# 1996–97 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup

The 1996–97 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the 21st 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. 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 | Preliminary round October 11–20, 1996 | Preliminary round October 11–20, 1996 | Preliminary round October 11–20, 1996 | Round of 16 November 9–17, 1996 | Round of 16 November 9–17, 1996 | Round of 16 November 9–17, 1996 | Round of 16 November 9–17, 1996 | Quarterfinals February 8–16, 1997 | Quarterfinals February 8–16, 1997 | Quarterfinals February 8–16, 1997 | Quarterfinals February 8–16, 1997 | Semifinals March 29 – April 5, 1997 | Semifinals March 29 – April 5, 1997 | Semifinals March 29 – April 5, 1997 | Semifinals March 29 – April 5, 1997 | Final May 3–11, 1997 | Final May 3–11, 1997 | Final May 3–11, 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |