1996–97 CERH European League

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1996–97 CERH European League
Tournament details
Teams21
Final positions
ChampionsBarcelona (11th title)
Runners-upPorto
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored479 (9.21 per match)

The 1996–97 CERH European League was the 32nd edition of the CERH European League organized by CERH. Its Final Four was held in Barcelona, Spain.

Format changes[]

As a result of the expansion of the competition, two preliminary rounds were played before the group stage, composed by eight teams divided into two groups of four each one, thus qualifying the two first qualified teams to the Final Four.

Preliminary round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Switzerland 11–8 Netherlands 6–3 5–5
Reus Deportiu Spain 4–5 Italy 4–2 0–3
Austria 3–26 Spain Vic 1–9 2–17
France 8–12 France La Vendéenne 5–4 3–8
Herne Bay England 7–11 France Quévert 4–7 3–4

First round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cronenberg Germany 6–23 Portugal Porto 3–10 3–13
Barcelona Spain 24–2 Switzerland 14–1 10–1
Genève Switzerland 2–10 Italy Novara 1–1 1–9
La Vendéenne France w.o. Portugal Benfica w.o. w.o.
Quévert France 4–26 Spain Igualada 1–11 3–15
Italy 19–1 Switzerland 12–0 7–1
Italy 6–5 Portugal Barcelos 4–3 2–2
Liceo Spain 7–4 Spain Vic 6–3 1–1

Group stage[]

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a home-and-away round-robin format.

The two first qualified teams advanced to the Final Four.

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IGU POR NOV
1 Spain Igualada 6 4 0 2 21 9 +12 8 Advance to Final Four 4–3 4–1 7–0
2 Portugal Porto 6 4 0 2 24 21 +3 8 2–1 5–4 4–2
3 Italy Novara 6 3 1 2 23 17 +6 7 3–0 7–5 7–2
4 Italy 6 0 1 5 8 29 −21 1 0–5 3–5 1–1
Source: [1]

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIC BAR VEN
1 Spain Liceo 6 4 1 1 43 19 +24 9 Advance to Final Four 4–1 4–0 12–1
2 Spain Barcelona 6 3 2 1 46 16 +30 8 5–5 4–3 25–2
3 Italy 6 3 1 2 32 19 +13 7 10–4 1–1 10–3
4 France La Vendéenne 6 0 0 6 12 79 −67 0 2–14 1–10 3–8
Source: [2]

Final four[]

The Final Four was played in the Palau Blaugrana in Barcelona, Spain.

Barcelona achieved their eleventh title.

Bracket[]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Spain Barcelona3
 
 
 
Spain Igualada2
 
Spain Barcelona 9
 
 
 
Spain Liceo2
 
Spain Liceo6
 
 
Portugal Porto8
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Spain Igualada (p)3
 
 
Portugal Porto3

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