The 2016–17 CERH European League was the 52nd season of Europe's premier club roller hockey tournament organised by

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, and the 20th season since it was renamed from European Champion Clubs' Cup to the CERH Champions League/European League. The winners of the 2016–17 CERH European League earn the right to play against the winners of the

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in the 2017

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. Benfica were the defending champions.

Teams

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(from

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), but the champions

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declined the invitation. The losing quarter-finalists of the

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, Bassano, were then awarded with the spot. * There was also a berth for the winner of the

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), but the champions

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also declined the invitation. The 3rd place of the Nationale 1 Elite, Dinan Quévert, were then awarded with the spot.

Round dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows (draw held in

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, Spain, on 10 September 2016).

Group stage

The 16 teams were allocated into four pots, with the title holders, Benfica, being placed in Pot 1 automatically. The other 3 seeded teams,

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and

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, were automatically placed in groups B, C and D, respectively. They were drawn into four groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a home-and-away round-robin format. A total of 5 national associations were represented in the group stage.

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made its debut appearance in the group stage. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the

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Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout phase

The knockout phase comprises a quarter-final round and the final four tournament. In the quarter-finals, group stage winners play against group stage runners-up, the latter hosting the first of two legs. The winners qualify for the final four, which will take place at the ground of one of the four finalists.

Quarter-finals

The first-leg matches were played on 11 March, and the second-leg matches were played on 1 April 2017.

Final four

The final four tournament took place on 13 and 14 May 2017. It was hosted by

at the

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, Spain. ''All times listed below are local time ( UTC+02:00).''

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

Comité Européen de Rink-Hockey
(official website) {{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 CERH European League Rink Hockey Euroleague 2016 in roller hockey

CERH European League The WSE Champions League is an annual club roller hockey competition organised by World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey and contested by teams from the top-ranked European leagues. The current champions are Italian side Trissino, which secured their ...