2016-17 Topps UEFA Champions League Showcase Soccer Cards
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Product Details
Capturing pivotal moments from the club tournament in Europe, 2016-17 Topps UEFA Champions League Showcase highlights some of the world’s most talented soccer players. Each hobby box promises two autograph cards.
2016-17 Topps UEFA Champions League Base / Inserts
The base set follows the 2015 debut release featuring vivid images framed by a silver border. Several parallels add to the unique design with Gold (#'d), Red (#/25), Black (#/5), and Champions (1/1) editions.
Basic inserts include Champions Pedigree, which highlights players who helped lead their team to a title. Making its debut is the Steadied Success insert that pays respect to those current players regularly vying for a UCL championship. Finally, Road to Victory inserts focus solely on the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League winners, Real Madrid. All inserts add Gold (#'d), Red (#/25), and Champions (1/1) parallels.
2016-17 Topps UEFA Champions League Showcase Autographs
Serving as the base autograph option, the Champions League Autographs set offers signatures from renowned UCL players. The signed set maintains the base design and works with the same parallels: Gold (#'d), Red (#/25), Black (#/5), and Champions (1/1).
Another autographed option is Champions Pairings, which includes two players who share a common bond. Paying homage to both active and retired legends, and, new to 2016-17 Topps UEFA Champions League Showcase, is Touch of Class Autographs. Base options for both of these signed inserts are serial numbered and include a Champions (1/1) parallel.
2016-17 Topps UEFA Champions League Showcase Relics
Unlike the 2015 release, 2016-17 Topps UEFA Champions League Showcase also includes memorabilia cards. Kits of Class features oversized uniform swatches from active players and provides two parallels—Black (#/5) and Champions (1/1)—that include a multi-color swatch piece.
The other relic option is found with the Autograph Memorabilia cards that combine a swatch card and signature.
Release Date: 5/17/2017
Product Configuration: 6 cards per pack, 6 packs per mini box, 2 minis per master box, 8 master boxes per case
2016-17 Topps UEFA Champions League Showcase Master Hobby Box Break
- 2 Autograph Cards
- 4 Champions Pedigree Inserts
- 1 Road to Victory Insert
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Set Checklist
2016-17 Topps UEFA Champions League Showcase Checklist
Base Set Checklist
2 Olivier Giroud - Arsenal FC
3 Alexis Sánchez - Arsenal FC
4 Mesut Özil - Arsenal FC
5 Theo Walcott - Arsenal FC
6 Laurent Koscielny - Arsenal FC
7 João Moutinho - AS Monaco FC
8 Danijel Subašić - AS Monaco FC
9 Bernardo Silva - AS Monaco FC
10 Fabinho - AS Monaco FC
11 Thomas Lemar - AS Monaco FC
12 Nabil Dirar - AS Monaco FC
13 Lars Bender - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
14 Javier Hernández - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
15 Bernd Leno - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
16 Julian Brandt - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
17 Karim Bellarabi - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
18 Hakan Çalhanoğlu - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
19 Cenk Tosun - Beşiktaş J.K.
20 Oguzhan Özyakup - Beşiktaş J.K.
21 Marcelo - Beşiktaş J.K.
22 Vincent Aboubakar - Beşiktaş J.K.
23 Tolga Zengin - Beşiktaş J.K.
24 Olcay Şahan - Beşiktaş J.K.
25 Christian Pulišić - Borussia Dortmund
26 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Borussia Dortmund
27 Marcel Schmelzer - Borussia Dortmund
28 Marco Reus - Borussia Dortmund
29 Matthias Ginter - Borussia Dortmund
30 Roman Bürki - Borussia Dortmund
31 Leigh Griffiths - Celtic FC
32 Scott Sinclair - Celtic FC
33 Scott Brown - Celtic FC
34 Moussa Dembélé - Celtic FC
35 Kieran Tierney - Celtic FC
36 Tom Rogic - Celtic FC
37 Jan Oblak - Club Atlético De Madrid
38 Gabi - Club Atlético De Madrid
39 Antoine Griezmann - Club Atlético De Madrid
40 Koke - Club Atlético De Madrid
41 Diego Godín - Club Atlético De Madrid
42 Ángel Correa - Club Atlético De Madrid
43 Abdoulay Diaby - Club Brugge KV
44 Björn Engels - Club Brugge KV
45 Hans Vanaken - Club Brugge KV
46 José Izquierdo - Club Brugge KV
47 Jelle Vossen - Club Brugge KV
48 Ruud Vormer - Club Brugge KV
49 Luis Suárez - FC BARCELONA
50 Lionel Messi - FC BARCELONA
51 Neymar Jr. - FC BARCELONA
52 Gerard Piqué - FC BARCELONA
53 Marc-André ter Stegen - FC BARCELONA
54 Andrés Iniesta - FC BARCELONA
55 Ivan Rakitic - FC BARCELONA
56 Marc Janko - FC Basel 1893
57 Seydou Doumbia - FC Basel 1893
58 Marek Suchý - FC Basel 1893
59 Matías Delgado - FC Basel 1893
60 Tomás Vaclík - FC Basel 1893
61 Birkir Bjarnason - FC Basel 1893
62 Robert Lewandowski - FC Bayern München
63 Jérôme Boateng - FC Bayern München
64 Manuel Neuer - FC Bayern München
65 Philipp Lahm - FC Bayern München
66 Thomas Müller - FC Bayern München
67 Douglas Costa - FC Bayern München
68 Mats Hummels - FC Bayern München
69 Federico Santander - FC Copenhagen
70 Thomas Delaney - FC Copenhagen
71 Ludwig Augustinsson - FC Copenhagen
72 Robin Olsen - FC Copenhagen
73 Youssef Toutouh - FC Copenhagen
74 Kasper Kusk - FC Copenhagen
75 Andriy Yarmolenko - FC Dynamo Kyiv
76 Serhiy Sydorchuk - FC Dynamo Kyiv
77 Domagoj Vida - FC Dynamo Kyiv
78 Júnior Moraes - FC Dynamo Kyiv
79 Antunes - FC Dynamo Kyiv
80 Yevhen Khacheridi - FC Dynamo Kyiv
81 André Silva - FC Porto
82 Miguel Layún - FC Porto
83 Iker Casillas - FC Porto
84 Héctor Herrera - FC Porto
85 Jesús Corona - FC Porto
86 Danilo - FC Porto
87 Sardar Azmoun - FC Rostov
88 Moussa Doumbia - FC Rostov
89 Dmitri - FC Rostov
90 Soslan Dzhanaev - FC Rostov
91 Christian Noboa - FC Rostov
92 César Navas - FC Rostov
93 Filip Benković - GNK Dinamo Zagreb
94 El Arabi Hilal Soudani - GNK Dinamo Zagreb
95 Dominik Livaković - GNK Dinamo Zagreb
96 Ante Coric - GNK Dinamo Zagreb
97 Josip Pivaric - GNK Dinamo Zagreb
98 Júnior Fernandes - GNK Dinamo Zagreb
99 Gonzalo Higuaín - Juventus
100 Gianluigi Buffon - Juventus
102 Mario Mandžukić - Juventus
103 Miralem Pjanić - Juventus
104 Sami Khedira - Juventus
105 Dani Alves - Juventus
106 Nemanja Nikolić - Legia Warszawa
107 Michal Pazdan - Legia Warszawa
108 Aleksandar Prijović - Legia Warszawa
109 Guilherme - Legia Warszawa
110 Jakub Rzezniczak - Legia Warszawa
111 Michal Kucharczyk - Legia Warszawa
112 Jamie Vardy - Leicester City FC
113 Kasper Schmeichel - Leicester City FC
114 Leonardo Ulloa - Leicester City FC
115 Riyad Mahrez - Leicester City FC
116 Christian Fuchs - Leicester City FC
117 Robert Huth - Leicester City FC
118 Islam Slimani - Leicester City FC
119 Claudiu Keșerü - PFC Ludogorets 1945
120 Vladislav Stoyanov - PFC Ludogorets 1945
121 Jonathan Cafú - PFC Ludogorets 1945
122 Cosmin Moți - PFC Ludogorets 1945
123 Svetoslav Dyakov - PFC Ludogorets 1945
124 Wanderson - PFC Ludogorets 1945
125 Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City FC
126 Sergio Agüero - Manchester City FC
127 Raheem Sterling - Manchester City FC
128 Kelechi Iheanacho - Manchester City FC
129 Vincent Kompany - Manchester City FC
130 David Silva - Manchester City FC
131 Ilkay Gündogan - Manchester City FC
132 Maxime Gonalons - Olympique Lyonnais
133 Alexandre Lacazette - Olympique Lyonnais
134 Anthony Lopes - Olympique Lyonnais
135 Rafael - Olympique Lyonnais
136 Rachid Ghezzal - Olympique Lyonnais
137 Maxwel Cornet - Olympique Lyonnais
138 Ángel Di María - Paris Saint-Germain
139 Thiago Silva - Paris Saint-Germain
140 Edinson Cavani - Paris Saint-Germain
141 Kevin Trapp - Paris Saint-Germain
142 Lucas - Paris Saint-Germain
143 Marco Verratti - Paris Saint-Germain
144 Layvin Kurzawa - Paris Saint-Germain
145 Roman Eremenko - PFC CSKA MOSKVA
146 Igor Akinfeev - PFC CSKA MOSKVA
147 Mário Fernandes - PFC CSKA MOSKVA
148 Alan Dzagoev - PFC CSKA MOSKVA
149 Zoran Tošić - PFC CSKA MOSKVA
150 Pontus Wernbloom - PFC CSKA MOSKVA
151 Luuk de Jong - PSV Eindhoven
152 Jetro Willems - PSV Eindhoven
153 Davy Pröpper - PSV Eindhoven
154 Jeroen Zoet - PSV Eindhoven
155 Andrés Guardado - PSV Eindhoven
156 Jürgen Locadia - PSV Eindhoven
157 Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid CF
158 Álvaro Morata - Real Madrid CF
159 Gareth Bale - Real Madrid CF
160 Karim Benzema - Real Madrid CF
161 Toni Kroos - Real Madrid CF
162 Sergio Ramos - Real Madrid CF
163 James Rodríguez - Real Madrid CF
164 Vitolo - Sevilla FC
165 Sergio Rico - Sevilla FC
166 Vicente Iborra - Sevilla FC
167 Luciano Vietto - Sevilla FC
168 Mariano Ferreira - Sevilla FC
169 Steven N'Zonzi - Sevilla FC
170 Jonas - SL Benfica
171 Kostas Mitroglou - SL Benfica
172 Pizzi - SL Benfica
173 Júlio César - SL Benfica
174 Victor Lindelöf - SL Benfica
175 Raúl Jiménez - SL Benfica
176 Rui Patrício - Sporting Clube De Portugal
177 William Carvalho - Sporting Clube De Portugal
178 Sebastián Coates - Sporting Clube De Portugal
179 Adrien Silva - Sporting Clube De Portugal
180 Gelson Martins - Sporting Clube De Portugal
181 Bas Dost - Sporting Clube De Portugal
182 Arkadiusz Milik - SSC Napoli
183 Marek Hamšík - SSC Napoli
184 Lorenzo Insigne - SSC Napoli
185 Kalidou Koulibaly - SSC Napoli
186 José Callejón - SSC Napoli
187 Pepe Reina - SSC Napoli
188 Dele Alli - Tottenham Hotspur FC
189 Hugo Lloris - Tottenham Hotspur FC
190 Christian Eriksen - Tottenham Hotspur FC
191 Toby Alderweireld - Tottenham Hotspur FC
192 Heung-min Son - Tottenham Hotspur FC
193 Danny Rose - Tottenham Hotspur FC
194 Harry Kane - Tottenham Hotspur FC
195 Raffael - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach
196 André Hahn - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach
197 Mahmoud Dahoud - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach
198 Yann Sommer - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach
199 Andreas Christensen - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach
200 Lars Stindl - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach
Champions League Autographs Set Checklist
CLA-AS André Schürrle - Borussia Dortmund
CLA-BD Ben Davies - Tottenham Hotspur
CLA-BL Bernd Leno - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
CLA-DA Dele Alli - Tottenham Hotspur
CLA-GBA Gareth Bale - Real Madrid CF
CLA-GC Gonzalo Castro - Borussia Dortmund
CLA-HC Hakan Çalhanoğlu - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
CLA-HK Harry Kane - Tottenham Hotspur
CLA-HV Hans Vanaken - Club Brugge KV
CLA-JB Julian Brandt - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
CLA-JS John Stones - Manchester City FC
CLA-JT Jonathan Tah - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
CLA-JVO Jelle Vossen - Club Brugge KV
CLA-KD Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City FC
CLA-KI Kelechi Iheanacho - Manchester City FC
CLA-LG Leigh Griffiths - Celtic FC
CLA-LST Lars Stindl - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach
CLA-MN Manuel Neuer - FC Bayern München
CLA-MP Michał Pazdan - Legia Warszawa
CLA-MR Marco Reus - Borussia Dortmund
CLA-N Neymar Jr. - FC BARCELONA
CLA-NN Nemanja Nikolić - Legia Warszawa
CLA-RA Raffael - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach
CLA-RM Riyad Mahrez - Leicester City FC
CLA-SB Sven Bender - Borussia Dortmund
CLA-SD Stefano Denswil - Club Brugge KV
CLA-SR Sebastian Rode - Borussia Dortmund
CLA-SSI Scott Sinclair - Celtic FC
CLA-TJ Tomasz Jodłowiec - Legia Warszawa
CLA-TM Thomas Müller - FC Bayern München
Autographed Memorabilia Set Checklist
AM-HK Harry Kane - Tottenham Hotspur
AM-HV Hans Vanaken - Club Brugge KV
AM-JB Julian Brandt - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
AM-JT Jonathan Tah - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
AM-JVO Jelle Vossen - Club Brugge KV
AM-KI Kelechi Iheanacho - Manchester City FC
AM-MN Manuel Neuer - FC Bayern München
AM-MRE Marco Reus - Borussia Dortmund
AM-SB Sven Bender - Borussia Dortmund
AM-SD Stefano Denswil - Club Brugge KV
AM-SR Sebastian Rode - Borussia Dortmund
AM-TM Thomas Müller - FC Bayern München
Champions Pairings Dual Autographs Set Checklist
Harry Kane - Tottenham Hotspur
CPA-CB Hakan Çalhanoğlu - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
Julian Brandt - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
CPA-LT Bernd Leno - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
Jonathan Tah - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
CPA-MN Thomas Müller - FC Bayern München
Manuel Neuer - FC Bayern München
CPA-RST Raffael - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach
Lars Stindl - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach
CPA-SRO André Schürrle - Borussia Dortmund
Sebastian Rode - Borussia Dortmund
CPA-VD Jelle Vossen - Club Brugge KV
Stefano Denswil - Club Brugge KV
Champions Pedigree Set Checklist
CP-ADZ Alan Dzagoev - PFC CSKA MOSKVA
CP-AH Armin Hodžić - GNK Dinamo Zagreb
CP-AHE Ángelo Henriquez - GNK Dinamo Zagreb
CP-AY Andriy Yarmolenko - FC Dynamo Kyiv
CP-BB Birkir Bjarnason - FC Basel 1893
CP-CK Claudio Keșerü - PFC Ludogorets 1945
CP-CT Cenk Tosun - Beşiktaş J.K.
CP-HV Hans Vanaken - Club Brugge KV
CP-J Jonas - SL Benfica
CP-JM Júnior Moraes - FC Dynamo Kyiv
CP-JV Jamie Vardy - Leicester City FC
CP-JVO Jelle Vossen - Club Brugge KV
CP-JW Jetro Willems - PSV Eindhoven
CP-LG Leigh Griffiths - Celtic FC
CP-LM Lionel Messi - FC BARCELONA
CP-M Marcelo - Beşiktaş J.K.
CP-MJ Marc Janko - FC Basel 1893
CP-ML Mikael Lustig - Celtic FC
CP-N Neymar Jr. - FC BARCELONA
CP-NN Nemanja Nikolić - Legia Warszawa
CP-P Pizzi - SL Benfica
CP-RE Roman Eremenko - PFC CSKA MOSKVA
CP-RL Robert Lewandowski - FC Bayern München
CP-RM Riyad Mahrez - Leicester City FC
CP-TM Thomas Müller - FC Bayern München
CP-TS Thiago Silva - Paris Saint-Germain
Champions Pedigree Autographs Set Checklist
CP-JVO Jelle Vossen - Club Brugge KV
CP-N Neymar Jr. - FC BARCELONA
CP-NN Nemanja Nikolić - Legia Warszawa
CP-RM Riyad Mahrez - Leicester City FC
CP-TM Thomas Müller - FC Bayern München
Kits of Class Relics Set Checklist
KC-FT Fernando Torres - Club Atlético de Madrid
KC-GB Gareth Bale - Real Madrid CF
KC-HK Harry Kane - Tottenham Hotspur
KC-HV Hans Vanaken - Club Brugge KV
KC-JB Julian Brandt - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
KC-JK Joshua Kimmich - FC Bayern München
KC-JR James Rodríguez - Real Madrid CF
KC-JT Jonathan Tah - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
KC-JVO Jelle Vossen - Club Brugge KV
KC-KI Kelechi Iheanacho - Manchester City FC
KC-LS Luis Suarez - FC BARCELONA
KC-MN Manuel Neuer - FC Bayern München
KC-MRE Marco Reus - Borussia Dortmund
KC-OG Olivier Giroud - Arsenal FC
KC-PEA Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Borussia Dortmund
KC-R Rafinha - FC Bayern München
KC-RB Roman Bürki - Borussia Dortmund
KC-SB Sven Bender - Borussia Dortmund
KC-SD Stefano Denswil - Club Brugge KV
KC-SR Sebastian Rode - Borussia Dortmund
KC-TM Thomas Müller - FC Bayern München
Road to Victory Set Checklist
RM-2 Nacho - Real Madrid CF
RM-3 Keylor Navas - Real Madrid CF
RM-4 Luka Modric - Real Madrid CF
RM-5 Karim Benzema - Real Madrid CF
RM-6 Marcelo - Real Madrid CF
RM-7 Raphaël Varane - Real Madrid CF
RM-8 Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid CF
RM-9 Gareth Bale - Real Madrid CF
RM-10 Sergio Ramos - Real Madrid CF
Steadied Success Set Checklist
SS-2 Antoine Griezmann - Club Atlético De Madrid
SS-3 Lionel Messi - FC BARCELONA
SS-4 Robert Lewandowski - FC Bayern München
SS-5 Andriy Yarmolenko - FC Dynamo Kyiv
SS-6 Gianluigi Buffon - Juventus
SS-7 Ángel Di María - Paris Saint-Germain
SS-8 Luuk de Jong - PSV Eindhoven
SS-9 Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid CF
SS-10 Raffael - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach
Touch of Class Autographs Set Checklist
TCA-DA Dele Alli - Tottenham Hotspur
TCA-FB Franz Beckenbauer - FC Bayern München
TCA-GBA Gareth Bale - Real Madrid CF
TCA-HK Harry Kane - Tottenham Hotspur
TCA-KD Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City FC
TCA-KI Kelechi Iheanacho - Manchester City FC
TCA-MN Manuel Neuer - FC Bayern München
TCA-N Neymar Jr. - FC BARCELONA
TCA-RM Riyad Mahrez - Leicester City FC
TCA-TM Thomas Müller - FC Bayern München
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Product Review
2016-17 Topps UEFA Champions League Showcase Product Review
Reviewed by Trey Treutel
Good: No redemptions, solid design, new game-used relic inserts.
Bad: Autograph checklist is weaker and uneven, base signatures not numbered.
The Bottom Line: The Champions League is a major annual event because it is the best clubs from Europe battling it out for one trophy. However, the 16-17 UCL Showcase product doesn’t come close to matching the excitement on the pitch. When you remove the bigger names and chop the coverage down, you are left with a product that struggles to deliver.
Card Design: 4.0/5.0
While it does not look as modern as 2015-16, I again feel the foil-based design provides simple elegance. I also like how the parallels were decorated using a diamond shape enhanced with color.
Staying fairly basic, as well, are the inserts. None are amazing but they do a good job maintaining the overall theme. I particularly enjoyed the team celebration images on the Champions Pedigree cards and the slightly contrasting look of the Road to Victory inserts with the thick, diagonal lines in the background.
Although Champions League Showcase again works with sticker signatures, they are incorporated into the design in a decent manner.
Checklist: 3.0/5.0
With only 13 teams featured in the primary autograph checklist, compared to the 32 clubs in the main set, the 2016-17 Topps UEFA Champions League Showcase signature list is disappointing. Although all live autographs with no redemptions is great, missing out on Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who was in all the solicitation info, is a serious negative. Of the final two 16-17 UCL teams, Real Madrid has only Gareth Bale autographs and Juventus has nothing. I don’t expect Topps to predict to the future but they should at least strive to feature multiple players from the top clubs and better overall coverage.
Even with 32 signers, nearly a third comes from the same two teams (Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund). While the 2015-16 set had a larger checklist, the depth was also much better.
Value: 3.0/5.0
Although several players like Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Neymar, Gareth Bale, Kelechi Iheanacho and Thomas Muller have strong value, much of the remaining hits aren’t as substantial. Because the set is very basic, most of the value rides on the two autographs per box, which runs about $80-90 at the time of this review. Unfortunately, the set is just not where it needs be when talking about a product built around the top club teams in the world.
Boosting value somewhat is the introduction of the relics into Champions League Showcase. The Kits of Class inserts are even noted as game-used on the front of the card. These, along with the autographed memorabilia cards, are all serial numbered. As an extra hit in my box, the relic added value for sure, but these fall at very tough odds. Low-numbered base/insert parallels also contribute something to the value, if you come across any.
The Fun Factor: 3.75/5.0
On the one hand, I liked the look of the cards and pulling a relic was a nice treat. However, the checklist put a serious damper on the fun and makes it harder to be excited about the set. Plus, both autographs coming from the same team (Legia Warszawa) was not ideal either.
2016-17 Topps UEFA Champions League Showcase Hit Gallery and NPN / Pack Odds
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Troy Maxcy
Don’t forget the Orange base parallel cards from the “Blaster” boxes. TM