2016–17 LBA season, Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams will advance to the Playoffs, the last seven qualified teams will be eliminated, while the last one qualified team will be relegated and replaced by the winner of the playoffs of the second-level Serie A2 Basket. The matchdays are from 2 October 2016 to 7 May 2017.


2016–17 LBA season, Regular season, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.


2016–17 LBA season, Playoffs
The LBA playoffs quarterfinals are best-of-five, while the semifinals and finals series are best-of-seven. The playoffs will start on 12 May 2017 to finish between 16 and 22 June depending on result.


2016–17 LBA season, Supercup
The 2016 Italian Supercup was the 22nd edition of the super cup tournament of the Italian basketball. It opened the season on 24 and 25 September 2016. It was contested in Milan's Mediolanum Forum.


2016–17 LBA season, Supercup
Qualified for the tournament were league winners and cup winners EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, cup finalists Sidigas Avellino, cup semifinalists Vanoli Cremona and league finalist Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia.


2016–17 LBA season, Supercup
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano lifted the Supercup trophy by downing Sidigas Avellino 72-90. Krunoslav Simon led the winners with 25 points on 5-of-7 three-point shots. Ricky Hickman added 15 while Zoran Dragić had 11 for Milan. Hickman had 9 points in the second quarter to make Milan get a double-digit lead, 34-44, at halftime. Dragić, Simon and Davide Pascolo allowed Milan to extend their margin to 51-67 after 30 minutes, enough to control the game until the final buzzer and lift its first Supercup trophy.


2016–17 LBA season, Cup
The 49th edition of the Italian Cup, knows as the PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons, was contested between 16 and 19 February 2017 in Rimini. Eight teams qualified for the Final Eight were the best ranked teams at the end of the first stage of the 2016–17 Serie A season.


2016–17 LBA season, Cup
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano rallied to beat Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 84-87 and reach the finals. In Sunday's final, Milan will play Banco di Sardegna Sassari which downed Germani Basket Brescia 77-70.


2016–17 LBA season, Cup
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano successfully defended the Italian Cup with an 84-74 come-from-behind win over Banco di Sardegna Sassari in the final on Sunday. Ricky Hickman made 5 of 7 shots from downtown en route to 25 points, Rakim Sanders scored 15 points and Milan Mačvan added 11 for the winners. Sassari took charge from the start with a 2-13 run and led 11-19 after 10 minutes. A Josh Carter triple made it 15-25 midway through the second quarter, but Sanders heated up as Milan fought back and Hickman's triple to end the half drew Milan within 34-36.


2016–17 LBA season, Cup
A three by Sanders to open the second half gave Milan its first lead. Hickman netted another three and Davide Pascolo converted a three-point play to boost the margin to 46-40. Andrea Cinciarini further extended the margin to 9 before strong play by Gani Lawal sparked a Sassari comeback. A David Bell jumper made it 56-54 through three quarters. It was still a 2-point game four minutes into the fourth quarter when Hickman and Macvan combined for all Milan's points in an 11-2 march to take a 75-64 advantage with 3:38 remaining. Sassari raced back with 8 straight points, but was held to a single basket over the final two minutes as Milan closed out the game from the line. Trevor Lacey paced Sassari with 15 points, Lawal scored 13 and Rok Stipčević 11.


2016–17 LEB Oro season
The 2016–17 LEB Oro season will be the 21st season of the Spanish basketball second league LEB Oro. Dates must be determined yet.


2016–17 LEB Oro season, Teams
On 20 July 2016 the Spanish Basketball Federation confirmed the expansion of the league to 18 teams. The 2010–11 season was the last one with this number.


2016–17 LEB Oro season, Teams
Despite its promotion, on 23 July 2016 Sáenz Horeca Araberri Basket announced that it could not fulfill the requirements in the league. However, almost one month later the club was allowed to participate in the league.


2016–17 LEB Oro season, Regular season, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.


2016–17 LEB Oro season, Copa Princesa de Asturias
The Copa Princesa de Asturias will be played on 27 January 2017, by the two first qualified teams after the end of the first half of the season (round 17).


2016–17 LEB Oro season, Copa Princesa de Asturias
The Champion of this Cup will play the play-offs as first qualified if it finishes the league between the second and the fifth qualified.


2016–17 LEB Plata season
The 2016–17 LEB Plata season will be the 17th season of the Spanish basketball third league LEB Plata. Dates must be determined yet.


2016–17 LEB Plata season, Play-offs
Seeded teams played at home games 1, 2 and 5. Covirán Granada, as Copa LEB Plata champion, played all series as seeded team.


2016–17 LEN Champions League
The 2016–17 LEN Champions League was the 54th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 30 September 2016 to 27 May 2017.


2016–17 LEN Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Qualification I
Fifteen teams take part in the Qualification round I. They were drawn into three groups of four teams and one group of three teams, whose played on 30 September−2 October 2016. Top 2 teams of each group advance to qualification round II.


2016–17 LEN Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Qualification II
Sixteen teams take part in the Qualification round II. Eight teams from first round and eight teams with wild cards. They were drawn into four groups of four teams, whose played on 14−16 October 2016. Top 2 teams of each group advance to qualification round III.


2016–17 LEN Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Qualification III
Eight teams take part in the Qualification round III. These teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follow:


2016–17 LEN Champions League, Preliminary round
The regular season was played between 30 November 2016 and 26 April 2017. If teams are level on record at the end of the Preliminary Round, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2016–17 LEN Champions League, Preliminary round
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 30 November, 10 December, 21 December 2016 and 18 January, 8 February, 18 February, 1 March, 22 March, 5 April, 26 April 2017. The top three teams advanced to the final six.


2016–17 LEN Champions League, Preliminary round
The Final Six (quarterfinals, semifinals, third place game and final) were played in Budapest, Hungary from 25 to 27 May 2017.


2016–17 LEN Champions League, Final Six, Final
Viktor Nagy, Márton Vámos, Živko Gocić, Tamás Mezei, Aaron Younger, Dénes Varga, Milan Aleksić, Andrija Prlainović, Ugo Crousillat, Gábor Kis, David Jansik, Peter Kotlar, Patrik Bagi, Zlotan Hangay, Istvan Kardos, Zsombor Szeghalmi, Tamas Bodoroczki, Kristof Szatmari, Bence Fulop,


2016–17 LEN Champions League squads
This is a list of the squads with their players that competed at the 2016–17 LEN Champions League  from 30 September 2016 to 27 June 2017.


2016–17 LEN Euro Cup
The 2016–17 LEN Euro Cup was the second tier of European competition in water polo. It ran from 14 October 2016 to 5 April 2017.


2016–17 LEN Euro Cup squads
This is a list of the squads with their players that competed at the 2016–17 LEN Euro Cup.


2016–17 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team
The 2016–17 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team represented The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blackbirds, led by fifth-year head coach Jack Perri, played their home games at the Steinberg Wellness Center, with several home games at the Barclays Center, and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 13–5 in NEC play to finish in second place. In the NEC Tournament, they lost to Robert Morris in the quarterfinals.


2016–17 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team
On March 20, 2017, head coach Jack Perri was fired after five seasons at LIU Brooklyn. Former UMass head coach Derek Kellogg was hired as the new head coach on April 18.


2016–17 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team, Previous season
The Blackbirds finished the 2015–16 season 16–15, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They beat Sacred Heart in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament before losing to Wagner.


2016–17 LKL season
The 2016–17 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga was the 24th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). The season started on 21 September 2016, and ended on 9 June 2017.


2016–17 LKL season
Žalgiris was the defending champion, and successfully defended its title. The title was the seventh consecutive championship for Žalgiris.


2016–17 LKL season, Competition format
During the regular season, all teams played 36 games. The top eight teams, after playing 36 games each, joined the playoffs, in the quarterfinals, that was played in a best-of-three games format. The semifinals were also played in that format.


2016–17 LKL season, Competition format
The final round was played between the two winners of the semifinals. The final series for the first place was played in a best-of-seven format, while the series for the third place was played in a best-of-five format.


2016–17 LKL season, Regular season
In the regular season, teams played against each other four times, home-and-away, in double a round-robin format. The six first qualified teams advanced to the playoffs. The regular season started on 21 September 2016.


2016–17 LNBP season
The 2016–17 LNBP season was the 17th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. The regular season began on October 13, 2016 and ended on February 11, 2017. The playoffs began on February 14, 2017 and ended with the 2017 LNBP Finals on April 3, 2017, after Fuerza Regia defeated Soles de Mexicali in six games to win their first LNBP title.


2016–17 LNBP season, Playoffs
The 2017 LNBP playoffs began on February 14, 2017 and ended with the LNBP Finals on April 3, 2017.


2016–17 LNH Division 1
The 2016–17 LNH Division 1 is the 65th season of the LNH Division 1, French premier handball league and the 40th season consisting of only one league. It runs from 21 September 2016 to 8 June 2017.


2016–17 LNH Division 1, Team information
The following 14 clubs compete in the LNH Division 1 during the 2016–17 season:


2016–17 LNH Division 1, League table, Schedule and results
In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.


2016–17 LPB season
The 2016–17 LPB season was the 84th season of the premier Portuguese basketball league, and the ninth season under the current Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) format. For sponsorship reasons, the league is also known as Liga Placard.


2016–17 LPB season
Benfica won its 27th title and recovered the title after beating defending champions Porto in the finals by 3–0.


2016–17 LPB season, Format
The competition format consisted of two stages: a regular season, comprising two phases, and the play-offs. In the first phase of the regular season, the twelve participating teams compete against each other in a double round-robin system, with home and away matches. Match wins, draws and losses are worth two, one and zero points, respectively.


2016–17 LPB season, Format
The second phase of the regular season comprises two groups; the six best-ranked teams at the end of the first phase compete in Group A, and the remaining six teams compete in Group B. Again, teams in each group compete against each other in a double round-robin system, with home and away matches. The six Group A teams and the two best-ranked Group B teams qualify for the play-offs, while the two worst-ranked teams in Group B are relegated to the second-tier Proliga. The play-offs are disputed as a single-elimination tournament, with fixtures determined by each team's classification in the previous round, and comprise three knockout rounds (quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals) played in a best-of-five system.


2016–17 LPB season, Teams
Maia Basket Escapeforte avoided relegation after the resign of Atlético Clube de Portugal to promote. Also, Sampaense promoted after Barcelos decided to dissolve its senior team.


2016–17 LPB season, Second phase
In the second phase, teams started their group matches with the results from the matches played against the remaining teams in the same group, during the first phase.


2016–17 LPB season, Playoffs
Seeded teams played games 1, 2 and 5 at home.


2016–17 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team
The 2016–17 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by sixth year head coach Nikki Fargas, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 8–8 in SEC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Ole Miss in the second round advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to California in the first round.


2016–17 LSU Tigers basketball team
The 2016–17 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Johnny Jones, who was in his fifth season at LSU. They played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 2–16 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They lost in the First Round of the SEC Tournament to Mississippi State.


2016–17 LSU Tigers basketball team
On March 10, head coach Johnny Jones was fired. He finished at LSU with a five-year record of 90–72. On March 20, LSU hired VCU head coach Will Wade as their next head coach.


2016–17 LSU Tigers basketball team, Previous season
The LSU Tigers finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the 2016 SEC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M. On March 13, the day after losing to Texas A&M by 33 points, they announced they would not participate in a postseason tournament.


2016–17 La Liga
The 2016–17 La Liga season, also known as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, was the 86th since its establishment. The season began on 19 August 2016 and concluded on 21 May 2017.


2016–17 La Liga
Real Madrid secured the title following their away victory at Málaga on the final matchday, winning a record 33rd championship and their first since the 2011–12 season. They became only the second side after Barcelona in 2012–13 to score in all 38 games of a La Liga season.


2016–17 La Liga, Name sponsorship
The Spanish top flight dropped the sponsorship from BBVA and was now called LaLiga, while the second division was called LaLiga2. The league made this change to maximize the La Liga brand. On 20 July, Banco Santander was appointed as the new sponsor.


2016–17 La Liga, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 17 sides from the 2015–16 season and three promoted from the 2015–16 Segunda División. This included the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the play-offs.


2016–17 La Liga, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Deportivo Alavés was the first team from Segunda División to achieve promotion, after a ten-year absence from La Liga, on 29 May 2016 after winning 2–0 against CD Numancia. CD Leganés was promoted as the runners-up after winning 1–0 at CD Mirandés in the last match-day, on 4 June 2016. This was Leganés' first promotion to the top division. CA Osasuna was the last to be promoted after beating Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Girona FC in the play-offs. The Reds returned to La Liga two years after their last relegation.


2016–17 La Liga, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
The three promoted clubs replaced Rayo Vallecano, Getafe, and Levante, who were relegated at the end of the previous season after five, twelve, and six years respectively.


2016–17 La Liga, Season statistics, Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with least goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper had to have played at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.


2016–17 La Liga, LFP Awards, Seasonal
La Liga's governing body, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the La Liga Awards.


2016–17 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by 13th-year head coach John Giannini, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the A-10 Tournament, they lost to Davidson in the first round.


2016–17 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Explorers finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They defeated Duquesne in the first round of the A-10 Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Davidson.


2016–17 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team, Preseason
La Salle was picked to finish in seventh place in the Preseason A-10 poll. Jordan Price was named to the Preseason All-Conference Second Team.


2016–17 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team
The 2016–17 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Explorers, led by sixth year head coach Jeff Williams, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Duquesne.


2016–17 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team, 2016–17 media, La Salle Explorers Sports Network
Select Explorers games will be broadcast online by the . The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Explorers home games and most conference road games.


2016–17 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 22nd-year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 9–21, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they lost in the first round to Loyola (MD).


2016–17 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team, Previous season
The Leopards finished the 2015–16 season 6–24, 3–15 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost to Navy in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament.


2016–17 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leopards, led by second year head coach Theresa Grentz, played their home games at Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 4–28, 2–16 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to Navy.


2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team
The 2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Tic Price and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the first round of the Southland Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas State.


2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team, Previous season
The Cardinals finished the 2015–16 season 11–19. 3–15 in Southland play to finish in last place. As a result, they failed to qualify for the Southland Tournament.


2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team, Media
All 2016–17 Lamar Cardinals home games, except those otherwise contracted for, will be broadcast online live on ESPN3. Games will be broadcast over the radio by KLVI AM 560 radio with audio streaming over iheart radio.


2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team, Offseason, Departures
Lamar head coach, Tic Price, announced on March 17, 2016 that sophomore point guard Kevin Booze, freshman forward Boaz Williams, and junior center Christian Kennedy were leaving the team. Assistant coach Anthony Anderson resigned in April, 2016.


2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team, Offseason, Additions
On June 2, 2016, Lamar University announced hiring Justin Bailey as assistant coach. Bailey had been an assistant at Arkansas–Fort Smith for four years and was a graduate assistant at Arizona State.


2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team
The 2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by fourth year head coach Robin Harmony, played their home games at the Montagne Center and are members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with a 21–6, 15–3 Southland play. They lost in the semifinals of the Southland Women's Tournament to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the WBI where they lost to Rice in the first round.


2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team, Previous season
The Lady Cardinals finished the 2015-16 season with a 12-19 overall record and a 7-11 conference record. Qualifying for the conference tournament, the Lady Cardinals won the first game against Houston Baptist and were eliminated by McNeese State.


2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team, Previous season
Two Lady Cardinals were recognized by the Southland Conference at the conclusion of the regular season. Chastadie Barrs was named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Kiara Desamours was named Southland Conference Freshman of the year. Both players also received conference honorable mention honors.


2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team, Roster
Randy Schneider (Florida International) Candace Walker (UNC Willmington) Cameron Miles (San Diego)


2016–17 Latvian Basketball League
The 2016–17 Latvian Basketball League was the 26th season of the top basketball league of Latvia. The regular season started on 28 September 2016.


2016–17 Latvian Basketball League
BK Valmiera was the defending champion, with VEF Rīga winning the league by defeating Ventspils in the finals by 4–0.


2016–17 Latvian Basketball League, Competition format
After Jelgava's withdrawal, ten teams will join the league. The two first qualified teams will join directly the semifinals while teams between third and sixth will qualify to the quarterfinals.


2016–17 Latvian Basketball League, Playoffs
Seeded teams played games 1, 3, 5 and 7 at home.


2016–17 Latvian Football Cup
The 2016–17 Latvian Football Cup is the 22nd season of the Latvian annual football knock-out competition. The winners will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.


2016–17 Latvian Football Cup, First round
The first round consists of 8 matches, between 16 of the qualifying teams from the Latvian Second League. 9 teams from the Second League automatically qualified for the second round, based on a lottery. The matches of this round took place on 4–15 June 2016.


2016–17 Latvian Football Cup, Second round
The 8 winners of the first round joined the 9 Second League teams that automatically qualified, in addition to 14 teams from the First League. These 32 teams played 15 head-to-head matches to determine who will move on to the third round. The matches of this round took place on 26 June–7 July 2016. FK Lielupe received a bye.


2016–17 Latvian Football Cup, Fourth round
Teams from the Latvian Higher League enter at this stage.


2016–17 Latvian Football Cup, Semi final
Played on 26 April 2017 and 3 May 2017; over two legs.


2016–17 Latvian Football Cup, Final
The final was played on 17 May 2017Skonto Stadions, RigaReferee : Andris Treimanis


2016–17 Latvian Hockey League season
The 2016–17 Latvian Hockey League season was the 26th season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. Seven teams participated in the league, and HK Kurbads won the championship.


2016–17 League 2 (Iran)
2016–17 Iran Football's 2nd Division  is the 16th under 2nd Division since its establishment (current format) in 2001. The season featured 25 teams from the 2nd Division 2015–16, five new teams relegated from the 2015–16 Azadegan League: Aluminium Hormozgan, Damash, Giti Pasand, Shahrdari Ardabil, PAS Hamedan and six new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2015–16: Shahrdari Fuman, Shahrdari Hamedan, Shahrdari Arak, Qashqai Shiraz, Shahin Mahshahr, Shahid Karimi Jooybar.


2016–17 Lebanese FA Cup
The 2016–17 Lebanese FA Cup was the 45th edition of the national football cup competition of Lebanon. It started with the First Round on 17 September 2016 and concluded with the final on 7 May 2017.


2016–17 Lebanese FA Cup
Defending champions Nejmeh lost to Safa in the semi-finals. Ansar went on to win their 14th title, qualifying for the 2018 AFC Cup group stage.


2016–17 Lebanese Premier League
The 2016–17 Lebanese Premier League is the 56th season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Safa the defending champions. After 21 rounds, Al Ahed have won the league for the 5th time in its history. At the 21st round, Al Ahed needed a win against rivals Nejmeh SC to win the League but Nejmeh SC had forfeited and Al Ahed automatically won the match and became the champions of the Lebanese Premier League.


2016–17 Lebanese Premier League, Teams
Hekmeh FC and Shabab Al-Ghazieh were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2015–16 season in the bottom two places. They were replaced by Tadamon Sour and Al Akhaa Al Ahli who won promotion from the second tier.


2016–17 Lebanese Second Division
The Lebanese Second Division (Arabic: الدوري اللبناني - الدرجة الثانية) is the second division of Lebanese football. It is controlled by the Federation Libanaise de Football Association. The top two teams qualify for the Lebanese Premier League and replace the relegated teams.


2016–17 Lebanese Women's Football League
The 2016–17 Lebanese Women's Football League was the 10th edition of the Lebanese Women's Football League since its inception in 2008. Two-time defending champions SAS won their third title.


2016–17 Lech Poznań season
Lech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań. This was their 94th season overall. They competed in Ekstraklasa, the highest ranking league in Poland.


2016–17 Lech Poznań season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Lech Poznań season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Lechia Gdańsk season
The 2016–17 Ekstraklasa season was Lechia's 73rd since their creation, and was their 9th continuous season in the top league of Polish football.


2016–17 Lechia Gdańsk season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Lechia Gdańsk season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Leeds United F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Leeds United's seventh consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.


2016–17 Leeds United F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Leeds United F.C. season, Events
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2016–17 season, presented in chronological order, starting on 7 May 2016 and ending on the final day of the club's final match in the 2016–17 season. This list does not include transfers or new contracts, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.


2016–17 Leeds United F.C. season, First team squad
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the Championship (and playoffs), League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.


2016–17 Leeds United F.C. season, Transfers, Transfers out
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.


2016–17 Leeds United F.C. season, Club, Club officials
Updated to match played 2 May 2013Source: Leeds United Season Official Handbook 2012/13


2016–17 Leeds United F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
1Bamba left club on 1 September 2016. 2Mowatt left club on 27 January 2017.


2016–17 Lega Pro
The 2016–17 Lega Pro Divisione Unica was the third season of the unified Lega Pro division, the third highest division in the Italian football league system. The championship name, which is Divisione Unica according to the FIGC regulations, is nevertheless referred to as Lega Pro in official documents. The season marked the final year that the division would carry the Lega Pro name as it was changed back to Serie C for the 2017–18 season.


2016–17 Lega Pro, Teams
A total of 60 teams contest the league. Clubs include 4 sides relegated from the 2015–16 Serie B season, 41 sides playing the 2015–16 Lega Pro season, and 9 sides promoted from the 2015–16 Serie D season. Also, six teams are chosen to play in the league to increase the number of teams to 60.


2016–17 Lega Pro, Teams
On 1 July 2016, 54 teams mathematically qualified to the new season. However, Martina Franca and Sporting Bellinzago did not submit their application for a licence. On 6 July also Virtus Lanciano did not meet the requirements to apply. On 16 July Pavia and Rimini did not submit an appeal against Covisoc's exclusion. On 19 July Paganese's appeal of exclusion was rejected by Covisod. However, on 3 August Paganese was readmitted to the league by TAR's decision. On 4 August the Federal Council selected ten teams in order to fill the vacancies created: Fano (as a replacement for Sporting Bellizango), Fondi, Forlì, Lupa Roma, Melfi, Olbia, Racing Roma, Reggina, Taranto and Vibonese. On 10 August Albinoleffe was the last team to benefit from the repechage.


2016–17 Lega Pro, Teams, Stadia and locations, Group A (North & Central West)
9 teams from Tuscany, 4 teams from Lombardy, 3 teams from Lazio, 2 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 1 team from Piedmont and 1 team from Sardinia


2016–17 Lega Pro, Teams, Stadia and locations, Group B (North & Central East)
5 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 4 teams from Lombardy, 4 teams from Marche, 3 teams from Veneto, 1 team from Abruzzo, 1 team from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 1 team from Trentino-Alto Adige and 1 team from Umbria


2016–17 Lega Pro, Teams, Stadia and locations, Group C (South)
6 teams from Apulia, 4 teams from Calabria, 4 teams from Sicily, 3 teams from Campania, 2 teams from Basilicata and 1 team from Lazio


2016–17 Lega Pro, Relegation play-outs
Play-outs on 21 and 28 May 2017, loser on aggregate is relegated. Higher placed team plays at home for second leg. If tied on aggregate, lower-placed team is relegated.


2016–17 Lega Pro, Top goalscorers
1Player scored 1 goal in the play-offs. 2Player scored 2 goals in the play-offs. 3Player scored 3 goals in the play-offs.


2016–17 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by 10th-year head coach Brett Reed, played their home games at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League.


2016–17 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
They finished the season 20–12, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they defeated Colgate and Boston University before losing to Bucknell in the championship game. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2016–17 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Mountain Hawks finished the 2015–16 season 17–15, 13–5 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They defeated Navy and American to advance to the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to Holy Cross.


2016–17 Lehigh Mountain Hawks women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Lehigh Mountain Hawks women's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by twenty-second year head coach Sue Troyan, played their home games at Stabler Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 10–20, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to Loyola (MD).


2016–17 Leicester City F.C. season
The 2016–17 Leicester City season was the club's 112th season in the English football league system and its 49th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. Leicester City participated in the Premier League for the third consecutive season as well as the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. The club also took part in the pre-season International Champions Cup and entered the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League at the group stage. Leicester City entered the 2016–17 season as reigning Premier League champions after winning the Premier League title in the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 Leicester City F.C. season, Pre-season events
Note: This section does not include close season transfers or pre-season match results, which are listed in their own sections below.


2016–17 Leicester City F.C. season, Events
Note:This section does not include transfers or match results, which are listed in their own sections below.


2016–17 Leicester City F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
On 15 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2016–17 Leicester City F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League
Leicester City qualified for the group stage of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2015–16 Premier League. It was their first participation in this competition. As champions of England, the club was in Pot 1 for the group stage draw.


2016–17 Leinster Senior Cup
The 2017 Leinster Senior Cup was the 116th staging of the Leinster Football Association's primary competition. It included all Leinster based League of Ireland clubs from the First Division and Premier Division, as well as a selection of intermediate level sides. The competition was won by Shelbourne.


2016–17 Lesotho Premier League
The 2016–17 Lesotho Premier League is the 49th season of top-tier football in Lesotho. The season began on 27 August 2016 and concluded on 6 May 2017. Bantu won their second league title and will represent the Lesotho Premier League in the 2018 CAF Champions League.


2016–17 Lesotho Premier League
The league is comprised 14 teams with the bottom two, Butha-Buthe Warriors and Rovers being relegated to the 2017-18 A Division.


2016–17 Lesotho Premier League, Teams
A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 A Division, Butha-Buthe Warriors and Sky Battalion. On the other hand, Likila United and Mphatlalatsane were the last two teams of the 2015–16 season and will play in A Division for the 2016-17 season. Lioli are the defending champions from the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 Levante UD season
The 2016–17 season is the 97th season in Levante UD ’s history and the 43rd in the second-tier.


2016–17 Levante UD season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Leyton Orient F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was the 118th season in the history of Leyton Orient Football Club, their 101st in the Football League, and the second consecutive season in Football League Two.


2016–17 Leyton Orient F.C. season, Player statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.


2016–17 Leyton Orient F.C. season, Player statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number.


2016–17 Leyton Orient F.C. season, Player statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 29 April 2017Source:Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card. |}


2016–17 Liberian First Division League
The 2016–17 Liberian First Division League is the 43rd season of the Liberian Premier League, the Liberian professional league for association football clubs, since the league's establishment in 1956. The season started on 2 December 2016 and concluded on 9 August 2017.


2016–17 Liberty Flames basketball team
The 2016–17 Liberty Flames men's basketball team represented Liberty University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lynchburg, Virginia for the 27th consecutive season at Vines Center, with a capacity of 8,085. The team was led by Ritchie McKay, who was in his fourth season, but second season since his return to the program. They were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 14–4 in Big South play to finish in a third place. They were upset in Quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament by Radford. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Norfolk State in the First Round to be champions of the Coach John McLendon Classic. In the Second Round they defeated Samford before losing in the Quarterfinals to UMBC.


2016–17 Liberty Flames basketball team, Previous season
The Flames finished the 2015–16 season 13–19, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament to UNC Asheville.


2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup
The 2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup is the 72nd season of Liechtenstein's annual cup competition. Seven clubs competed with a total of 17 teams for one spot in the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. FC Vaduz are the defending champions.


2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup, First round
The first round involved the teams which did not reach the previous season's semifinals. FC Vaduz II (U23) did not enter the competition. Four of them received a bye to the Second round.


2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup, Second round
The second round involved the four winners of the first round and the four teams which received a bye through to the second round (FC Balzers III, FC Ruggell, FC Triesen, and FC Triesenberg).


2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals involved the four teams who won in the second round, as well as the semifinalists in the last season (FC Vaduz, USV Eschen/Mauren, FC Balzers II and FC Schaan).


2016–17 Liga ASOBAL
The 2016–17 Liga ASOBAL, also named Liga ASOBAL by sponsorship reasons, is the 27th season since its establishment.


2016–17 Liga Alef
The 2016–17 Liga Alef season was the 8th season as third tier since its re-alignment in 2009 and the 75rd season of third-tier football in Israel.


2016–17 Liga Alef
The clubs which were ranked 1st in each division promoted to Liga Leumit. The clubs which were ranked between 2nd to 5th places in each division competed in a promotion play-offs, in which the winners, advanced to the final round against the 14th placed club in Liga Leumit.


2016–17 Liga Alef
At the bottom, the bottom two clubs in each division were all automatically relegated to Liga Bet, whilst the two clubs which were ranked in 14th place in each division, entered a promotion/relegation play-offs.


2016–17 Liga Alef, Promotion play-offs, First round
Second and third placed clubs played single match at home against the fourth and fifth placed clubs in their respective regional division.


2016–17 Liga Alef, Promotion play-offs, Second round
The winners of the first round played single match at home of the higher ranked club (from each regional division).


2016–17 Liga Alef, Promotion play-offs, Fourth round - promotion/relegation play-offs
Hapoel Nazareth Illit won 3–2 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. F.C. Kafr Qasim remained in Liga Alef.


2016–17 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat
The 2016–17 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat is the second season of the Liga Bolasepak Rakyat since its establishment in 2015. The league is currently the fourth level football league in Malaysia. There are 108 clubs participating in this season. Clubs from Johor did not participated in this season league.


2016–17 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Clubs
Currently there are a total of 108 clubs out of more than 150 possible districts in the country participated in the Liga Bolasepak Rakyat for 2016–17 season. For current season, all clubs from Johor has been excluded from the league as the league schedules conflicted with the Johor Darul Ta’zim League. The clubs were divided into 8 zones according to regional location. Clubs listed in Bold are new to the league.


2016–17 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Clubs, Current clubs, North Zone
There are 14 clubs competing in North Zone this season.


2016–17 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Clubs, Current clubs, West Zone
There are 14 clubs competing in West Zone this season.


2016–17 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Clubs, Current clubs, Middle Zone 1 & 2
There are 29 clubs competing in Middle Zone 1 & 2 this season.


2016–17 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Clubs, Current clubs, South Zone
There are nine clubs competing in South Zone this season.


2016–17 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Clubs, Current clubs, East Zone
There are 14 clubs competing in East Zone this season.


2016–17 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Clubs, Current clubs, Borneo Zone 1
There are 16 clubs competing in Borneo Zone 1 this season.


2016–17 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Clubs, Current clubs, Borneo Zone 2
There are 12 clubs competing in Borneo Zone 2 this season.


2016–17 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Clubs, Clubs not participated
Below are the list of clubs which participated in last season but did not participated in current season.


2016–17 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Clubs, Club summaries, Stadium
Below are the list of stadium for clubs in the league.


2016–17 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Clubs, Club summaries, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, League table
Each zone will provide two groups winners for national round where if the zone have more than two groups, each group winners will compete in play-off round and the top two will qualified for their zone.


2016–17 Liga Bolasepak Rakyat, Play-Off Round
Clubs that qualified from each group will compete with other groups within their zone and only two best clubs from each zone will proceed to next national round. Zone with only two group will not compete in play-off and both group winners will automatically qualified to the next round. After the play-off round is over, there will be only 16 clubs left from 8 zones total.


2016–17 Liga EBA season
The 2016–17 Liga EBA season was the 23rd edition of the Liga EBA. This is the fourth division of Spanish basketball. Four teams will be promoted to LEB Plata. The regular season started in September 2016 and will ended in March 2017. The Final Stage to LEB Plata was played in April 2017.


2016–17 Liga EBA season, Format, Regular season
Teams are divided in five groups by geographical criteria. Groups A, C and D are divided in two.


2016–17 Liga EBA season, Format, Final stage
The three best teams of each group and the fourth of Group D (champion of the previous season) will play the Final Stage. From these 16 teams, only four will be promoted to LEB Plata. The winner of each group can organize a group stage.


2016–17 Liga EBA season, Format, Final stage
The Final Stage will be played round-robin format in groups of four teams where the first qualified of each group will host one of the stages.


2016–17 Liga EBA season, Regular season, Group A, Finals
The winner of this single-legged series hosted one of the four groups of the final stage. The game was played at the Palacio de Deportes of Santander.


2016–17 Liga EBA season, Regular season, Group A, Finals
The winner would qualify for the final stage. The games were played the Palacio de Deportes of Santander.


2016–17 Liga EBA season, Promotion playoffs
The 16 qualified teams were divided in four groups of four teams. The first qualified teams hosted the groups, played with a round-robin format.


2016–17 Liga FPD
The 2015–16 Costa Rican FPD is the 96th season of the Costa Rican top-flight football league. It is divided in two championships: the Invierno and Verano seasons.


2016–17 Liga FPD, Format
The season format was changed from previous years. The season will still be split into two tournaments, the Invierno and Verano. Also, each tournament's regular stage will still consist of a double-round robin. However, the top four teams from the regular stage will advance to a "quadrangular" double-round robin instead of a play-off stage. If the team with the most points in regular stage finishes with the most points in the quadrangular, they will automatically win the tournament. Otherwise, the regular stage and quadrangular winners will play to decide the tournament's champion.


2016–17 Liga FPD, Verano, Verano Finals
Because different teams won the regular season title and the quadrangular tournament, those two winners, Saprissa and Herediano, will play a two-legged play-off to determine the Verano champions.


2016–17 Liga FPD, Aggregate table
The aggregate table only factors in regular season results and ignores the quadrangular tournaments.


2016–17 Liga FPD, Awards
On 31 May 2017, the UNAFUT held a ceremony in the national auditorium of the Museo de los Niños to deliver the Liga FPD awards for the season.


2016–17 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
The 2016–17 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto is the 54th edition of the Spanish premier women's basketball championship. Regular season will start on 28 September 2016 and will finish on 1 April 2017. Playoffs will be played between 5 April and 3 May 2017.


2016–17 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, Competition format
All the 14 teams play the regular season, consisted in a home and away round-robin. At the end of the regular season, the four first teams qualify for the playoffs, on a best of three series. The two last qualified teams are relegated to Liga Femenina 2.


2016–17 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, Competition format
At the end of the regular season, the two first teams will directly qualify to semifinals, while teams between third and sixth join the quarterfinals stage.


2016–17 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, Competition format
The two last qualified teams will be relegated to Liga Femenina 2.


2016–17 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, Competition format, Copa de la Reina
For the Copa de la Reina, initially was confirmed a format similar to the previous years, the first three qualified teams at the end of the first half of the season and another one qualified as host would play the Cup in a Final Four format, to be played on 11 and 12 February 2017.


2016–17 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, Competition format, Copa de la Reina
However, on 15 November 2016, the Spanish Basketball Federation expanded the competition to the first six qualified teams at the half of the season. The two best teams will qualify directly to the semifinals while the other four teams will join the competition in the round of quarterfinals.


2016–17 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, Participating clubs
At the end of the 2015–16 season, Spar Gran Canaria and Añares Rioja ISB were relegated to Liga Femenina 2. Likewise, Lacturale Araski and Al-Qázeres Extremadura promoted from this league as champion and runner-up respectively.


2016–17 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, Participating clubs
As Conquero Huelva Wagen finally was not admitted in the league, the Spanish Basketball Federation invited Spar Gran Canaria to occupy its place.


2016–17 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, Regular season, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.


2016–17 Liga Gimel
The 2016–17 Liga Gimel season was the 49th season of fifth tier football in Israel, with 102 clubs competing in 8 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.


2016–17 Liga I
The 2016–17 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Betano for sponsorship reasons) was the 99th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season began on 22 July 2016 and concluded on 5 June 2017, being the second to take place since the play-off/play-out format has been introduced. Viitorul Constanța were crowned champions for the first time in their history.


2016–17 Liga I, Teams
The last two teams from the 2015–16 season, ACS Poli Timișoara and Petrolul Ploiești, were relegated to their respective 2016–17 Liga II division. The first team from each of the two divisions of 2015–16 Liga II advanced to Liga I.


2016–17 Liga I, Teams
On 21 July 2016 Rapid București was excluded from Liga I after the club went into dissolution. Their place was taken by ACS Poli Timișoara.


2016–17 Liga I, Teams, Renamed teams
CSM Studențesc Iași was renamed as CSM Politehnica Iași.FC Steaua București was renamed as FCSB.


2016–17 Liga I, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Liga I, Regular season
In the regular season the 14 teams will meet twice, a total of 26 matches per team, with the top 6 advancing to the Championship round and the bottom 8 qualifying for Relegation round.


2016–17 Liga I, Championship play-offs
The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and 2017–18 UEFA Europa League as well as deciding the league champion. Teams start the Championship round with their points from the Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the Regular season.


2016–17 Liga I, Relegation play-outs
The bottom eight teams from regular season will meet twice (14 matches per team) to contest against relegation. Teams start the Relegation round with their points from the Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and no other records carried over from the Regular season. The winner of the Relegation round finishes 7th in the overall season standings, the second placed team - 8th, and so on, with the last placed team in the Relegation round being 14th.


2016–17 Liga I, Promotion/relegation play-offs
The 12th-placed team of the Liga I faced the 3rd-placed team of the Liga II.


2016–17 Liga I, Season statistics, Top scorers
1 Azdren Llullaku was transferred to Astana during the winter transfer window. 2 Mircea Axente was transferred to Al-Faisaly during the winter transfer window.


2016–17 Liga I, Season statistics, Clean sheets
*Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration.


2016–17 Liga I, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Alexandru Buzbuchi (8 / 0); Victor Rîmniceanu (28 / 0). Defenders: Romario Benzar (34 / 1); Kévin Boli  (33 / 3); Cătălin Carp  (14 / 0); Cristian Ganea (26 / 0); Robert Hodorogea (17 / 1); Bogdan Mitache (2 / 0); Sebastian Mladen (2 / 0); Sorin Rădoi (7 / 0).


2016–17 Liga I, Champion squad
Midfielders: Pablo Brandán  (14 / 0); Carlo Casap (15 / 2); Alexandru Cicâldău (6 / 0); Florin Cioablă (1 / 0); Doru Dumitrescu (5 / 0); Ioan Filip (4 / 0); Daniel López  (12 / 0); Răzvan Marin (20 / 4); Dragoș Nedelcu (28 / 1); Florin Purece (30 / 2); Neluț Roșu (14 / 0); Florin Tănase (3 / 0); Bogdan Țîru (33 / 1); Ionuț Vînă (15 / 0). Forwards: Aurelian Chițu (36 / 11); Andrei Ciobanu (2 / 0); Florinel Coman (28 / 6); Gabriel Iancu (24 / 5); Vlad Morar (14 / 5); Alex Nimely  (18 / 4); Alexandru Stoica (5 / 0); George Țucudean (6 / 4). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


2016–17 Liga I (women's football)
The 2016–17 Liga I was the fourth season, since its reintroduction in 2013, of the second level women's football league of the Romanian football league system. As a third tier league was created this season, the number of teams was limited to 16. As such, 16 teams divided in 2 series played in the competition that consisted of a double round-robin lasting 14 stages, totaling 112 matches.


2016–17 Liga I (women's football), Team changes, Renamed teams
Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic changed its name to Fortuna Becicherecu Mic.


2016–17 Liga II
The 2016–17 Liga II was the 77th season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 6 August 2016.


2016–17 Liga II
A total of 20 teams contested the league. It was the first Liga II season with a single series. The season was played in a round-robin tournament. The first two teams promoted to Liga I at the end of the season and the third-placed team played a play-off match against the 12th-placed team from Liga I. The last five teams relegated to Liga III.


2016–17 Liga II, Team changes, Excluded teams
After the end of the last season, Petrolul Ploiești was dissolved.


2016–17 Liga II, Team changes, Excluded teams
On 21 July 2016 Rapid București was excluded from Liga I after the club went into dissolution. Their place was taken by Poli Timișoara.


2016–17 Liga II, Team changes, Excluded teams
Farul Constanța withdrew from Liga II due to financial difficulties and enrolled in Liga III.


2016–17 Liga II, Team changes, Excluded teams
SC Bacău withdrew from Liga II due to financial difficulties and enrolled in Liga III.


2016–17 Liga II, Team changes, Excluded teams
Baia Mare withdrew from the championship due to financial difficulties.


2016–17 Liga II, Team changes, Teams spared from relegation
Foresta Suceava, Unirea Tărlungeni and Metalul Reșița were spared from relegation due to lack of teams.


2016–17 Liga II, Team changes, Moved teams
Unirea Tărlungeni was moved from Tărlungeni to Ștefăneștii de Jos and took all the players and the staff of CS Ștefănești which was dissolved.


2016–17 Liga II, Team changes, Moved teams
Metalul Reșița was moved from Reșița to Snagov and took all the players and the staff of Voința Snagov which was dissolved.


2016–17 Liga II, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Liga II, Liga I play-off
The 12th-placed team of the Liga I faced the 3rd-placed team of the Liga II.


2016–17 Liga II, Season statistics, Clean sheets
*Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration.


2016–17 Liga II, Attendances
Updated to games played on 3 June 2017Source: Notes:1: UTA Arad played all matches out of its stadium, which is under construction.2: Berceni, Metalul Reșița, Șoimii Pâncota and Unirea Tărlungeni were moved from their settlements and played all matches out of their stadiums.


2016–17 Liga III
The 2016–17 Liga III is the 61st season of the Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 2 September.


2016–17 Liga III, Team changes, Teams spared from relegation
Foresta Suceava, Unirea Tărlungeni and Metalul Reșița were spared from relegation to Liga III due to lack of teams in Liga II.


2016–17 Liga III, Team changes, Excluded teams
After the end of the last season, Bucovina Pojorâta, Dorohoi, Caransebeș and Muscelul Câmpulung were dissolved. Oțelul Galați, Universitatea Cluj and Bihor Oradea were also dissolved, but refounded in the middle of 2016 and enrolled in Liga IV respectively Liga V.


2016–17 Liga III, Team changes, Excluded teams
Farul Constanța dropped out from the Liga II due to financial difficulties and enrolled in Liga III, but then were excluded from Liga III also.


2016–17 Liga III, Team changes, Excluded teams
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and Gloria Buzău were relegated to Liga V, because the teams were excluded during the 2015–16 Liga II season.


2016–17 Liga III, Team changes, Excluded teams
CS Panciu and FC Hunedoara were excluded from Liga III.


2016–17 Liga III, Team changes, Excluded teams
Sporting Turnu Măgurele and Minerul Motru withdrew from Liga III and dissolved their senior teams, but remain with their youth centers.


2016–17 Liga III, Team changes, Excluded teams
CS Ineu withdrew from Liga III and enrolled in Liga IV due to financial difficulties.


2016–17 Liga III, Team changes, Excluded teams
Unirea Tărlungeni was moved from Tărlungeni to Ștefăneștii de Jos and took all the players and the staff from CS Ștefănești. CS Ștefănești was dissolved.


2016–17 Liga III, Team changes, Excluded teams
Metalul Reșița was moved from Reșiţa to Snagov and took all the players and the staff of Voința Snagov which was dissolved.


2016–17 Liga III, Team changes, Excluded teams
Argeș 1953 Pitești, CS Păulești, Mureșul Vințu de Jos, Petrolul Berca, Siretul Lespezi and Voința Ion Creangă declined participation in Liga III due to lack of funds.


2016–17 Liga III, Team changes, Other teams
SC Bacău withdrew from Liga II due to financial difficulties and enrolled in Liga III.


2016–17 Liga III, Team changes, Other teams
ACS Poli Timișoara, ASA Târgu Mureș, Astra Giurgiu, CS Mioveni, Gaz Metan Mediaș, Steaua București and UTA Arad enrolled in Liga III their second teams.


2016–17 Liga III, Team changes, Other teams
Unirea Alba Iulia received the permission to enroll in Liga III, due to the excellent results recorded in the youth championships.


2016–17 Liga III, Possible relegation
At the end of the championship a special table will be made between 12th places from the 5 series. The last team in this table will relegate also in Liga IV. In this table 12th place teams are included without the points obtained against teams that relegated in their series.


2016–17 Liga IV
The 2016–17 Liga IV was the 75th season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a playoff to gain promotion.


2016–17 Liga IV, 2016–2017 Promotion Play-Off
The matches are scheduled to be played on 17 and 24 June 2017.


2016–17 Liga IV Alba
The 2016–17 Liga IV Alba was the 49th season of the Liga IV Alba, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 3 September 2016 and ended on 3 June 2017.


2016–17 Liga IV Arad
The 2016–17 Liga IV Arad was the 49th season of the Liga IV Arad, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 3 June 2017.


2016–17 Liga IV Arad, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Arad County face champions of Liga IV – Bihor County.


2016–17 Liga IV Argeș
The 2016–17 Liga IV Argeș was the 49th season of the Liga IV Argeș, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 27 August 2016 and ended on 13 June 2017. Unirea Bascov was crowned as county champion and qualify to the promotion play-off.


2016–17 Liga IV Argeș, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Argeș County face champions of Liga IV – Sibiu County.


2016–17 Liga IV Bacău
The 2016–17 Liga IV Bacău was the 49th season of Liga IV Bacău, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 3 September 2016 and was ended on 11 June 2017. Viitorul Curița was crowned as county champion and qualify to the promotion play-off.


2016–17 Liga IV Bacău, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Bacău County face champions of Liga IV – Botoșani County.


2016–17 Liga IV Bihor
The 2016–17 Liga IV Bihor was the 49th season of the Liga IV Bihor, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 3 June 2017.


2016–17 Liga IV Bihor, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Bihor County face champions of Liga IV – Arad County.


2016–17 Liga IV Bistrița-Năsăud
The 2016–17 Liga IV Bistrița-Năsăud was the 49th season of Liga IV Bistrița-Năsăud, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 28 August 2016 and ended on 11 June 2017. Dumitra crowned as county champion and qualify to promotion play-off in Liga III.


2016–17 Liga IV Bistrița-Năsăud, Teams
A total of fifteen teams contest the league, including twelve sides from the previous season and three promoted teams.


2016–17 Liga IV Bistrița-Năsăud, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Bistrița-Năsăud County face champions of Liga IV – Suceava County.


2016–17 Liga IV Bucharest
The 2016–17 Liga IV Bucharest was the 49th season of the Liga IV Bucharest, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 2 September 2016 and ended on 6 June 2017. Progresul Spartac București win the title and qualify to promotion play-off in Liga III.


2016–17 Liga IV Bucharest, Competition format
The 16 teams will play a regular season, followed by a championship play-off. The regular season is a double round-robin tournament and at the end of the regular season, the top four ranked teams qualify for the championship play-off.


2016–17 Liga IV Bucharest, Championship play-off
Championship play-off played in a single round-robin tournament between the best four teams of the regular season. The teams started the play-off with the following points: 1st place – 3 points, 2nd place – 2 points, 3rd place – 1 point, 4th place – 0 points.


2016–17 Liga IV Bucharest, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Bucharest face champions of Liga IV – Ilfov County.


2016–17 Liga IV Galați
The 2016–17 Liga IV Galați was the 49th season of the Liga IV Galați, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 3 September 2016 and ended on 4 June 2017.


2016–17 Liga IV Hunedoara
The 2016–17 Liga IV Hunedoara was the 49th season of the Liga IV Hunedoara, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 3 September 2016 and ended on 4 June 2017. Inter Petrila  win the title and qualify to promotion play-off in Liga III.


2016–17 Liga IV Hunedoara, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Hunedoara County face champions of Liga IV – Timiș County.


2016–17 Liga IV Mureș
The 2016–17 Liga IV Mureș was the 49th season of the Liga IV Mureș, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 3 September 2016 and ended on 14 June 2017. Mureșul Rușii-Munți win the title and qualify to promotion play-off to Liga III.


2016–17 Liga IV Mureș, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Mureș County face champions of Liga IV – Brașov County.


2016–17 Liga IV Olt
The 2016–17 Liga IV Olt was the 49th season of the Liga IV Olt, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 27 August 2016 and ended on 4 June 2017. Milcov crowned as county champion.


2016–17 Liga IV Olt, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Olt County face champions of Liga IV – Vâlcea County


2016–17 Liga IV Prahova
The 2016–17 Liga IV Prahova, commonly known as Liga A Prahova, was the 49th season of the Liga IV Prahova, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 4 June 2017.


2016–17 Liga IV Prahova, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Prahova County face champions of Liga IV – Dâmbovița County.


2016–17 Liga IV Suceava
The 2016–17 Liga IV Suceava (known as Liga Inter Conti for sponsorship reasons)  was the 49th season of the Liga IV Suceava, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 3 September 2016 and ended on 28 May 2017. Bucovina Rădăuți won the title and qualify to promotion play-off in Liga III.


2016–17 Liga IV Suceava, Promotion play-off
Champions of Liga IV – Suceava County face champions of Liga IV – Bistrița-Năsăud County.


2016–17 Liga IV Teleorman
The 2016–17 Liga IV Teleorman was the 49th season of the Liga IV Teleorman, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The season began on 27 August 2016 and ended on 3 June 2017.


2016–17 Liga Leumit
The 2016–17 Liga Leumit is the 18th season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 75rd season of second-tier football in Israel.


2016–17 Liga Leumit
A total of sixteen teams are contesting in the league, including twelve sides from the 2015–16 season, the two promoted teams from 2015–16 Liga Alef and the two relegated teams from 2015–16 Israeli Premier League.


2016–17 Liga Leumit, Changes from 2015–16 season, Team changes
F.C. Ashdod and Hapoel Ashkelon, were promoted to the 2016–17 Israeli Premier League.


2016–17 Liga Leumit, Changes from 2015–16 season, Team changes
Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Akko were relegated after finishing as the two bottom-placed clubs in the 2015–16 Israeli Premier League.


2016–17 Liga Leumit, Changes from 2015–16 season, Team changes
Maccabi Kiryat Gat, and Maccabi Yavne were directly relegated to Liga Alef after finishing in the previous season in last two league places. They were replaced the top placed teams from each division of 2015–16 Liga Alef, Maccabi Sha'arayim (from South Division) and Ironi Nesher (from North Division).


2016–17 Liga Leumit, Overview, Stadia and locations
The club is playing their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet Premier League requirements.


2016–17 Liga Leumit, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.


2016–17 Liga Leumit, Promotion/Relegation playoff
The 14th-placed team will face 2016–17 Liga Alef promotion play-offs winner in a two-legged tie. The matches took place on 27 and 30 May 2017.


2016–17 Liga Leumit, Promotion/Relegation playoff
Hapoel Nazareth Illit won 3–2 on aggregate and remained in Liga Leumit. F.C. Kafr Qasim remained in Liga Alef.


2016–17 Liga MX season
The 2016–17 Liga MX season  (known as the Liga BBVA Bancomer MX for sponsorship reasons) was the 70th professional season of the top-flight football league in Mexico. The season is split into two championships—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same eighteen teams. The fixtures were announced on 9 June 2016.


2016–17 Liga MX season, Teams, stadiums, and personnel
The following eighteen teams are competing this season. Sinaloa was relegated to the Ascenso MX after accumulating the lowest coefficient last season. Sinaloa will be replaced by the 2016 Clausura Ascenso MX champion Necaxa, who won promotion after defeating the Apertura 2015 winner Juárez in a promotion play-off.


2016–17 Liga MX season, Torneo Apertura
The Apertura 2016 is the first championship of the season. The regular season began on July 15, 2016 and ended on December 25, 2016. Pachuca are the defending champions, having won their 6th title.


2016–17 Liga MX season, Torneo Apertura, Regular season, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.


2016–17 Liga MX season, Torneo Apertura, Regular Season statistics, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


2016–17 Liga MX season, Torneo Apertura, Attendance, Per team
Updated to games played on 20 November 2016Source:                Notes:Only regular season listed


2016–17 Liga MX season, Torneo Clausura
The Clausura 2017 is the second championship of the season. The regular phase of the tournament began on January 6, 2017.


2016–17 Liga MX season, Torneo Clausura
Games scheduled for Round 10 were suspended due to a strike called by the Asociación Mexicana de Árbitros (Mexican Referee's Association).


2016–17 Liga MX season, Torneo Clausura, Regular season, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.


2016–17 Liga MX season, Torneo Clausura, Regular season, Positions by round
Matches scheduled for Round 10 were postponed due to a strike called by the Asociación Mexicana de Árbitros (Mexican Referee's Association). Round 10 matches which were scheduled to take place between March 10 and March 12 were rescheduled to take place between April 11 and April 13. (between Rounds 13 and 14)


2016–17 Liga MX season, Torneo Clausura, Regular season statistics, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


2016–17 Liga MX season, Torneo Clausura, Attendances
Updated to games played on 7 May 2017Source: Notes:Only regular season listed


2016–17 Liga MX season, Relegation table
Rules for relegation: 1) Relegation coefficient; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Fair Play points R = Relegated. Chiapas were relegated based on having a worse goal difference over the last three years than Veracruz. Source:


2016–17 Liga MX season, Aggregate table
The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments) will be used to determine the participants of the Apertura 2017 Copa MX. This table also displays teams that have qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.


2016–17 Liga Meo Azores
The 2016–17 Liga Meo Azores is fourth edition of the Azorean Football Championship. 10 teams from 5of the 9 islands took part on the competition. Sp . Guadalupe won the title.


2016–17 Liga Meo Azores, Standings, Relegation Zone
Barreiro and Os Marítimos relegated to Angra do Heroísmo FA championshipCedrense relegated to Horta FA championship


2016–17 Liga Nacional de Básquet season
The 2016–17 Liga Nacional de Básquet season was the 33rd season of the top professional basketball league in Argentina. The regular season started on 22 September 2016. San Lorenzo won their second title in a row, defeating Regatas Corrientes in the finals.


2016–17 Liga Nacional de Básquet season, Relegation and promotion
Torneo Nacional de Ascenso Champions Hispano Americano covered the berth left by Juventud Sionista, who lost the relegation playoffs against Lanús. Lanús, however, withdrew from the League due to financial difficulties and sold its spot. The berth was purchased by Atlético Echagüe, who would be relegated at the end of the season after losing the relegation series against Boca Juniors.


2016–17 Liga Nacional de Básquet season, Playoffs
Playoffs are set to begin on 22 May. The relegation series between Boca Juniors and Atlético Echagüe is set to begin on 24 May.


2016–17 Liga Națională (men's basketball)
The 2016–17 Liga Națională season was the 67th season of the Liga Națională, the highest professional basketball league in Romania. CSM U Oradea was the defending champion.


2016–17 Liga Națională (men's basketball), Competition format
The Romanian Basketball Federation agreed a change in the competition format for the 2016–17 season:


2016–17 Liga Națională (men's basketball), Teams
Olimpic Baia Mare and Ploiești were promoted from the previous season of the Liga I, but only Olimpic joined the league.


2016–17 Liga Națională (men's handball)
The 2016–17 Liga Națională was the 59th season of Romanian Handball League, the top-level men's professional handball league. The league comprises fourteen teams. Dinamo București were the defending champions.


2016–17 Liga Națională (women's basketball)
The 2016–17 Liga Națională season is the 67th season of the Liga Națională, the highest professional basketball league in Romania. Sepsi SIC Sfântu Gheorghe is the defending champion.


2016–17 Liga Națională (women's basketball), Competition format
The Romanian Basketball Federation agreed a change in the competition format for the 2016–17 season:


2016–17 Liga Națională (women's basketball), Teams
BC Sirius and Politehnica Iași were promoted from the previous season of the Liga I.


2016–17 Liga Națională (women's basketball), Play-offs
The higher seeded teams played games 1, 2 and 5 at home.


2016–17 Liga Națională (women's handball)
The 2016–17 Liga Națională was the 59th season of Liga Națională, the top-level women's professional handball league. The league comprises 12 teams. CSM București were the defending champions, for the second season in a row.


2016–17 Liga Națională (women's handball), League table, Standings
Pld – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost; GF – Goals for; GA – Goals against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points. 1 Danubius Galați had 1 point deducted .


2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season
The 2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season (also known as the Liga Cable Onda) was the 27th season of top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 2016 and was scheduled to end in May 2017. Ten teams competed throughout the entire season.


2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season, Teams
Atlético Chiriquí finished in 10th place in the overall table last season and were relegated to the Liga Nacional de Ascenso. Taking their place for this season are the overall champions of last season's Liga Nacional de Ascenso Santa Gema.


2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season, Teams
Chepo suffered financial trouble and sold their spot to Atletico Veraguense.


2016–17 Liga Panameña de Fútbol season, List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players for the 2016-2017. The following players:


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season
The 2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season was split in two tournaments Apertura and Clausura. Liga Premier was the third-tier football league of Mexico. The season was played between 12 August 2016 and 13 May 2017.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Apertura, Regular-season statistics, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Apertura, Liguilla, Liguilla de Ascenso (Promotion Playoffs)
The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Apertura, Liguilla, Quarter-finals
The first legs was played on 26 and 27 November, and the second legs was played on 3 December 2016.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Apertura, Liguilla, Semi-finals
The first legs was played on 7 December, and the second legs was played on 10 December 2016.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Apertura, Liguilla, Final
The first leg was played on 14 December, and the second leg was played on 17 December 2016.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Apertura, Liguilla, Liguilla de Filiales (Reserve Teams Playoffs)
The eight best reserve teams are divided into two groups of four clubs, the members play round-trip matches in round robin format. The leaders of the groups are classified to the final, which is played two round games, to determine the champion of reserve teams.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Apertura, Liguilla, Liguilla de Filiales (Reserve Teams Playoffs)
The first leg was played on 15 December, and the second leg was played on 18 December 2016.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Clausura, Changes from the previous tournament
47 teams participated in this tournament. Coras "B" was withdrawn before the start of the competition and all his matches were canceled.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Clausura, Regular-season statistics, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Clausura, Liguilla, Liguilla de Ascenso (Promotion Playoffs)
The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Clausura, Liguilla, Liguilla de Ascenso (Promotion Playoffs)
(*) Murciélagos "B" was disqualified for having debts with the FMF. Irapuato qualified directly to the semi-finals


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Clausura, Liguilla, Quarter-finals
The first legs was played on 22 and 23 April, and the second legs was played on 29 April 2017.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Clausura, Liguilla, Semi-finals
The first legs was played on 3 May, and the second legs was played on 6 May 2017.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Clausura, Liguilla, Final
The first leg was played on 10 May, and the second leg was played on 13 May 2017.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Clausura, Liguilla, Liguilla de Filiales (Reserve Teams Playoffs)
The eight best reserve teams are divided into two groups of four clubs, the members play round-trip matches in round robin format. The leaders of the groups are classified to the final, which is played two round games, to determine the champion of reserve teams.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Torneo Clausura, Liguilla, Liguilla de Filiales (Reserve Teams Playoffs)
The first leg was played on 10 May, and the second leg was played on 13 May 2017.


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Relegation Table
Last updated: 20 April 2017 Source: P = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played


2016–17 Liga Premier de Ascenso season, Promotion to Ascenso MX
As champion of the two tournaments of the season, Tlaxcala F.C. won the right to be promoted to Ascenso MX, however, because its stadium did not meet the requirements of the league, it was granted a one-year extension to be able to improve its facilities and join the league in 2018. In May 2018 the team lost its right to play at the Ascenso MX for not complying with the improvements in its stadium that were required to be able to participate in the division.


2016–17 Liga Sport Zone
The 2016-17 season of the Liga Portuguesa de Futsal was the 27th season of top-tier futsal in Portugal. It was named Liga Sport Zone for sponsorship reasons. The regular season started on October 8, 2016, and ended on May 6, 2017. After the end of the regular season, the top eight teams played the championship playoffs.


2016–17 Liga Sport Zone
Sporting CP won the competition for the second time in a row, while Sporting Clube de Braga/AAUM made its debut in championship finals. Both teams qualified for 2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup.


2016–17 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season
The 2016–17 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season was the 40th season of Bolivia's top-flight football league and the last season under the LFPB name. This season comprised three tournaments (Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2017) after an agreement was reached between LFPB and ANF (Second Division) to change the calendar to a single calendar year following the reforms implemented for the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana by CONMEBOL ahead of the 2017 season.


2016–17 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season, Teams
The number of teams for 2016–17 remained the same as last season. Ciclón was relegated to the Liga Nacional B (Second Division). They were replaced by the 2015–16 Liga Nacional B champion Guabirá.


2016–17 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season, Torneo Apertura 2016, Championship playoff
Since The Strongest and Bolívar ended up tied in points, a playoff was played to decide the champion.


2016–17 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season, Aggregate table, Aggregate table playoff decider
Since Petrolero and Universitario ended the season tied in points, a match on neutral ground was played to determine the team that played the promotion/relegation playoff. The loser qualified for the promotion/relegation playoff.


2016–17 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season, Relegation/promotion playoff
The winner played in the top flight for the 2018 season.


2016–17 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season, Relegation/promotion playoff
Destroyers won on points (4–1) and was promoted to the Primera División.


2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season
The 2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season was split in two tournaments Apertura and Clausura. Liga de Nuevos Talentos was the fourth–tier football league of Mexico. The season was played between 12 August 2016 and 14 May 2017.


2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Torneo Apertura, Regular-season statistics, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Torneo Apertura, Liguilla, Liguilla
The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.


2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Torneo Apertura, Liguilla, Quarter-finals
The first legs was played on 16 and 17 November, and the second legs was played on 19 and 20 November 2016.


2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Torneo Apertura, Liguilla, Semi-finals
The first legs was played on 24 November, and the second legs was played on 27 November 2016.


2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Torneo Apertura, Liguilla, Final
The first leg was played on 1 December, and the second leg was played on 4 December 2016.


2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Torneo Clausura, Regular-season statistics, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Torneo Clausura, Liguilla, Liguilla
The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.


2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Torneo Clausura, Liguilla, Liguilla
(*) Calor was classified by its position in the season table


2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Torneo Clausura, Liguilla, Quarter-finals
The first legs was played on 15 and 16 April, and the second legs was played on 22 and 23 April 2017.


2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Torneo Clausura, Liguilla, Semi-finals
The first legs was played on 27 April, and the second legs was played on 30 April 2017.


2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Torneo Clausura, Liguilla, Final
The first leg was played on 4 May, and the second leg was played on 7 May 2017.


2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Relegation Table
Last updated: 9 April 2017 Source:P = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played


2016–17 Liga de Nuevos Talentos season, Promotion Final
The Promotion Final is a series of matches played by the champions of the tournaments Apertura and Clausura, the game is played to determine the winning team of the promotion to Liga Premier de Ascenso. The first leg was played on 11 May 2017, and the second leg was played on 14 May 2017.


2016–17 LigaPro
The 2016–17 LigaPro (also known as Ledman LigaPro for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the third season under the current LigaPro title. A total of 22 teams competed in this division, including reserve sides from top-flight Primeira Liga teams.


2016–17 LigaPro
Porto B were the defending champions, after winning their first title in the competition in the previous season.


2016–17 LigaPro, Teams
A total of 22 teams contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2015–16 season, two teams relegated from the 2015–16 Primeira Liga (União da Madeira and Académica) and three promoted from the 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal (Cova da Piedade, Vizela and Fafe).


2016–17 LigaPro, Teams
Other team changes compared to the previous season included the promotion of Chaves and Feirense to the 2016–17 Primeira Liga, and the relegation of Farense, Mafra, Atlético CP, Oriental and Oliveirense to the 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal.


2016–17 LigaPro, Teams
On 15 March 2016, the LPFP announced that four teams (instead of three) will be relegated to the 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal, and two teams (instead of three) will be promoted directly from the Campeonato de Portugal to reduce the number of LigaPro teams to 20 for the 2017–18 season. There will be also a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off involving the 17th- and 18th-placed teams of 2016–17 LigaPro and both second-placed teams of the Campeonato de Portugal promotion groups (North and South).


2016–17 LigaPro, Attendances
Updated to games played on 23 January 2017Source: Notes:1. Played last season in Primeira Liga.2. Played last season in Campeonato de Portugal.3. Fafe played nine matches at Estádio Dr. Machado de Matos, with attendances of 1,698 (Freamunde), 1,470 (Santa Clara), 823 (Leixões), 751 (Portimonense), 962 (Académica), 564 (Sporting da Covilhã), 504 (Cova da Piedade), 1,075 (Vizela) and 613 (Gil Vicente) spectators; and played two matches at Estádio Municipal de Amarante, with attendances of 1,386 (Desportivo das Aves) and 656 (Braga B) spectators.4. Cova da Piedade played one match at Caixa Futebol Campus, with an attendance of 372 (Leixões) spectators.5. Leixões played two matches behind closed doors, against Famalicão and Porto B.


2016–17 Ligas Regionales (Spanish women's football)
The 2016–17 Ligas Regionales were the third tier of the Spanish women's football. With teams divided into groups by Autonomous Communities, only one team per group promoted to Segunda División.


2016–17 Ligat Nashim
The 2016–17 Ligat Nashim is the 19th season of women's league football under the Israeli Football Association. League schedule began on 8 November 2016. The defending champions are F.C. Ramat HaSharon, having won the title the previous season.


2016–17 Ligat Nashim
Prior to the beginning of the season the two divisions were renamed, Ligat Nashim Rishona becoming Women's Premier League and Ligat Nashim Shniya becoming Women's Leumit League.


2016–17 Ligat Nashim
In the premier league, F.C. Kiryat Gat won its first championship while Bnot Sakhnin relegated. Hapoel Ra'anana won Women's Liga Leumit and was promoted to the top division.


2016–17 Ligat Nashim, Premier League, Regular season, 2nd-3rd place match
As F.C. Ramat HaSharon and ASA Tel Aviv finished level on points, a match was arranged to set the placing of each team at the end of regular seasons, in order to determine the two teams' order of matches. The match was played on 7 March 2017, and was abandoned at the 55th minute, with Ramat HaSharon leading 5–0, as ASA appeared to the match with only 11 players and four of them had to leave the pitch due to injuries. Therefore, Ramat HaSharon was placed second and ASA third.


2016–17 Ligue 1
The 2016–17 Ligue 1 season was the 79th season since its establishment. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 1 June 2016. The season began on 12 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017.


2016–17 Ligue 1
On 17 May 2017,  Monaco secured the title after 37 matches, their first since the 1999–2000 season, the first under the Ligue 1 name and their eighth French title in total.


2016–17 Ligue 1, Teams
There were 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Ligue 2 replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the 2015–16 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.


2016–17 Ligue 1, Results, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2016–17 Ligue 1, Relegation play-offs
The 2016–17 season saw the return of relegation play-offs between the 18th placed Ligue 1 team, Lorient, and the 3rd placed Ligue 2 team, Troyes, on a two-legged confrontation.


2016–17 Ligue 1, Relegation play-offs
Troyes won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2017–18 Ligue 1; Lorient were relegated to 2017–18 Ligue 2.


2016–17 Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast)
The 2016–17 Ligue 1 is the 58th season of top-tier football in Côte d'Ivoire. The season began on 19 November 2016. AS Tanda are the defending champions, having won each of the last two titles.


2016–17 Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast)
The league comprises 14 teams, the bottom two of which will be relegated to the 2017-18 Ligue 2.


2016–17 Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast), Teams
A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 Ligue 2, San-Pédro and WAC. On the other hand, Korhogo and Yopougon were the last two teams of the 2015–16 season and will play in Ligue 2 for the 2016-17 season. AS Tanda are the defending champions from the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 Ligue 1 Mauritania
The 2016–17 Ligue 1 Mauritania season was the 37th season of the premier football league in Mauritania. It began on 24 September 2016 and concluded on 25 May 2017.