2016–17 Russian Handball Super League


The 2016–17 Superleague is the 25th season of the Russian Handball Super League, Russian's top-tier handball league. A total of twelve teams contest this season's league. Chekhovskiye Medvedi are the defending champions.

Format

The competition format for the 2016–17 season consists of a home-and-away double round-robin system. The first eight teams qualifies for play-offs, while the last four plays relegation round. The last team of this relegation round is relegated.

Teams

The following 12 clubs compete in the Superleague during the 2016–17 season.
TeamCityArena
Chekhovskiye MedvediChekhovOlimpiysky Sport Palace
Universitet-NevaSaint PetersburgSDUSHOR Kirovskogo
SKIF KrasnodarKrasnodarOlympus Arena
Dinamo Viktor StavropolStavropolSports Complex Olimp
SSAU-SaratovSaratovYubileynyy Sports Center
Dinamo AstrakhanAstrakhanSports Complex Star
HC Kaustik VolgogradVolgogradMolodezhnaya Sports Center
GK Permskie MedvediPermSports Palace Krasava
UGNTU-VNZM UfaUfaSports Complex Neftekhimik
Sungul SnezhinskSnezhinskUIC Sungul
UOR N°2 MoscowMoscowUOR n°2 Sports Center
Dynamo ChelyabinskChelyabinskSports Complex Flight