The 2016–17 season was the sixth season of the SEHA (South East Handball Association) League and third under the sponsorship of the Russian oil and gas company
Gazprom
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. Ten teams from seven countries (
Belarus
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,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Croatia
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Hungary
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,
Macedonia
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* North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia
* Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
* Macedonia (Greece), a former administr ...
,
Slovakia
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and
Slovenia
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) participated in that year's competition.
Telekom Veszprém were the defending champions. The SEHA League was consisted of two phases – the first has 18 rounds in which all teams play one home and one away game against each other. After that, the four best ranked clubs played on the Final Four tournament.
The campaign began on 30 August 2016 with the match between last year's runner up
Vardar
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and fourth placed
Meshkov Brest. The regular season ended on 16 March 2017, with the decisive match between
PPD Zagreb and Meshkov Brest.
The Final Four tournament was held in the city of
Brest and organised in cooperation with Meshkov Brest, from 7 April to 9 April 2017.
Team information
Venues and locations
Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competing in ''2016–17 SEHA League'', with their manager, team captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.
Coaching changes
Regular season
Standings
Results
Final four
The final four will be held at the
Universal Sports Complex Victoria in
Brest,
Belarus
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on 7 and 9 April 2017.
Format
The first-placed team of the group faces the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team will play against the third-placed team from the other group in the final four.
Semifinals
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Match for third place
Final
References
External links
Official website
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SEHA League
2016–17 domestic handball leagues