| Tourney Name: | CERH European League |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Dates: | 5 November 2016 – 14 May 2017 |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Associations: | 5 |
| Champion Other: |  Reus |
| Count: | 8 |
| Second Other: | Oliveirense |
| Matches: | 59 |
| Goals: | 472 |
| Top Scorer: |  Federico Ambrosio (15 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
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.
| Group stage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | BenficaTH | Forte dei Marmi | ||
| Reus | ||||
The schedule of the competition is as follows (draw held in Mieres, Spain, on 10 September 2016).
| Phase | Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 5 November 2016 | |
| Matchday 2 | 26 November 2016 | ||
| Matchday 3 | 17 December 2016 | ||
| Matchday 4 | 14 January 2017 | ||
| Matchday 5 | 4 February 2017 | ||
| Matchday 6 | 18 February 2017 | ||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 11 March 2017 | 1 April 2017 |
| Semi-finals | 13 May 2017 | ||
| Final | 14 May 2017 | ||
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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[2]
The first-leg matches were played on 11 March, and the second-leg matches were played on 1 April 2017.[2]
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The final four tournament took place on 13 and 14 May 2017.[2] It was hosted by Barcelona at the Pavelló Barris Nord in Lleida, Spain.[3]
All times listed below are local time .