2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Playoffs
The Blue Jackets clinched the playoffs for the first time since the 2013–14 season. They met the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round and lost the series 4–1.


2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blue Jackets. Statistics reflect time with the Blue Jackets only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Blue Jackets only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Transactions
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Draft picks
Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.


2016–17 Combined Counties Football League
The 2016–17 Combined Counties Football League season (known as the 2016–17 Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.


2016–17 Combined Counties Football League
The league constitution was announced on 17 May 2016. The season began on 2 August and concluded in May 2017.


2016–17 Combined Counties Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division was increased from 22 to 23 clubs, and featured five new teams after the promotion of Ashford Town to the Southern League, and the relegation of Chessington & Hook United, Cove and Redhill to Division One:


2016–17 Combined Counties Football League, Premier Division
In June 2016, North Greenford United, relegated from the Southern Football League, successfully appealed against their placement in the Hellenic Football League following relegation from the Southern Football League, and were placed in the Combined Counties Premier Division.


2016–17 Combined Counties Football League, Premier Division
Camberley Town, Epsom & Ewell, Hartley Wintney, Walton & Hersham and Westfield applied for promotion to Step 4 for 2017–18.


2016–17 Combined Counties Football League, Division One
Division One was increased from 17 to 18 clubs, and featured six new teams after CB Hounslow United, Bedfont & Feltham and Abbey Rangers were promoted to the Premier Division, Dorking Wanderers Reserves left the league, and Sandhurst Town transferred to the Hellenic League:


2016–17 Combined Counties Football League, Division One
The season began on 6 August 2016 with Ash United and Frimley Green accruing the first points on the board with a 1–1 draw at Young's Drive, Ash. Frimley Green were deducted the point they earned from this match when it transpired that they had fielded an ineligible player.


2016–17 Combined Counties Football League, Division One
Two matches remained unplayed because the visiting clubs were unable to raise teams.


2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball season
The 2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in late December and concluded in early March.


2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball season
Middle Tennessee claimed the outright regular season championship with a win over UAB on February 26, 2017. Louisiana Tech finished in second place in the regular season, three games behind the Blue Raiders.


2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball season
Middle Tennessee's JaCorey Williams was named C-USA Player of the Year and Kermit Davis was named the Coach of the Year.


2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball season
The C-USA Tournament was held from March 8 through 11, 2017 at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Middle Tennessee defeated Marshall to win the tournament championship for the second consecutive year. As a result, the Blue Raiders received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. No other C-USA school received an NCAA Tournament bid. Rice received a bid to the College Basketball Invitational Tournament.


2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
On March 10, 2016, after 10 years with UTSA, head coach Brooks Thompson was fired. He finished at UTSA with a record of 130–176. On April 1, the school hired Steve Henson as head coach.


2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
On March 17, 2016, WKU head coach Ray Harper resigned after three players were suspended by a university disciplinary committee. He finished at WKU with a record of 90–62. On March 28, the school hired Rick Stansbury as head coach.


2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
UAB head coach Jerod Haase left UAB to accept the head coaching position at Stanford. On April 4, 2016, the school hired Robert Ehsan, who had been an assistant under Haase at UAB, as head coach .


2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball season, Conference schedules, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.


2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball season, Conference schedules, Players of the Week
Throughout the conference regular season, the C-USA offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.


2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball season, All-C-USA honors and awards
Following the regular season, the conference selected outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches.


2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball season, Postseason, C-USA Tournament
Only the top 12 conference teams were eligible for the tournament.


2016–17 Connacht Rugby season
The 2016–17 season was Irish provincial rugby union side Connacht Rugby's sixteenth season competing in the Pro12, and the team's twenty-first season as a professional side. It was Pat Lam's fourth and final season in charge of the side.


2016–17 Connacht Rugby season
Connacht finished the season in eight place in the league. As well as playing in the Pro12, Connacht competed in the Champions Cup in Europe, finishing third in their pool, level on points with Toulouse, who advanced to the knockout stage as one of the best runners-up. The second-tier side the Connacht Eagles competed in the 2016–17 British and Irish Cup, finishing bottom of their pool.


2016–17 Connacht Rugby season, Background
Connacht started the season with a new coaching team. Backs and kicking coach Andre Bell left his role to return to his family in New Zealand. Head performance analyst and assistant attack coach Conor McPhillips took over coaching of the backs, while the team's former head coach Eric Elwood took over coaching kicking. The close season also saw the departure of the side's all-time record try-scorer Fionn Carr who scored 42 tries over two spells with the province. During the off-season, the team's homeground, the Galway Sportsground underwent renovations with the addition of a seated stand increasing its capacity to 8,100.


2016–17 Connacht Rugby season, Coaching and management team
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Individuals may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2016–17 Connacht Rugby season, Players, Senior playing squad
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2016–17 Connacht Rugby season, Players, Academy squad
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2016–17 Connacht Rugby season, Results, Pro12
After 40 minutes of play, the match was "abandoned due to adverse weather conditions causing considerable risk to both the players and spectators". Zebre were leading 22–10 (3 tries to 1) when the match was abandoned. A rescheduled fixture was played on 1 April 2017.


2016–17 Connacht Rugby season, Results, Champions Cup, Pool 1
Assistant referee Mathieu Raynal replaced the original referee Jérôme Garcès on the 73rd minute of the game after pulling a hamstring.


2016–17 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season
The 2016–17 Connecticut Whale season was the second in franchise history. For their second season, the Whale moved from the Chelsea Piers pavilion in Stamford to the Northford Ice Pavilion (seating capacity 1200), former home of the Quinnipiac Bobcats, in Northford, Connecticut.


2016–17 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season, Draft
The following were the Whale's selections in the 2016 NWHL Draft on June 18, 2016.


2016–17 Copa Argentina
The 2016–17 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Total Argentina 2016-17 for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the sixth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on February 2 and ended on December 9, 2017.


2016–17 Copa Argentina
River Plate, the defending champions, defeated Atlético Tucumán 2–1 in the Final to win their 2nd title. As champions, River Plate qualified for the 2017 Supercopa Argentina.


2016–17 Copa Argentina
Atlético Tucumán, as runners-up, qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores because River Plate had already qualified as Primera División runners-up.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Teams
Ninety-nine teams took part in this competition: All teams from the Primera División (30); twelve teams of the Primera B Nacional; five from the Primera B, four from the Primera C; two from the Primera D; fourteen teams from Federal A and thirty-two from Federal B.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Teams, Second Level
The first twelve teams from the first stage of 2016-17 tournament qualified.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Teams, Third Level, Primera B Metropolitana
The first five teams from the first stage of 2016-17 Primera B tournament qualified.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Teams, Third Level, Torneo Federal A
The first two teams of each zone of the 2016–17 tournament qualified.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Teams, Fourth Level, Primera C Metropolitana
The first four teams from the first stage of 2016-17 Primera C tournament qualified.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Teams, Fourth Level, Torneo Federal B
The first two teams of each zone of the 2016-17 Federal B tournament qualified.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Teams, Fifth Level, Primera D Metropolitana
The first two teams from the first stage of 2016-17 Primera D tournament qualified.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Regional Round, Group A: Federal A
In this round, 14 teams from the Torneo Federal A participated. The round was played between March 14 and March 30, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 7 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Regional Round, Group B: Federal B, Round I
In this first round, 32 teams from the Torneo Federal B participated. The round was played between  February 2 and February 23, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round II.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Regional Round, Group B: Federal B, Round II
In this round, 16 qualified teams from the Round I participated. The round was played between February 11 and March 5, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Round III.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Regional Round, Group B: Federal B, Round III
In this round, 8 qualified teams from the Round I participated. The round was played between February 18 and March 18, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Final Round, Round of 64
This round had 11 qualified teams from the Regional Round (7 teams from Torneo Federal A and 4 teams from Torneo Federal B), 11 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (5 teams from Primera B Metro; 4 teams from Primera C and 2 teams from Primera D), 12 teams from Primera B Nacional and 30 teams from Primera División. The round was played between April 25 and August 18, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32. The draw took place on April 5, 2017.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Final Round, Round of 32
This round had the 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round was played between August 16 and September 21, in a single knock-out match format. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round of 16.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Final Round, Round of 16
This round had the 16 qualified teams from the Round of 32. The round was played between September 27 and October 9, in a single knock-out match format. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Quarterfinals.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Final Round, Quarterfinals
This round had the 8 qualified teams from the Round of 16. The round was played between October 18 and October 24, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Semifinals.


2016–17 Copa Argentina, Final Round, Semifinals
This round had the 4 qualified teams from the Quarterfinals. The round was played on November 10 and 12, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.


2016–17 Copa Catalunya
The 2016–17 Copa Catalunya was the 28th staging of the Copa Catalunya. The competition began on 30 July 2016 and was played by teams in Segunda División, Segunda División B, Tercera División and the top teams of Primera Catalana.


2016–17 Copa Catalunya basketball season
The 2016–17 Copa Catalunya was the 18th season of Copa Catalunya. This season the competition was reduced from 32 to 28 teams.


2016–17 Copa Catalunya basketball season
The Final Four was played at the Pavelló Municipal in Salou. Mataró Parc Boet won the title.


2016–17 Copa Catalunya basketball season
For the first time an All Star match was played by the best players of each group. The All Star Game was played at Parc Esportiu Llobregat in Cornellà de Llobregat. The All Star replaced the Copa Federació that played the last seasons.


2016–17 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Format, Regular season
28 teams are divided in two groups by geographical criteria.


2016–17 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Format, Final Stage
The Final Stage will be played in play-off ties in a two-legged format, with the exception of the final four.


2016–17 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Format, Relegation PlayOffs
In the relegation playoffs, teams played against each other must win two games to win the series. The winners remain at Copa Catalunya for the next season.


2016–17 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 28 teams contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2015–16 season and ten promoted from the 2015–16 CC 1ª Categoria. On July 7, 2016, AB El Vendrell exchanges a place on CC 2ª Categoria with AD Torreforta. On July 19, 2016, CB Valls Nutrion Internacional achieved a vacant on Liga EBA. On July 20, 2016, Mataró-Feimat and CB Cerdanyola al Dia achieved a vacant on Liga EBA. Finally, CB Viladecans-Sant Gabriel renounces his place in Liga EBA


2016–17 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Regular season, Group 1
1 CB Sant Narcís exchanges a place on Liga EBA with CE Sant Nicolau


2016–17 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Regular season, Group 2
1 CB Cantaires Tortosa achieved a vacant on Liga EBA. 2 Aracena AEC Collblanc B resigned to its place in Copa Catalunya.


2016–17 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Relegation PlayOffs
The first legs were played on 13 May 2017, the second legs on 20 May 2017 and the third legs, if necessary, on 27 May 2017.


2016–17 Copa Catalunya basketball season, Final round, Quarter-finals
The first legs will be played on 13–14 May, and the second legs will be played on 20–21 May 2017.


2016–17 Copa Catalunya basketball season, All Star Game
The 2017 Copa Catalunya All-star event was held on January 7, 2017 at Parc Esportiu Llobregat in Cornellà de Llobregat.


2016–17 Copa Catalunya basketball season, All Star Game
The White team won the game 78-75. The MVP of the game was Alex López who scored 11 points along with 4 rebounds, Juli Garrote won de 3 points Contest and Marquie Smith won the Slam Dunk Contest.


2016–17 Copa El Salvador
The Copa El Salvador 2016–17 is the fifth staging of the Copa El Salvador football tournament and the first was played since the 2014–15 edition when the tournament was known as the Copa Presidente.


2016–17 Copa El Salvador, Participants
This tournament will feature all the clubs from the Salvadoran Primera División, 12 from the Segunda División, and 12 from the Tercera División.


2016–17 Copa El Salvador, Group stage
Each group was composed of three clubs: one from Primera División, one from Segunda División and one from the Tercera División. The clubs played a double round-robin for a total of four games each. The 12 group winners and top 4 group runners-up advanced to the knockout stage.


2016–17 Copa El Salvador, Knockout stage, Qualified teams
The twelve group winners and the four best runners-up from the group stage qualify for the final stage.


2016–17 Copa El Salvador, Knockout stage, Qualified teams
Universidad de El Salvador were disqualified from this season's competition for failing to complete paperwork to be involved in any division, therefore making them ineligible.


2016–17 Copa El Salvador, Knockout stage, Quarter Finals
The draw for the round 16 was set to occur on 3 April 2017, but was postponed. No date has been set for this round to begin. Following discussion instead having a round robin competition they decided to change it to a single round knockout quarter finals. The round included three team from tercera division still in the competition, Juventud Cara Sucia, Sensuntepeque and CD Chaguite who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.


2016–17 Copa El Salvador, Knockout stage, Preliminary Finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 27 October 2017.


2016–17 Copa El Salvador, Knockout stage, Preliminary Finals
The semi-finals were played on 1 and 2 November 2017.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España
The 2016–17 Copa Federación de España was the 24th edition of the Copa Federación de España, also known as Copa RFEF, a knockout competition for Spanish football clubs in Segunda División B and Tercera División. Atlético Baleares was the defending champion.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España
The champion would win the trophy, a cash prize of €90,152 and the qualification for the next year tournament. The runner-up would receive a cash prize of €30,051 and every semifinalist €12,020. Additionally, each winner of autonomous community tournament would receive €3,005.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España
The competition began in late July 2016 with the first games of the Asturias, Castile-La Mancha and Extremadura tournaments and finished on 6 April 2017 with the final of national phase.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España
Atlético Saguntino achieved its first national title ever after defeating Fuenlabrada in the finals.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, West Andalusia and Ceuta tournament
Four teams of the Group 10 of Tercera División registered for this tournament. Semifinals were drawn on 3 August 2016.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, East Andalusia and Melilla tournament
Two teams registered to play the tournament. The Andalusia Football Federation determined the order of the games on 3 August 2016.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, Asturias tournament
As usual in Asturias, the twelve best teams between Segunda División B and Tercera División who did not qualify for the Copa del Rey played this tournament. The draw was held on 20 July 2016 in the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo. The champion would get a prize of €3,000 and the 50% of the income in the final game, played in a neutral venue.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, Basque Country tournament
Four teams of the Group 4 of Tercera División registered for this tournament. Semifinals were drawn on 5 September 2016 by Basque Football Federation.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, Cantabria tournament
The draw of the Cantabrian tournament was held on 1 July 2016 at the headquarters of the Cantabrian Football Federation. It was the third edition with the current format: a single-game knockout tournament between the eight best teams of Segunda División B and Tercera División that did not qualify to the Copa del Rey.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, Cantabria tournament
The winner received a prize of €3,000 and each team earned €500 per game played.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, Castile and León tournament
On 9 September 2016, the Castile-León Football Federation confirmed that three teams will join the tournament. They will play a round-robin group with one match at home and another away to determine the regional champion, who will play the National stage.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, Castile-La Mancha tournament
The Copa Cervantes, reinstated by the Castile-La Mancha government, also acts as Copa RFEF qualifier for Castile-La Mancha teams. The draw was held in Toledo the 11 July 2016.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, Castile-La Mancha tournament
Albacete, Conquense, Socuéllamos and Toledo are ineligible to qualify to the national stage as regional champions, as they participate in the Copa del Rey.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, Catalonia tournament
The draw was held at the headquarters of the Catalan Football Federation on 24 August 2016.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, Extremadura tournament
With a record of participants in the Regional competition, the games of the first round, drawn on 1 July 2016, will be played at the pitch of the worst qualified team in the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, Extremadura tournament, Third round
The third round was drawn on 8 August 2016. Jerez received a bye for the fourth round while the winner between Amanacer and Cacereño would qualify directly for the final.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, Extremadura tournament, Semifinal
Cacereño received a bye to the final in the previous draw.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, Galicia tournament
The draw was held at the headquarters of the Galician Football Federation on 5 August 2016. The matches will be played at home of team in lower division.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, La Rioja tournament
The draw was held at the headquarters of the Regional Federation on 20 July 2016.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, Madrid tournament
On 16 August 2016, the Madrid Football Federation confirmed that only four teams will join the tournament. They played a round-robin group to determine the regional champion.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, Murcia tournament
The draw was held at the headquarters of the Region of Murcia Football Federation on 25 August 2016.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, Autonomous Communities tournaments, Valencian Community tournament
Castellón, Orihuela and Torre Levante  played the tournament, consisting in 3 matches of 60 minutes each (2 halves of 30 minutes) in a neutral venue.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, National tournament, Qualified teams
Andorra (4) Atlético Mancha Real (3) Atlético Saguntino (3) Boiro (3) Burgos (3) Conquense (4) Laredo (4) Lorca Deportiva (4) Murcia (3) Ponferradina (3) Prat (3) Real Unión (3) San Sebastián de los Reyes (3) Socuéllamos (3) UD Logroñés (3) Villa de Santa Brígida (4) Zamora (4) Zamudio (3)


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, National tournament, Qualified teams
Alavés B (4) Arandina (3) Arosa (4) Badajoz (4) Badalona (3) Fuenlabrada (3) Linares (3) Madridejos (4) Orihuela (4) Peña Sport (4) Poblense (4) Racing Santander B (4) San Fernando (3) Sporting Gijón B (4) Tenisca (4) Teruel (4) UCAM Murcia B (4) Varea (4)


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, National tournament, Round of 32
The draw for the first round was held on October 28. The matches were played between 23 November and 15 December 2016.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, National tournament, Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 was held on 16 December 2016. The matches were played between 11 and 25 January 2017.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, National tournament, Quarterfinals
The draw for the quarterfinals was held on 20 January 2017.


2016–17 Copa Federación de España, National tournament, Semifinals
The draw for the semifinals was held on 10 February 2017.


2016–17 Copa Panamá
The 2016–17 Copa Panamá (officially known as Copa Cable Onda Satelital because of its sponsorship with Cable Onda) was the 2nd season of the annual Panamanian knockout football cup competition. Forty-eight clubs from the first to the third tier of the Panamanian football league system participated in this year's competition.


2016–17 Copa Panamá, Preliminary round
Bugabita 1 - 1 (3 - 5 P) Deportivo Vista Alegre


2016–17 Copa Panamá, Preliminary round
Promesas de Dios 1 - 1 (3 - 1 P) Independiente


2016–17 Copa Panamá, Round of 32
Deportivo Vista Alegre 0 - 0 (2 - 3 P) Río Abajo


2016–17 Copa Panamá, Round of 32
River Plate 2 - 2 (5 - 3 P) New York Colón


2016–17 Copa Panamá, Round of 32
Panama Viejo 0 - 0 (4 - 3 P) Tauro


2016–17 Copa Panamá, Round of 32
Santo Domingo 1 - 1 (3 - 5 P) Leones de América


2016–17 Copa Panamá, Round of 16
Centenario 1 - 1 (3 - 1 P) Panamá Oeste


2016–17 Copa Panamá, Round of 16
River Plate 0 - 0 (4 - 5 P) Azuero


2016–17 Copa Panamá, Quarter-finals
Centenario 1 - 1 (5 - 4 P) Árabe Unido


2016–17 Copa Panamá, Semi-finals
Panama Viejo 0 - 0 (2 - 4 P) Santa Gema


2016–17 Copa del Rey
The 2016–17 Copa del Rey was the 115th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played).


2016–17 Copa del Rey
Barcelona were the two-time defending champions, and successfully defended their title following a 3–1 win over Alavés in the final.


2016–17 Copa del Rey
As winners, Barcelona would have been assured a place for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage; however, since they already qualified for the Champions League by finishing 2nd in La Liga, the berth was instead passed down the league. Times up to 29 October 2016 and from 26 March 2017 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 30 October 2016 to 25 March 2017 are CET (UTC+1).


2016–17 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the competition. Reserve teams were excluded.


2016–17 Copa del Rey, First round
The draw for the first and the second round was held on 22 July 2016 at 13:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol, RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas, Madrid. In this round, 33 teams from the 2016–17 Segunda División B and nine from the 2016–17 Tercera División teams gained entry. In the draw, firstly six teams from Segunda División B received a bye and then, the remaining teams this league and teams from Tercera División faced according to proximity criteria by next groups:


2016–17 Copa del Rey, Second round
In the second round teams from Segunda División played among themselves and teams from Segunda División B and Tercera played separately. Córdoba received a bye to the third round.


2016–17 Copa del Rey, Third round
The third round was played in a similar format to the second one. Huesca received a bye to the round of 32.


2016–17 Copa del Rey, Final phase
The draw for the Round of 32 was held on 14 October 2016, in La Ciudad del Fútbol. In this round, all La Liga teams entered the competition.


2016–17 Copa del Rey, Final phase
Round of 32 pairings were as follows: the six remaining teams participating in the 2016–17 Segunda División B and Tercera División faced the 2016–17 La Liga teams which qualified for European competitions. The six remaining teams participating in Segunda División faced five La Liga teams which did not qualify for European competitions and the remaining Europa League team from the pot 2 that was not faced with any team from the pot 1. The remaining eight La Liga teams faced each other.


2016–17 Copa del Rey, Final phase
In matches involving teams from different league tiers, the team in the lower tier played the first leg at home. This rule will also be applied in the Round of 16, but not for the Quarter-finals and Semi-finals, in which the order of legs will be based on the luck of the draw.


2016–17 Copa del Rey, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals and final was held on 27 January 2017.


2016–17 Copa del Rey, Final
The draw for the final was held on 27 January 2017.


2016–17 Coppa Italia
The 2016–17 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 70th edition of the national cup in Italian football. Juventus successfully defended its title by defeating Lazio 2–0 in the final, becoming the first team to win the trophy in three consecutive years.


2016–17 Coppa Italia, First stage, First round
A total of 36 teams from Lega Pro and Serie D competed in this round, eighteen of which advanced to second round. The matches were played between 29 and 31 July 2016.


2016–17 Coppa Italia, First stage, Second round
A total of forty teams from Serie B and Lega Pro competed in the second round, twenty of which advanced to join twelve teams from Serie A in the third round. The matches were played from 5 to 8 August 2016.


2016–17 Coppa Italia, First stage, Third round
A total of 32 teams from Serie A, Serie B and Lega Pro competed in the third round, sixteen of which advanced to the fourth round. The matches were played between 12 and 15 August 2016.


2016–17 Coppa Italia, First stage, Fourth round
Fourth round matches were played between 29 November and 1 December 2016.


2016–17 Coppa Italia, Final stage, Bracket, Round of 16
Round of 16 matches were played from 10 to 19 January 2017.


2016–17 Coppa Italia, Final stage, Bracket, Quarter-finals
Quarter-final matches were played from 24 January to 1 February 2017.


2016–17 Coppa Italia, Final stage, Bracket, Semi-finals
The first semi-final legs were played on 28 February and 1 March, and the second legs were played on 4 and 5 April 2017.


2016–17 Coppa Titano
The 2016–17 Coppa Titano was the 59th season of the competition. The tournament began on 13 September 2016 and ended on 26 April 2017.


2016–17 Coppa Titano
The winner of the cup (S. P. Tre Penne) qualified for the Europa League.


2016–17 Coppa Titano, Format
The fifteen clubs from San Marino were drawn into four groups. The winners and runners-up from each group advanced to the knockout stage.


2016–17 Coppa Titano, Group stage
The clubs played six matches against the other clubs in their group. In groups A, B, and C the clubs played each other twice. In group D the clubs played each other three times.


2016–17 Coppa Titano, Knockout stage
The draw for the knockout stage was held 21 March 2017.


2016–17 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team represented Coppin State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Michael Grant, played their home games at the Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to Howard.


2016–17 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team
On March 20, 2017, it was announced that head coach Michael Grant's contract would not be renewed. He finished at Coppin State with a three-year record of 25–69. The school hired Baltimore native and former Maryland All-American player Juan Dixon as the new head coach on April 22.


2016–17 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team, Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They defeated North Carolina A&T in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to South Carolina State.


2016–17 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team, Preseason
The Eagles were picked to finish in 10th place in the preseason MEAC poll. Terry Harris, Jr. was named to the preseason All-MEAC third team.


2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by first-year head coach Brian Earl, played their home games at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–21, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League Tournament.


2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team, Previous season
The Big Red finished the 2015–16 season 10–18, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.


2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 14, 2016, Cornell fired head coach Bill Courtney. He finished at Cornell with a six-year record of 60–113. On April 18, the school hired Brian Earl as head coach.


2016–17 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team represents Cornell University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Big Red, led by fifteenth year head coach Dayna Smith, play their home games at Newman Arena and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 16–11, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fourth place.


2016–17 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team, Ivy League changes
This season, the Ivy League will institute conference postseason tournaments. The tournaments will only award the Ivy League automatic bids for the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments; the official conference championships will continue to be awarded based solely on regular-season results. The Ivy League playoff will take place March 11 and 12 at the Palestra in Philadelphia. There will be two semifinal games on the first day with the No. 1 seed playing the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed playing the No. 3 seed. The final will be played the next day for the NCAA bid.


2016–17 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season
The Cornell Big Red represented Cornell University in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2016–17 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season, Offseason
Hannah Bunton, Micah Hart Jaime Bourbonnais and Kristin O'Neill were selected for the Canadian National Development Team.


2016–17 Coupe de France
The 2016–17 Coupe de France was the 100th season of the most prestigious football cup competition of France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was opened to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia (winner of 2016 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (winner of 2016 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, and Saint Martin).


2016–17 Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title following a 1–0 win over Angers in the final, a third consecutive win and eleventh overall, a record.


2016–17 Coupe de France, Teams, Round 1 to 6
The first six rounds, and any preliminaries, are organised by the Regional Leagues and the Overseas Territories, who allow teams from within their league structure to enter at any point up to the Third round. Teams from CFA 2 enter at the Third round, those from CFA enter at the Fourth round and those from Championnat National enter at the Fifth round.


2016–17 Coupe de France, Teams, Round 7
The 145 qualifiers from the 6th Round of the Regional Leagues are joined by the 11 qualifiers from the Overseas Territories and the 20 teams from Ligue 2.


2016–17 Coupe de France, Teams, Round 7, Regional Leagues
Figures in parenthesis indicate the tier of the French football league system the team play at.


2016–17 Coupe de France, Seventh round
The draw for the seventh round is made in two parts. First the Overseas teams are drawn against opponents from the French League structure who have applied to potentially travel overseas. Those French teams not drawn in this part are re-entered into the main draw which takes place a day later.


2016–17 Coupe de France, Seventh round
The matches were played on 11, 12, and 13 November 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France, Seventh round, Main draw
The draw took place on 27 October 2016. It was split into 10 regional groups.


2016–17 Coupe de France, Seventh round, Main draw, Group J
Feignies Aulnoye FC (5) received a bye due to the decision of the Normandy League to suspend both  JS St Nicolas-d'Aliermont (7) and RC Caudebec (6).


2016–17 Coupe de France, Eighth round
The draw for the Eighth round took place on 15 November 2016. Of the 88 teams qualifying, the lowest ranked was SR Kaysersberg (level 9). The draw for the remaining overseas team took place ahead of the main draw. AS Excelsior (D1R)  were guaranteed a home draw under the rules of the competition. The main draw was divided into 6 regional groups.


2016–17 Coupe de France, Eighth round
Matches took place on 2, 3, and 4 December 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France, Round of 64
The draw for the round of 64 took place on 5 December 2016. The 44 winning teams from the eighth round are joined by the 20 teams from Ligue 1. Of the 64 teams qualifying, the lowest ranked was FC Istres (level 7). The draw was divided into 4 groups which were sorted to ensure primarily that each group had an even balance of teams from different levels, and secondarily to achieve optimum geographical proximity.


2016–17 Coupe de France, Round of 32
The draw for the Round of 32 was made on 8 January 2017. The lowest ranked club remaining was Poiré-sur-Vie VF (level 6). Matches took place on 31 January and 1 February 2017.


2016–17 Coupe de France, Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 was made on 2 February 2017. The lowest ranked clubs remaining were Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël and Bergerac Périgord FC (level 4). Matches took place between 28 February and 2 March 2017.


2016–17 Coupe de France, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 1 March 2017. The lowest ranked club remaining was Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël (level 4). Matches took place on 4 and 5 April 2017.


2016–17 Coupe de France, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made on 5 April 2017. Matches took place on 25 and 26 April 2017.


2016–17 Coupe de France, Final
The final took place on 27 May 2017 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round
The 2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Rounds comprised the first rounds of the 2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was made up of separate sections for each regional league in France as well as the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte,  Réunion, and Saint Martin).


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, Second Preliminary Round, Réunion
These matches were played between 20 and 25 May 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, Second Preliminary Round, Réunion
Note: Reúnion League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division 1 Régionale (D1R)Division 2 Régionale (D2R)Division 2 Départementale (D2D)Division 3 Départementale (D3D)


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Mayotte
Note: Mayotte League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division d'Honneur (DH)Division d'Honneur Territoriale (DHT)Promotion d'Honneur (PH)


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Réunion
These matches were played between 17 and 19 June 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Réunion
Note: Reúnion League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division 1 Régionale (D1R)Division 2 Régionale (D2R)Division 2 Départementale (D2D)Division 3 Départementale (D3D)


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Paris-Île-de-France
These matches were played between 24 April and 5 May 2016. Note that Tiers refer to the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Picardie
These matches were played between 10 and 25 June 2016. Note that Tiers refer to the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Lorraine
These matches were played between 27 April and 18 June 2016. Note that Tiers refer to the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Bourgogne
These matches were played between 4 June and 26 June 2016. Note that Tiers refer to the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Alsace
These matches were played between 11 and 17 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Auvergne
These matches were played on 20 and 21 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Lower Normandy
These matches were played on 20 and 21 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Bretagne
These matches were played on 19, 21 and 24 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Centre-Val de Loire
These matches were played on 20 and 21 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Centre-West
These matches were played on 20 and 21 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Franche-Comté
These matches were played on 20 and 21 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Languedoc-Roussillon
These matches were played on 19, 20, 21 and 28 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Midi-Pyrénées
The first round in Midi-Pyrénées is organised by individual districts. The matches were played on 19, 20 and 21 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Normandie
These matches were played on 21 and 28 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Aquitaine
These matches were played on 27 and 28 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Atlantique
These matches were played on 27 and 28 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Méditerranée
These matches were played on 27 and 28 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France First Preliminary Round, First round, Rhône-Alpes
These matches were played on 27 and 28 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds
The 2016-17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds make up the qualifying competition to decide which teams take part in the main competition from Round 7. This is the 100th season of the most prestigious football cup competition of France. The competition is organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia (qualification via 2016 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (qualification via 2016 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, and Saint Martin).


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds
The qualifying rounds took place between March and October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, French Guiana
Note: French Guiana League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division d'Honneur (DH)Promotion d'Honneur (PH)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Guadeloupe
These matches were played between 26 and 28 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Guadeloupe
Note: Guadeloupe League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division d'Honneur (DH)Promotion d'Honneur Régionale (PHR)Promotion d'Honneur (PH)Première Division (PD)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Martinique
These matches were played between 27 August and 1 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Martinique
Note: Martinique League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Ligue Régionale 1 (LR1)Ligue Régionale 2 (LR2)Ligue Régionale 3 (LR3)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Mayotte
Note: Mayotte League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division d'Honneur (DH)Division d'Honneur Territoriale (DHT)Promotion d'Honneur (PH)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Réunion
These matches were played between 1 and 3 July 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Réunion
Note: Reúnion League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division 1 Régionale (D1R)Division 2 Régionale (D2R)Division 2 Départementale (D2D)Division 3 Départementale (D3D)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Auvergne
These matches were played on 27 and 28 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Lower Normandy
These matches were played on 28 August and 3 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Centre-Val de Loire
These matches were played on 27 and 28 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Centre-West
These matches were played on 27 and 28 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Franche-Comté
All but one of these matches were played on 27 and 28 August 2016. The final game was played on 7 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Languedoc-Roussillon
These matches were played on 27 and 28 August and 4 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Midi-Pyrénées
The second round in Midi-Pyrénées is organised by individual districts. The matches were played on 26, 27, 28 and 30 August 2016. Second Round Results: Midi-Pyrénées


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Aquitaine
These matches were played on 3 and 4 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Second round, Rhône-Alpes
These matches were played on 3 and 4 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, French Guiana
These matches were played between 28 August and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, French Guiana
Note: French Guiana League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division d'Honneur (DH)Promotion d'Honneur (PH)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Guadeloupe
These matches were played between 9 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Guadeloupe
Note: Guadeloupe League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division d'Honneur (DH)Promotion d'Honneur Régionale (PHR)Promotion d'Honneur (PH)Première Division (PD)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Martinique
These matches were played between 2 September and 10 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Martinique
Note: Martinique League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Ligue Régionale 1 (LR1)Ligue Régionale 2 (LR2)Ligue Régionale 3 (LR3)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Mayotte
Note: Mayotte League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division d'Honneur (DH)Division d'Honneur Territoriale (DHT)Promotion d'Honneur (PH)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Réunion
These matches were played on 20 and 21 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Réunion
Note: Reúnion League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division 1 Régionale (D1R)Division 2 Régionale (D2R)Division 2 Départementale (D2D)Division 3 Départementale (D3D)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Bourgogne
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Auvergne
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Lower Normandy
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Centre-Val de Loire
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Centre-West
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Corsica
The preliminary rounds in Corsica started with the third round due to the relatively low number of teams competing.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Franche-Comté
All but one of these matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Languedoc-Roussillon
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Maine
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Midi-Pyrénées
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Aquitaine
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Atlantique
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Méditerranée
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Third round, Rhône-Alpes
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, French Guiana
These matches were played between 22 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, French Guiana
Note: French Guiana League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division d'Honneur (DH)Promotion d'Honneur (PH)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Guadeloupe
These matches were played on 23 and 24 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Guadeloupe
Note: Guadeloupe League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division d'Honneur (DH)Promotion d'Honneur Régionale (PHR)Promotion d'Honneur (PH)Première Division (PD)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Martinique
These matches were played on 16 and 17 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Martinique
Note: Martinique League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Ligue Régionale 1 (LR1)Ligue Régionale 2 (LR2)Ligue Régionale 3 (LR3)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Mayotte
Note: Mayotte League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division d'Honneur (DH)Division d'Honneur Territoriale (DHT)Promotion d'Honneur (PH)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Réunion
These matches were played on 17 and 18 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Réunion
Note: Reúnion League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division 1 Régionale (D1R)Division 2 Régionale (D2R)Division 2 Départementale (D2D)Division 3 Départementale (D3D)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Paris-Île-de-France
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Bourgogne
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Auvergne
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Lower Normandy
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Centre-Val de Loire
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Centre-West
These matches were played on 23, 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Franche-Comté
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Languedoc-Roussillon
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Maine
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Midi-Pyrénées
These matches were played on 23, 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Aquitaine
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Atlantique
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Méditerranée
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Normandie
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fourth round, Rhône-Alpes
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, French Guiana
These matches were played on 15 and 16 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, French Guiana
Note: French Guiana League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division d'Honneur (DH)Promotion d'Honneur (PH)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Guadeloupe
Note: Guadeloupe League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division d'Honneur (DH)Promotion d'Honneur Régionale (PHR)Promotion d'Honneur (PH)Première Division (PD)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Martinique
These matches were played on 27 September and 8 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Martinique
Note: Martinique League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Ligue Régionale 1 (LR1)Ligue Régionale 2 (LR2)Ligue Régionale 3 (LR3)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Mayotte
Note: Mayotte League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division d'Honneur (DH)Division d'Honneur Territoriale (DHT)Promotion d'Honneur (PH)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Réunion
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Réunion
Note: Reúnion League Structure (no promotion to French League Structure):Division 1 Régionale (D1R)Division 2 Régionale (D2R)Division 2 Départementale (D2D)Division 3 Départementale (D3D)


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Bourgogne
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Auvergne
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Lower Normandy
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Centre-Val de Loire
These matches were played on 7, 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Centre-West
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Franche-Comté
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Maine
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Midi-Pyrénées
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Aquitaine
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Atlantique
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Méditerranée
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Normandie
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Rhône-Alpes
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, French Guiana
These matches were played on 20 and 21 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Guadeloupe
These matches were played on 21 and 22 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Martinique
These matches were played on 18 and 19 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Réunion
This match was played on 23 October 2016. Both teams qualified for the 7th Round.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Alsace
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Aquitaine
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Atlantique
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Auvergne
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Bretagne
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Bourgogne
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Centre-Val de Loire
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Centre-West
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Champagne-Ardenne
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Franche-Comté
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Languedoc-Roussillon
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Lorraine
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Maine
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Méditerranée
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Midi-Pyrénées
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Nord-Pas de Calais
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Paris-Île-de-France
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Picardie
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Sixth Round, Rhône-Alpes
These matches were played on 22 and 23 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne
The 2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne made up the qualifying competition to decide which teams from the Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne leagues took part in the main competition from Round 7. This was the 100th season of the most prestigious football cup competition of France.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne
The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia (qualification via 2016 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (qualification via 2016 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, and Saint Martin).


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne
The qualifying rounds took place between April and October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne, Second round, Second round (Alsace)
These matches were played between 21 and 31 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne, Second round, Second round (Lorraine)
These matches were played between 21 and 24 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne, Third round, Third round (Alsace)
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne, Third round, Third round (Lorraine)
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne, Third round, Third round (Champagne-Ardenne)
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne, Fourth round, Fourth round (Alsace)
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne, Fourth round, Fourth round (Lorraine)
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne, Fifth round, Fifth round (Alsace)
These matches were played on 7, 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne, Fifth round, Fifth round (Lorraine)
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne, Fifth round, Fifth round (Champagne-Ardenne)
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Bretagne
The 2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Bretagne made up the qualifying competition to decide which teams from the Brittany leagues took part in the main competition from Round 7. This was the 100th season of the most prestigious football cup competition of France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia (qualification via 2016 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (qualification via 2016 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, and Saint Martin).


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Bretagne
The qualifying rounds took place between August and October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Bretagne, Third round
These matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Bretagne, Fourth round
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Bretagne, Fifth round
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Paris-Île-de-France
The 2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Paris-Île-de-France made up the qualifying competition to decide which teams from the Paris and Île-de-France leagues took part in the main competition from Round 7. This was the 100th season of the most prestigious football cup competition of France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia (qualification via 2016 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (qualification via 2016 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, and Saint Martin).


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Paris-Île-de-France
The qualifying rounds took place between April and October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Paris-Île-de-France, First round
These matches were played between 24 April and 5 May 2016. Note that Tiers refer to the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Paris-Île-de-France, Second round
These matches were scheduled between 22 May and 31 August 2016. Note that Tiers refer to the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Paris-Île-de-France, Fourth round
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Paris-Île-de-France, Fifth round
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016 with the remaining fixtures scheduled for 16 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Picardie and Nord-Pas de Calais
The 2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Picardie and Nord-Pas de Calais made up the qualifying competition to decide which teams from the Picardie and Nord-Pas de Calais leagues took part in the main competition from Round 7. This was the 100th season of the most prestigious football cup competition of France.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Picardie and Nord-Pas de Calais
The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia (qualification via 2016 New Caledonia Cup), Tahiti (qualification via 2016 Tahiti Cup), Réunion, and Saint Martin).


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Picardie and Nord-Pas de Calais
The qualifying rounds took place between June and October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Picardie and Nord-Pas de Calais, Second round, Second round (Picardie)
These matches were played on 26, 27 and 28 August 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Picardie and Nord-Pas de Calais, Third round, Third round (Picardie)
These matches were played on 10, 11 and 21 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Picardie and Nord-Pas de Calais, Fourth round, Fourth round (Picardie)
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September and 2 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Picardie and Nord-Pas de Calais, Fourth round, Fourth round (Nord-Pas de Calais)
These matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds, Picardie and Nord-Pas de Calais, Fifth round, Fifth round (Nord-Pas de Calais)
These matches were played on 8 and 9 October 2016.


2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue
The 2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue was the 23rd French league cup competition. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was open to the 44 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization.


2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue
Paris Saint-Germain were the three-time reigning champions, having defeated Lille 2–1 in the previous season's final, and they successfully defended their title, defeating Monaco 4–1 in the 2017 final.


2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue, First round
First round matches were held over 1 day; 9 August 2016. The 11 winners secured places in the second round. All times in Central European Time.


2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue, First round
Créteil (3) advanced to the second round after Évian forfeited as they did not participate in league play this season.


2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue, Second round
The round featured the 12 winners of the first-round matches. The matches were held over 1 day; 23 August 2016. The 6 winners secured places in the third round. All games in Central European Time.


2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue, Third round
The Third Round, also known as the Round of 32, featured the 6 winners of the second round matches in addition to 14 Ligue 1 clubs who were not participating in the European competitions. The matches were played 25 and 26 October 2016. All games in Central European Time.


2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue, Round of 16
The Fourth Round, also known as the Round of 16, featured the 10 winners of the third round matches in addition to 6 Ligue 1 clubs who are participating in the European competitions. The matches were played on 13 and 14 December 2016. All times are CET (UTC+1).


2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue, Quarter-finals
The fifth round, also known as the quarter-finals, features the 8 winners of the fourth round matches. The matches were played on 10 and 11 January 2017. All times are CET (UTC+1).


2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue, Semi-finals
The Sixth Round, also known as the semi-finals, featured the 4 winners of the quarter-finals matches. The matches were played on 24 and 25 January 2017. All times are CET (UTC+1).


2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue, Final
The final was played on 1 April 2017. For the first time since 1998, the final was not played at the Stade de France. PSG won the final beating Monaco 4–1 to claim their 7th League Cup.


2016–17 Coventry City F.C. season
The 2016–17 season is Coventry City's 133rd season in their existence and fifth consecutive in the English third tier, League One. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in three cup competitions: FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.


2016–17 Coventry City F.C. season
The season covers the period between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Coventry City F.C. season, Review and events, July
Réda Johnson, Marc-Antoine Fortuné, Conor Thomas, Aaron Martin, Martin Lorentzson, Jim O'Brien, Aaron Phillips, Peter Ramage, Stephen Hunt and Darius Henderson are all released following the end of their contracts.


2016–17 Coventry City F.C. season, Competitions, Preseason friendlies
On 24 May 2016, Coventry City announced they will visit National League North side Nuneaton Town on 9 July. Three days later, the Sky Blues announced they will face Championship side Norwich City on 26 July. On 24 June, Coventry announced their full pre-season schedule.


2016–17 Coventry City F.C. season, Competitions, Preseason friendlies
On 10 July 2016, Coventry City confirmed they will play Ettifaq on Saturday 16, July. Three days later, the club announced a change to the friendly against the Saudi Arabian side and instead will now play Sturm Graz.


2016–17 Coventry City F.C. season, Competitions, League One, Results
On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced.


2016–17 Coventry City F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 22 June 2016, via a live stream on Facebook. Coventry City were drawn at home to League Two side Portsmouth.


2016–17 Coventry City F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
The 2016–17 EFL Trophy group stage draw was made on 27 July 2016. Coventry City faced Northampton Town, Wycombe Wanderers and West Ham United Academy during this phase of the competition.


2016–17 Coventry City F.C. season, Squad information, Squad details
* Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Crawley Town F.C. season
The 2016–17 season will be Crawley Town's 121st season in their history and their second consecutive season in League Two. Along with League Two, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.


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


2016–17 Crawley Town F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Matches
The fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 22 June 2016 at 9am.


2016–17 Crawley Town F.C. season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2016–17 Crawley Town F.C. season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.


2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by seventh-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. In the Big East Tournament, they defeated Providence and Xavier before losing to Villanova in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 6 seed in the Midwest region. There they lost in the First Round to No. 11-seeded Rhode Island.


2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bluejays finished the 2015–16 season 20–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place in conference. They lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they beat Alabama in the first round and Wagner in the second round before losing to BYU in the quarterfinals.


2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team, Preseason
Prior to the season, Creighton was picked to finish third in a poll of Big East coaches. Maurice Watson Jr. was selected to the preseason All-Big East first team. Marcus Foster received an Honorable Mention.


2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by 14th year head coach Jim Flanery, played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 16–2 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.


2016–17 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Crewe Alexandra's 140th season in their history, their 93rd in the English Football League and first back in League Two following relegation the previous season. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.


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


2016–17 Croatian First Football League
The 2016–17 Croatian First Football League (officially MAXtv Prva liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The fixtures were announced on 15 June 2016. The season started on 15 July 2016 and finished on 27 May 2017. The league was contested by 10 teams. Rijeka won their first ever title, which broke Dinamo Zagreb's dominance of eleven consecutive titles.


2016–17 Croatian First Football League, Teams
On 22 April 2016, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2016–17 season was complete. For the 2016–17 Prva HNL, only seven clubs were issued a top level license: Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Istra 1961, Lokomotiva, Rijeka, Slaven Belupo and NK Zagreb. These clubs were also issued a license for participating in UEFA competitions. In the second stage of licensing, clubs that were not licensed in the first stage appealed the decision. On 23 May 2016, it was announced that all remaining Prva HNL clubs were granted top level license. Only two teams from Druga HNL acquired the top level license: Cibalia and Šibenik.


2016–17 Croatian First Football League, Results
Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each played.


2016–17 Croatian First Football League, Relegation play-offs
At the end of the season, ninth placed Cibalia qualified for a two-legged relegation play-off tie against Gorica, runners-up of the 2016–17 Croatian Second Football League.


2016–17 Croatian Football Cup
The 2016–17 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-sixth season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb, having won their 14th title the previous year by defeating Slaven Belupo in the final.


2016–17 Croatian Football Cup, Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 3 August 2016 in Zagreb. The matches were played over four days, 20–24 August 2016.


2016–17 Croatian Football Cup, Preliminary round
* Matches were played on 20 August. * * Matches were played on 23 August.


2016–17 Croatian Football Cup, First round
First round consisted of 16 single-leg matches, with 16 winners from the preliminary round joined by 16 clubs with the highest cup coefficients. The matches were played over two days, 20–21 September 2016.


2016–17 Croatian Football Cup, Second round
Second round consisted of eight single-legged ties, with 16 winners from the first round. The pairings were determined by cup coefficients. The matches were played on 26 October 2016.


2016–17 Croatian Football Cup, Quarter-final
Quarter-final consisted of four single-legged ties and included 8 winners from the second round. The pairings were determined by cup coefficients. The matches were played on 30 November 2016.


2016–17 Croatian Football Cup, Semi-final
Semi-final consisted of two two-legged ties and included 4 winners from the quarter-final. The first leg was played 1 March 2017 and the return leg on 15 March 2017.


2016–17 Croatian Football Cup, Final
The final was played on 31 May 2017 at Stadion Varteks in Varaždin.


2016–17 Croatian Premier League (men's handball)
The 2016–17 Croatian Premier Handball League is the 26th season of the Premier League, Croatia's premier Handball league.


2016–17 Croatian Premier League (men's handball), Team information
The following 12 clubs compete in the Premijer liga during the 2016–17 season:


2016–17 Croatian Second Football League
The 2016–17 Croatian Second Football League (officially FavBet Druga liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 26th season of the Croatian Second Football League, the second level football competition for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 19 August 2016 and ended on 28 May 2017.


2016–17 Croatian Second Football League
The league is contested by twelve teams and played in a triple round robin format, with each team playing every other team three times over 33 rounds. At the end of the previous season Cibalia were promoted, returning to the top flight after three seasons.


2016–17 Croatian Second Football League, Teams
On 22 April 2016, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2016–17 season was completed. For the 2016–17 Druga HNL, only eight clubs outside of top level were issued a second level license: Dugopolje, Dinamo II, Gorica, Imotski, Lučko, Rijeka II, Sesvete and Solin. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision. On 23 May 2016, all remaining Druga HNL were granted second division license, along with third level clubs Novigrad and Vinogradar.


2016–17 Croatian Third Football League
The 2016–17 Treća HNL season is the 26th since its establishment.


2016–17 Croatian Third Football League
The league consists of three regional groups, Istok (East), Jug (South) and Zapad (West).


2016–17 Croatian Third Football League, Overview before the season
50 teams will join the league, including two relegated from the 2015–16 Druga HNL and five promoted from the lower leagues.


2016–17 Croatian Women's First Football League
The 2016–17 Croatian Women's First Football League (Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene) was the twenty sixth season of Croatian Women's First Football League, the national championship for women's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 10 September 2016 and ended on 4 June 2017.


2016–17 Croatian Women's First Football League
The league was contested by ten teams and played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team two times over 18 rounds. ŽNK Osijek were the defending champions, having won their twentieth title in 2015–16.


2016–17 Croatian Women's First Football League, Teams
The following is a complete list of teams who are contesting the 2016–17 Croatian Women's First Football League.


2016–17 Crystal Palace F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Crystal Palace's fourth consecutive season in the Premier League and their 111th year in existence. This season, Crystal Palace participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
In the draw for the third round of the FA Cup on 5 December 2016, Palace were drawn away at League One team Bolton Wanderers.


2016–17 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
On 19 May 2016, Crystal Palace announced that pre-season 2016 would include a tour of North America, with matches against Philadelphia Union, Cincinnati and Vancouver Whitecaps.


2016–17 Cuban National Series
The 2016–17 Cuban National Series was the 56th season of the league. Granma defeated Ciego de Ávila in the series' final round.


2016–17 Cuban National Series
This season marked a few format changes for the Cuban National Series. The amount of teams in the second phase was lowered to six from eight. The schedule was changed to align with other Caribbean baseball leagues, which allowed for the champion from the current year to compete in the Caribbean Series. The shift in schedule also removed all overlap with the Nippon Pro Baseball season, allowing players to play full seasons in both leagues.


2016–17 Cupa Ligii
The 2016–17 Cupa Ligii was the third and last official season of the Cupa Ligii. Dinamo București won the title for the first time in its history.


2016–17 Cupa Ligii, Qualifying Round
At this stage, all teams participate in 2016–17 Liga I season except for No. 1 (Astra Giurgiu) and 2 (FCSB) 2015–16 Liga I season which directly qualified for the quarterfinals. Thus in this phase will be 12 teams will be divided in 6 games. The winners of those matches will qualify for the quarterfinals.


2016–17 Cupa Ligii, Quarter-finals
These teams will be divided in four matches. The winners of those matches will qualify for the semifinals.


2016–17 Cupa Ligii, Semi-finals
Four teams qualified for the semifinals, namely the winners of the quarterfinals. They are:


2016–17 Cupa Ligii, Semi-finals
Matches will be played in two legs. The winners of those matches will qualify for the League Cup final.


2016–17 Cupa României
The 2016–17 Cupa României was the seventy-ninth season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. The winner, Voluntari should qualify for the third qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, but failed to obtain UEFA licence.


2016–17 Cupa României, Preliminary Rounds
The first rounds, and any preliminaries, are organised by the Regional Leagues.


2016–17 Cupa României, Third round
All matches were played on 13 and 14 September 2016.


2016–17 Cupa României, Fourth round
The matches were to be played on 4, 5 and 6 October 2016.


2016–17 Cupa României, Round of 32
The matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 October 2016.


2016–17 Cupa României, Round of 16
The matches were played on 13, 14 and 15 December 2016.


2016–17 Cupa României, Quarter-finals
The matches were played on 28, 29, and 30 March 2017.


2016–17 Cupa României, Semi-finals
The semi-final matches are played in a round-trip system. The first legs were played on 25 and 27 April 2017 and the return legs will be played on 17 and 18 May 2017.


2016–17 Cupa României (women's football)
The 2016–17 Romanian Women's Cup was the 14th edition of Romania's national cup in women's football. Olimpia Cluj won its sixth title through a 5–0 victory over Navobi Iaşi, which qualified for the final for the first time.


2016–17 Cupa României Preliminary Rounds
The 2016–17 Cupa României Preliminary Rounds make up the qualifying competition to decide which teams take part in the main competition from first round . This is the 79th season of the most prestigious football cup competition of Romania.


2016–17 Cupa României Preliminary Rounds
The qualifying rounds took place between October 2015 and June 2016.


2016–17 Cupa României Preliminary Rounds, First round, Bistrița-Năsăud
These matches played on 8, 15 and 22 November 2015


2016–17 Cyclo-cross Brico Cross Trophy
The Brico Cross Trophy 2016–17 is a season long cyclo-cross competition in Belgium.


2016–17 Cyclo-cross DVV Trophy
The DVV Trophy 2016–17 is a season long cyclo-cross competition. This edition continues to follow the ranking system which uses time instead of points.


2016–17 Cyclo-cross Superprestige
The Cyclo-cross Superprestige 2016–17 – also known as the Hansgrohe Superprestige for sponsorship reasons – was a season long cyclo-cross competition.


2016–17 Cymru Alliance
The 2016–17 Cymru Alliance (known as the Huws Gray Cymru Alliance for sponsorship reasons) was the 2016–17 season of the top football league in North Wales. Mirroring its South Wales counterpart the Welsh Football League Division One, the 16-team division forms half of the second tier of the Welsh football league system and falls one level below the nationwide Welsh Premier League. The season began on 12 August 2016 and concluded on 22 April 2017.


2016–17 Cymru Alliance
On 11 March 2017, Prestatyn Town defeated Gresford Athletic 1–0 to clinch the league title and promotion to the 2017–18 Welsh Premier League.


2016–17 Cymru Alliance, Teams
Caernarfon Town were champions in the previous season but were ineligible for promotion to the 2016–17 Welsh Premier League; the promotion spot instead passed to runners-up Cefn Druids. No teams in the previous season were relegated from the top-flight into the Cymru Alliance; both Haverfordwest County and Port Talbot Town dropped into the 2016–17 Welsh Football League Division One.


2016–17 Cymru Alliance, Teams
Only the bottom-placed team from the 2015–16 Cymru Alliance, Rhayader Town, were relegated to a third-tier district league for 2016–17, the Mid Wales Football League Division One. Two teams were successful in the 2015–16 Welsh third-tier leagues and were promoted in Rhayader's place: Penrhyncoch and Ruthin Town.


2016–17 Cypriot Cup
The 2016–17 Cypriot Cup was the 75th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 25 clubs were accepted to enter the competition. It began on 26 October 2016 with the first round and concluded on 24 May 2017 with the final held at GSP Stadium. The winner of the Cup was Apollon Limassol for ninth time and qualified for the 2017–18 Europa League second qualifying round


2016–17 Cypriot Cup, First round
The first round draw took place on 19 October 2016 and the matches played on 26 October and 2, 23, 30 November 2016.


2016–17 Cypriot Cup, Second round
The second round draw took place on 20 December 2016 and the matches played on 11, 18, 25 January and 1, 8 February 2017.


2016–17 Cypriot Cup, Second round
The following seven teams advanced directly to second round and will meet the nine winners of the first round ties:


2016–17 Cypriot Cup, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals draw took place on 9 February 2017 and the matches played on 15 and 22 February, 8 March, 5 and 19 April 2017.


2016–17 Cypriot Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-finals draw took place on 20 April 2017, and the matches played on 26 April and 3 May 2017.


2016–17 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions
The 2016–17 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions was the 9th edition of the Cypriot Cup for lower divisions. A total of 9 clubs entered the competition. It began on 26 October 2016 with the first round.


2016–17 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
Only teams from the Cypriot Third Division and STOK Elite Division could participate. Participation was not compulsory. 9 of 30 participated that season.


2016–17 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
The competition consisted of four rounds. In the first round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2016–17 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
The next round were played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.


2016–17 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match. If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.


2016–17 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, First round
The first round draw took place on 13 October 2016 and the matches played on 26 October 2016.


2016–17 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals draw took place on 15 November 2016 and the matches played on 30 November 2016.


2016–17 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Semi-finals
The semi-finals draw took place on 24 January 2017 and the matches played on 8 and 15 February 2017.


2016–17 Cypriot First Division
The 2016–17 Cypriot First Division was the 78th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. The season began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 21 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 7 July 2016. APOEL were the defending champions.


2016–17 Cypriot First Division
APOEL were crowned champions for the 26th time and a fifth time in a row, securing the title after beating title arch-rivals Omonia 3–1 at the GSP Stadium on 13 May 2017.


2016–17 Cypriot First Division, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Enosis Neon Paralimni and Ayia Napa were relegated at the end of the first-phase of the 2015–16 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by Pafos FC, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase relegation group.


2016–17 Cypriot First Division, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
The relegated teams were replaced by 2015–16 Second Division champions Karmiotissa, runners-up AEZ Zakakiou and third-placed team Anagennisi Deryneia.


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


2016–17 Cypriot First Division, Regular season, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.


2016–17 Cypriot First Division, Championship round, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.


2016–17 Cypriot First Division, Relegation round, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.


2016–17 Cypriot Futsal Cup
The 2016–17 season of the Cypriot Futsal Cup is the 18th season of top-tier futsal in Cyprus. The regular season started on October 23, 2016, and will conclude on April 2017. The championship playoffs will follow the end of the regular season.


2016–17 Cypriot Futsal Cup
APOEL was the defending champions, winning its third title overall and in a row.


2016–17 Cypriot Futsal Cup, First round
The first round draw took place on 19 October 2016 and the matches played on 23 and 24 October.


2016–17 Cypriot Futsal Cup, Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals draw took place on 17 November 2016 and the matches played on 28 and 29 November.


2016–17 Cypriot Futsal Cup, Semi-finals
The Semi-finals draw took place on 4 January 2017 and the first leg matches played on 16 January and the second leg on 27 March.


2016–17 Cypriot Futsal First Division
The 2016–17 season of the Cypriot Futsal First Division is the 18th season of top-tier futsal in Cyprus. The regular season started on September 22, 2016, and concluded in April 2017. The championship playoffs will follow the end of the regular season.


2016–17 Cypriot Futsal First Division
APOEL was the defending champions, winning its third title overall and in a row.


2016–17 Cypriot Second Division
The 2016–17 Cypriot Second Division was the 62nd season of the Cypriot second-level football league. It began on 16 September 2016 and ended on 25 March 2017. Alki Oroklini won their first title.


2016–17 Cypriot Third Division
The 2016–17 Cypriot Third Division was the 46th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. P.O. Xylotymbous won their 1st title.


2016–17 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Sixteen teams participated in the 2016–17 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2016–17 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2016–17 STOK Elite Division. However, after the end of the season Nikos & Sokratis Erimis withdrew from the 2016–17 Cypriot Third Division, and so the 14th-placed team remained to Third Division.


2016–17 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2016–17 Cyprus Basketball Division A
The 2016–17 Cyprus Basketball Division A was the 50th season of the Cyprus Basketball Division A, the top-tier level men's professional basketball league on Cyprus. The season started on 29 October 2016, and ended in May 2017. AEK Larnaca was the defending champion, and lost the title to Keravnos in the finals.


2016–17 Cyprus Basketball Division A, Competition format
After the exclusion of Omonia, and the relegation of Anagennisi, only six teams would join the regular season.


2016–17 Cyprus Basketball Division B
The 2016–17 Cyprus Basketball Division B was the 29th season of the Cyprus Basketball Division B, the second-tier level men's professional basketball league on Cyprus.


2016–17 Cyprus Basketball Division B, Competition format
Nine teams joined the regular season, where after a three-legs round-robin tournament, the six first qualified would join the playoffs for the promotion.


2016–17 Cyprus Basketball Division B, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals, teams playing against each other have to win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins two games before all three games have been played, the remaining game is omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, is going to play the first and the third (if necessary) game of the series at home.


2016–17 Cyprus Basketball Division B, Playoffs, Semifinals
In the semifinals, teams playing against each other have to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins three games before all five games have been played, the remaining games are omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, is going to play the first, the third and the fifth (if necessary) game of the series at home.


2016–17 Cyprus Basketball Division B, Final
In the finals, teams playing against each other have to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins three games before all five games have been played, the remaining games are omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, is going to play the first, the third and the fifth (if necessary) game of the series at home.


2016–17 Cyprus Volleyball Division 1
The 2016–17 Cyprus Volleyball Division 1 was the 40th season of the Cyprus Volleyball Division 1, the highest tier professional volley league in Cyprus. Omonia were the defending champions.


2016–17 Cyprus Volleyball Division 1, Regular season
The Regular season of the 2016–17 Cyprus Volleyball Division 1 is held in a round robin format. At season finish, teams occupying positions 1-6 advance to 2016-17 Volleyleague Play-offs.


2016–17 Cyprus Volleyball Division 1, Play-off (1-4)
The four teams that finished in the places 1 to 4 in the Regular season, compete in the Play-off (1-4). Pafiakos started the playoffs with handicap, 1-0, Omonia and Nea Salamina at 1-1.


2016–17 Cyprus Volleyball Division 1, Play-out (5-8)
The four teams that finished in the places 5 to 8 in the Regular season, compete in the Play-out (5-8). Anorthosis and Anagennisi started the playoffs with a handicap, 1-0.


2016–17 Czech 1. Liga season
The 2016–17 Czech 1. liga season was the 23rd season of the Czech 1. liga, the second level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic. 14 teams participated in the league.


2016–17 Czech 1. Liga season
Motor České Budějovice and HC Dukla Jihlava have won this season of the league, HC Dukla Jihlava succeeded in the Extraliga qualification.


2016–17 Czech 1. Liga season
HC Most was relegated to the Czech 2. liga after 6 years in the Czech 1. Liga. They have been replaced by HC Karlovy Vary, who have been demoted from the Czech Extraliga.


2016–17 Czech 1. Liga season, Format
14 teams compete in the league, with the top 6 teams at the end of the regular season play qualifying for the playoffs. The teams that finish 7th through 10th play a play-in series (best-of-five) to determine who will join the top six into the playoff quarter-finals (best-of-seven). No final is played. Instead, two teams which win the semifinals are declared co-champions and both advance to the qualifying group against two worst placed teams at the end of the Extraliga regular season.


2016–17 Czech 1. Liga season, Format
The four lowest ranked teams (11–14) after the regular season play in a play-out group (12 games, all regular-season matches are counted into the ranking). The worst team after 12 rounds is relegated to the Czech 2. Liga.


2016–17 Czech 1. Liga season, 2017–18 Extraliga qualification
HC Dynamo Pardubice have qualified to the Extraliga for the 2017–18 season.


2016–17 Czech 1. Liga season, 2017–18 Extraliga qualification
HC Dukla Jihlava have qualified to the Extraliga for the 2017–18 season.