2016–17 CERH European League
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 November 2016 – 14 May 2017 |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Reus (8th title)
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| Runners-up |
 Oliveirense
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Goals scored | 472 (8 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Federico Ambrosio(15 goals) |
The 2016–17 CERH European League was the 52nd season of Europe's premier club roller hockey tournament organised by CERH, and the 20th season since it was renamed from European Champion Clubs' Cup to the CERH Champions League/European League.
The winners of the 2016–17 CERH European League earn the right to play against the winners of the 2016–17 CERS Cup in the 2017 CERH Continental Cup.
Benfica were the defending champions.
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders, LQF: Losing quarter-finalists). Bold means seeded teams.
The schedule of the competition is as follows (draw held in Mieres, Spain, on 10 September 2016).
The 16 teams were allocated into four pots, with the title holders, Benfica, being placed in Pot 1 automatically. The other 3 seeded teams, Barcelona, Forte dei Marmi and Liceo, were automatically placed in groups B, C and D, respectively. They were drawn into four groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a home-and-away round-robin format.
A total of 5 national associations were represented in the group stage. Sporting CP made its debut appearance in the group stage.
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals.
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.
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