1996–97 EHF Women's Champions League

The 1996–97 EHF Women's Champions League was the fourth edition of the modern era of the 1961-founded competition for European national champions women's handball clubs, running from 10 October 1996 to 10 May 1997. The competition system was reformed, as the group stage was expanded from 8 to 16 teams, now replacing the Round of 16, and the quarter-finals and semifinals were reestablished.

Mar Valencia defeated Viborg HK in the final to become the first Spanish team to win the competition.[1] Defending champion Podravka Koprivnica was defeated by the Danish in the quarter-finals.[2]

Qualifying round

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd
ASPTT Metz France 75–25 Georgia (country) Martve Tbilisi 39–10 36–15
Egle Vilnius Lithuania 49–61 North Macedonia Gjorce Petrov 24–32 25–29
Viborg Denmark 51–36 Switzerland Brühl 29–14 22–22
Anadolu Turkey 35–64 Norway Byasen 20–33 15–31
Politechnik Minsk Belarus 45–63 Poland Lublin 23–31 22–32
Jedinstvo Tuzla Bosnia and Herzegovina 39–69 Spain Mar Valencia 23–34 16–35
Spartak Kyiv Ukraine 38–43 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Budućnost Podgorica 18–19 20–24
Madeira Portugal 31–61 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 13–38 18–23
Oltchim Ramnicu Valcea Romania 62–38 Slovakia Slovan Duslo Sala 33–16 29–22
Hapoel Petah Tikva Israel 45–56 Greece Anagennisi Artas 19–21 26–35
Krim Ljubljana Slovenia 52–30 Bulgaria Volan Sofia 21–16 31–14
Rotor Volgograd Russia 35–44 Germany Walle Bremen 20–22 15–22
Swift Roermond Netherlands 49–18 Finland HIFK 25–9 24–9

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDorg Pts
Denmark Viborg 6 4 1 1 153 122 +31 9
North Macedonia Gjorce Petrov 6 4 0 2 154 125 +29 8
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Budućnost Podgorica 6 2 2 2 130 143 −13 6
Croatia Graničar Đurđevac 6 0 1 5 102 149 −47 1

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDorg Pts
Spain Mar Valencia 6 5 1 0 144 126 +18 11
Croatia Podravka Koprivnica 6 4 1 1 161 138 +23 8
Poland Lublin 6 2 0 4 155 155 0 4
Netherlands Swift Roermond 6 0 0 6 109 150 −41 0

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDorg Pts
Austria Niederösterreich 6 6 0 0 141 103 +38 12
Norway Byasen 6 3 0 3 114 117 −3 6
Romania Oltchim Ramnicu Valcea 6 1 2 3 127 133 −6 4
France ASPTT Metz 6 0 2 4 108 137 −29 2

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDorg Pts
Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 6 5 0 1 175 117 +58 10
Slovenia Krim Ljubljana 6 4 0 2 155 118 +37 8
Germany Walle Bremen 6 3 0 3 124 130 −6 6
Greece Anagennisi Artas 6 0 0 6 105 194 −89 0

Quarter-finals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd
Gjorce Petrov North Macedonia 44–47 Spain Mar Valencia 23–20 21–27
Krim Ljubljana Slovenia 42–60 Austria Niederösterreich 21–26 21–34
Podravka Koprivnica Croatia 47–49 Denmark Viborg 25–24 22–25
Byasen HE Norway 41–46 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 20–20 21–26

Semifinals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd
Mar Valencia Spain 49–48 Austria Niederösterreich 34–22 15–26
Viborg Denmark 50–43 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 27–24 23–19

Final

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st 2nd
Mar Valencia Spain 58–50 Denmark Viborg 35–26 23–24

References

  1. ^ List of finals in the-sports.org
  2. ^ Results Archived 2014-04-20 at the Wayback Machine in the European Handball Federation's website