# 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.

## 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

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 | Play-offs |
| 3 | SKIF Krasnodar | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 677 | 610 | +67 | 31 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Dinamo Viktor Stavropol | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 608 | 572 | +36 | 27 | Play-offs |
| 5 | SSAU-Saratov | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 633 | 598 | +35 | 26 | Play-offs |
| 6 | Dinamo Astrakhan | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 623 | 633 | −10 | 25 | Play-offs |
| 7 | HC Kaustik Volgograd | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 608 | 612 | −4 | 20 | Play-offs |
| 8 | GK Permskie Medvedi | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 600 | 644 | −44 | 19 | Play-offs |
| 9 | UGNTU-VNZM | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 554 | 637 | −83 | 14 | Relegation Round |
| 10 | Sungul Snezhinsk | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 635 | 667 | −32 | 11 | Relegation Round |
| 11 | UOR N°2 Moscow | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 623 | 712 | −89 | 10 | Relegation Round |
| 12 | Dynamo Chelyabinsk | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 552 | 675 | −123 | 5 | Relegation Round |

## Play-offs

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