title: 2016–17 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage
text: # 2016–17 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage
  
  This article describes the knockout stage of the 2016–17 Women's EHF Champions League.
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  The top four placed teams from each of the two main round groups advanced to the knockout stage.
  
  | Group | First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | HC Vardar | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Buducnost | Metz Handball |
  | 2 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Larvik HK | CSM București | Midtjylland |
  
  ## Format
  
  The first-placed team of each group faced the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team played against the third-placed team from the other group. After that a draw was held to determine the pairings for the final four.
  
  ## Quarterfinals
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Midtjylland | 50–54 | HC Vardar | 26–28 | 24–26 |
  | Metz Handball | 54–59 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 32–31 | 22–28 |
  | CSM București | 57–51 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 30–25 | 27–26 |
  | Buducnost | 66–47 | Larvik HK | 31–17 | 35–30 |
  
  ### Matches
  
  | 9 April 2017 17:00 | Midtjylland | 26–28 | HC Vardar | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,982 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 April 2017 17:00 | Østergaard 5 | (12–18) | Penezić 7 | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,982 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |
  | 9 April 2017 17:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 2× 7× | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,982 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |
  | 15 April 2017 17:30 | HC Vardar | 26–24 | Midtjylland | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK) |
  | 15 April 2017 17:30 | Čović, Penezić 6 | (11–12) | Jørgensen 6 | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK) |
  | 15 April 2017 17:30 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× 2× | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK) |
  
  Vardar won 54–50 on aggregate.
  
  | 9 April 2017 17:00 | Metz Handball | 32–31 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 April 2017 17:00 | Gros 10 | (16–16) | Mørk 10 | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB) |
  | 9 April 2017 17:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 2× | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB) |
  | 15 April 2017 19:00 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 28–22 | Metz Handball | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |
  | 15 April 2017 19:00 | Amorim 7 | (17–12) | four players 4 | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |
  | 15 April 2017 19:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |
  
  Győri ETO won 59–54 on aggregate.
  
  | 7 April 2017 20:00 | CSM București | 30–25 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,548 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 April 2017 20:00 | Gulldén 10 | (17–15) | Kovacsics 11 | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,548 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
  | 7 April 2017 20:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,548 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
  | 15 April 2017 16:45 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 26–27 | CSM București | SYMA Sports and Conference Centre, Budapest Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) |
  | 15 April 2017 16:45 | Jovanović 6 | (15–14) | Martín 5 | SYMA Sports and Conference Centre, Budapest Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) |
  | 15 April 2017 16:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 4× 1× | SYMA Sports and Conference Centre, Budapest Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) |
  
  CSM București won 57–51 on aggregate.
  
  | 9 April 2017 19:00 | Buducnost | 31–17 | Larvik HK | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 April 2017 19:00 | Neagu 10 | (14–9) | Stange 8 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
  | 9 April 2017 19:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
  | 15 April 2017 17:00 | Larvik HK | 30–35 | Buducnost | Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,078 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
  | 15 April 2017 17:00 | Riegelhuth Koren 8 | (15–16) | Neagu 9 | Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,078 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
  | 15 April 2017 17:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 3× 6× | Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,078 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
  
  Buducnost won 66–47 on aggregate.
  
  ## Final four
  
  The final four was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 6 and 7 May 2017.
  
  The draw was held on 18 April 2017 at 13:00 in Budapest, Hungary.
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 May | 6 May |
  | Budućnost | 20 |
  | Budućnost | 20 | 7 May | 7 May |
  | Győri Audi ETO KC | 26 | 7 May | 7 May |
  | Győri Audi ETO KC | 26 | Győri Audi ETO KC (OT) | 31 |
  | 6 May | 6 May | | Győri Audi ETO KC (OT) | 31 |
  | 6 May | 6 May | HC Vardar | 30 |
  | CSM București | 33 | HC Vardar | 30 |
  | HC Vardar | 38 | | |
  | HC Vardar | 38 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | 7 May | 7 May |
  | | | Budućnost | 20 |
  | | | CSM București | 26 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | 6 May 2017 15:15 | Budućnost | 20–26 | Győri Audi ETO KC | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 May 2017 15:15 | Neagu 7 | (9–12) | Görbicz 9 | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
  | 6 May 2017 15:15 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
  | 6 May 2017 17:45 | CSM București | 33–38 | HC Vardar | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
  | 6 May 2017 17:45 | Niombla 8 | (13–21) | Penezić, Radičević 7 | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
  | 6 May 2017 17:45 | 1× 1× | Report | 3× 6× 1× | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
  
  ### Third place game
  
  | 7 May 2017 15:15 | Budućnost | 20–26 | CSM București | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 May 2017 15:15 | Bulatović 5 | (12–13) | Gulldén 9 | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
  | 7 May 2017 15:15 | 2× 5× | Report | 1× 5× | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
  
  ### Final
  
  | 7 May 2017 17:45 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 31–30 (ET) | HC Vardar | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 May 2017 17:45 | Görbicz 7 | (15–12) | Althaus, Lacrabère 6 | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
  | 7 May 2017 17:45 | 3× 6× | Report | 2× 5× | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
  | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |||
  