A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| 2016–17 LEN Champions League | |
|---|---|
| League | LEN Champions League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
| Duration | 30 September 2016 to 27 May 2017 |
| Number of teams | 12 (preliminary round) 31 (total) |
| Season MVP |  Márton Vámos (Szolnok) |
| Top scorer |  Felipe Perrone 42 goals (Jug Dubrovnik) |
| Final Six | |
| Finals champions | Szolnok (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Jug |
| Finals MVP |  Andrija Prlainovic (Szolnok) |
The 2016–17 LEN Champions League was the 54th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 30 September 2016 to 27 May 2017.
Team allocation
8 teams are directly qualified for the preliminary round.
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1]
| Phase | Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | Qualification round I | 30 September–2 October 2016 | |
| Qualification round II | 14–16 October 2016 | ||
| Qualification round III (play-off round) |
26 October 2016 | 9 November 2016 | |
| Preliminary round | Matchday 1 | 30 November 2016 | |
| Matchday 2 | 10 December 2016 | ||
| Matchday 3 | 21 December 2016 | ||
| Matchday 4 | 18 January 2017 | ||
| Matchday 5 | 8 February 2017 | ||
| Matchday 6 | 18 February 2017 | ||
| Matchday 7 | 1 March 2017 | ||
| Matchday 8 | 22 March 2017 | ||
| Matchday 9 | 5 April 2017 | ||
| Matchday 10 | 26 April 2017 | ||
| Final 6 | Quarter-finals | 25 May 2017 | |
| Semi-finals | 26 May 2017 | ||
| Final | 27 May 2017 | ||
Qualifying rounds
Qualification I
Fifteen teams take part in the Qualification round I. They were drawn into three groups of four teams and one group of three teams, whose played on 30 September−2 October 2016. Top 2 teams of each group advance to qualification round II.[2]
Group A
Tournament was played in Oradea, Romania.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  ORA
|
MOR
|
 UTR
|
 GAL
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oradea (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 9 | Round II | — | 10–6 | 11–5 | 14–7 | |
| 2 | Mornar
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 6 | — | — | — | 13–7 | ||
| 3 | Utrecht
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 3 | — | 6–13 | — | — | ||
| 4 | Galatasaray
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 0 | — | — | 7–9 | — |
Group B
Tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ORV
|
 WAS
|
BAR
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orvosegyetem (H)
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 6 | Round II | — | 12–11 | 20–6 | |
| 2 | Waspo 98 Hannover
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Barendrecht
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 39 | −28 | 0 | — | 5–19 | — |
Group C
Tournament was played in Porto, Portugal.