2016–17 CERH European League

Teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders, CW: Cup winners, LSF: Losing semi-finalists, LQF: Losing quarter-finalists). Bold means seeded teams.

The English champion, King's Lynn, didn't took his spot and the 2015–16 Lega Nazionale Hockey losing semi-final CGC Viareggio was invited. After its refuse, Bassano took the spot. The German champion, Iserlohn didn't took the spot, and Dinan–Quévert (2015–16 Nationale 1 Elite 3rd) took its place.

Round dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows (draw held in Mieres, Spain, on 10 September 2016).

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 September 2016 in Mieres, Spain. The sixteen teams were allocated into four pots, with title holders Benfica being automatically placed in Group A. The other three seeded teams, Barcelona, Forte dei Marmi and Liceo La Coruña, were automatically placed in groups B, C and D, respectively. The remaining teams were then drawn into each of the four groups, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. In each group, the four teams play against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.

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

Final four

The final four tournament will take place on 13 and 14 May 2017.