The 2016–17

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knockout tournament. The winner,

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should qualify for the third qualifying round of the

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, but failed to obtain UEFA licence.

Participating clubs

The following 155 teams qualified for the competition:

Preliminary rounds

The first rounds, and any preliminaries, are organised by the Regional Leagues.

First round

All matches were played on 10 August 2016. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 10 August 2016

Second round

All matches were played on 24 August 2016. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 24 August 2016

Third round

All matches were played on 13 and 14 September 2016. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 13 September 2016 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 14 September 2016

Fourth round

The matches were to be played on 4, 5 and 6 October 2016. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 4 October 2016 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 5 October 2016 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 6 October 2016

Round of 32

The matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 October 2016.

Round of 16

The matches were played on 13, 14 and 15 December 2016.

Quarter-finals

The matches were played on 28, 29, and 30 March 2017.Quarter-finals matches
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Semi-finals

The semi-final matches are played in a round-trip system. The first legs were played on 25 and 27 April 2017 and the return legs will be played on 17 and 18 May 2017.