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.Results in EHF's website As of 2013 it remains the last final played by a German team, after five consecutive appearances including three wins. Results 2 y y n 1 y Preliminary roundOctober 11–20, 1996 Round of 16November 9–17, 1996 QuarterfinalsFebruary 8–16, 1997 SemifinalsMarch 29 – April 5, 1997 FinalMay 3–11, 1997 POL GKS Piotrkovia 16 25 41 NOR Larvik HK 29 33 62 AUT Austria Tabak 25 26 41 MKD Mlaz Bogdanci 14 17 31 ESP Corteblanco Bidebieta 23 10 33 CRO Karbon Zapresic 18 14 32 SWI TSV Saint Othmar 23 29 52 BUL NSA Sofia 16 15 31 BIH 1992 Željezničar Sarajevo 6 14 20 HUN Dunaferr Dunaújváros 51 39 90 TUR TMO Ankara 20 14 34 UKR Motor Zaporizhzhia 21 23 44 BEL Fémina Visé 20 8 28 RUS Istochnik Rostov 29 36 65 ISR Kiryat Sharet Holon 20 15 35 SVN ZRK Zalec 36 31 67 NED Anova Emmen 26 31 57 GRE GE Verias 18 28 46 SCG Dunav Sombor 25 20 45 FRA ES Besançon 19 25 44 DEN Frederiksberg IF 37 36 73 BLR Universitet Gomel 18 20 38 GEO 1990 HC Kutaisi 10 8 18 ROM Agecom Baia Mare 51 45 96 ITA Polisportiva Enna 27 25 52 FIN Sparta Helsinki 31 34 65 POR Académico Madeira 21 16 37 LUX HC Bascharage 11 19 30 NOR Larvik HK 34 32 66 AUT Austria Tabak 12 10 22 ESP Corteblanco Bidebieta 22 23 45 SWI TSV Saint Othmar 16 17 33 HUN Dunaferr Dunaújváros 20 22 42 UKR Motor Zaporizhzhia 22 23 45 RUS Istochnik Rostov 23 20 43 SVN ZRK Zalec 14 14 28 GER TV Lützellinden 31 21 52 NED Anova Emmen 20 16 36 SCG Dunav Sombor 29 22 51 DEN Frederiksberg IF 21 27 48 ROM Agecom Baia Mare 36 36 72 FIN Sparta Helsinki 19 29 48 GER VfB Leipzig 35 22 57 POR Académico Madeira 12 22 34 NOR Larvik HK 30 22 52 ESP Corteblanco Bidebieta 17 22 39 UKR Motor Zaporizhzhia 18 12 30 RUS Istochnik Rostov 16 17 33 GER TV Lützellinden 27 19 46 SCG Dunav Sombor 23 25 48 ROM Agecom Baia Mare 26 16 42 GER VfB Leipzig 19 26 45 NOR Larvik HK 33 25 58 RUS Istochnik Rostov (a) 30 28 58 SCG Dunav Sombor 23 21 44 GER VfB Leipzig 18 33 51 RUS Istochnik Rostov 25 24 49 GER VfB Leipzig 18 24 42 References Category:Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup Category:1996 in women's handball Category:1997 in handball