2016–17 Women's EHF Champions League main round
# 2016–17 Women's EHF Champions League main round

This article describes the main round of the 2016–17 Women's EHF Champions League.

## Qualified teams

| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place |
| - | - | - | - |
| A | Budućnost | Metz Handball | Thüringer HC |
| B | HC Vardar | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | HC Astrakhanochka |
| C | Győri Audi ETO KC | CSM București | Midtjylland |
| D | Krim | Larvik HK | Team Esbjerg |

## Format

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.

## Groups

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 | HC Vardar | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 311 | 279 | +32 | 15 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 290 | 265 | +25 | 14 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Budućnost | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 286 | 248 | +38 | 14 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Metz Handball | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 273 | 238 | +35 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Thüringer HC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 257 | 286 | −29 | 5 | |
| 6 | HC Astrakhanochka | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 229 | 330 | −101 | 2 | |

* 1 2 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) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 January 2017 18:30 | Gros 9 | (14–13) | Pena 7 | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,163 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH) |
| 28 January 2017 18:30 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,163 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH) |
| 29 January 2017 14:00 | Thüringer HC | 34–22 | HC Astrakhanochka | Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
| 29 January 2017 14:00 | Luzumová 9 | (15–9) | Sabirova 9 | Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
| 29 January 2017 14:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 8× | Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
| 29 January 2017 19:30 | Budućnost | 28–31 | HC Vardar | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,096 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) |
| 29 January 2017 19:30 | Neagu 10 | (16–16) | Penezić 8 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,096 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) |
| 29 January 2017 19:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 1× | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,096 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) |
| 4 February 2017 15:00 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 32–24 | Thüringer HC | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| 4 February 2017 15:00 | four players 4 | (15–10) | three players 4 | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| 4 February 2017 15:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| 4 February 2017 17:00 | HC Astrakhanochka | 21–34 | Budućnost | Sportcomplex Zvezdny, Astrakhan Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Marin, García (ESP) |
| 4 February 2017 17:00 | Sabirova 7 | (9–18) | Neagu 8 | Sportcomplex Zvezdny, Astrakhan Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Marin, García (ESP) |
| 4 February 2017 17:00 | 1× 2× 1× | Report | 2× | Sportcomplex Zvezdny, Astrakhan Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Marin, García (ESP) |
| 4 February 2017 17:30 | HC Vardar | 23–21 | Metz Handball | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 4 February 2017 17:30 | Damnjanović 5 | (13–11) | Gros 5 | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 4 February 2017 17:30 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 11 February 2017 18:30 | Metz Handball | 37–18 | HC Astrakhanochka | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 3,823 Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL) |
| 11 February 2017 18:30 | Sajka 5 | (17–10) | Sabirova 7 | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 3,823 Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL) |
| 11 February 2017 18:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 6× 1× | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 3,823 Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL) |
| 12 February 2017 14:00 | Thüringer HC | 29–31 | HC Vardar | Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |
| 12 February 2017 14:00 | three players 5 | (13–18) | Penezić 10 | Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |
| 12 February 2017 14:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |
| 12 February 2017 19:00 | Budućnost | 25–33 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| 12 February 2017 19:00 | Bulatović 7 | (9–19) | Szucsánszki 7 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| 12 February 2017 19:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 5× | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| 25 February 2017 15:00 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 29–23 | Metz Handball | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 25 February 2017 15:00 | Schatzl, Szucsánszki 6 | (15–10) | Horacek, Zaadi 5 | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 25 February 2017 15:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| 25 February 2017 17:00 | HC Astrakhanochka | 26–24 | Thüringer HC | Sportcomplex Zvezdny, Astrakhan Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK) |
| 25 February 2017 17:00 | Sabirova 13 | (18–12) | Engel 8 | Sportcomplex Zvezdny, Astrakhan Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK) |
| 25 February 2017 17:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Sportcomplex Zvezdny, Astrakhan Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK) |
| 26 February 2017 17:30 | HC Vardar | 28–31 | Budućnost | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 26 February 2017 17:30 | Penezić 6 | (16–17) | Bulatović 14 | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 26 February 2017 17:30 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 5 March 2017 14:00 | Thüringer HC | 29–29 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 5 March 2017 14:00 | Luzumová 12 | (15–17) | Zácsik 6 | Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 5 March 2017 14:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Wiedigsburghalle, Nordhausen Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 5 March 2017 15:00 | Metz Handball | 42–28 | HC Vardar | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,602 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT) |
| 5 March 2017 15:00 | Gros 12 | (19–16) | Penezić 10 | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,602 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT) |
| 5 March 2017 15:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 6× | Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,602 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT) |
| 5 March 2017 19:00 | Budućnost | 38–20 | HC Astrakhanochka | Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 500 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 5 March 2017 19:00 | Cvijić, Neagu 5 | (18–11) | Postnova 6 | Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 500 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 5 March 2017 19:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 500 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 11 March 2017 15:00 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 23–24 | Budućnost | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| 11 March 2017 15:00 | Jovanović 6 | (8–9) | Bulatović, Neagu 7 | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| 11 March 2017 15:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 6× | Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| 11 March 2017 17:00 | HC Astrakhanochka | 20–28 | Metz Handball | Sportcomplex Zvezdny, Astrakhan Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 11 March 2017 17:00 | Chigirinova, Postnova 4 | (13–11) | Smits, Zaadi 5 | Sportcomplex Zvezdny, Astrakhan Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 11 March 2017 17:00 | 2× 7× 1× | Report | 2× 3× | Sportcomplex Zvezdny, Astrakhan Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| 11 March 2017 17:30 | HC Vardar | 36–26 | Thüringer HC | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP) |
| 11 March 2017 17:30 | Radičević 9 | (19–12) | Luzumová 7 | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP) |
| 11 March 2017 17:30 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP) |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 305 | 234 | +71 | 17 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Larvik HK | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 279 | 271 | +8 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | CSM București | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 265 | 257 | +8 | 11 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Midtjylland | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 250 | 241 | +9 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Krim | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 238 | 290 | −52 | 6 | |
| 6 | Team Esbjerg | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 251 | 295 | −44 | 4 | |
| 27 January 2017 19:30 | CSM București | 26–26 | Larvik HK | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,973 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA) |
| 27 January 2017 19:30 | Gulldén 6 | (12–13) | Kurtović 7 | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,973 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA) |
| 27 January 2017 19:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,973 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA) |
| 28 January 2017 16:30 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 39–22 | Krim | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,103 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 28 January 2017 16:30 | Görbicz 7 | (20–9) | Milanović-Litre 7 | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,103 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 28 January 2017 16:30 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,103 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 29 January 2017 15:00 | Midtjylland | 38–26 | Team Esbjerg | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 2,049 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 29 January 2017 15:00 | Jørgensen 12 | (17–19) | Van der Heijden 6 | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 2,049 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 29 January 2017 15:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 1× 2× | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 2,049 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 4 February 2017 17:00 | Krim | 21–24 | CSM București | Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,560 Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB) |
| 4 February 2017 17:00 | Peraica, Georgijev 5 | (9–14) | Gulldén 7 | Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,560 Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB) |
| 4 February 2017 17:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× | Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,560 Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB) |
| 4 February 2017 17:00 | Larvik HK | 24–22 | Midtjylland | Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,777 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 4 February 2017 17:00 | Kurtović 9 | (9–11) | Jørgensen 10 | Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,777 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 4 February 2017 17:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,777 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 5 February 2017 16:50 | Team Esbjerg | 26–32 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,820 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 5 February 2017 16:50 | Alm 9 | (12–14) | Görbicz 11 | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,820 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 5 February 2017 16:50 | 3× 1× | Report | 1× 2× | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,820 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 11 February 2017 15:30 | Midtjylland | 28–19 | Krim | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,386 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 11 February 2017 15:30 | Jørgensen 7 | (13–11) | Bajramoska 7 | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,386 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 11 February 2017 15:30 | 2× 1× | Report | 2× 4× | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,386 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 12 February 2017 17:00 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 27–27 | Larvik HK | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,273 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 12 February 2017 17:00 | Mørk 7 | (9–11) | Kurtović 10 | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,273 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 12 February 2017 17:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 4× | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,273 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 12 February 2017 18:00 | CSM București | 33–25 | Team Esbjerg | Sala Dinamo, Bucharest Attendance: 2,538 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 12 February 2017 18:00 | Martín 6 | (17–13) | Alm 7 | Sala Dinamo, Bucharest Attendance: 2,538 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 12 February 2017 18:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Sala Dinamo, Bucharest Attendance: 2,538 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 25 February 2017 17:00 | Larvik HK | 35–33 | CSM București | Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 2,277 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 25 February 2017 17:00 | Kurtović 8 | (18–18) | Martín 8 | Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 2,277 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 25 February 2017 17:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× | Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 2,277 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 25 February 2017 19:15 | Krim | 17–34 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER) |
| 25 February 2017 19:15 | Koren 4 | (10–18) | Görbicz 10 | Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER) |
| 25 February 2017 19:15 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER) |
| 26 February 2017 16:50 | Team Esbjerg | 22–21 | Midtjylland | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,704 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| 26 February 2017 16:50 | Alm 7 | (14–11) | Friis 7 | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,704 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| 26 February 2017 16:50 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,704 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| 3 March 2017 20:00 | CSM București | 28–26 | Krim | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 3 March 2017 20:00 | Gulldén 10 | (14–12) | four players 4 | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 3 March 2017 20:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 2× | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 4 March 2017 18:30 | Midtjylland | 24–28 | Larvik HK | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,972 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 4 March 2017 18:30 | Jørgensen 9 | (11–18) | Kurtović 7 | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,972 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 4 March 2017 18:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 2× | Ikast-Brande Arena, Ikast Attendance: 1,972 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 5 March 2017 17:00 | Győri Audi ETO KC | 33–22 | Team Esbjerg | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,143 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 5 March 2017 17:00 | Amorim, Görbicz 6 | (17–11) | Alm 8 | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,143 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 5 March 2017 17:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 5,143 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 11 March 2017 17:00 | Krim | 21–27 | Midtjylland | Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
| 11 March 2017 17:00 | Jeriček, Peraica 4 | (9–10) | Kristiansen 9 | Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
| 11 March 2017 17:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 3× | Kodeljevo Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
| 12 March 2017 15:00 | Team Esbjerg | 20–25 | CSM București | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,458 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 12 March 2017 15:00 | Karlsson 5 | (7–12) | Brădeanu, Martín 5 | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,458 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 12 March 2017 15:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 2× 1× | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 1,458 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 12 March 2017 17:00 | Larvik HK | 25–26 | Győri Audi ETO KC | Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 3,517 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK) |
| 12 March 2017 17:00 | Riegelhuth Koren 11 | (12–14) | Amorim, Mørk 6 | Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 3,517 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK) |
| 12 March 2017 17:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 3,517 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK) |
