The 6th season of the SEHA handball league will the strongest ever, beside the defending champion Telekom Veszprem, other teams from the Champion league will join the contest.
Leaders of the regional league publicated the list of participants in the 2016/2017 season. They are:
- Telekom Veszprém
- RK Vardar
- RK Metalurg
- RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko
- RK Gorenje Velenje
- RK PPD Zagreb
- RK Nexe Nasice
- Meshkov Brest
- Tatran Presov
- RK Izvidjac Ljubuski
