2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage, Pool stage
During the pool stage, the teams played the 3 other teams in their pool twice, both at home and away, Based on the result of the match, teams receive:


2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage, Pool stage
Following the pool stage, the five winners from each group progressed to the quarter-finals, along with the three best pool runners-up from the competition. In the event of a tie between two or more teams from the same pool, the following criteria was used as tie-breakers:


2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage, Pool stage
If this did not separate teams, and/or the tie related to teams that did not play each other (i.e., in different pools), the following tie breakers were used:


2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage, Pool stage, Pool 1
Due to a frozen pitch at the main ground at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo complex, kick off was delayed by 2 hours and moved to a nearby training ground.


2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage, Pool stage, Pool 2
Due to a frozen pitch on the 8 December, the game was postponed to the following day.


2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage, Pool stage, Pool 2
Following this win, Ospreys were the first-ever team in the history of either European rugby competition to get 30 match points out of 30 at the pool stage.


2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage, Pool stage, Pool 5
Due to cancelling the game, Timișoara Saracens were fined €30,000. Stade Français were awarded 5 match points in lieu of playing.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup
The 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup was the third European Rugby Champions Cup championship (22nd overall), the annual rugby union club competition for teams from the top six nations in European rugby. The competition replaced the Heineken Cup, which was Europe's top-tier competition for rugby clubs for the first nineteen years of professional European rugby union. The opening round of the tournament took place on the weekend of 14/15/16 October 2016. The final took place on 13 May 2017 at Murrayfield in Edinburgh.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup
English side Saracens were the 2015–16 champions, having beaten Racing 92 of France in the 2016 final in Lyon.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup
Saracens retained the cup, defeating Clermont in the final 28–17.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Teams
Twenty clubs from the three major European domestic and regional leagues competed in the Champions Cup. Nineteen of these qualified directly as a result of their league performance.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Teams
Due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup, it was decided that the play-off system that had previously decided the final team would be suspended, and that this year the winner of the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup would automatically qualify for the tournament. In the event this team had already qualified, the team's domestic league would be allocated an extra qualifying place.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Teams
This was the first time all four Irish provinces qualified for Europe's top club competition on their own merits, as Connacht's two previous appearances in the former Heineken Cup had been as a result of Leinster winning that cup the previous season.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Teams, Team details
Below is the list of coaches, captain and stadiums with their method of qualification for each team.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Teams, Team details
Note: Placing shown in brackets, denotes standing at the end of the regular season for their respective leagues, with their end of season positioning shown through CH for Champions, RU for Runner-up, SF for losing Semi-finalist and QF for losing Quarter-finalist.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Seeding
The 20 competing teams are seeded and split into four tiers, each containing 5 teams.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Seeding
For the purpose of creating the tiers, clubs are ranked based on their domestic league performances and on their qualification for the knockout phases of their championships, so a losing quarter-finalist in the Top 14 would be seeded below a losing semi-finalist, even if they finished above them in the regular season.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Seeding
Based on these seedings, teams are placed into one of the four tiers, with the top seed clubs being put in Tier 1. The nature of the tier system means that a draw is needed to allocate two of the three second seed clubs to Tier 1. Exeter Chiefs and Leinster were drawn into Tier 1, meaning the remaining side - Toulon went into Tier 2. As a result of this draw, Montpellier also entered Tier 2, as the fourth seed from the league of the second seed placed in Tier 2. The other two fourth-ranked sides fell into Tier 3.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Seeding
The tiers are shown below. Brackets show each team's seeding and their league (for example, 1 Top 14 indicates the team was seeded 1st from the Top 14).


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Pool stage
The draw took place on 29 June 2016, in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Pool stage
Teams will play each other twice, both at home and away, in the group stage, that will begin on weekend of 14/15/16 October 2016, and continue through to 20/21/22 January 2017, before the pool winners and three best runners-up progressed to the quarter finals.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Pool stage
Teams will be awarded competition points, based on match result. Teams receive 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 attacking bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and 1 defensive bonus point for losing a match by seven points or fewer.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Pool stage
In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the following tie-breakers will be used, as directed by EPCR:


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Knock-out stage, Format
The eight qualifiers are ranked according to their performance in the pool stage and compete in the quarter-finals which will be held on the weekend of 31 March, 1/2 April 2017. The four top teams will host the quarter-finals against the four lower teams in a 1v8, 2v7, 3v6 and 4v5 format.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Knock-out stage, Format
The semi-finals will played on the weekend of 22/23 April 2017. In lieu of the draw that used to determine the semi-final pairing, EPCR announced that a fixed semi-final bracket would be set in advance, and that the home team would be designated based on "performances by clubs during the pool stages as well as the achievement of a winning a quarter-final match away from home". Semi-final matches must be played at a neutral ground in the designated home team's country.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup, Knock-out stage, Format
The winners of the semi-finals will contest the final, at Murrayfield, on 13 May 2017.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage
The 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage was the first stage of the 22nd season of European club rugby union, and the third under the European Rugby Champions Cup format.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage
It involved 20 teams competing, across 5 pools of 4 teams, for 8 quarter-final places – awarded to the 5 pool winners and the 3 top-ranked pool runners-up.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage
The pool stage began on the weekend of 14–16 October 2016, and ended following Round 6, on the weekend of 23–25 January 2017.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Seeding
The 20 competing teams are seeded and split into four tiers, each containing 5 teams.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Seeding
For the purpose of creating the tiers, clubs are ranked based on their domestic league performances and on their qualification for the knockout phases of their championships, so a losing quarter-finalist in the Top 14 would be seeded below a losing semi-finalist, even if they finished above them in the regular season.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Seeding
Based on these seedings, teams are placed into one of the four tiers, with the top seed clubs being put in Tier 1. The nature of the tier system means that a draw is needed to allocate two of the three second seed clubs to Tier 1. Exeter Chiefs and Leinster were drawn into Tier 1, meaning the remaining side - Toulon went into Tier 2. As a result of this draw, Montpellier also entered Tier 2, as the fourth seed from the league of the second seed placed in Tier 2. The other two fourth rankes sides fell into Tier 3.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Seeding
The tiers are shown below. Brackets show each team's seeding and their league (for example, 1 Top 14 indicates the team was seeded 1st from the Top 14).


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Pool stage
The draw took place on 29 June 2016 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Pool stage
During the pool stage, the teams played the 3 other teams in their pool twice, both at home and away, Based on the result of the match, teams receive competition points as follows:


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Pool stage
Following the pool stage, the five winners from each group progressed to the quarter-finals, along with the three best pool runners-up from the competition (the three of the five runners-up with the highest number of competition points). To seed the quarter-finals, the five pool winners will be ranked 1st to 5th and the three best-placed runners-up ranked 6th to 8th, based on who got the most competition points. In the event of a tie between two or more teams from the same pool, the following criteria would be used as tie-breakers:


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Pool stage
If this did not separate teams, and/or the tie related to teams that did not play each other (i.e., in different pools), the following tie breakers would be used:


2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage, Pool stage, Pool 2
Assistant referee Mathieu Raynal replaced the original referee Jérôme Garcès on the 73rd minute of the game after pulling a hamstring.


2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by 10th-year head coach Marty Simmons, played their home games at the Ford Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 6–12 to finish in eighth place in MVC play. They defeated Indiana State in the MVC Tournament before losing to Illinois State in the quarterfinals.


2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team, Previous season
The Purple Aces finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 25–9, 12–6 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Missouri State and Indiana State in the Missouri Valley Tournament to advance to the championship game where they lost to Northern Iowa. Despite having 25 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team, Preseason
Evansville was picked to finish ninth in the conference's preseason poll.


2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by interim head coach Matt Ruffing, played their home games at the Ford Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa.


2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team, Previous season
The Aces ended last season 3–28, 1–17 in MVC play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament where they lost to Drake.


2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team, Previous season
On February 29, 2016, head coach Oties Epps resigned after five years. Matt Ruffing became the interim coach for the remainder of the season and for the current one.


2016–17 Everton F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Everton's 63rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 139th year in existence. They participated in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Everton F.C. season, Players, First team
Everton announced their squad numbers for the 2016–17 Premier League on 3 August 2016.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Exeter City's 115th year in existence and their fifth consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. Exeter finished the season in 5th place, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. In September, Exeter City broke their all-time record for consecutive home league losses by losing their first five home matches of the season. Exeter City did not record their first league win at their home ground St James Park until mid-December, after 10 attempts.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season
A dramatic upturn in form saw the team rise from the bottom of the league table to a high of 4th. From 31 December 2016 to 4 February 2017, Exeter won all seven of their fixtures, with David Wheeler scoring in each match. With this feat, he equalled and then broke records set by Henry Poulter, Roderick Williams and Alan Beer. Two other records were broken this season because no Exeter City team had ever won seven league games in a row (during the same season).


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season
Exeter City also broke their record for most away wins in the league within one season, after their twelfth away triumph at Mansfield Town on 1 April. This season was first in which City qualified for the promotion play-offs in League Two since their relegation from League One in 2012. Exeter overcame Carlisle United to qualify for the play-off final against Blackpool at Wembley. Blackpool beat Exeter 2–1 in the play-off final to earn promotion to the 2017–18 EFL League One.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season
The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Pre-season
On 19 May 2016, seven friendlies were announced on the club website. The majority were played against non-league West Country teams, but City also played Bristol Rovers, Burton Albion and a Cardiff City XI, the former of League One and the latter two of the Championship. City won all seven of the pre-season friendlies, conceding only two goals.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
Exeter City began the season with an away fixture against Blackpool, which resulted in a 2–0 loss for the Grecians. Then followed two consecutive home fixtures, both of which the Grecians went on to lose. Against Hartlepool United, City were up 1–0 at half-time thanks to a 31st-minute goal from Liam McAlinden, but conceded two goals within just two minutes in the final half-hour to lose 2–1. The Grecians also went down to a late goal four days later versus Crawley Town, when Josh Yorwerth scored in the 83rd minute.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
After these three opening losses, City were bottom of the table. Up next was a trip to Accrington Stanley, where the Grecians won their first league match thanks to two goals in a frantic six minutes in the second half. Ryan Harley opened the scoring for Exeter in the 66th minute before Arron Davies (who left Exeter City in the summer after his contract expired) equalised four minutes later. City were very quickly back ahead when Jake Taylor scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
The Grecians lost their final August fixture at home to promotion-chasing Portsmouth because of an 85th-minute penalty, but City again failed to take their chances. City scored only three goals in August, picking up a mere three points from five matches. The Grecians sat in the relegation zone at 23rd place, ahead only of Cambridge United.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
Exeter City's first fixture of September was a tit-for-tat match away at Colchester United. Robbie Simpson scored his first and only league goal since signing in the summer to open the scoring. However City were 2–1 down at half-time, but goals from Ollie Watkins and Joel Grant sealed a narrow win for the Grecians, their second of the season in League Two. City's next match was at Crewe Alexandra and lost this game 2–0 to goals either side of half-time.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
Then followed the Devon Derby against rivals Plymouth Argyle which City also lost 2–0 with both goals coming early on in the game, causing Exeter to slip back into the relegation zone. Exeter City bounced back out of relegation zone by picking up their third win of the 2016–17 League Two season away at Stevenage with two quickfire goals in the second half from Lee Holmes and Ollie Watkins. City's miserable start to the season was made worse by a record-breaking streak of home losses.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
After a 2–0 loss at home to Notts County in which the opposition scored two early goals much like Plymouth Argyle a week earlier, the Grecians had lost every one of their first five home matches. However, the two wins away from home that month saw City out of the relegation zone, finishing the month's action in 22nd place.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
The Grecians fared slightly better in October despite an opening 1–0 away loss at Wycombe Wanderers after a late goal from Adebayo Akinfenwa. City finally picked up their first point at home on 8 October with a goalless draw with Grimsby Town in which goalkeeper Bobby Olejnik didn't feature on the starting line-up for only the second time in over 50 league matches. Instead, Christy Pym featured in goal and would stay in the starting lineup for months to come.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
In contrast to the Grecians' poor start to the season, City thumped Barnet 4–1 in the following fixture away from home. The League Two top scorer at the time John Akinde opened the scoring for the opposition before Jake Taylor equalized just before half-time. After the break, City scored another three goals while former Grecian Alex Nicholls failed to find the back of net. Despite this heavy win, City once again lost at home the following week to Cambridge United to two early goals, with Joel Grant scoring a consolation goal towards the end of the match.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
Like their previous away fixture, the Grecians picked up another strong win at Morecambe, with first-half goals from David Wheeler, Joel Grant and Lee Holmes. By the end of October, the Grecians had earned 16 points, 15 of these away from home and stood at 19th in the league table, six points below the play-off places and one point above the relegation zone.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
The Grecians' first league game of the month was a 3–1 loss to Doncaster Rovers. Reuben Reid opened the scoring in the 51st minute by converting a penalty kick but City conceded three goals in the final twenty minutes of the match, subsequently dropping back into the relegation zone. Exeter City also threw away a result the following week at Carlisle United, going behind in stoppage time to lose 3–2. Reid again opened the scoring, after only 40 seconds, but Charlie Wyke equalized.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
Lee Holmes then regained the lead for Exeter after 54 until Shaun Miller equalized in the 89th minute. Wyke scored the winner in the seventh minute of stoppage time. After two consecutive losses, the Grecians were bottom of the table for the first time since mid-August. City escaped from the drop zone the following Tuesday after their sixth away league win of the season, at Leyton Orient. The Grecians won 1–0 after a first-half Ollie Watkins goal. Orient manager Alberto Cavasin was sacked soon after this match City stayed in 21st after earning only their second point at home after a 0–0 draw against Luton Town.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
After elimination from the FA Cup, the Grecians did not have a fixture for the first Saturday of December. City's first match was away at Cheltenham Town, which was won 3–1, seeing the Grecians rise to 17th in the league table. Exeter City won a home match in the league for the first time that season the following week against Mansfield Town, with Ollie Watkins scoring both goals. The Grecians drew 0–0 at Yeovil Town in their Boxing Day fixture. New Year's Eve saw Exeter City beat Newport County 4–1 at Rodney Parade. Ollie Watkins scored his first hat-trick in professional football, the first hat-trick any Exeter City player had scored in the league since 1993. This result meant City finished the year at 11th place in the league table.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
City began the year with a 4–0 thrashing of Leyton Orient where Ryan Harley scored a brace shortly after returning from injury. This win extended their unbeaten run to seven matches, seeing the Grecians rise from 24th in the league to 11th in that time. City were without a match on Saturday 7 January due to their fixture against Wycombe Wanderers being postponed because of the Chairboys' involvement in the third round of the FA Cup. After the few fixtures that took place that day, City dropped to 12th in the league table.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
The Grecians bounced back up the table with a 3–0 win at Grimsby Town, with Ollie Watkins, David Wheeler and Reuben Reid scoring their 10th, 9th and 5th goals of the season respectively. City won 3–0 again the following week, this time at home to Colchester United. Reid, Wheeler and Liam McAlinden scored while Ollie Watkins gained a hat-trick of assists. After this result, the Grecians rose to 9th in the League Table, only one point off the play-offs. Exeter City climbed into 7th place in the league table, the final play-off spot, after a 1–0 win away at Portsmouth, whom were also promotion contenders. City again triumphed over a fellow play-off contender by beating Wycombe Wanderers 4–2, moving up to fourth place.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
The Grecians carried their excellent form into February with a 4–0 thrashing of Crewe Alexandra with David Wheeler breaking the all-time Exeter City record for consecutive matches scored in after his brace, meaning he had scored seven matches in a row. Jordan Moore-Taylor and Lloyd James also scored in the match. City were then only four points behind third-placed Carlisle United. Exeter City also won seven consecutive matches in the league (within a single season) for the first time. Exeter's unbeaten run was ended by rivals Plymouth Argyle in a 3–0 drubbing at Home Park.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
This was the Grecians' heaviest defeat of the season so far and the club dropped to 5th in the league table. Exeter dropped further down the league table to 6th after losing a 2–0 lead at 90 minutes to draw 2–2 at Notts County. Jake Taylor was sent off in the 87th minute. City drew again in their next game at home against Stevenage, with Reuben Reid equalizing early in the second half. Yet another draw was to follow the next game at home against Blackpool, where City fought back after finding themselves 2–0 down after 39 minutes. This stretched their home unbeaten run to 8 matches. City ended their winless streak with a 2–1 victory over Crawley Town on Shrove Tuesday, their 11th away league victory of the season.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
City had a very poor start to the month after losing 3–1 to relegation-threatened Hartlepool United. Much like the reverse fixture back in August, Exeter forfeited a 1–0 half-time lead. Subsequently, the Reds dropped to 7th. Exeter's promotion hopes were dealt another blow after a second consecutive loss to a bottom-half side, this time Accrington Stanley who beat City 2–0. Despite only gaining 6 points from 7 matches, City remained in the play-off qualification places. The Reds bounced back with a 3–0 win against Cheltenham Town on 14 March with Reuben Reid netting twice.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
Despite gaining a credible away draw the following weekend at Luton Town, Exeter's position in the play-off places was made even more precarious by wins for Blackpool and Mansfield Town. The Grecians pulled off an incredible comeback to draw 3–3 against Yeovil Town despite being 3–0 down after 87 minutes, with Wheeler, Brown and Reid rescuing the team from dropping out of the play-off places.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
City pulled off another stunning comeback the following Saturday, this time at Mansfield Town after going 1–0 down before half-time. The Reds won 2–1 thanks to goal in the 84th minute from Ryan Harley and a 97th-minute spot-kick which was converted by Reuben Reid. There was to be no come-back the following week as Newport County successfully defended their 1–0 lead to move closer to League Two survival, while the Grecians remained in 6th as other results went their way. Exeter returned to winning ways with a victory against Barnet on Good Friday.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
Moore-Taylor and Wheeler both scored with the first six minutes and City held on their lead despite a second-half goal from John Akinde. City lost on Easter Monday at Cambridge thanks to a first-half goal from Leon Legge. At this point in the season with 3 matches remaining, there was a mere 6-point gap between 4th place and 13th place in the league table and City were precariously only 3 points above 13th despite sitting in 6th. Exeter increased their cushion over 8th place to 3 points with a 3–1 win over Morecambe at home.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
David Wheeler scored his 18th goal of the season in what was yet another thrilling late surge of goalscoring by the Grecians. City assured qualification to the playoffs on 29 April after a 3–1 away victory over then-leaders Doncaster Rovers with goals from Moore-Taylor, Wheeler and McAlinden. Former Grecian James Coppinger netted for Doncaster.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
In a repeat of their reverse fixture back in November, City surrendered a 2–1 lead to lose 2–3 to Carlisle United. The Cumbrians netted two spot-kicks in this match, a result which earned them 6th-place in the league table and meant Exeter and Carlisle would face off in the League Two promotion play-offs.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
In the first leg of the play-off semi-final against Carlisle, the teams played out a 3–3 draw. City opened the scoring in the 15th minute after Grant scored a header, but were pegged back a quarter of an hour later after an own goal by Moore-Taylor. Just before half-time, Harley scored to give City back the lead. Wheeler scored after 56 minutes to extend Exeter's lead to 3–1. Carlisle then scored two goals in two minutes to bring the score to 3–3. Joel Grant finished the match with a goal and two assists.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
The second leg saw a very late winner for Exeter, scored by loanee Jack Stacey. City had gone 2–0 up with both goals scored by Ollie Watkins in the 10th and 79th minutes, but Carlisle scored twice in the final ten minutes of normal time to make it 2–2. Jack Stacey then scored his first goal for Exeter in the 95th minute to send the Grecians to Wembley.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Season summary
Blackpool overcame Exeter in the play-off final, starting the game very well by scoring in the 2nd minute through Brad Potts. David Wheeler then equalised after 40 minutes and the first half finished 1–1. Mark Cullen scored the winning goal for Blackpool in the 64th minute.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Matches
On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The Grecians were beaten 3–1 at home in the FA Cup First Round by Luton Town after conceding two penalties The first penalty was conceded after 11 minutes and was converted by Danny Hylton. Reuben Reid then equalized in the 39th minute. Luton regained the lead after 71 minutes when Glen Rea scored. Despite Town going down to 10 men soon after, they finished off the game after Hylton scored his second goal from the spot after 86 minutes. This penalty was given after a shove by Troy Archibald-Henville, in his first appearance for the Grecians after a long injury lay-off.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
Exeter City won their match against Brentford in the first round after Ryan Harley scored in the 100th minute. Ethan Ampadu became the youngest ever player to be fielded by the club in this match, aged just 15 years, 10 months and 26 days. In the second round of the EFL Cup, City lost 3–1 to Premier League side Hull City. Jake Taylor had opened the scoring after 24 minutes but Adama Diomande equalized after two minutes and scored again in the second half. Robert Snodgrass scored straight from a free kick to ensure Exeter's elimination from the competition.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
Exeter City began their EFL Trophy campaign with a loss to League One side Oxford United. The Grecians were 2–0 down after 36 minutes but Matt Jay scored his first goal for the club just before half-time and Liam McAlinden equalized after 61 minutes. However, United scored twice in three minutes to condemn City to an opening defeat.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
The Grecians won their next match against the Chelsea F.C. Reserves and Academy. Ollie Watkins opened the scoring after only 2 minutes before David Wheeler scored in the 25th minute to give City a 2–0 lead at half-time. Liam McAlinden made it 3–0 shortly after the break. Ike Ugbo scored twice in the second half but Exeter held on to their lead.


2016–17 Exeter City F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
City were then knocked out of the League Trophy after a loss on penalties to Swindon Town after Wheeler cancelled out a Luke Norris opener. Striker Robbie Simpson played as a centre-back for the first half of this match due to club's ongoing injury crisis. Swindon won the shoot-out 4–2 after Lloyd James and Lee Holmes missed from the spot.


2016–17 F.C. Copenhagen season
This article shows statistics of individual players for the football club F.C. Copenhagen. It also lists all matches that F.C. Copenhagen played in the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 F.C. Copenhagen season, Players, Squad information
This section show the squad as currently, considering all players who are confirmedly moved in and out (see section Players in / out).


2016–17 F.C. Copenhagen season, Club, Other information
Updated to match played 13 JulySource: F.C. Copenhagen and Telia Parken


2016–17 F.C. Copenhagen season, Matches, Competitive
Last updated: 28 MaySource: 1F.C. Copenhagen goals come first.National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of F.C. Copenhagen.M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.


2016–17 F.C. Crotone season
The 2016–17 season was Football Club Crotone's first ever season in Serie A. The club competed in the two Italian domestic competitions, finishing 17th in the league while being eliminated in the third round of the Coppa Italia. Crotone miraculously avoided relegation on the final day of the season, defeating Lazio 3–1 while already-relegated U.S. Città di Palermo secured a 2–1 victory over Empoli which doomed the Tuscan side to Serie B.


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


2016–17 FA Cup
The 2016–17 FA Cup (also known as the FA Challenge Cup) was the 136th edition of the oldest recognised football tournament in the world. It was sponsored by Emirates, and known as The Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship purposes. 736 clubs were accepted into the tournament, and it began with the Extra Preliminary Round on 6 August 2016, and concluded with the final on 27 May 2017. The winner qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage.


2016–17 FA Cup
Premier League side Manchester United were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Chelsea.


2016–17 FA Cup
Arsenal won a record 13th title following a 2–1 win over Chelsea in the final, winning their third FA Cup in 4 seasons.


2016–17 FA Cup
The tournament was also notable for the performance of Lincoln City from Level 5, who became the first non-league club to reach the quarter-finals since 1914.


2016–17 FA Cup
This edition of the FA Cup was the first in which quarter-final matches were played to a result on the day, instead of being subject to replay in case of a draw. However, all four matches were settled without the need for extra time.


2016–17 FA Cup, Qualifying rounds
The qualifying competition began with the Extra Preliminary Round on 6 August 2016. All of the competing teams that are not members of either the Premier League or English Football League had to compete in the qualifying rounds to secure a place in the First Round Proper. The final (fourth) qualifying round was played over the weekend of 15 October.


2016–17 FA Cup, First Round Proper
The First Round draw took place on 17 October and was broadcast live on BBC Two and BT Sport. All 40 First Round Proper ties were played on the weekend of 5 November. 32 teams from the qualifying competition joined the 48 teams from League One and League Two to compete in this round. The round included one team from Level 9 still in the competition, Westfields, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.


2016–17 FA Cup, Second Round Proper
The second round draw took place on 7 November at Haig Avenue, home of Southport F.C., immediately prior to the Southport-Fleetwood tie, and was broadcast live on BT Sport. The round included one team from Level 7 still in the competition, Stourbridge, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.


2016–17 FA Cup, Third Round Proper
A total of 64 clubs played in the third round; 20 winners of the second round, and 44 teams from Premier League and EFL Championship entering in this round. The draw was held on 5 December 2016 at the BT Tower and was broadcast live on BT Sport and BBC Two. The matches were played across the weekend of 6–9 January 2017. The round included one team from Level 7 still in the competition, Stourbridge, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.


2016–17 FA Cup, Fourth Round Proper
A total of 32 teams played in the fourth round, all winners of the third round. The draw took place at the BT Tower on 9 January 2017. The round included two teams from Level 5 who were still in the competition: Lincoln City, leading the National League on the night of their third round replay and Sutton United, fifteenth on the same night and therefore the lowest-ranked team to play in this round.


2016–17 FA Cup, Fifth Round Proper
A total of 16 clubs played in the fifth round, all winners of the fourth round. The draw was held on 30 January 2017, and the matches were played across the weekend of 18–20 February 2017. The round included the two teams from Level 5 that were still in the competition: Lincoln City and Sutton United, whose fourth round victories ensured the first ever fifth round with two non-league sides remaining. Lincoln City were in this round for the first time in 115 years and Sutton United for the first time in their history.


2016–17 FA Cup, Quarter-finals
A total of eight clubs played in the quarter-finals, all winners of the fifth round. The draw was held on 19 February 2017 at Ewood Park, home of Blackburn Rovers F.C., immediately following the Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United match. Matches were played between 11 and 13 March 2017.


2016–17 FA Cup, Quarter-finals
In a break from tradition, the FA officially renamed the stage the 'Quarter-finals', the name that had long been used colloquially to describe what was previously called the Sixth Round Proper. Changes to previous rules meant that tied matches would have gone to extra-time and potentially a penalty shootout at this stage rather than to a replay, and that a fourth substitute would have been permitted in extra time. The round included Lincoln City from Level 5, who became the first non-league club to reach the quarter-finals since 1914.


2016–17 FA Cup, Semi-finals
The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-final draw took place at Stamford Bridge on 13 March following the quarter-final tie between Chelsea and Manchester United. The semi-finals were played at Wembley Stadium on 22 and 23 April 2017.


2016–17 FA Cup, Bracket
The following is the bracket which the FA Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a replay, except for the quarter-finals stage onwards. Numbers in parentheses next to the replay score represents the results of a penalty shoot-out except for the quarter-finals stage onwards.


2016–17 FA Cup, Top goalscorers
a Theo Robinson moved to Southend United during the January transfer window with Lincoln still in the cup.


2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The 2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds open the 136th season of competition in England for The Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. For the third successive year, 736 entrants were accepted into the competition.


2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 to 10) in the English football pyramid mean that the competition is scheduled to start with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 32 winning teams from the Fourth Qualifying Round progress to the First Round Proper, when League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 enter the competition.


2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Calendar and prizes
The calendar for the 2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The Football Association.


2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Extra preliminary round
Extra preliminary round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 6 August 2016, with replays taking place no later than Thursday 11 August 2016. A total of 368 teams, from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition. The round included 76 teams from Level 10 of English football, being the lowest ranked clubs to compete in the tournament.


2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Preliminary round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 20 August 2016, with replays on or before Thursday 25 August 2016. A total of 320 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 184 winners from the Extra preliminary round and 136 entering at this stage from the six leagues at Level 8 of English football. The round included 26 teams from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.


2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
First qualifying round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 3 September 2016, with replays taking place no later than Thursday 8 September 2016. A total of 232 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 160 winners from the Preliminary round and 72 entering at this stage from the three leagues at Level 7 of English football. The round included twelve teams from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.


2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
Second qualifying round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 17 September 2016, with replays no later than Thursday 22 September 2016. A total of 160 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 116 winners from the First qualifying round and 44 entering at this stage from the two leagues at Level 6 of English football. The round included 23 teams from Level 9 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.


2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
Third qualifying round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 1 October 2016, with replays taking place no later than Thursday 6 October 2016. A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the Second qualifying round. The round included nine teams from Level 9 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.


2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Fourth qualifying round
Fourth qualifying round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 15 October 2016, with replays taking place no later than Thursday 20 October 2016. A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 40 winners from the Third qualifying round and 24 entering at this stage from the Conference Premier at Level 5 of English football. Bishop Auckland and Westfields of level 9 were the lowest ranked teams in this round.


2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Competition proper
Winners from the Fourth qualifying round advanced to the First Round Proper, where teams from League One (Level 3) and League Two (Level 4) of English football, operating in the English Football League, first enter the competition.


2016–17 FA Trophy
The 2016–17 FA Trophy was the 47th season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. A total of 276 clubs entered the competition, which was won by York City after beating Macclesfield Town 3-2 in front of 38,224 spectators at Wembley in the final on 21 May 2017.


2016–17 FA Trophy, Preliminary round
A total of 128 clubs, from Level 8 of English football, entered preliminary round of the competition. Eight clubs from level 8 get a bye to the first round qualifying - Beaconsfield SYCOB, Heybridge Swifts, Kidsgrove Athletic, Market Drayton Town, Phoenix Sports, Waltham Abbey, Walton Casuals and Ware.


2016–17 FA Trophy, First round qualifying
A total of 144 teams took part in this stage of the competition including 64 winners from the preliminary round, 72 teams from Level 7 of English football and eight teams from level 8, who get a bye in the previous round.


2016–17 FA Trophy, Second round qualifying
A total of 72 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first qualifying round.


2016–17 FA Trophy, Third round qualifying
A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round qualifying and 44 clubs from Level 6 of English football.


2016–17 FA Trophy, First round proper
A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the third round qualifying and the clubs from Level 5 of English football.


2016–17 FA Trophy, Semi-finals
Semi final fixtures are due to be played on 11 March and 18 March 2017, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required.


2016–17 FA Vase
The 2016–17 FA Vase is the 43rd season of the FA Vase, an annual football competition for teams playing below Step 4 of the English National League System. The competition is to be played with two qualifying rounds preceding the six proper rounds, semi-finals (played over two legs) and final to be played at Wembley Stadium. All first-leg ties until the semi-finals are played with extra time if drawn after regulation – first-leg ties may also be resolved with penalties if both teams agree and notify the referee at least 45 minutes before kick-off (rule 11a).


2016–17 FA Vase, Calendar
The calendar for the 2016–17 FA Vase, as announced by The Football Association.


2016–17 FA Vase, Semi-finals
Semi final fixtures are due to be played on 11 March and 18 March 2016, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required.


2016–17 FA Women's Cup
The 2016–17 Women's FA Cup was the 47th staging of the FA Women's Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Arsenal were the defending champions having beaten Chelsea 1–0 in the previous final. Manchester City were the champions beating Birmingham City 4–1 in the final.


2016–17 FA Women's Cup, Teams
A total of 254 teams had their entries to the tournament accepted by The Football Association. One hundred and sixty-two teams entered at the first or second round qualifying. Teams that play in the FA Women's Premier League Division One were given exemption to the Third Round Qualifying, while teams in the Northern and Southern Division entered at the First Round Proper. Teams in the FA WSL 2 were exempted to the Third Round Proper, with teams in the FA WSL 1 entering at the Fifth Round Proper.


2016–17 FA Women's Cup, Teams
The Second Round Qualifying saw eight ties cancelled due to the withdrawal of one of the teams, the First Round Proper saw two ties cancelled due to the resignation of Nuneaton Town and Forest Green Rovers before the season started, and the Third Round Proper saw one tie cancelled due to the withdrawal of Watford.


2016–17 FA Women's Cup, First round qualifying
There were only two first round qualifying matches, both of which were played on 4 September 2016.


2016–17 FA Women's Cup, Second round qualifying
Eighty matches were scheduled for the second qualifying round. The 160 teams taking part consisted of 158 teams exempted to this stage, plus the two match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 18 September 2016, the only exception being Bishop's Stortford v Bungay Town, which took place on the preceding Saturday.


2016–17 FA Women's Cup, Third round qualifying
Sixty four matches were scheduled for the third qualifying round. The 128 teams taking part consisted of 48 teams from the FA Women's Premier League Division One, plus the 80 match winners from the previous round. All 64 matches were played on Sunday 9 October 2016.


2016–17 FA Women's Cup, Fourth round qualifying
Thirty two matches were scheduled for the fourth qualifying round. Most matches were played on Sunday 13 November 2016, except three which were postponed to the following Sunday due to waterlogged pitches.


2016–17 FA Women's Cup, First round proper
Twenty eight matches were scheduled for the first round proper. The 56 teams taking part consists of 24 teams exempted to this stage, plus the 32 match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 4 December 2016, the only exception being Southampton Women v Swindon Town, which was postponed to the following Sunday.


2016–17 FA Women's Cup, Second round proper
Fourteen matches were scheduled for the second round proper. All 14 matches were played on Sunday 8 January 2017.


2016–17 FA Women's Cup, Third round proper
Twelve matches were scheduled for the third round proper. The 24 teams taking part consists of 10 teams exempted to this stage, plus the 14 match winners from the previous round. All 11 matches that took place were played on Sunday 5 February 2017.


2016–17 FA Women's Cup, Fourth round proper
Six matches were scheduled for the fourth round proper. All six matches were played on Sunday 19 February 2017.


2016–17 FA Women's Cup, Fifth round proper
Eight matches were scheduled for the fifth round proper. The 16 teams taking part consists of 10 teams exempted to this stage, plus the six match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 19 March 2017, the only exception being Manchester City v Reading, which took place on the preceding Saturday.


2016–17 FA Women's Cup, Sixth round proper
Four matches were scheduled for the sixth round proper. All four matches were played on Sunday 26 March 2017.


2016–17 FA Women's Cup, Semi-finals
The two semi-finals were played on Monday 17 April 2017.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League
The 2016–17 season of the FA Women's Premier League is the 25th season of the competition, which began in 1992. It sits at the third and fourth levels of the women's football pyramid, below the two divisions of the FA Women's Super League and above the eight regional football leagues.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League
The league features six regional divisions: the Northern and Southern divisions at level three of the pyramid, and below those Northern Division 1, Midlands Division 1, South East Division 1, and South West Division 1. 72 teams were members of the league before the start of the 2016–17 season, divided equally into six divisions of twelve teams. At the end of the season Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur, respectively the champions of the Northern and Southern Divisions, qualified for a playoff match against each other which Tottenham Hotspur won 3-0 thus becoming the overall league champion, and winning them promotion to FA WSL 2.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League, Premier Division, Championship play-off
The overall FA WPL champion was decided by a play-off match held at the end of the season. The winner earned promotion to the FA WSL 2.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League, Division One, South West Division One
Shanklin withdrew from the league after playing 18 of 22 matches. All results involving Shanklin were expunged.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Cup
The 2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Cup is the 26th running of the competition, which began in 1991. It is the major League Cup competition run by the FA Women's Premier League, and for the third season it is being run alongside their secondary League Cup competition, the Premier League Plate.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Cup
All 72 Premier League clubs entered at the Determining round, with the winners continuing in the competition and the losers going into the Premier League Plate tournament.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Cup
Going into the tournament, Tottenham Hotspur is the reigning champions, having defeated Cardiff City 2–1 after extra time the previous season.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Cup, Results
All results listed are published by The Football Association. Games are listed by round in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Cup, Results
The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (S)=Southern Division; (N)=Northern Division; (SW1)=South West Division One; (SE1)=South East Division One; (M1)=Midlands Division One; (N1)=Northern Division One.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Cup, Results, Qualifying round, Determining round
The competition begins with a Determining Round, which consisted of all 72 teams in the FA Women's Premier League being drawn in pairs. The winners of these 36 games progressed to the next stage of the competition, while the losers qualified for the 2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Plate.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Cup, Results, Competition proper, First round
With 36 teams progressing from the determining round, four needed to be eliminated to allow a single-elimination knockout tournament to take place. Twenty eight of the winners from the determining round were given byes to the second round, with eight teams being drawn against each other in first round ties.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Plate
The 2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Plate is the third running of the competition, which began in 2014. It is the secondary League Cup competition run by the FA Women's Premier League (FA WPL), and is run in parallel with the league's primary League Cup competition, the Premier League Cup.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Plate
The teams that take part in the WPL plate are decided after the determining round of the WPL Cup. The winners of determining round matches continue in the WPL Cup, while the losers move into the WPL Plate.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Plate
All 72 Premier League clubs were included in the determining round draw, two of whom (Forest Green Rovers and Nuneaton Town) withdrew from the competition before playing a match, meaning 36 teams progressed in the Cup and 34 were entered in the Plate.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Plate
Reigning champions Coventry United, who beat Enfield Town 5–1 in the 2015–16 final, won their determining Round match this season, meaning that they did not defend their title.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Plate, Results
All results listed are published by The Football Association. Games are listed by round in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Plate, Results
The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (S)=Southern Division; (N)=Northern Division; (SW1)=South West Division One; (SE1)=South East Division One; (M1)=Midlands Division One; (N1)=Northern Division One.


2016–17 FA Women's Premier League Plate, Results, First round
Due to there being 34 teams in the competition, two first round matches are required to eliminate two teams and allow a full single-elimination knockout tournament to take place.


2016–17 FA Youth Cup
The 2016–17 FA Youth Cup was the 65th edition of the FA Youth Cup. The defending champions were Chelsea and they retained the trophy for the fourth year in a row after a 6–2 aggregate victory over Manchester City in the final.


2016–17 FAI Intermediate Cup
The 2016–17 FAI Intermediate Cup, also known as the 2016–17 Umbro FAI Intermediate Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 90th season of the national Intermediate Football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The sixteen teams that reach the Fourth Round will qualify for the 2017 FAI Cup.


2016–17 FAI Intermediate Cup, First round
Intermediate teams from the Munster Senior League, Leinster Senior League, and the Ulster Senior League entered in this round. The First Round was regionalised, so teams from the Munster Senior League played each other, teams from the Leinster Senior League played each other and teams from the Ulster Senior League played each other on a knockout basis. The draw was made on 7 September 2016 with games played on 16,17,18,21 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 FAI Intermediate Cup, Second round
The Second Round was also regionalised, so teams from the Munster Senior League played each other, teams from the Leinster Senior League played each other and teams from the Ulster Senior League played each other on a knockout basis. The draw was made on 4 October with games played on 20,21,22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 FAI Intermediate Cup, Third round
The Third Round was not regionalised, so teams from the Munster Senior League, Leinster Senior League, and Ulster Senior League all played each other on a knockout basis. The draw was made on 1 November with games played on or before 27 November 2016.


2016–17 FC Alashkert season
The 2016–17 season was Alashkert's fifth season in the Armenian Premier League and tenth overall, of which Alashkert were defending Premier League champions, having won the title previous season. Alashkert retained their title, seeing off Gandzasar Kapan by 7 points, were knocked out of the Armenian Cup in the Quarterfinals and reached the Second Qualifying Round in their first appearance in the Champions League.


2016–17 FC Alashkert season, Season events
On 28 June, Alashkert drew 0-0 with Andorran Champions Santa Coloma in their first UEFA Champions League qualifier. In the second leg, on 5 July, Alashkert ran out 3-0 winners against 8-man Santa Coloma.


2016–17 FC Alashkert season, Season events
On 3 August, Alashkert announced the signing of Dmitri Kortava to a three-year contract from Luch-Energiya Vladivostok, However less than two weeks later, Kortava left Alashkert by mutual consent and signed for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, with Yuriy Fomenko signing for Alashkert on the same day after his contract with Inter Baku had expired.


2016–17 FC Alashkert season, Season events
At the end of August 2016, Gevorg Poghosyan, Rafael Ghazaryan, Aram Loretsyan and Marat Daudov all left Alashkert to sign for Ararat Yerevan.


2016–17 FC Alashkert season, Season events
In December 2016, Abraham Khashmanyan returned to Alashkert as manager, having previously resigned from the role following their Armenian Cup defeat to Pyunik in the October.


2016–17 FC Alashkert season, Season events
In February 2017, Alashkert took Serbian defender Danijel Stojković, Iranian midfielder Arsia Jabbari, Serbian Forward Uroš Nenadović and Brazilian forward Valdir Da Silva Filho on trial during their winter training camp in Antalya.


2016–17 FC Alashkert season, Squad
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2016–17 FC Amkar Perm season
The 2016–17 Amkar Perm season was their 13th season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia, following promotion during the 2003 season. They will participate in the Russian Premier League and Russian Cup.


2016–17 FC Amkar Perm season, Squad
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2016–17 FC Amkar Perm season, Squad, Out on loan
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2016–17 FC Amkar Perm season, Squad, Youth squad
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2016–17 FC Amkar Perm season, Transfers, Summer
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2016–17 FC Amkar Perm season, Transfers, Summer
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2016–17 FC Amkar Perm season, Transfers, Winter
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2016–17 FC Amkar Perm season, Transfers, Winter
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2016–17 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season
The 2016–17 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season was the club's second season back in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia, since their relegation at the end of the  2013–14 season. Anzhi finished the season in twelfth, narrowly avoiding a Relegation play-off thanks to their head-to-head record against FC Orenburg, whilst also reaching the Quarterfinals of the Russian Cup, where they were knocked out by FC Ufa.


2016–17 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Season events
Pavel Vrba was appointed as the club's new manager on 30 June 2016, following the expiration of Ruslan Agalarov's contract on 31 May 2016.


2016–17 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Season events
On 28 December 2016, Suleyman Kerimov sold the club to Osman Kadiyev. Two days later Pavel Vrba left by mutual consent, with Aleksandr Grigoryan being appointed as the club's new manager on 5 January 2017.


2016–17 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Squad
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2016–17 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Squad, On loan
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2016–17 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Squad, Youth squad
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2016–17 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Transfers, Summer
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2016–17 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Transfers, Summer
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2016–17 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Transfers, Winter
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2016–17 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Transfers, Winter
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2016–17 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Transfers, Winter
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2016–17 FC Ararat Yerevan season
The 2016–17 season is a FC Ararat Yerevan's 26th consecutive season in Armenian Premier League. This article shows player statistics and all official matches that the club will play during the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 FC Ararat Yerevan season, Season events
On 5 July 2016, Ararat announced that they would host Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal on 7 July.


2016–17 FC Ararat Yerevan season, Season events
On 15 July, Raffi Kaya left Ararat to sign for Swiss club Stade Nyonnais, whilst also announcing the signing of Nassim Aaron Kpehia and Brahima Bruno Koné from Mika.


2016–17 FC Ararat Yerevan season, Season events
On 1 August, Ararat announced the signings of Aram Ayrapetyan, Argishti Petrosyan, Hakob and Aram Loretsyan, Karen Avoyan, Happy Simelela and Kouadio Brou. Two days later, Ararat also signed Marat Daudov, Gevorg Poghosyan and Rafael Ghazaryan.


2016–17 FC Ararat Yerevan season, Season events
On 6 August 2016, Arkady Andreasyan was appointed as the club's manager in early August 2016.


2016–17 FC Ararat Yerevan season, Season events
On 14 October, Ararat announced that they had terminated their contracts with Happy Simelela, Kouadio Brou, Pol Asu Oshi and Brahima Bruno Koné by mutual consent. Two weeks later, Ararat also announced they had terminated their contracts with Souleymane Kone, Oumarou Kaina and Kyrian Nwabueze, also by mutual consent.


2016–17 FC Ararat Yerevan season, Season events
On 20 December, Ararat announced wholesale changes to their squad, with Erik Nazaryan, Gor Poghosyan, Revik Yeghiazaryan, David Minasyan, Andranik Kocharyan and Edgar Mkrtchyan all signing for the club, whilst Petros Ter-Petrosyan, Aram Loretsyan, Davit Markosyan and Nassim Aaron Kpehia all left the club.


2016–17 FC Ararat Yerevan season, Season events
In February 2017, Ararat moved their home games from the Republican Stadium to Mika Stadium due to renovation work that was needed to be carried out at the Republican Stadium.


2016–17 FC Arsenal Tula season
The 2016–17 FC Arsenal Tula season is the club's first season back in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia, since relegation at the end of the 2014–15 season, and their 2nd in total. Arsenal Tula also reached the Russian Cup Round of 32, where they were eliminated by Tosno.


2016–17 FC Arsenal Tula season, Squad
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2016–17 FC Arsenal Tula season, Squad, On Loan
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2016–17 FC Arsenal Tula season, Squad, Reserve squad
Reserve team players are registered with the Premier League and are eligible to play in any official games.


2016–17 FC Arsenal Tula season, Squad, Reserve squad
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2016–17 FC Arsenal Tula season, Transfers, Summer
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2016–17 FC Arsenal Tula season, Transfers, Summer
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2016–17 FC Arsenal Tula season, Transfers, Winter
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2016–17 FC Arsenal Tula season, Transfers, Winter
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2016–17 FC Augsburg season
The 2016–17 FC Augsburg season was the 110th season in the club's history and 6th consecutive and overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2011. In addition to the Bundesliga, FC Augsburg also participated in the DFB-Pokal. This was the 8th season in which Augsburg played at the WWK Arena, located in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 FC Augsburg season
After a mixed campaign, Augsburg finished in 13th place on 38 points, whilst they were knocked out of the DFB-Pokal by eventual semi-finalists and Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.


2016–17 FC Augsburg season, Players, Squad
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2016–17 FC Banants season
The 2016–17 season was FC Banants's sixteenth consecutive season in the Armenian Premier League. The club finished the previous season in 5th and reached the Semifinal of the Armenian Cup.


2016–17 FC Barcelona Bàsquet season
The 2016–17 season is FC Barcelona Lassa's 91st in existence and the club's 34th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish basketball and the 17th consecutive season in the top flight of European basketball. Barcelona is involved in four competitions.


2016–17 FC Barcelona Bàsquet season, Players, Squad information
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2016–17 FC Barcelona Bàsquet season, Competitions, Liga ACB, Results by round
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2016–17 FC Barcelona Bàsquet season, Competitions, EuroLeague, Results by round
Last updated: February 3, 2017.Source: Competitive matchesGround: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.


2016–17 FC Barcelona Femení season
The 2016–17 season was FC Barcelona Femení's 16th season as FC Barcelona's official women's football section. It was the last of eleven seasons managed by Xavi Llorens and in it Barcelona notably became the first Spanish team to reach the semifinals of the UEFA Women's Champions League in its fifth appearance on a row in the competition.


2016–17 FC Barcelona Femení season, Summary, Background and preseason
In 2015–16 Barcelona had ended the season with no titles for the first time since the 2009–10 season: Athletic Bilbao had won the league by a one-point margin and Atlético Madrid defeated Barcelona in the national cup's final. To strengthen the team Barcelona signed Andressa Alves from Montpellier and Line Røddik Hansen from European champion Olympique Lyonnais (though she hadn't taken part in the European campaign as she had started the 2015–16 season in Rosengård) as well as Ange N'Guessan, the team's first African player.


2016–17 FC Barcelona Femení season, Summary, Background and preseason
Leila Ouahabi returned after three seasons in Valencia, and with the season started Vicky Losada also rejoined Barça following the end of the English championship. On the other hand, the Garrote sisters and Cristina Baudet were transferred to nearby Espanyol, Andrea Falcón and Esther Romero to rivals Atlético and Valencia and Andreia Norton returned to Portugal.


2016–17 FC Barcelona Femení season, Summary, Season
Barcelona started the season with nine consecutive victories on a 34–1 goal-average before conceding a draw against newly promoted Betis. Next it defeated defending champion Athletic, which was already falling behind in the table. The team ended 2016 with a draw against Valencia and a 2–1 defeat against Atlético in Vicente Calderón before a crowd of 13,935, losing the lead in the table to the latter. Meanwhile, Barça had made it to the Champions League's quarterfinals after overcoming Minsk and Twente (which they had already faced in the same round in the previous season) with wide away wins. Next they faced quarterfinals-regular Rosengård.


2016–17 FC Barcelona Femení season, Summary, Season
With Atlético remaining unbeaten, a 2–0 defeat against Santa Teresa kept Barcelona away from the lead. However the team then chained an 11-wins streak and reached Atlético in the top of the table in April with 5 games remaining. In the meantime Barcelona defeated Rosengård both in Barcelona and Malmö, becoming the first Spanish team to reach the Champions League's semifinals, where they lost both games against Paris Saint-Germain, which had already ousted them in the past season's quarterfinals. Following the elimination Barcelona attained its largest win in the season, a 13–0 victory over Oiartzun, which would end relegated.


2016–17 FC Barcelona Femení season, Summary, Season
After defeating Valencia in Paterna and with long-time manager Xavi Llorens having just announced stepping down the position following the end of the season, Barcelona faced undefeated Atlético in the second-to-last game on equal points and a much larger goal average: a win would make them either mathematically or virtually champions. However the game ended in a 1–1 draw, and Barcelona was forced to depend on an Atlético blunder.


2016–17 FC Barcelona Femení season, Summary, Season
Not only did Atlético defeat Real Sociedad but Barcelona lost 2–1 to Levante and thus they again ended the championship as runners-up with 75 points, their least in the 16-team Primera División by one point. On the other hand, Jennifer Hermoso was the competition's top scorer with 35 goals, the major goal-scoring record by a Barcelona player in the same period.


2016–17 FC Barcelona Femení season, Summary, Season
In the Copa de la Reina Barcelona qualified for the Final Four in the Ciudad del Fútbol after overcoming Real Sociedad in the extra time. There it first defeated Valencia in the semifinals before facing Atlético in a rematch of the previous edition's final, which Barcelona had lost 3–2. However, this time Barcelona defeated Atlético 4–1 and won its first nationwide title since the 2014–15 League.


2016–17 FC Barcelona Femení season, Squad
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2016–17 FC Barcelona Femení season, Results
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed Numbers in brackets in league games show the team's position in the table following the match


2016–17 FC Barcelona season
The 2016–17 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 117th in existence and the club's 86th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona was involved in four competitions after winning the double of La Liga and Copa del Rey in the previous season. This would be the final season under head coach Luis Enrique as he decided to let his contract expire.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season
The season was the first without Dani Alves since 2007-08, who departed to Juventus.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, June
On 1 June, the club announced that Sandro Ramírez's contract would be rescinded.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, June
On 2 June, Barcelona announced that Dani Alves would be departing the club after eight seasons.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, June
On 3 June, Barcelona announced that German club Borussia Dortmund have informed them of their desire to activate the buy-out clause for Marc Bartra.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, June
On 5 June, the club announced that Denis Suárez will be forming part of the first team for this season.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 1 July, Barcelona and Neymar negotiated a five-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2021.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 4 July, the club completed the transfer of Denis Suárez.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 12 July, the club announced the transfers of 22-year-old French international defender Samuel Umtiti from Lyon and Lucas Digne from Paris Saint-Germain for the next five seasons, respectively.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 19 July, Barcelona and Sergi Samper negotiated a three-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2019, including promotion to the first team.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 19 July, Barcelona and Munir El Haddadi also negotiated a three-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2019.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 19 July, Barcelona and Qatar Airways extended sponsorship agreement for one year more.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 21 July, Barcelona and Valencia reached an agreement for the transfer of Portuguese international midfielder André Gomes. On 26 July, the transfer was completed.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
During the press conference of Gomes' presentation, the club announced midfielder Javier Mascherano's contract was extended until 30 June 2019.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 30 July, Barcelona won their first pre-season match against Scottish champions Celtic with a 1–3 score in Dublin as part of the 2016 International Champions Cup.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 1 August, the club cancelled the contracts of Alex Song and Martín Montoya.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 3 August, Barcelona defeated English Premier League champions Leicester City 4–2 in Stockholm with goals from Munir (2), Luis Suárez and Barcelona B player Rafa Mújica.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 6 August, Barcelona were soundly defeated by Liverpool 4–0 at Wembley Stadium in London.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 8 August, the club loaned Thomas Vermaelen to Italian club Roma with an option to buy.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 10 August, the 2016 Joan Gamper Trophy was played against Italian club Sampdoria, finishing 3–2 with a goal from Luis Suárez and two from Lionel Messi.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 14 August, Barcelona won the first official match in the 2016 Supercopa de España against Sevilla with a 0–2 away score.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 18 August, Barcelona beat Sevilla with 3–0 (5–0 aggregate) and won their 12th Supercopa de España.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 20 August, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 6–2 in their first Liga match, with a hat-trick from Luis Suárez, two goals from Messi and one from Arda Turan.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 25 August, the club completed the transfer of 27-year-old goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen from Ajax on a five-year contract, with goalkeeper Claudio Bravo then joining Manchester City after two years with Barça. Several hours later, both teams were drawn into Group C of the Champions League draw, alongside Borussia Mönchengladbach and Celtic.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 28 August, Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao 0–1 with a goal from Rakitić and Luis Enrique wins his 100th match as Barça manager, Ter Stegen made most goalkeeper passes in one single match in LaLiga.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 30 August, the club completed the last transfer of Paco Alcácer from Valencia.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 10 September, in the match against Deportivo Alavés, Barcelona suffered a 1–2 defeat.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 13 September, Barcelona defeated Celtic 7–0 in the opening match of Group C in the Champions League. Messi notched his first hat-trick of the season, while Neymar provided four assists and a free-kick goal.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 17 September, Barcelona faced for the first time recently promoted Leganés at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque. Barcelona won 1–5 with two goals from Messi and one each from Luis Suárez, Neymar and Rafinha.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 21 September, Barcelona drew against Atlético Madrid 1–1; Ivan Rakitić gave Barça the lead before half-time, but Atlético battled back to draw level in the second half after Messi was substituted out due to injury.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 24 September, Barcelona won 0–5 over Sporting de Gijón through two goals from Neymar and one each from Suárez, Turan and Rafinha.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 28 September, Barcelona defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 with goals from Turan and Gerard Piqué, turning around a 1–0 first-half deficit to Barça top of Group C.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 2 October, Barcelona lost to Celta de Vigo 4–3; a second-half resurgence not enough for Luis Enrique's side as they finished on the wrong end of a seven-goal thriller away in Vigo.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 15 October, Barcelona defeated Deportivo de La Coruña 4–0 with two goals from Rafinha and one each from Luis Suárez and Messi, the latter who returned from injury in the match.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 19 October, Barcelona defeated Manchester City – led by former Barça manager Pep Guardiola – 4–0 at home on the strength of a Messi hat-trick.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 22 October, Barcelona defeated Valencia 2–3 at Mestalla, Messi spot-kick in injury time secured three points out of an electrifying encounter.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 29 October, Barcelona won against Granada 1–0 in the 1,500th game at Camp Nou, Barça found it tough to breakdown the stubborn visitors but Rafinha's strike was enough to claim the win.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 1 November, Barcelona was defeated by Manchester City 3–1 at Manchester, Guardiola's team came from behind after Messi opened scoring.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 6 November, Barcelona won 1–2 against Sevilla at the Sánchez Pizjuán; Messi canceled out Vitolo's opener late in the first half before setting up Luis Suárez for the winner in a frenetic game.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 16 November, the club announced Rakuten signed up as FC Barcelona's new main global partner; the Japanese company will appear on the front of the team's shirt and become the Global Innovation and Entertainment Partner for the next four seasons, starting 1 July 2017.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 19 November, Barça drew Málaga 0–0, a domineering performance was frustrated by 90 minutes of intense Andalusian defending.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 23 November, Barcelona won 2–0 against Celtic at Celtic Park; coupled with Man City's draw in Germany, they clinched a seeded berth in the round of sixteen. Also in this game Messi reached 100 goals in international competitions for Barcelona.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 27 November, Barcelona drew 1–1 with Real Sociedad at Anoeta, Messi's second-half leveller halted Barça's run of four straight league losses in San Sebastian.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 30 November, Barcelona drew Hércules 1–1, a fine long range strike from debutant Aleña gave Barça a slight advantage going into the second leg.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 3 December, Barcelona drew 1–1 with Real Madrid, Luis Suárez' header being cancelled out by 90th minute Ramos equaliser.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 6 December, Barcelona won 4–0 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, a game which saw a hat-trick from Arda Turan.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 10 December, Barcelona won Osasuna 0–3, Luis Suárez breaks the deadlock in the second half, and two further goals from Leo Messi go on to claim all three points in Pamplona.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 12 December, Barcelona were drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 of the Champions League.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 15 December, Barcelona and Suárez negotiated a five-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2021.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 18 December, Barcelona won 4–1 against Espanyol in the Derbi barceloní.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 21 December, Barcelona won 7–0 against Hércules; Paco Alcácer scored his first official goal and Arda Turan got a hat-trick as Barça cruised into the last 16 of the Copa del Rey.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 23 December, Barcelona was drawn against Athletic Club in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 8 January Barcelona drew 1–1 with Villarreal, with Messi scoring the equalizer in the 90th minute.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 11 January, Barcelona won 3–1 against Athletic Bilbao, goals from Suárez, Neymar and Messi secured an action-packed victory that kept alive the quest for a third consecutive Copa del Rey trophy.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 14 January, Barcelona won 5–0 against Las Palmas, a brace from Luis Suárez and one each for Leo Messi, Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal gave Barça a winning home start to the league in 2017.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 19 January Barcelona won 0–1 against Real Sociedad, Neymar's 21st-minute penalty ended decade of disappointments in San Sebastián.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 22 January, Barcelona won 0–4 against Eibar, a first-half strike from Denis followed by a goal each from the trident in the second secured another three points to stay within reach of the top two.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 26 January, Barcelona won 5–2 against Real Sociedad, a brace from Denis Suárez and further goals by Leo Messi, Luis Suárez and Arda Turan sent Barça into the final four of the Copa del Rey.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 29 January Barcelona drew 1–1 with Real Betis, an incident-packed game saw Suárez snatched a draw in the 90th minute after the Catalans had already seen at least one valid equaliser overruled.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, February
On 1 February, Barcelona won 2–1 against Atlético Madrid, Suárez and Messi put them in command but Griezmann's second half header kept Atlético alive.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, February
On 4 February, Barcelona won 3–0 against Athletic Club Bilbao, Paco Alcácer, Leo Messi, and Aleix Vidal all found the net.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, February
On 7 February, Barcelona draw 1–1 against Atlético Madrid, Luis Suárez's tap-in just before half-time was enough to see the Catalans into a fourth consecutive Copa del Rey final despite late drama which saw the visitors equalise and a player sent off.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, February
On 11 February, Barcelona won 6–0 against Alavés. Luis Suárez (2), Neymar Jr, Leo Messi and Ivan Rakitic were on target, plus one own goal; Aleix Vidal suffered a very serious ankle injury late in the game.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, February
On 14 February, Barcelona lost 4–0 against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the first knockout round of the Champions League.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, February
On 19 February, Barcelona won 2–1 against Leganés, Leo Messi's 90th-minute penalty won the game at the Camp Nou.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, February
On 26 February, Barcelona won 2–1 against Atlético Madrid, Rafinha's opener was quickly cancelled out by Godín's header but Messi sealed three points in the closing stages.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 1 March, Barcelona won 6–1 against Sporting Gijón, with goals from Messi, Suárez, Alcácer, Neymar Jr, Rakitić and an own goal at the Camp Nou. During the press conference after the match, Luis Enrique announced his decision to leave at the end of the season.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 4 March, Barcelona won 5–0 against Celta, with goals from Messi (2), Neymar, Rakitic and Umtiti.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 8 March, Barça came back from a 4–0 deficit in the first leg. In the second leg, they were up 3–1, but by way of scoring three goals in the last seven minutes, they advanced. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen's saves coupled with Neymar's brace and Sergi Roberto's goal at the death clinched the 6-5 aggregate win.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 9 March, Barcelona and Rakitic negotiated a four-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2021.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 12 March, Barcelona lost to Deportivo la Coruña 2–1, two goals from corners condemned Barça to defeat in Galicia, with Luis Suárez scoring in between.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 17 March, Barcelona were drawn against Juventus in the quarter finals of the Champions League.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 19 March, Barcelona won 4–2 against Valencia, with goals from Suárez, André Gomes and a brace from Messi.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
Barcelona defeated Granada on 2 April 1–4 away, goals from Suárez, Alcácer, Rakitic and Neymar handed Barça another three points to keep in close proximity of the top.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 5 April, Barcelona defeated Sevilla 3–0, with a goal from Suárez and two from Messi in 8 minutes.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 8 April, Barcelona lost to Málaga 2–0, ten-man Barça missed out on the chance to return to the top of the table.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 11 April, Barcelona lost to Juventus 3–0, Barça could not break through Juve's rock-solid defense.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 15 April, Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 3–2, Barça edged past La Real in a hard-fought duel thanked to two goals from Leo Messi and one from Paco Alcácer.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 19 April, Barcelona drew 0–0 with Juventus, Barça bade farewell to the Champions League after being unable to break down a resilient Juve backline.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 23 April, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3–2, Barça grabbed a dramatic victory at the Santiago Bernabéu thanks to an injury-time strike from Leo Messi to move joint-top of the table. The Argentine star scored his 500th official goal in blaugrana colours at the same time.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 26 April, Barcelona beat Osasuna 7–1, braces for Gomes, Messi and Alcácer, and a first ever Barça goal for Mascherano, earned the points.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 29 April, Barcelona beat Espanyol 3–0, all goals after half time, including a Suárez brace and one from Rakitic, to stay top of the table.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May
On 6 May, Barcelona beat Villarreal 4–1, Messi, Suarez and Neymar all scored to keep the Liga title challenge alive, in the process surpassing a combined 100 goals for a third consecutive season.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May
On 14 May, Barcelona beat Las Palmas 4–1, Neymar Jr scored three of the four goals that meant the championship race would now go to the last weekend.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May
On 21 May, Barcelona won Eibar 4–2, Luis Enrique's men rally back from two goals down to claim victory on the final day of the league campaign but it was not enough to earn the title.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May
On 27 May, Barcelona won Alavés 3–1, Barça become the first side since the 1950s to win the Copa del Rey three years in a row, on Luis Enrique's last game in charge.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May
On 29 May, Barcelona and Ter Stegen negotiated a five-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2022.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Players, Squad information, From youth squad
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2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Players Used: Barcelona has used a total of – different players in all competitions.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Barcelona first squad during the season.


2016–17 FC Barcelona season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 27 May 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 FC Barcelona season, Statistics, Injury record
- Player is injured  - Player has recovered from injuryLast updated: 18 December 2017Source:


2016–17 FC Basel season
The 2016–17 FC Basel season is the 124th season in club history and the club's 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. Basel are the reigning Swiss Super League champions. They prepared their season with various warm-up matches against teams from Germany, Russia and France as well as from Switzerland. The 2016–17 Swiss Super League season started on the week-end 23/24 July, the last round was played on 2 June 2017. Basel started with a home game against Sion.


2016–17 FC Basel season
Basel were qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League in the Group stage. The draw was held on 25 August 2016, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Basel were drawn into Group A along with Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal and Ludogorets Razgrad. The first game was at home against Razgrad on 13 September and the last being the home game against Arsenal on 6 December.


2016–17 FC Basel season
The draw for the first round of the 2016–17 Swiss Cup was held on 1 July 2016. The Super- and Challenge League clubs were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. The lower division teams were granted home game advantage. The first round was played on the week-end 13/14 August 2016. The final was played in Stade de Genève on 25 May 2017.


2016–17 FC Basel season, Club, Management
Urs Fischer has a running three-year contract as first team manager, which started in June 2015. His assistants are Werner Leuthard, Marco Walker and Markus Hoffmann. Massimo Colomba is the Goalkeeper coach. Massimo Ceccaroni is head of the FCB Youth System. The new coach of the Youth Team (U–21) was Raphaël Wicky.


2016–17 FC Basel season, Club, Further information
The FC Basel AGM took place on 18 June 2016. The board of directors under president Bernhard Heusler with vice-president Adrian Knup, sportdirector Georg Heitz, financial manager Stephan Werthmüller and marketing manager René Kamm, and the three directors Reto Baumgartner, Dominik Donzé and Benno Kaiser were willing to continue as before. They were all re-elected unanimously.


2016–17 FC Basel season, Overview, Offseason and preseason
At the end of the 2015–16 FC Basel season Walter Samuel and Philipp Degen ended their football careers. Behrang Safari left the club to continue his career by his home club Malmö FF. Breel Embolos transfer to Schalke 04 was confirmed by both teams on 26 June. Despite the fact that he still had a valid contract Naser Aliji joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a free transfer.


2016–17 FC Basel season, Overview, Offseason and preseason
Basel announced on 31 August that the contract between them and the 26-year-old Egyptian international Ahmed Hamoudi had been resolved on mutual consent with immediate effect. On 2 September Basel announced that Nicolas Hunziker had been loaned out to the Grasshoppers to gain playing experience. That far during the current season Hunziker had played four games in the Promotion League with the FCB U-21 team, scoring five goals.


2016–17 FC Basel season, Overview, Offseason and preseason
On 4 May Basel announced that they had signed 18 year old Paraguayan defender Blás Riveros from Olimpia Asunción on a five-year deal. Due to Riveros commitments with the Paraguay national football team and the Copa America, he was not expected to join the Basel first team until the beginning of July. On 10 May Basel also announced that they had signed Egyptian defender Omar Gaber from Zamalek on a four-year deal. On 15 June Serbian goalkeeper Đorđe Nikolić transferred in from Jagodina, signing a four-year contract.


2016–17 FC Basel season, Overview, Offseason and preseason
Basel announced on 28 June that they had signed Seydou Doumbia on loan from Roma until 30 June 2017. Three further transfers in were Mohamed Elyounoussi who signed in from Molde, Kevin Bua who came from Zürich and Éder Balanta who transferred in from River Plate. Each of whom signed a four-year deal. One former player transferred back in from VfB Stuttgart, Geoffroy Serey Die, who had left the club a year and a half before due to differences with the former team manager Paulo Sousa.


2016–17 FC Basel season, Overview, Mid-season break
On 25 January 2017 Basel announced that Birkir Bjarnason had transferred out  and Aston Villa confirmed the move. On 31 January 2017 Basel announced that Jean-Paul Boëtius was loaned out to K.R.C. Genk until the end of the season.


2016–17 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
Basel's priority aim for the new season is to win the league championship for the eighth consecutive time. The 2016–17 Swiss Super League season started on the week-end 23/24 July. Basel played at home game against Sion. Four of the new signings, Gabar, Balanta, Elyounoussi and Doumbia made their first team league debuts in the 3–0 home win. Doumbia scored his first goal for his new club in the same game and just one week later on 31 July during the away game against Vaduz he scored his second.


2016–17 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
It was the last goal of the game and Basel won 5–1. Basel took first position in the league table from the very beginning. In fact they started the season very well, winning each of their first seven games, scoring at least three goals in each fixture. After these seven games they were nine points clear of BSC Young Boys in second place and Luzern in third. They had scored 24 goals conceding just five. By the winter break Basel had extended their lead to 12 points ahead of the Young Boys who were in second place in the league table, winning 15, drawing two and only one defeat, scoring 49 and conceding just 15 goals in their 18 matches.


2016–17 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
The second half of season began on 4 February 2017. In their first game Elyounoussi scored a hat trick for Basel during the home game against Lugano. These were the first three goals and were scored during the first 36 minutes of the game that Basel won 4–0. Basel won nine, drawing three during February, March and April to move clear at the top of the table. Despite that they suffered a defeat in the Stade de Suisse in round 34 against second placed Young Boys, Basel ended the season 17 points clear of their rivals.


2016–17 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
Basel were victors in 26 matches, drew eight and suffered only two defeats in the 36 Super League matches, gaining a total of 86 points. The team scored 92 goals (league's highest scorers) with 35 goals against (league's best defence) and ended with a goal difference of +57. Basel's Seydou Doumbia was the club and the Super League top goalscorer with 20 goals. Marc Janko scored 13, both Matías Delgado and Mohamed Elyounoussi ended the season with ten goals. Elyounoussi was the team's top final pass giver with 13 assists.


2016–17 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic Cup
Basel's clear aim for the 2016–17 Swiss Cup is to regain the title that they last won in 2011–12. The draw for the first round was held on 1 July 2016 and the team was drawn away against Rapperswil-Jona. The game was won 1–0, the goal being scored by Jean-Paul Boëtius in the 58th minute. In the second round Basel were drawn away against Zug 94, the game played on 18 September, and also won 1–0, the goal scored by Daniel Høegh in the 45th minute.


2016–17 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic Cup
The third round was played on 26 October 2016 and Basel won 4–1 away against FC Tuggen Tuggen from the 1. Liga Promotion, the third highest tier in the Swiss football pyramid. The Quarterfinal was played on 2 March 2017. Basel, drawn at home against Zürich, won the game 3–1. In the semifinal they were drawn away against lower tier FC Winterthur, winning 3–1. The final was played in Stade de Genève on 25 May 2017. Basel's opponents were FC Sion, who to that time had won all he 13 previous finals that they had appeared in. Basel won the final 3–0, the goals being scored by Seydou Doumbia, Matías Delgado and Taulant Xhaka.