# 2016–17 EHF Champions League knockout stage

This article describes the knockout stage of the 2016–17 EHF Champions League.

## Qualified teams

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 | Qualified for Round of 16 | Qualified for Round of 16 | Qualified for Round of 16 | Qualified for Round of 16 |
| Group | 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 | Montpellier HBC Nantes | Montpellier HBC Nantes | Montpellier HBC Nantes | Montpellier HBC Nantes | Montpellier HBC Nantes |

## Format

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
### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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

| 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) |
| 25 March 2017 20:45 | Gurbindo 5 | (15–14) | Gensheimer 7 | Parc des expositions de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| 25 March 2017 20:45 | 3× | Report | 2× 5× | Parc des expositions de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| 1 April 2017 17:00 | Paris Saint-Germain | 35–27 | HBC Nantes | Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 2,914 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 1 April 2017 17:00 | Remili 10 | (15–13) | Balaguer 10 | Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 2,914 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
| 1 April 2017 17:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 2× | Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 2,914 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL) |
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) |
| 26 March 2017 17:00 | Dolenec, Simonet 8 | (14–16) | Bielecki 6 | Palais des sports René Bougnol, Montpellier Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 26 March 2017 17:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 3× | Palais des sports René Bougnol, Montpellier Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 2 April 2017 18:00 | Vive Tauron Kielce | 26–28 | Montpellier | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 2 April 2017 18:00 | Jurecki 7 | (15–11) | Dolenec 7 | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 2 April 2017 18:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
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) |
| 25 March 2017 18:00 | Pavlović, Valčić 4 | (10–12) | Marguč, Sulić 4 | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 12,250 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 25 March 2017 18:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 12,250 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 1 April 2017 17:30 | Telekom Veszprém | 29–19 | Zagreb | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 1 April 2017 17:30 | three players 5 | (15–9) | three players 3 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 1 April 2017 17:30 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
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) |
| 26 March 2017 16:50 | Markussen 8 | (13–8) | Balogh, Gorbok 6 | Silkeborg-Hallerne, Silkeborg Attendance: 2,202 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| 26 March 2017 16:50 | 2× 5× | Report | 2× 4× 1× | Silkeborg-Hallerne, Silkeborg Attendance: 2,202 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| 2 April 2017 17:00 | MOL-Pick Szeged | 33–24 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 2 April 2017 17:00 | three players 7 | (14–16) | Skube 6 | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 2 April 2017 17:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
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) |
| 26 March 2017 17:00 | Krištopāns 5 | (13–15) | Svan 5 | Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 3,740 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 26 March 2017 17:00 | 3× | Report | 1× 2× | Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 3,740 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 2 April 2017 19:30 | Flensburg-Handewitt | 28–26 | Meshkov Brest | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,819 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 2 April 2017 19:30 | Schmidt 7 | (13–13) | Stojković 8 | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,819 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 2 April 2017 19:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,819 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
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) |
| 22 March 2017 18:30 | Bilyk 7 | (10–12) | Ekdahl du Rietz 6 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 9,986 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 22 March 2017 18:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 1× | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 9,986 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 30 March 2017 19:00 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 24–26 | THW Kiel | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 10,712 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 30 March 2017 19:00 | Ekdahl du Rietz 6 | (12–12) | Bilyk, Vujin 5 | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 10,712 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 30 March 2017 19:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× 1× | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 10,712 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
THW Kiel won 50–49 on aggregate.

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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

| 23 April 2017 17:30 | Kiel | 28–26 | Barcelona Lassa | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,205 Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT) |
| 23 April 2017 17:30 | Vujin 10 | (16–15) | Entrerríos 4 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,205 Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT) |
| 23 April 2017 17:30 | 3× 3× 1× | Report | 2× 4× | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,205 Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT) |
| 29 April 2017 18:30 | Barcelona Lassa | 23–18 | Kiel | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 7,083 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 29 April 2017 18:30 | Rivera 7 | (13–9) | Ekberg, Vujin 4 | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 7,083 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 29 April 2017 18:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 7,083 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
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) |
| 22 April 2017 17:30 | Jakobsson 6 | (9–15) | three players 5 | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,837 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 22 April 2017 17:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,837 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) |
| 27 April 2017 19:00 | Vardar | 35–27 | Flensburg-Handewitt | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 27 April 2017 19:00 | Cindrić 7 | (15–10) | Eggert 8 | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 27 April 2017 19:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
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) |
| 23 April 2017 17:00 | Rodriguez 6 | (14–16) | Hansen, Karabatić 7 | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| 23 April 2017 17:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 9× | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| 29 April 2017 20:45 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30–30 | MOL-Pick Szeged | Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 29 April 2017 20:45 | Hansen, Karabatić 6 | (16–17) | Balogh 8 | Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 29 April 2017 20:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
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) |
| 22 April 2017 17:30 | Nagy, Pálmarsson 6 | (13–10) | Porte 5 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 22 April 2017 17:30 | 3× 6× 1× | Report | 2× 4× 1× | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 30 April 2017 18:30 | Montpellier | 25–30 | Telekom Veszprém | Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Geipel, Heibig (GER) |
| 30 April 2017 18:30 | Dolenec 9 | (15–11) | Pálmarsson 7 | Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Geipel, Heibig (GER) |
| 30 April 2017 18:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× 1× | Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Geipel, Heibig (GER) |
Telekom Veszprém won 56–48 on aggregate.

## Final four

The final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 3 and 4 June 2017.
The draw was held on 2 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany at 12:00.

### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 3 June | 3 June |
| Telekom Veszprém | 26 |
| Telekom Veszprém | 26 | 4 June | 4 June |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 27 | 4 June | 4 June |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 27 | Paris Saint-Germain | 23 |
| 3 June | 3 June | | Paris Saint-Germain | 23 |
| 3 June | 3 June | Vardar | 24 |
| Vardar | 26 | Vardar | 24 |
| Barcelona Lassa | 25 | | |
| Barcelona Lassa | 25 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 4 June | 4 June |
| | | Telekom Veszprém | 34 |
| | | Barcelona Lassa | 30 |

### Semifinals

| 3 June 2017 15:15 | Telekom Veszprém | 26–27 | Paris Saint-Germain | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 3 June 2017 15:15 | Nagy 6 | (11–11) | Gensheimer, Hansen 7 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 3 June 2017 15:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 3 June 2017 18:00 | Vardar | 26–25 | Barcelona Lassa | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 3 June 2017 18:00 | Čupić, Dujshebaev 7 | (13–12) | Lazarov 6 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 3 June 2017 18:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 5× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |

### Third place game

| 4 June 2017 15:15 | Telekom Veszprém | 34–30 | Barcelona Lassa | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 4 June 2017 15:15 | Pálmarsson 8 | (18–17) | N'Guessan 6 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 4 June 2017 15:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 2× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |

### Final

| 4 June 2017 18:00 | Paris Saint-Germain | 23–24 | Vardar | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 4 June 2017 18:00 | Karabatić 5 | (12–11) | Dibirov 6 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 4 June 2017 18:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 4× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,750 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |