2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Background
In Asian competition, Bengaluru successfully managed to qualify for the knock-out round of the AFC Cup for the second season running with the club finishing second in Group H. The club then managed to qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time after they defeated Kitchee in the Round of 16.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Background
A few days after Bengaluru defeated Kitchee, it was announced that head coach Ashley Westwood would leave the club. A month later, on 6 July 2016, it was announced that former El Salvador head coach Albert Roca would take over as Bengaluru's second coach. On his arrival, Roca said:


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Background
I’m very satisfied to have signed with Bengaluru FC. They are the champions of India, have fantastic supporters and most importantly, have a great support system and a management that is always hands on and wants to stay at the top. I want to assure our supporters that we will always give it our best. I want the supporters to be happy about the way we play.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Background, Squad movement
Following the 2015–16 season, Bengaluru made a few changes to the squad. On 31 May 2016, Curtis Osano, N.S. Manju, Thoi Singh, Siam Hanghal, Kim Song-yong, Michael Collins, and Nikhil Bernard were released by the club. Nine days later, Bengaluru confirmed that their captain, Sunil Chhetri, would be returning to the club on a permanent basis, after spending the previous season with Mumbai City. A week later, the club announced the signing of goalkeeper Amrinder Singh from Pune. Singh was previously also on loan with Bengaluru and would now join the club permanently. In August, Bengaluru announced the additions of three foreigners: midfielders Cameron Watson and Álvaro Rubio, and defender Juanan. The club then concluded the month with the signings of young defender Gursimrat Singh Gill and midfielder Darren Caldeira.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Background, Squad movement
With a few of the AFC Cup matches occurring at the same time as the beginning of the Indian Super League, Bengaluru managed to secure loans for their players to various ISL clubs while retaining them until after the AFC Cup final in November.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Background, Squad movement
Once the club's AFC Cup campaign had ended, Bengaluru began preparations for the I-League campaign that would begin in January. On 30 November, the club announced that Rubio, alongside Vishal Kumar and Darren Caldeira, would depart. Bengaluru then spent December bringing in players on loan from Indian Super League clubs. Defender Harmanjot Khabra was the first to be brought in from Chennaiyin on 12 December while midfielder Lenny Rodrigues soon followed from Pune City three days later. Goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya, defender Sena Ralte, and midfielder Mandar Rao Dessai were then all signed on 20 December from Pune City, Mumbai City, and Goa respectively. The club then ended preparations for the upcoming season with the addition of Honduran forward Roby Norales from Platense.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Background, Squad movement
Almost a week after the club played their first I-League match, Bengaluru announced the signing of defender Sandesh Jhingan on loan from Kerala Blasters. Then, a few weeks later, on 2 February, after playing in just four matches, Norales was loaned out to I-League 2nd Division club Ozone. Twenty days later, the club would sign Serbian forward Marjan Jugović as Norales' replacement. Finally, after the conclusion of the I-League season and prior to the Federation Cup, Bengaluru announced the signing of forward Cornell Glen on loan from Ozone.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Pre-season and friendlies
Despite the I-League not beginning until January 2017, Bengaluru FC played a series of friendlies in August in preparation of their AFC Cup matches. Their first match was on 13 August 2016 against Army Green. The club won 3–0 through a brace from Nishu Kumar and a goal from Sunil Chhetri. A week later, on 20 August, the club played another closed doors practice game against MEG and won 4–0. Daniel Lalhlimpuia scored a brace for Bengaluru FC while Chhetri and trialist Gursimrat Singh Gill scored the other two goals. Bengaluru FC suffered their first defeat of pre-season in their next match against DSK Shivajians. Juanan scored the consolation goal for Bengaluru FC as the match ended 1–2.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Pre-season and friendlies
The club played their final match of pre-season on 28 August 2016 against Ozone FC. The result was a 1–0 defeat.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru FC kicked off their title defense on 7 January 2017 at home against Shillong Lajong. Roca handed starts to new signings, Lenny Rodrigues, Harmanjot Khabra and Sena Ralte. Before the game, fans unfurled one of the largest tifos in Asia, measuring at 6,500 square feet. After starting tentatively, Bengaluru took a lead in 27th minute with a goal from Udanta Singh. In the second half, Udanta scored again before Sena Ralte scored his first goal for the club. Thus Bengaluru FC wrapped up a 3–0 win. Bengaluru FC played the next game against I-League debutant Chennai City.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru FC continued their attacking game, but they were thwarted by the Chennai City defense and close saves from man of the match, Karanjit Singh. However, the game turned when Roca substituted debutant Roby Norales and C.K. Vineeth in quick succession. The substitutes scored two goals in a span of three minutes and the club came out with a 2–0 win. In the final home game of the month on 18 January 2017, Bengaluru played Mumbai. C.K. Vineeth scored the first ever hat-trick for the club in any competition and Bengaluru FC won 3–0.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Playing the next game against Kolkata rivals East Bengal, Bengaluru FC took a lead in 23rd minute with C.K. Vineeth's goal, but East Bengal quickly equalized through Ivan Bukenya five minutes later. In the second half, East Bengal exploited Bengaluru's vulnerable defense and finally, the substitute and former Bengaluru FC player Robin Singh scored the winner in 79th minute, thus handing Bengaluru FC their first defeat of the season. Bengaluru FC lost the subsequent away game against former champions Churchill Brothers. Sunil Chhetri opened the lead for the team, but the defense could not contain attacks from the Goan team and conceded a goal each in both the halves, losing the game 1–2. Bengaluru FC defender John Johnson was sent-off in the closing minutes.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Benglauru FC began February with a game against DSK Shivajians F.C. on 5 February 2017. Bengaluru looked to be heading for another defeat when DSK Shivajians were leading 2–0 in the second half with a brace from Holicharan Narzary, but a goal from Sunil Chhetri and a last gasp header from the defender Salam Ranjan Singh ensured a point for the visitors. Bengaluru's winless run continued against the debutant Minerva Punjab F.C. when in spite of taking the lead in the second half with Sunil Chhetri's goal, Sandesh Jhingan's own goal meant 1–1 draw for Bengaluru.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
The game extended Bengaluru FC's winless run to five games across all competitions, their worst run since team's inception in 2013. Facing Aizawl F.C. next, Bengaluru FC had to endure another draw when they had to settle for 1–1. After conceding the lead, Sunil Chhetri equalized but missed the penalty in the second half and subsequently could not find a winner. With his goal, Chhetri also became the highest Indian goal scorer in National Football League and I-League combined, surpassing Bhaichung Bhutia, who scored 89 goals.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru further failed to win against Mumbai F.C. in the away game, when they failed to break the deadlock against defensive home team. Playing the next game against table toppers East Bengal F.C., Bengaluru lost the home game 1–3 with their former player Robin Singh scoring a brace and C.K. Vineeth scoring Bengaluru FC's only goal.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru FC ended their nine games winless streak on 5 March 2017 when they defeated Minerva Punjab F.C. by a solitary goal from Lenny Rodrigues in 17th minute. The blues further dropped the points playing against Chennai City F.C. when John Johnson's own goal in the second half was compensated by Daniel Lalhlimpuia, but Bengaluru failed to find the winner and had to settle for a point, in spite of being the dominant team. Before heading for the international break, Bengaluru faced Mohun Bagan A.C.. Mohun Bagan were reduced to 10-men after Subhasish Bose was sent off in the second half, but Bengaluru could not find the winner and had to be content with another draw.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Having faced Mohun Bagan A.C. in March, Bengaluru FC faced Kolkata rivals again in the reverse fixture on 1 April 2017. Bengaluru rested Sunil Chhetri and Eugeneson Lyngdoh for the upcoming AFC fixture. With a brace from Katsumi Yusa, Mohun Bagan routed the defending champions 3–0 and officially put the title out of Bengaluru's hands. With the season approaching the end, Bengaluru FC faced the title contenders Aizawl F.C. on 9 April 2017. Aizawl led other title contender, East Bengal by 3 points at the time and a win would strengthen their position at the top of the table.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
However, after the hard-fought game, Bengaluru FC earned a free-kick right outside the box in the injury time. Sunil Chhetri's kick was converted by Marjan Jugović's header into the last minute goal, thus earning full 3 points for the home team. Aiming to finish the season on a high, Bengaluru FC travelled to Shillong on 15 April 2017. After insipid start, Bengaluru FC controlled the game and took the lead in 26th minute when Sunil Chhetri scored a goal. Bengaluru strengthened their lead in the second half with Harmanjot Khabra scored his first goal for the club.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
With the win, Bengaluru regained the fourth position in the table. In the penultimate game of the season, the blues faced DSK Shivajians F.C. at home. In a clinical display, Bengaluru scored 7 goals and maintained a clean sheet. Man of the match, Sunil Chhetri scored a brace and assisted in three goals, where as Alwyn George, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Seminlen Doungel, C.K. Vineeth, and Sandesh Jhingan pitched in with a goal each. This was also the biggest margin of win for Bengaluru FC since their inception in 2013.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
The blues finished season on a high note, scoring a dominant 3–0 win against former champions, Churchill Brothers S.C.. Roca rested key players ahead of AFC cup game and fielded the reserve team. Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Udanta Singh and Mandar Rao Desai scored a goal each to secure 4th position for Bengaluru FC, the lowest for the club since its inception.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, 2016 AFC Cup
In previous season, Bengaluru FC advanced to the quarter finals of 2016 AFC Cup.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, 2016 AFC Cup, Quarter-finals
On 9 June 2016, Bengaluru FC were drawn against 2015 S.League runner-up, Tampines Rovers FC for two-legged quarter final. Owing to the ongoing disturbances in the city for Kaveri river water dispute, the first game was played behind the closed doors. Bengaluru FC won the first leg 1–0 with the goal from C.K. Vineeth in the 7th minute. In the return leg, neither team scored a goal and Bengaluru FC advanced to the semi finals for the first time. Bengaluru became the third team from India after Dempo (2008) and East Bengal (2013) to reach the semi finals in AFC Cup.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, 2016 AFC Cup, Semi-finals
Bengaluru FC faced defending champions Johor Darul Ta'zim in semi finals. In the away leg, Johor took a lead with Pereyra Diaz's header in 52nd minute, Bengaluru equalized 4 minutes later with Eugeneson Lyngdoh's goal and the game ended 1–1 with a crucial away goal for Bengaluru FC.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, 2016 AFC Cup, Semi-finals
The second leg was a big fanfare for the home team, as Bengaluru FC could be the first Indian team to advance beyond semi finals in the AFC cup. Even the traditional rival teams like Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, as well as other I-League clubs such as Shillong Lajong, Sporting Clube de Goa and Indian Super League clubs extended their support to Bengaluru FC. In the game, Johor Darul Ta'zim took the early lead in 12th minute against the run of play. Before the half time, Bengaluru restored the parity with Sunil Chhetri's header. The home team continued the dominance in the second half with Chhetri scoring a brace and Juanan scoring a header and his first goal for the team. Bengaluru advanced to the final for the first time with 4–2 aggregate.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, 2016 AFC Cup, Final
Bengaluru FC faced Iraqi club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya on 5 November 2016 in Doha. Bengaluru FC became the first team from India to advance to the AFC Cup Final. After holding off the attacks in the first half, Bengaluru FC committed a defensive mistake that led to the solitary goal of the game by Hammadi Ahmad and Bengaluru lost the game 1–0. In spite of the loss, Bengaluru FC's journey to the final was hailed as one of the top moments in Indian sports and Indian football. Reacting to the loss, Albert Roca said:


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, 2016 AFC Cup, Final
I think we have to look forward (about Indian football) and we must be honest. We can say these guys were here in the final because they deserved that, but not enough to win. We must not stop, we must be aware of the reality, and there's a lot to do. A lot of growing up has to be done. As I said, 'not enough'. We have to work hard and be more competitive than today. We have achieved a level that we are not used to in our league.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, 2016 AFC Cup, Final
But that's not only on us, it is important to have a more competitive league. You have to be honest about where you are right now. India has never shown an incredible level, but today we have shown that we can. This experience is perfect to accept that there's a long way to go ahead. Let's just go there. I am proud of my players because they tried.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier continental football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). As the champions of the I-League the previous season, Bengaluru FC earned a chance to qualify for the tournament. India did not have a direct-entry spot in the AFC Champions League and thus the champion team from India had to qualify for the tournament through the preliminary rounds. Bengaluru FC were put up against Al-Wehdat of Jordan. Unlike previous seasons, India were put back into the Western Zone of Asia by the AFC.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Champions League
During the match on 21 January 2017, Al-Wehdat started the game aggressively. Despite Al-Wehdat holding most of the momentum, the club were held goalless at halftime by Bengaluru FC. The Jordanian side however scored two goals quickly during the second half, including one from the penalty spot. Sunil Chhetri pulled one back for Bengaluru FC from a Cameron Watson corner but that proved to be just a consolation as Bengaluru FC were defeated 2–1. The defeat meant that Bengaluru FC would not compete in that season's AFC Champions League and would thus have to compete in the 2017 AFC Cup, Asia's secondary competition.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, 2017 AFC Cup
Bengaluru FC competed in Group E alongside 2016 Dhivehi Premier League champions Maziya S&RC, 2016 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners Dhaka Abahani, and 2015–16 Indian Federation Cup and South Asia play-off winner, Mohun Bagan A.C..


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, 2017 AFC Cup, Group stage
Runner-up in the previous edition, Bengaluru FC started their AFC Cup against fellow I-League team, Mohun Bagan A.C. at home on 14 March 2017. Bengaluru FC were trailing in the first half when Sandesh Jhingan fouled Sony Norde inside the box and conceded a penalty, converted by Katsumi Yusa. However, Bengaluru came back strongly in the second half and scored two quick goals, by Sandesh Jhingan and Sunil Chhetri, enough to earn them three points. Facing Maziya S&RC next, Bengaluru FC had to wait till 93rd minute for John Johnson winner from Marjan Jugovic assist to win the game. Bengaluru continued their unbeaten run in the cup when they faced Dhaka Abahani at home. A goal in each half from Nishu Kumar and Marjan Jugović ensured the top place in group E at the end of the first round of fixtures.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, 2017 AFC Cup, Group stage
Bengaluru FC suffered their first loss in the tournament against Dhaka Abahani in the reverse fixture, when they failed to overcome 10-men hosts and conceded two goals in the closing minutes. Bengaluru FC then faced Mohun Bagan A.C. away from home. Due to upcoming Federation Cup Final, both teams fielded their reserve teams, with Albert Roca opting for all-Indian eleven. The game ended 3–1 against the blues. Trailing the group leader Maziya S&RC by 3 points, a win would put Bengaluru FC equal on points, but ahead on head-to-head record, after the final game.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, 2017 AFC Cup, Group stage
Bengaluru enjoyed the lion share of possession in the first half, but could not find a goal. Ten minutes in the second half, Bengaluru were awarded a free-kick just outside the penalty box and Sunil Chhetri successfully converted it to make it 1–0 for the home team. Bengaluru held on to the lead till the end and handed the fourth defeat to Maldivian opponent in as many games. Bengaluru then played in the knock-out stage in 2017–18 season.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, Federation Cup, Group stage
Bengaluru FC were drawn with Mohun Bagan, Shillong Lajong, and DSK Shivajians in Group B. Bengaluru started the campaign with a 3–2 win against Shillong Lajong. Bengaluru led 1–0 at the half time with a goal from Udanta Singh. Bengaluru FC conceded two penalties, but managed to save one and total four goals were scored in the second half, but Bengaluru managed to scrape a win.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, Federation Cup, Group stage
In the next game against DSK Shivajians, Bengaluru started the game as the dominant team, but were unable to convert chances in the first half, DSK Shivajians however converted a penalty and a freekick in the second half to register their first win against Bengaluru FC and won the game 2–0. Bengaluru faced Mohun Bagan in the final game of the group stage. After DSK Shivajians lost to Shillong Lajong earlier in the day, Bengaluru needed a draw to advance to semi-finals. Bengaluru took the lead with Alwyn George's goal in the 11th minute, but Sony Norde equalized in the second half from 20 yards, when the defence failed to contain him. Both the teams earned a point and made it to the semi-finals.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, Federation Cup, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, Bengaluru faced Group A winner and 2016–17 I-League champions Aizawl. Bengaluru took the lead in 8th minute when Alwyn George was fouled inside the box and Bengaluru were awarded the penalty and Cameron Watson successfully converted the penalty. Bengaluru had more scoring opportunities but could not extend their lead. Aizawl were given the penalty seconds before the final whistle, but Amrinder Singh saved Lalramchullova's shot and sent the team to the final.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, Federation Cup, Final
Bengaluru FC played the defending champions Mohun Bagan A.C. in the final on 21 May 2017. After the injury of the captain Sunil Chhetri in the group stage, due to harsh weather conditions and cramped schedule, Bengaluru FC requested to postpone the match to 24 May, but the request was denied. Before the match, Roca remarked, "I would say Bagan are the favourites with some big names on their roster and the availability of all four foreigners for this fixture. We have no problem being the underdogs."


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, Federation Cup, Final
In the match, Bengaluru created flurry of chances, but two of their goals were declared offside and neither team scored a goal in the regulation team. However, C.K. Vineeth, coming off the bench, scored two goals in the extra time and led the team to second triumph in Federation Cup. As the winner, Bengaluru FC also qualified for 2018 AFC Cup, their fourth consecutive appearance in the tournament.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Accolades
Sunil Chhetri won Hero of the league award for 2016–17 I-League, voted by coaches and captains of the participating teams. Bengaluru FC also won the best organizers award along with DSK Shivajians. Udanta Singh won players' player of the season as well as fans' player of the season at the annual Bengaluru FC awards, where as Nishu Kumar was adjudged most improved player of the season. C.K. Vineeth was adjudged FPAI Player of the year and Udanta Singh was awarded Young player of the year.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Player statistics, Disciplinary record
Missed a game, against Mohun Bagan in 2017 AFC Cup (2 yellow cards)(17 May 2017)


2016–17 Bermudian Premier Division
The 2016–17 season of the Bermudian Premier Division (also known as the Cingular Wireless Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) is the 54th season of top-tier football in Bermuda. It started on 25 September 2016 and will finish on 19 March 2017. Dandy Town Hornets are the defending champions, having won their 8th top tier title last season.


2016–17 Bermudian Premier Division, Changes from 2015–16
At the end of the 2015–16 season, Southampton Rangers and Hamilton Parish were relegated after finishing 9th and 10th in the competition. They were replaced by the champions and runners-up of the First Division, Somerset Eagles and Flanagan's Onions.


2016–17 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune-Cookman University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by sixth-year head coach Gravelle Craig, played their home games at the Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Delaware State before losing in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament to North Carolina Central.


2016–17 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team
On March 20, 2017, it was announced that head coach Gravelle Craig's contract would not be renewed. He finished at Bethune–Cookman with a six-year record of 74–123. The Wildcats hired Ryan Ridder from Daytona State of the NJCAA as the new head coach on March 31.


2016–17 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season 14–18, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament to Savannah State.


2016–17 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team, Preseason
The Wildcats were picked to finish sixth in the MEAC preseason poll. Jordan Potts was selected the All-MEAC preseason first team.


2016–17 Beşiktaş J.K. season
The 2016–17 Beşiktaş J.K. season was the club's 113th year since its foundation, 95th season of competitive football and the club's 58th season contesting the Süper Lig, the top division of Turkish football. Beşiktaş were the defending champions of the Süper Lig, having finished first in 2015–16. The 2016–17 season lasted from 30 June 2016 to 30 June 2017. Beşiktaş officially began their season on 8 July. The 41,903-capacity Vodafone Arena served as the home ground of the club.


2016–17 Beşiktaş J.K. season
The club began its competitive season with the 2016 Turkish Super Cup played against Galatasaray on 13 August 2016, in which they lost 4–1 after penalty shoot-out. The club competed in the UEFA Champions League directly in the group stages, as well as the Turkish Cup.


2016–17 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Season events
The club's official football kit manufacturer was Adidas. The 2016–17 kit designs were unveiled on 11 June 2016. The sponsors on the football kit are Vodafone on the chest, Beko on the back, Kalde on the sleeves and Coca-Cola on the shorts.


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


2016–17 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Friendlies
Beşiktaş started their season on 8 July 2016 at Nevzat Demir Facilities, Ataşehir district of Istanbul, where they remained until 19 July 2016. The team traveled to Leogang municipality, Salzburg, on 20 July for three friendly matches. On 22 July, a fourth friendly match was announced against Olympiacos, to be played at the Vodafone Arena on 7 August. On 27 July, the friendly match against 1899 Hoffenheim was cancelled in the 53rd minute due to weather conditions, with the final score ending 0–0.


2016–17 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Friendlies
Beşiktaş played another exhibition game against Gaziantepspor on 3 September, between matchday 2 and 3 of the Süper Lig.


2016–17 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The group stage draw was made on 25 August 2016 in Monaco. Beşiktaş will face Benfica, Napoli and Dynamo Kyiv.


2016–17 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League
Beşiktaş ranked third in Champions League group stage and transferred to UEFA Europa League. Beşiktaş was one of the seeded teams on draw. Because Beşiktaş was one of the best four of third-ranked teams in Champions League group stage. In the round of 32, Beşiktaş defeated Hapoel Be'er Sheva with an aggregate score of 5–2 and then moved on to defeat Olympiacos with an aggregate score of 5–2. Beşiktaş will play Lyon on 13 and 20 April in the team's third ever Quarter Finals.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 27 November 2016 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 19 March 2017 in Holmenkollen, Norway. The defending overall champions from the 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup were Martin Fourcade of France and Gabriela Koukalová of the Czech Republic.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Calendar
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Retirements
The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2016–17 season:


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men started on Thursday 1 December, 2016 in Östersund and finished on Thursday 16 February, 2017 at the World Championships in Hochfilzen. The defending titlist was Martin Fourcade of France.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men
The small crystal globe winner for the category was Martin Fourcade of France.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men, Competition format
The 20 kilometres (12 mi) individual race is the oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a fixed penalty time, usually one minute, is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women started on Wednesday 30 November, 2016 in Östersund and finished on Wednesday 15 February, 2017 at the World Championships in Hochfilzen. The defending titlist was Dorothea Wierer of Italy.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women
The small crystal globe winner for the category was Laura Dahlmeier of Germany.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women, Competition format
The 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) individual race is the oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a fixed penalty time, usually one minute, is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men started on Sunday 18 December, 2016 in Nové Město and finished on Sunday 19 March, 2017 in Oslo Holmenkollen. The defending titlist was Martin Fourcade of France.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men
The small crystal globe winner for the category was Martin Fourcade of France.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men, Competition format
In the mass start, all biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men, Competition format
In this 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) competition, the distance is skied over five laps; there are four bouts of shooting (two prone and two standing, in that order) with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to the competitor's bib number (bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race), with the rest of the shooting bouts being on a first-come, first-served basis (if a competitor arrives at the lane in fifth place, they shoot at lane 5).


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men, Competition format
As in the sprint and pursuit, competitors must ski one 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop for each miss. Here again, to avoid unwanted congestion, World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line (half that of the pursuit) as here all contestants start simultaneously.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women started on Sunday 18 December, 2016 in Nové Město and finished on Sunday 19 March, 2017 in Oslo Holmenkollen. The defending titlist was Gabriela Koukalová of the Czech Republic.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women
The small crystal globe winner for the category was Gabriela Koukalová of the Czech Republic.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women, Competition format
In the mass start, all biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women, Competition format
In this 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) competition, the distance is skied over five laps; there are four bouts of shooting (two prone and two standing, in that order) with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to the competitor's bib number (bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race), with the rest of the shooting bouts being on a first-come, first-served basis (if a competitor arrives at the lane in fifth place, they shoot at lane 5).


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women, Competition format
As in the sprint and pursuit, competitors must ski one 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop for each miss. Here again, to avoid unwanted congestion, World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line (half that of the pursuit) as here all contestants start simultaneously.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay started on Sunday 27 November 2016 in Östersund and finished on Sunday 12 March 2017 in Kontiolahti. The defending team was Norway.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
The relay teams consist of four biathletes. Legs 1 and 2 are skied by the women, and legs 3 and 4 by the men. The women's legs are 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) and men's legs are 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi). Every athlete's leg is skied over three laps, with two shooting rounds: one prone and one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually from the spare round holders or from bullets deposited by the athlete into trays or onto the mat at the firing line.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
If after eight bullets there are still standing targets, one 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop must be taken for each remaining target. The first-leg participants all start at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of their position in the race), then for the remainder of the relay, the athletes shoot at the lane corresponding to the position they arrived (arrive at the range in 5th place, shoot at lane five).


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
The single mixed relay involves one male and one female biathlete each completing two legs consisting of one prone and one standing shoot. The female biathletes all start the race at the same time and complete one 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) leg before exchanging with their male counterparts who complete one 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) leg before exchanging again with the female skier who after completing another leg switches again with the male biathlete who completes the race. The rules regarding shooting are the same as in the regular mixed relay.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Men, Standings
For each event, a first place gives 60 points, a 2nd place 54 pts, a 3rd place 48 pts, a 4th place 43 pts, a fifth place 40 pts, a 6th place 38 pts, 7th 36 pts 8th 34 points, 9th 32 points, 10th 31 points, then linearly decreasing by one point down to the 40th place. Equal placings (ties) give an equal number of points. The sum of all WC points of the season, minus the points from  2 events in which the biathlete got the worst scores, gives the biathlete's total WC score.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Women, Standings
For each event, a first place gives 60 points, a 2nd place 54 pts, a 3rd place 48 pts, a 4th place 43 pts, a fifth place 40 pts, a 6th place 38 pts, 7th 36 pts 8th 34 points, 9th 32 points, 10th 31 points, then linearly decreasing by one point down to the 40th place. Equal placings (ties) give an equal number of points. The sum of all WC points of the season, minus the points from  2 events in which the biathlete got the worst scores, gives the biathlete's total WC score.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men started on Sunday 4 December, 2016 in Östersund and finished on Saturday 18 March, 2017 in Oslo Holmenkollen. The defending titlist was Martin Fourcade of France.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men
The small crystal globe winner for the category was Martin Fourcade of France.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men, Competition format
The 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) pursuit race is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, prone, standing, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a biathlete has to run a 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop. Competitors' starts are staggered, according to the result of the previous sprint race.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women started on Sunday 4 December, 2016 in Östersund and finished on Saturday 18 March, 2017 in Oslo Holmenkollen. The defending titlist was Gabriela Koukalová of the Czech Republic.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women
The small crystal globe winner for the category was Laura Dahlmeier of Germany.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women, Competition format
The 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) pursuit race is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, prone, standing, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a biathlete has to run a 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop. Competitors' starts are staggered, according to the result of the previous sprint race.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men started on Sunday 11 December, 2016 in Pokljuka and finished on Sunday 5 March, 2017 in Pyeongchang. The defending team was Norway.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men, Competition format
The relay teams consist of four biathletes. Every athlete's leg is skied over three 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) laps for a total of 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi), with two shooting rounds: one prone and one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually from the spare round holders or from bullets deposited by the athlete into trays or onto the mat at the firing line.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men, Competition format
If after eight bullets there are still standing targets, one 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop must be taken for each remaining target. The first-leg participants start all at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men, Competition format
On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of their position in the race), then for the remainder of the relay, the athletes shoot at the lane corresponding to the position they arrived (arrive at the range in 5th place, shoot at lane five).


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women started on Sunday 11 December, 2016 in Pokljuka and finished on Sunday 5 March, 2017 in Pyeongchang. The defending team was Germany.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women, Competition format
The relay teams consist of four biathletes. Every athlete's leg is skied over three 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) laps for a total of 6 kilometres (3.7 mi), with two shooting rounds: one prone and one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually from the spare round holders or from bullets deposited by the athlete into trays or onto the mat at the firing line.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women, Competition format
If after eight bullets there are still standing targets, one 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop must be taken for each remaining target. The first-leg participants start all at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women, Competition format
On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of their position in the race), then for the remainder of the relay, the athletes shoot at the lane corresponding to the position they arrived (arrive at the range in 5th place, shoot at lane five).


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men started on Saturday 3 December, 2016 in Östersund and finished on Friday 17 March, 2017 in Oslo Holmenkollen. The defending titlist was Martin Fourcade of France.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men
The small crystal globe winner for the category was Martin Fourcade of France.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men, Competition format
The 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) sprint race is the third oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over three laps. The biathlete shoots two times at any shooting lane, first prone, then standing, totalling 10 targets. For each missed target the biathlete has to complete a penalty lap of around 150 metres (490 ft). Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women started on Saturday 3 December, 2016 in Östersund and finished on Friday 17 March, 2017 in Oslo Holmenkollen. The defending titlist was Gabriela Koukalová of the Czech Republic.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women
The small crystal globe winner for the category was Gabriela Koukalová of the Czech Republic.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women, Competition format
The 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) sprint race is the third oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over three laps. The biathlete shoots two times at any shooting lane, first prone, then standing, totalling 10 targets. For each missed target the biathlete has to complete a penalty lap of around 150 metres (490 ft). Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 1
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 1 was the opening event of the season and was held in Östersund, Sweden, from 27 November until 4 December 2016.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 2
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 2 was held in Pokljuka, Slovenia, from 9 December until 11 December 2016.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 3
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 3  was held in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, from 15 December until 18 December 2016.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 was held in Antholz, Italy, from 19 January until 22 January 2017.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 7
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 7 was held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 2 March until 5 March 2017.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 8
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 8 was held from 9 March until 12 March 2017. Initially it was planned to be held in Tyumen, Russia, but IBU cancelled the host rights for Russia. On 7 January 2017, IBU announced that Stage 8 will be held in Kontiolahti, Finland.


2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 was held in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway from 17 March until 19 March 2017.


2016–17 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball season is the ongoing 21st season of basketball for the Big 12 Conference. Team practices began in October 2016, and were followed by the start of the regular season on November 11. Conference play began on December 30, 2016 and will conclude with the 2017 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament, beginning March 8, 2017 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. During the conference's non-conference schedule, Big 12 teams posted a win percentage of .822, the best non-conference win percentage of any conference in the nation.


2016–17 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Big 12 records are from time at current school.


2016–17 Big Bash League season
The 2016–17 Big Bash League season or BBL|06 was the sixth season of the KFC Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 20 December 2016 to 28 January 2017. The format of the tournament was identical to previous seasons. Each team played eight group stage matches, four at home and four away, before the top four ranked teams progressed to the Semi Finals.


2016–17 Big Bash League season
The BBL title was won by the Perth Scorchers, who defeated the Sydney Sixers by nine wickets in the final to claim their third title. Chris Lynn of the Brisbane Heat was named player of the tournament for the second consecutive season, scoring 309 runs from just five matches. The leading run-scorer was Ben Dunk of the Adelaide Strikers, who scored 364 runs over the season. The leading wicket-taker was Sean Abbott of the Sixers, who took 20 wickets from ten matches. He was also named the best player under 25 in the tournament.


2016–17 Big Bash League season, Fixtures
There are 32 matches scheduled to be played during the group stage of the sixth edition of the Big Bash League.


2016–17 Big Bash League season, TV audience
BBL games are currently broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air Network Ten.


2016–17 Big Bash League season, TV audience
Following are the television ratings for 2016–17 BBL season in Australia.


2016–17 Big Bash League season, TV audience
The Super Over of the second semi final match drew ratings of 1,720,000 nationally, and 1,250,000 in the 5 metro cities.


2016–17 Big East Conference men's basketball season
The 2016–17 Big East Conference 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. This season marked the 38th year in the conference's history, but the fourth as a non-football conference, which officially formed on July 1, 2013. Conference play began on December 31, 2016.


2016–17 Big East Conference men's basketball season
Villanova clinched the regular season championship, their fourth straight Big East regular season championship, with a win over No. 23-ranked Creighton on February 25. Butler finished second, three games behind Villanova.


2016–17 Big East Conference men's basketball season
Villanova shooting guard Josh Hart was named the conference's Player of the Year. Butler head coach Chris Holtmann was named Big East Coach of the Year.


2016–17 Big East Conference men's basketball season
The Big East Conference Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York from March 8 through March 11, 2017. Villanova also won the Big East Conference Tournament beating Creighton in the Tournament championship game. As a result, Villanova received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2016–17 Big East Conference men's basketball season
Seven Big East Schools (Villanova, Butler, Creighton, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, and Xavier) received bids to the NCAA Tournament. The conference finished with a 5–7 record in the Tournament, highlighted by Butler reaching the Sweet Sixteen and Xavier advancing to the Elite Eight.


2016–17 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason poll
Prior to the season, the Big East conducted a poll of Big East coaches, coaches do not place their own team on their ballots.


2016–17 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play through February 14, 2017.


2016–17 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, NCAA Tournament
The winner of the Big East Tournament received an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The 2016–17 Big Ten 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. The Conference held its preseason media day on October 13 in Washington, D.C. The season began on November 11 and conference play started on December 27.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
With a win over Indiana on February 28, 2017, Purdue clinched at least a share of the Big Ten regular season championship. With Wisconsin's loss on March 2, Purdue clinched an outright championship, their 23rd championship, the most in Big Ten history.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The Big Ten Tournament was held from March 8 through March 12 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. It was the first Big Ten Conference Tournament not held in Indianapolis or Chicago. Michigan won the Big Ten Tournament over Wisconsin, becoming the first eight seed and lowest seeded team to win the conference tournament and marking their first win since their vacated win in the inaugural tournament. As a result, Michigan received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
Purdue forward Caleb Swanigan was named Big Ten Player of the Year and a second team Academic All-America. Minnesota coach Richard Pitino was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Swanigan earned consensus first team All-American recognition and Wisconsin forward Ethan Happ was a third team All-American by multiple media outlets.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
Seven Big Ten schools (Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue, and Wisconsin) were invited to the NCAA Tournament, marking the seventh consecutive year the Big Ten had at least six teams in the Tournament. Northwestern received a bid for the first time in school history. Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa represented the conference in the  National Invitation Tournament. The conference achieved an 8–7 record in the NCAA Tournament and a 3–3 record in the NIT, highlighted by Michigan, Purdue, and Wisconsin reaching the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and Illinois making the NIT quarterfinals.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
On December 15, 2015, Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan announced he would retire effective immediately leaving associate head coach Greg Gard as interim head coach. Shortly after the regular season, Greg Gard had the interim tag removed as he was announced as the permanent head coach.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
On March 20, 2016, the school fired head coach Eddie Jordan after three years at Rutgers. On March 19, the school hired Steve Pikiell, former head coach at Stony Brook, as head coach.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason All-Big Ten
On October 11, 2016, a panel of conference media selected a 10-member preseason All-Big Ten Team and Player of the Year.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Player of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards
Caleb Swanigan was a unanimous first team All-American selection by Associated Press, USBWA, NABC and Sporting News. Ethan Happ was a third team selection by all but the NABC.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, All-Big Ten awards and teams
On March 6, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, USBWA
On March 7, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2016–17 Men's All-District Teams, based upon voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast, and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following lists all the Big Ten representatives selected within their respective regions.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, NABC
The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their Division I All-District teams on March 22, recognizing the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, the selections on this list were then eligible for NABC Coaches' All-America Honors. The following list represented the District 7 players chosen to the list.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, Other awards
Nicolas Baer, Zak Irvin, Sanjay Lumpkin, Keita Bates-Diop, Payton Banks, Isaac Haas and Vitto Brown were nominees for the Allstate Good Works Team in honor of their volunteerism and civic involvement. On January 6, 2017, Malcolm Hill, Peter Jok, Derrick Walton, Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig were included on the 30-man Senior CLASS Award candidate list. Melo Trimble was the only returning selection among the January 11 Wooden Award top 25. He was joined by Ethan Happ, Nigel Hayes and Caleb Swanigan. Happ and Swanigan were on the Robertson midseason 19-man watchlist.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, Other awards
Trimble was named to the Cousy Award Final 10 on January 30. Swanigan and Miles Bridges were named Malone Award top 10 finalists on February 2. Happ was named as a Jabbar Award top 10 finalist the following day. Swanigan, Trimble and Happ were named to both the February 9 Wooden Top 20 and the February 9 Naismith Top 30 lists. Swanigan and Moritz Wagner were named to the February 9, 2016–17 NCAA Division I Academic All-District Men's Basketball Team for District 5 (IL, IN, MI, OH), placing them among the 40 finalists for the Academic All-American 15-man team. Hayes and Jok were named to the 10-man Senior CLASS Award finalist list. Swanigan was named a second team Academic All-America selection on March 2.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, NCAA Tournament
The winner of the Big Ten Tournament, Michigan, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Six other conference school received at-large bids to the Tournament: Purdue, Minnesota, Maryland, Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Michigan State.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, National Invitation Tournament
Three Big Ten teams received invitations to the National Invitation Tournament: Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana.


2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, 2017 NBA draft
The following all-conference selections were listed as seniors or graduate students: Peter Jok, Malcolm Hill, Derrick Walton, Bronson Koenig, Tai Webster, and Nigel Hayes. The following players were invited to the NBA Draft Combine: OG Anunoby, Thomas Bryant, Justin Jackson, Caleb Swanigan, Melo Trimble, Moritz Wagner, and D. J. Wilson, while Derrick Walton was named as an alternate. Eventually, Walton, Jok and Hayes accepted invitations as alternates. Wilson (17th),  Anunoby (23rd), Swanigan (26th) and Bryant (42nd) were selected in the draft.


2016–17 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team represented Binghamton University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by fifth-year head coach Tommy Dempsey, played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 3–13 in America East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Stony Brook.


2016–17 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bearcats finished the season 8–22, 5–11 in America East play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to New Hampshire.


2016–17 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team, Preseason
Binghamton was picked to finish fourth in the preseason America East poll. Willie Rodriguez, Jr. was selected to the preseason All-America East team.


2016–17 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team will represent Binghamton University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by third year head coach Linda Cimino, played their home games at Binghamton University Events Center, they were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 8–8 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Women's Tournament to Hartford.


2016–17 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. All games will be broadcast on the radio on WNBF and .


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season
The 2016–17 season is Birmingham City Football Club's 114th season in the English football league system and sixth consecutive season in the second-tier Championship. It covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season
With the team lying just outside the play-off positions, and two days after three new directors had joined the board, manager Gary Rowett and his backroom staff were sacked on 14 December 2016. Later that day, former West Ham United and Watford manager Gianfranco Zola was announced as Rowett's successor. After four months, during which the team won just twice and dropped to 20th place, three points outside the relegation zone with three matches remaining, Zola resigned, to be replaced by Harry Redknapp, initially to the end of the season.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season
Needing to win their final match if Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest both won their final fixture – which they did – Birmingham won 1–0 away to Bristol City to avoid relegation and finish in 19th place. As with all Football League clubs, the first team also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. They were eliminated in the third round of the former by Newcastle United after a replay and in the first round of the latter by Oxford United.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season
Thirty-two players made at least one appearance in first-team competition, of whom four were loan signings; there were fourteen different goalscorers. Defenders Jonathan Grounds and Ryan Shotton appeared in 45 of the club's 49 fixtures over the season, and Lukas Jutkiewicz was top scorer with 12 goals, of which 11 were scored in league competition. Player of the season David Davis received 13 yellow cards and was sent off once, a record which placed him at the top of the Championship ill-discipline table. The average league attendance, of 18,717, was some 6% up on 2015–16.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
Under the management of Gary Rowett, Birmingham City spent most of the 2015–16 Football League Championship season in or around the play-off positions, but they won just once in the last 12 matches of the campaign, and finished in the lowest position they had occupied all season: tenth. With 16 wins and 15 draws, their finishing position and record was identical to that of 2014–15, albeit with 15 fewer goals conceded.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
First-team players released at the end of the 2015–16 season included Mark Duffy, Neal Eardley, David Edgar, Lee Novak, Wes Thomas. and the youth product Mitch Hancox, who had been with the club for fourteen years. Free-transfer signings for 2016–17 included previous loanee Robert Tesche from Nottingham Forest and young Liverpool defender Daniel Cleary. Undisclosed fees were paid for Dundee's attacking player Greg Stewart, young forward Che Adams from Sheffield United, and Derby County defender Ryan Shotton, who had been on loan at Birmingham in 2015–16.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
The terms of Huddersfield Town striker James Vaughan's loan agreement required its conversion to a permanent contract, but he had not established himself as a first-team player and was allowed to leave. Birmingham made two loan signings, both for the first half of the season: Burnley striker Lukas Jutkiewicz and Bournemouth left back Rhoys Wiggins. Attacking midfielder Andrew Shinnie and striker Nicolai Brock-Madsen left on season-long loans, and young midfielders Koby Arthur and Charlee Adams and striker Alex Jones went out on loan until January.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
The home kit is all blue, apart from white trim on the sleeves and three white stripes down the sides and round the sock tops. The away kit is all red, apart from white trim at the neck and under the sleeve and three white stripes on the shoulders, shorts and sock tops. The kits, supplied by Adidas in the first season of a four-year deal, carry the logo of online bookmaker 888sport, the club's principal sponsor.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
After a training camp in Spain, Birmingham City's pre-season programme continued with friendly matches away to Midlands teams Solihull Moors, Forest Green Rovers, Shrewsbury Town, Walsall, Port Vale and Kidderminster Harriers, and Scottish Cup-holders Hibernian. Their only home friendly was against Dutch Eredivisie club Roda JC.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
Birmingham's opening fixture, on a sunny afternoon at home to Cardiff City, was preceded by a minute's applause in memory of former player Alex Govan, who died during the close season. With all senior players available for selection, the team lined up with Tomasz Kuszczak in goal, Jonathan Spector and Jonathan Grounds at full back, Michael Morrison (captain) and Ryan Shotton at centre back, David Davis alongside Stephen Gleeson in defensive midfield, Jacques Maghoma and David Cotterill as wide midfielders, and Diego Fabbrini in support of lone striker Clayton Donaldson.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
The Press Association reported "no discernible improvement" in home form that had "cost them dearly last season", as Kuszczak made several saves to keep Cardiff at bay. Young substitutes Reece Brown and the 18-year-old Jack Storer, who made his Birmingham debut, combined to create a chance that Storer should have taken – manager Gary Rowett claimed it was the first he had missed since the start of pre-season – and the match finished goalless. After a midweek exit from the EFL Cup, Birmingham faced Leeds United at Elland Road with Maikel Kieftenbeld replacing Fabbrini in a more defensive lineup.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
Kuszczak's error, allowing Hadi Sacko's weak shot to creep underneath him, equalised Maghoma's early goal, but after Leeds' defence failed to clear Grounds' cross, Morrison gave Birmingham a 2–1 win, their first in eight Championship matches. When Donaldson's 44th-minute penalty away to Wigan Athletic was saved, Davis was first to the rebound to give his side a lead – although television replays supported the home team's accusation of encroachment – but Craig Davies equalised in the last minute.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
Che Adams scored 24 minutes into his debut, at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers, but three second-half goals gave the visitors the points. Just 7 minutes after coming on as a substitute, Storer was sent off for headbutting an opponent; while leaving the field, he kicked the advertising hoardings, suffering a foot injury that kept him out for longer than the three-match ban. Davis received his fourth yellow card in as many matches. August ended at home to Norwich City.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
Rowett strengthened the midfield by bringing in Kieftenbeld and Robert Tesche – making his first league start since signing permanently – in place of Cotterill and the injured Gleeson, and moving Davis to the right. The latter headed the first goal from Maghoma's cross, and after the break Donaldson won and this time converted a penalty for his first goal of the season before taking advantage of a defensive error to complete a 3–0 win.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
September began with a 1–0 win at Fulham that left Birmingham fourth in the table. Donaldson missed a first-half penalty awarded for a foul on Adams, then ignored Rowett's instructions that Maghoma should take any further penalty and scored the one awarded for another foul on Adams after 49 minutes. After Kuszczak was injured while warming up before the match away to Reading, Adam Legzdins kept a clean sheet as Birmingham played out what the PA Sport reporter dubbed a "gritty" goalless draw.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
They relied on the "overworked" Legzdins to keep Sheffield Wednesday at bay until Gary Hooper scored for the visitors after 76 minutes, but the off-form Donaldson won and converted a penalty before substitute Jutkiewicz looped a header over the goalkeeper in stoppage time – his first goal since he put Bolton Wanderers 2–0 up in the final match of the 2013–14 season, in which Birmingham were seconds away from relegation to League One – to complete an unlikely victory. Two draws – away to Queens Park Rangers, a "combative" match likened by Rowett to a UFC bout, and at home to Preston North End, in which Birmingham twice came from behind – took them into October still unbeaten away from home and still in the play-off positions.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–December
After Legzdins's "flying save" from Marvin Emnes stopped Birmingham falling behind to Blackburn Rovers, they finally took a chance when substitute Fabbrini fed Cotterill whose cross was "rammed ... into the roof of the net" by Gleeson. Away to Nottingham Forest, Legzdins kept his place in goal despite Kuszczak's return to fitness, and an injury to Spector prompted Rowett to break the Morrison–Shotton defensive pairing, moving the latter to right back and bringing Robinson into the centre.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–December
The Birmingham Mail commented that "their defensive reshuffle [had] spread instability throughout the side" as the seven-match unbeaten run came to an end in a 3–1 defeat. In the first match following the club's takeover by Trillion Trophy Asia, they beat a defensively poor Rotherham United 4–2, but away to newly promoted Burton Albion, the hosts showed "more energy and drive" and, according to Rowett, "thoroughly deserved" to win the first competitive meeting between the clubs.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–December
Kuszczak returned to the side for the Second City derby against Aston Villa, who had recently appointed former Birmingham captain and manager Steve Bruce as their manager. Despite Birmingham's domination of possession, it was Villa who took a first-half lead; Birmingham's shooting was wasteful, with Donaldson particularly profligate. Davis equalised after 71 minutes with a driven shot from the edge of the penalty area. After a strong performance on his first start, loanee left back Rhoys Wiggins' season was ended by a knee injury sustained in an accidental collision in stoppage time.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–December
Birmingham recovered from a weak first half and 1–0 down after an hour to draw away to third-placed Huddersfield Town when Grounds kept the ball in play to set up a chance for Jutkiewicz to score with a well-placed header. A win over Bristol City courtesy of Adams' late goal put Birmingham back into the play-off positions. Spector's stoppage-time dismissal meant a Football League debut for the 20-year-old Josh Dacres-Cogley away to Brentford, where the visitors rode their luck. Donaldson's penalty, Shotton's back-post touch, a fine performance from Kuszczak and a late disallowed goal ensured a 2–1 win, which took them into December fourth in the table.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–December
A poor performance compounded by Davis's dismissal for a second booking brought a 3–0 defeat at home to Barnsley. In the next match, Birmingham visited Newcastle United – the team who began the season as the hottest favourites ever for the Championship title. Rowett did not replace the suspended Davis with a similarly combative player, preferring to include more creative players, two of whom were substituted at half time with the score 2–0.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–December
Newcastle's superiority continued through the second half, Dwight Gayle completed a hat-trick, and the match ended 4–0; Birmingham's teenage debutant Corey O'Keeffe missed a good chance to mark his first appearance with a goal. Rowett was disappointed with his team, saying that "we didn't play enough balls or play with enough quality when we did win the ball. We were too passive at times." In front of the season's lowest league attendance, of 15,212, Birmingham beat Ipswich Town by two goals to one. Donaldson scored the first, from the penalty spot, but was stretchered off soon afterwards, and Morrison doubled the lead, but Ipswich pulled one back after 69 minutes and had a late equaliser disallowed.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Change of management
The win against Ipswich left Birmingham in seventh position, three points off third place, and outside the play-off positions only on goal difference. The following morning, two days after three new directors had joined the board, Rowett and his backroom staff were sacked.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Change of management
Later that day, the former West Ham United and Watford manager Gianfranco Zola was appointed  on a two-and-a-half-year contract. His staff included Pierluigi Casiraghi and Gabriele Cioffi as first-team coaches and Kevin Hitchcock as goalkeeping coach. The club's chief executive, Panos Pavlakis, said, "His pedigree, philosophy and ambition fits with what we would like to achieve as we move in a new direction. Gianfranco has a wealth of top-level experience as both manager and player and we are extremely excited about his appointment." Zola confirmed that he had been approached about the post "some time ago".


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Change of management
The Birmingham Mail reported that the players were "fuming" when Rowett told them he had been sacked; Zola began his tenure with a meeting with five senior players – Jutkiewicz, Morrison, Robinson, Shotton and Spector. He outlined his intention to make the team play more attacking, adventurous football, although he accepted it would be a gradual process: "I would be crazy to change a team that is doing so well and to try to implement so many things straight away."


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, December–January
The only change in the starting eleven for Zola's first match, at home to top-of-the-table Brighton & Hove Albion, saw Stewart replace the injured Donaldson. Kieftenbeld hit the post inside the first minute, Jutkiewicz gave Birmingham the lead early in the second half with an arcing header from Davis's cross, and the same player was denied by a "smart save". Zola brought on Dacres-Cogley for Stewart, to strengthen the right side of defence and counteract Brighton's increasingly influential substitute, Solly March, and then replaced Gleeson, who had looked comfortable in the sitting midfielder role, with Tesche.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, December–January
March promptly beat Tesche and crossed for Anthony Knockaert to equalise. In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Robinson – on for Spector – fouled March to concede a free kick that led to a corner, from which Glenn Murray was left unmarked to head home the winner. According to Derby County manager Steve McClaren, "Birmingham were waiting to be beaten"; they were beaten, but only via what Zola described as a soft penalty. December ended with Birmingham's first point since the change of management. Away to Barnsley, they came back from 2–0 down to draw the match, with goals from Jutkiewicz (penalty) and Maghoma, to finish the year in eleventh position.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, December–January
In January, Birmingham collected two points from five Championship matches in which they scored just twice. Jutkiewicz gave his side a lead at home to Brentford, but in the second half, the visitors capitalised on mistakes to score three times as well as miss a penalty. In a match of few chances, Nottingham Forest broke their five-match losing streak in a match of few chances in which Birmingham's highlight was the return on loan of midfielder Craig Gardner, who had left the club after their relegation from the Premier League in 2011.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, December–January
Early in the visit to 23rd-placed Blackburn Rovers, Cotterill was fouled for a penalty converted by Jutkiewicz. Danny Graham equalised with the last kick of the first half. Kuszczak had earlier suffered a blow to the head and was substituted at half time with blurred vision. Although the second half was open, the score remained 1–1, and Birmingham gave a late debut to new signing, Turkish international winger Kerim Frei. Zola gave a first start to Frei and a debut to former Middlesbrough right-back Emilio Nsue away to Norwich City, but although he thought the team had been more creative, they lost 2–0.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, December–January
Without Cotterill for the visit of Reading on transfer deadline day – he had joined divisional rivals Bristol City on loan, having been given 24 hours notice to find another club because he did not fit into the shape that Zola wanted his team to take up – and with Dacres-Cogley and Robinson replacing Nsue and Morrison on fitness grounds, Birmingham lost Shotton to injury at half time. Morrison came on, and helped his team produce what the Birmingham Mail reported as a determined performance that deserved at least a draw. The visitors scored the only goal after 71 minutes, extending the winless run under Zola's management to eight Championship matches.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, February–April
Birmingham won their first match under Zola's management on 4 February at home to Fulham. With both Morrison and Shotton unavailable through injury, Robinson and Grounds played at centre-back, with Nsue and Keita at full-back and Jerome Sinclair making his debut alongside Jutkiewicz. After heading against the crossbar in the first half, Jutkewicz scored the only goal of the match – his tenth of the season – a few minutes after Fulham's Ryan Fredericks was sent off for a foul on Gardner.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, February–April
Normal service was resumed with a 3–0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, in which Birmingham hit the woodwork three times. Without Davis, who began a two-match suspension for ten yellow cards, Birmingham recalled Adams to the starting eleven for the visit to Preston North End and gave Krystian Bielik his debut alongside Grounds at centre-back. Gardner captained the team, and was sent off for a bad foul, just after Preston had taken a 2–1 lead. Zola said he was "fed up" of talking about luck: "The reason we keep losing games like this is not because we are unlucky, at the moment we are very poor, simple as that."


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, February–April
With Shotton fit again, Birmingham played a 3–5–2 formation for the visit of Queens Park Rangers; with Jutkiewicz injured, Adams and Sinclair played up front. Five minutes after Nsue "missed a sitter", QPR took the lead. After half an hour, left wing-back Keita went off with concussion; at half-time, winger Frei came on for defender Dacres-Cogley, and Jack Storer made a late appearance in a deeper, midfield role. By the time of Nsue's stoppage-time goal, QPR had four. Davis and Gardner returned at Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Adams as lone striker.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, February–April
Kieftenbeld's sharp reaction to Wolves' goalkeeper dropping the ball at his feet gave Birmingham a lead, which was doubled by Davis with a curled shot from the edge of the penalty area. After Robinson was sent off for striking an opponent – the dismissal was rescinded on appeal – Wolves reduced the deficit but Birmingham held on for a win that left them in 13th position.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, February–April
Fourth-placed Leeds United's manager Garry Monk claimed to have not enjoyed the first hour of his team's visit to Birmingham, but Chris Wood scored twice to contribute to a 3–1 defeat for his former employers. Zola claimed that despite the mistakes, it was his team's best performance of the season. Four days later, they gave what BBC Sport's reporter dubbed "as poor a first-half display as they have produced all season" at home to 23rd-placed Wigan Athletic. Another former Birmingham loanee, Dan Burn, scored the only goal of the match.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, February–April
Away to Cardiff City, Jutkiewicz scored an 89th-minute equaliser when the ball rebounded off his shin after his header was saved; despite the point, Birmingham dropped to 17th place, six points above the relegation zone. The last fixture in March saw the return of Donaldson after three months out with injury. The goalless draw took Newcastle United top of the table and left Birmingham 18th and a point closer to relegation.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, February–April
Away to Ipswich Town, Grounds gave Birmingham a lead just after half-time, but Gavin Ward's shot – described by Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy as "a wonder-strike, or a lucky cross" – beat Kuszczak to share the points. After Glenn Murray's 20th goal of the season gave Brighton & Hove Albion a 2nd-minute lead, Birmingham had the better of the first half, but they conceded again just after half-time and the match finished 3–1.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, February–April
The consolation goal, after 85 minutes, came when Frei ran through Brighton's defence and slid the ball through to Maghoma in the penalty area; he backheeled it to Adams whose fierce shot was deflected past the goalkeeper. The next fixture saw the return to Gary Rowett to St Andrew's, as manager of Derby County. Again, Birmingham conceded early; a shot rebounded off the post onto Kuszczak's back and into the goal. Jutkiewicz appeared to have equalised but the attempt was disallowed: neither manager saw a foul. After 69 minutes, Adams did equalise, and it seemed as though Birmingham would hold on for the draw when, in stoppage time, Derby's goalkeeper hit a quick goal kick down the middle to Tom Ince who lobbed the advancing Kuszczak.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, February–April
Birmingham began the Easter weekend away to Rotherham United, whose relegation was already confirmed and who had lost their previous ten matches, without Donaldson, who had injured a knee in training. Zola said before the match that they needed to win, but the performance did not reflect that need. After 73 minutes, Frei's first goal for Birmingham, a swerving 25-yard free kick, gave his team the lead, but that lead lasted only 12 minutes, and Rotherham missed a clear chance to win the match in stoppage time when Jerry Yates "embarrassingly blazed over".


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, February–April
At the end of the match, the Birmingham crowd called for Zola to go – he said that he had no intention of leaving, and as long as the fans turned on him but supported the players, there was no problem – and during the post-match warm-down, arguments broke out among the players and Emilio Nsue had to be restrained by teammates. At home to Burton Albion on Easter Monday, Birmingham lost 2–0.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Second change of management
Zola resigned after the match. He said: "I sacked myself. I decided to give in my resignation. I am sorry because I came to Birmingham with huge expectations. Unfortunately the results have not been good and I take full responsibility. It is not that I like quitting, but Birmingham deserves better. If I feel I cannot help the players, why stay? If I cannot help the team, it is better I leave and let someone else do that."


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Second change of management
The team had won just twice in 24 attempts under his management, and had fallen from three points off third place when he took control to three points outside the relegation zone with three matches remaining. According to BBC WM's Richard Wilford, "The Easter performances against Rotherham and Burton were limp, listless and damning. Birmingham's flirtation with relegation is very real indeed."


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Second change of management
Sixteen hours later, the club announced the appointment of the 70-year-old Harry Redknapp, who was Premier League Manager of the Year in 2009–10 with Tottenham Hotspur. He would work unpaid until the end of the season, and would receive a bonus if the team avoided relegation. Any interest in staying in post for 2017–18 would depend on their staying up. He brought in experienced manager Steve Cotterill and coach Paul Groves as first-team coaches, and retained Kevin Hitchcock as goalkeeping coach.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, The last three matches
Redknapp contacted Gary Rowett to discuss the players ahead of his first match in charge, the derby visit to Aston Villa, which was preceded by a minute's applause in honour of Villa and England defender Ugo Ehiogu, who died two days before at the age of 44. A poor but even match in front of a 40,000 crowd was changed after an hour by the introduction of Gabriel Agbonlahor, who scored what proved to be the winning goal – his fifth against Birmingham.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, The last three matches
While bemoaning the fact that Villa's only shot in the second half had resulted in a goal, Redknapp was pleased with the players' application. Video later emerged that appeared to show Paul Robinson kicking and punching Villa's James Chester just after the goal was scored. After Villa owner Tony Xia alerted the authorities to the incident via Twitter, Robinson was charged by the FA, who did not accept his argument that contact was accidental, and he received a three-match ban.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, The last three matches
Michael Morrison's return to fitness after three months out coincided with Robinson's suspension, and he returned to both starting eleven and captaincy for the home fixture against Huddersfield Town. With his team confirmed in the play-off positions, manager David Wagner made ten changes to his starting eleven. After eight minutes, Adams was brought down in the area but Jutkiewicz's penalty was saved. A quarter of an hour later, Adams was sent off for what the referee perceived as a foul; the red card was rescinded on appeal.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, The last three matches
Four minutes before half-time, Grounds' close-range header put Birmingham ahead, and with fourteen minutes or normal time remaining, a foul on Maghoma conceded a second penalty. Maghoma wanted to take the kick himself, but Redknapp told Gardner to do so – he had never seen Gardner take a penalty, but admired the way he could strike a ball –  and the kick was successful. Despite the win, Blackburn Rovers beating Aston Villa meant relegation was still a possibility.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, The last three matches
Birmingham went into the last day of the season knowing that a win away to Bristol City guaranteed survival. If they failed to win, they would go down only if both Blackburn and Nottingham Forest won their final matches. Survival was indeed achieved with a 1–0 victory, this result being essential as both Blackburn and Forest won their final matches.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, FA Cup
As with all first- and second-tier teams, Birmingham entered the competition at the third-round (last-64) stage. They were drawn at home to Newcastle United.


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Cup
In the first round of the League Cup competition, renamed EFL Cup following the rebranding of the Football League as English Football League, Birmingham were drawn at home to Oxford United, newly promoted to League One. They made nine changes from the eleven who started the opening league fixture, only Morrison and Grounds keeping their places. Full


2016–17 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Cup
-back Josh Dacres-Cogley made his senior debut, and first appearances of the season were made by goalkeeper Adam Legzdins, full-back Paul Caddis – playing in a covering position ahead of Dacres-Cogley – midfielders Robert Tesche and Maikel Kieftenbeld, winger Viv Solomon-Otabor and striker James Vaughan. After a first half which Birmingham dominated, creating numerous chances which they failed to take, the second-half introduction of Maghoma, Donaldson and Gleeson made no difference to the score. Just before the end of extra time, Liam Sercombe won the match for Oxford with a close-range header.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season
The 2016–17 season is Blackburn Rovers' 129th season as a professional football club and its fifth playing in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Rovers were relegated to League One on 7 May 2017, in spite of their 3–1 away win against Brentford, with results elsewhere going against them.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, May
On 12 May Rovers announced a five-year deal with kit supplier Umbro.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, May
On 20 May Rovers announced their retained list, Tommy Spurr, Matthew Kilgallon, Chris Taylor, Chris Brown, Lee Williamson, Nathan Delfouneso, Simon Eastwood and Simeon Jackson would all be free to talk to and sign for other clubs upon the expiry of their contracts on 30 June. However, several players have been informed that final decisions over their futures will be made once a new manager has been appointed. Those under 24, Jack Doyle and Connor Thomson have agreed 1 year deals, scholars Josh Askew, Ramirez Howarth and Lewis Travis have also agreed to sign professional terms. Stuart Callaway, David Carson, Modou Cham, Ryan Crump, Anton Forrester, Devarn Green, Sam Joel, Sam Lavelle, Jan Pirretas, Jordan Preston, Hyuga Tanner and Luke Wall have been released.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, June
On 1 June Rovers announced that Owen Coyle has been appointed as new manager on a 2-year deal.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, June
On 17 June Rovers announced the signing of Anthony Stokes on a 3-year deal, following his release from Celtic.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, June
On 18 June it was confirmed that Goalkeeping Coach Laurence Batty had left the club and that new Rovers manager Owen Coyle was in the process of firming up a new coach who would be in place before the players started training.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, June
On 21 June Rovers announced the signing of Stephen Hendrie on a season-long loan from West Ham United.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, June
On 23 June Rovers announced the signing of Danny Graham on a 2-year deal, following his release from Sunderland.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, June
On 23 June Oxford United announced the signing of Simon Eastwood following his contract expiry.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, June
On 25 June Rovers announced the signing of Liam Feeney on a 2-year deal, following his release from Bolton Wanderers.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, June
On 27 June Preston North End announced the signing of Tommy Spurr, who was offered a new contract by Rovers, on a 3-year deal following his contract expiry.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, June
On 29 June Rovers announced that Alan Irvine has mutually agreed to leave the club with immediate effect.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, June
On 29 June Rovers announced the signing of Jack Byrne on a season-long loan from Manchester City.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, July
On 1 July Bolton Wanderers announced the signing of  Chris Taylor following his contract expiry.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, July
On 4 July Rovers announced Sandy Stewart as assistant manager.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, July
On 12 July Port Vale announced signing of Anton Forrester on a 2-year deal, following his release.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, July
On 18 July Walsall announced signing of Simeon Jackson on a 2-year deal, following his release.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, July
On 21 July Rovers announced the sale of Grant Hanley to Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, July
On 25 July Burton Albion announced signing of Lee Williamson on a 1-year deal, following his release.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, August
On 1 August Bradford City announced signing of Matthew Kilgallon on a 1-year deal, following his release.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, August
On 2 August Rovers announced the signing of Gordon Greer on a 1-year deal, following his release from Brighton & Hove Albion.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, August
On 3 August Rovers announced that Rob Kelly has mutually agreed to leave the club with immediate effect.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, August
On 5 August Rovers announced the appointment of John Henry as first team coach.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, August
On 5 August Bury announced signing of Chris Brown on a 1-year deal, following his release.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, August
On 8 August Rovers announced John O'Sullivan has joined Accrington Stanley on loan until 7 January.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, August
On 11 August Rovers announced the signing of Sam Gallagher on a season long loan from Southampton.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, August
On 25 August Rovers announced the signing of Martin Samuelsen on a season long loan from West Ham United.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, August
On 26 August Rovers announced Shane Duffy has joined Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, August
On 26 August Rovers announced the double signing of Tommie Hoban on a season long loan from Watford and Derrick William on a 3-year deal from Bristol City.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, August
On 29 August Rovers announced squad numbers for the development squad for the EFL Trophy.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, August
On 31 August Rovers announced the signing of Charlie Mulgrew on a 3-year deal following his release Celtic.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, August
On 31 August Rovers announced the signing of Marvin Emnes on loan  from Swansea City until 17 January 2017.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, September
On 21 September Rovers announced the signing of Wes Brown on a free transfer following his release from Sunderland in the summer, he will also help coach the u23s team.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, November
On 22 November Rovers announced Martin Samuelsen has returned to West Ham United with immediate effect.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer Activity, December
On 5 December Rovers were drawn away against QPR in the third-round of the FA Cup.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, January
On 5 January Rovers announced the appointment of Paul Senior as Football Director.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, January
On 6 January Rovers announced Jack Byrne has returned to Manchester City with immediate effect.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, January
On 9 January Blackburn were drawn at home against either Barnsley/Blackpool in the 4th round of the FA Cup .


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, January
On 9 January Rovers announced promising youngsters Jack Doyle & Connor Thomson have signed new deals till 2019.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, January
On 17 January Rovers announced John O'Sullivan has left the club by mutual consent.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, January
On 20 January Rovers announced Scott Wharton has joined Cambridge United on loan until the end of the season.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, January
On 24 January Rovers announced Josh Askew has joined Warrington Town on loan.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, January
On 27 January Rovers announced promising young midfielder Joe Rankin-Costello has signed his first professional deal till 2019.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, January
On 30 January Rovers announced Lucas João has joined on loan from Sheffield Wednesday until the end of the season.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, January
On 31 January Rovers announced Marvin Emnes has rejoined on loan from Swansea City until the end of the season.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, January
On 31 January Rovers announced Ben Marshall has left the club to join Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, February
On 11 February Rovers announced Ramirez Howarth has joined Skelmersdale United on loan.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, February
On 15 February Rovers announced Matthew Platt and Connor Thompson have joined Barrow on loan.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, February
On 21 February Rovers announced that manager Owen Coyle has left the club by mutual consent, assistant manager Sandy Stewart, first team coach John Henry and goalkeeping coach Phil Hughes have also left the club.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, February
On 22 February Rovers announced the appointment of Tony Mowbray as the club's new head coach, with Head of Academy coach David Lowe stepping up to become Assistant Manager and David Dunn stepping up to become 1st Team Coach.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter Activity, March
On 2 March Rovers announced goalkeeper David Raya has signed a new deal till 2019.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Pre-Season Friendlies
On 23 May 2016, Blackburn Rovers announced five pre-season friendlies, with a sixth friendly expected to be confirmed at a later date. The games are during, and follow a six-day training camp in Austria from July 4–10 which included a friendly against Austrian Bundesliga side SV Ried.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Pre-Season Friendlies
Upon returning to England following the training camp, Rovers had three hour long friendlies in the shape of a tournament against Morecambe and Bury at Morecambe's Globe Arena. The following week Rovers will travel to Rochdale for a friendly at Spotland Stadium and Blackpool four days later at Bloomfield Road.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Pre-Season Friendlies
Rovers only friendly at Ewood Park was finally announced on 22 June against second tier Spanish team Girona.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, EFL Cup
The first round draw of EFL Cup took place on Wednesday 22 June, Rovers were drawn away to League Two side Mansfield Town.


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, FA Cup
The first round draw of FA Cup took place on 12 December, Rovers were drawn away to Championship side Queens Park Rangers F.C..


2016–17 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, EFL Trophy
Blackburn Development Squad entered the competition at the first round group stage and were drawn against Carlisle United, Fleetwood Town and Oldham Athletic in Northern Group D.


2016–17 Blackpool F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 108th season in the Football League, and their first season back in League Two following relegation from the 2015–16 Football League One. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Blackwater Elite season
The 2016–17 Blackwater Elite season was the 3rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2016–17 Bnei Sakhnin F.C. season
The 2016–17 Bnei Sakhnin season was the club's 27th season since its establishment in 1991, and 10th straight season in the Israeli Premier League since promoting from Liga Leumit in 2006–07.


2016–17 Bnei Sakhnin F.C. season
During the 2016–17 campaign the club have competed in the Israeli Premier League, State Cup, Toto Cup.


2016–17 Bnei Sakhnin F.C. season, Player details
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition


2016–17 Bobsleigh World Cup
The 2016–17 Bobsleigh World Cup was a multi-race series over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 28 November 2016 in Whistler, Canada and ended on 19 March 2017 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The World Cup was organised by the IBSF (formerly the FIBT) who also run World Cups and Championships in skeleton. The season was sponsored by BMW.


2016–17 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by seventh year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to San Diego State. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Utah in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Illinois.


2016–17 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team, Previous season
The Broncos finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to Colorado State. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament after declining an invitation from the inaugural Vegas 16.