It is realistic that France have three teams at VELUX EHF Champions League TOP 16. Both beside PSG Handball who compete in “upper part” of European elite competition, HBC Nantes and Montpellier Handball won the Group C and D and will have chance to qualify for the real knock-out stage after their pre knock-out encounters against Naturhouse La Rioja and Motor Zaporozhye.
The worst team of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/2017 coming from Portuguese Braga.
Group C:
| 1. Montpellier HB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 302 | : | 252 | (50) | 16 |
| 2. Naturhouse La Rioja | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 294 | : | 286 | (8) | 11 |
| 3. HC Metalurg | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 240 | : | 251 | (-11) | 10 |
| 4. TATRAN Presov | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 259 | : | 271 | (-12) | 9 |
| 5. Elverum Handball | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 257 | : | 274 | (-17) | 8 |
| 6. Chekhovskie Medvedi | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 273 | : | 291 | (-18) | 6 |
GROUP D:
| 1. HBC Nantes | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 312 | : | 270 | (42) | 17 |
| 2. HC Motor Zaporozhye | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 308 | : | 272 | (36) | 15 |
| 3. Besiktas Mogaz HT | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 275 | : | 289 | (-14) | 11 |
| 4. Dinamo Bucuresti | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 294 | : | 294 | (0) | 8 |
| 5. TTH Holstebro | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 281 | : | 314 | (-33) | 5 |
| 6. ABC/UMinho | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 289 | : | 320 | (-31) | 4 |
