| Tourney Name: | Carpathian Trophy |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Country: | Romania |
| Dates: | 26–27 November |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Fourth Other: | B |
| Matches: | 4 |
| Goals: | 223 |
| Top Scorer: |  Anita Görbicz (13 goals) |
| Previous: | 2015 Carpathian Trophy |
| Next: | 2017 Carpathian Trophy |
The 2016 Carpathian Trophy was the 48th edition of the Carpathian Trophy held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania between 26–27 November as a women's friendly handball tournament organised by the Romanian Handball Federation.
The most recent silver and bronze medalists of the World Championship (Netherlands and Romania) appeared in the competition. Veteran Aurelia Brădeanu announced her retirement from national team after the tournament.[1]
Romania (hosts) Romania B Hungary