Larvik HK	Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,973 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
	Gulldén 6	(12–13)	Kurtović 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

28 January 2017 16:30	Győri ETO	39–22	Krim	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,103 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
	Görbicz 7	(20–9)	Milanović-Litre 7
	2× 4×	Report	3× 6×

29 January 2017 15:00	Midtjylland	38–26	Team Esbjerg	Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 2,049 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Jørgensen 12	(17–19)	Van der Heijden 6
	3× 2×	Report	1× 2×

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4 February 2017 17:00	Krim	21–24	CSM Bucharest	Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,560 Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB)
	Peraica, Georgijev 5	(9–14)	Gulldén 7
	3× 2×	Report	3×

4 February 2017 17:00	Larvik HK	24–22	Midtjylland	Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,777 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Kurtović 9	(9–11)	Jørgensen 10
	2× 3×	Report	3× 2×

5 February 2017 16:50	Team Esbjerg	26–32	Győri ETO	Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,820 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Alm 9	(12–14)	Görbicz 11
	3× 1×	Report	1× 2×

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11 February 2017 15:30	Midtjylland	28–19	Krim	Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,386 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Jørgensen 7	(13–11)	Bajramoska 7
	2× 1×	Report	2× 4×

12 February 2017 17:00	Győri ETO	27–27	Larvik HK	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,273 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Mørk 7	(9–11)	Kurtović 10
	3× 2×	Report	2× 4×

12 February 2017 18:00	CSM Bucharest	33–25	Team Esbjerg	Sala Dinamo, Bucharest Attendance: 2,538 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
	Martín 6	(17–13)	Alm 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 2×

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25 February 2017 17:00	Larvik HK	35–33	CSM Bucharest	Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 2,277 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Kurtović 8	(18–18)	Martín 8
	2× 2×	Report	3×

25 February 2017 19:15	Krim	17–34	Győri ETO	Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
	Koren 4	(10–18)	Görbicz 10
	3× 5×	Report	3× 3×

26 February 2017 16:50	Team Esbjerg	22–21	Midtjylland	Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,704 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Alm 7	(14–11)	Friis 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 2×

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3 March 2017 20:00	CSM Bucharest	28–26	Krim	Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Gulldén 10	(14–12)	four players 4
	3× 3×	Report	2× 2×

4 March 2017 18:30	Midtjylland	24–28	Larvik HK	Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,972 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Jørgensen 9	(11–18)	Kurtović 7
	3× 3×	Report	2× 2×

5 March 2017 17:00	Győri ETO	33–22	Team Esbjerg	Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,143 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
	Amorim, Görbicz 6	(17–11)	Alm 8
	2× 2×	Report	3× 4×

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11 March 2017 17:00	Krim	21–27	Midtjylland	Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Jeriček, Peraica 4	(9–10)	Kristiansen 9
	3× 2×	Report	2× 3×

12 March 2017 15:00	Team Esbjerg	20–25	CSM Bucharest	Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,458 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
	Karlsson 5	(7–12)	Brădeanu, Martín 5
	2× 1×	Report	2× 1×

12 March 2017 17:00	Larvik HK	25–26	Győri ETO	Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 3,517 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
	Riegelhuth Koren 11	(12–14)	Amorim, Mørk 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

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