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.[1] As of 2013 it remains the last final played by a German team, after five consecutive appearances including three wins.

Results

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Preliminary round
October 11–20, 1996
Round of 16
November 9–17, 1996
Quarterfinals
February 8–16, 1997
Semifinals
March 29 – April 5, 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

References

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  1. ^ Results in EHF's website