1996–97 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup

The 1996–97 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-first edition of EHF's competition for women's handball national cup champions. It ran from October 11, 1996, to May 11, 1997.

, a semifinalist in the previous EHF Cup, defeated VfB Leipzig in the final, becoming the first Russian team to win the Cup Winners' Cup after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.^[1] As of 2013 it remains the last final played by a German team, after five consecutive appearances including three wins.

Results[]

	Preliminary round October 11–20, 1996						Round of 16 November 9–17, 1996						Quarterfinals February 8–16, 1997						Semifinals March 29 – April 5, 1997						Final May 3–11, 1997
		16	25	41
	Larvik HK	29	33	62			Larvik HK	34	32	66
		25	26	41				12	10	22
		14	17	31									Larvik HK	30	22	52
	Corteblanco Bidebieta	23	10	33									Corteblanco Bidebieta	17	22	39
		18	14	32			Corteblanco Bidebieta	22	23	45
		23	29	52				16	17	33
		16	15	31															Larvik HK	33	25	58
		6	14	20															(a)	30	28	58
	Dunaferr Dunaújváros	51	39	90			Dunaferr Dunaújváros	20	22	42
		20	14	34			Motor Zaporizhzhia	22	23	45
	Motor Zaporizhzhia	21	23	44									Motor Zaporizhzhia	18	12	30
	Fémina Visé	20	8	28										16	17	33
		29	36	65				23	20	43
		20	15	35				14	14	28
		36	31	67																						25	24	49
																									VfB Leipzig	18	24	42
							TV Lützellinden	31	21	52
		26	31	57				20	16	36
	GE Verias	18	28	46									TV Lützellinden	27	19	46
		25	20	45										23	25	48
	ES Besançon	19	25	44				29	22	51
	Frederiksberg IF	37	36	73			Frederiksberg IF	21	27	48
		18	20	38																23	21	44
		10	8	18															VfB Leipzig	18	33	51
	Agecom Baia Mare	51	45	96			Agecom Baia Mare	36	36	72
		27	25	52				19	29	48
		31	34	65									Agecom Baia Mare	26	16	42
													VfB Leipzig	19	26	45
							VfB Leipzig	35	22	57
		21	16	37				12	22	34
		11	19	30

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