2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup
The 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup was the third European Rugby Champions Cup championship (22nd overall), the annual rugby union club competition for teams from the top six nations in European rugby. The competition replaced the Heineken Cup, which was Europe's top-tier competition for rugby clubs for the first nineteen years of professional European rugby union. The opening round of the tournament took place on the weekend of 14/15/16 October 2016. The final took place on 13 May 2017 at Murrayfield in Edinburgh.
| 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries | England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Date | 14 October 2016 – 13 May 2017 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 20 |
| Matches played | 67 |
| Attendance | 1,018,026 (15,194 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 55,272 (The Final: Saracens v Clermont) |
| Lowest attendance | 2,500 (Zebre v Wasps) |
| Tries scored | 363 (5.42 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Owen Farrell (Saracens) (126 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Isa Nacewa (Leinster) (7 tries) |
| Final | |
| Venue | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
| Champions | Saracens (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Clermont |
English side Saracens were the 2015–16 champions, having beaten Racing 92 of France in the 2016 final in Lyon.
Saracens retained the cup, defeating Clermont in the final 28–17.
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