2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
The game was well and truly over with a rare 70th-minute goal from N'Golo Kanté compounding Mourinho's misery on his return to Stamford Bridge. With this win, Chelsea had gone eight league games, winning four and drawing four, without losing against Manchester United, making it their best run against the Red Devils in club history.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
Chelsea lost their next game, an EFL Cup game, 2–1 against West Ham at the newly renovated Olympic Stadium on 26 October 2016, knocking them out of the competition. The game was marred by crowd disturbances amongst both sets of rival fans, with plastic bottles, coins and seats being thrown across the London Stadium. Prior to the match, there had been nine arrests outside the stadium and 23 banning orders issued by West Ham for disorderly fan behaviour since moving into their new stadium.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
Chelsea bounced back with a 2–0 win in the Premier League over Southampton at St Mary's Stadium on 30 October. The win meant Chelsea won all their Premier League matches in the month of October; a run of four wins, scoring 11 goals without conceding any. The last time Chelsea had a four-game winning run was April 2015 and the four consecutive clean sheets were also the first since August 2010 when Chelsea had a run of six consecutive Premier League games without conceding.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
On 5 November, Chelsea stunned Everton at Stamford Bridge with a 5–0 win. The hosts scored two goals in quick succession, coming from Eden Hazard and Marcos Alonso in the 19th and 20th minutes of the game. Diego Costa added a third goal before half time to seal the game, however Chelsea did not relent with two further goals coming in the second half, one of these being a Pedro goal into an open net. Everton were completely dominated throughout the whole game and penned into their own half, only having one off-target shot in comparison to Chelsea's 21 shots. With this win, Chelsea had five consecutive league victories, scoring 16 goals and conceding none in their last five games. The win also sent The Blues top of the Premier League table going into the international break.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
On 18 November, Chelsea's Eden Hazard and Antonio Conte both won the Premier League Player of the Month and the Premier League Manager of the Month awards respectively for the month of October.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
On 20 November, Chelsea earned their sixth consecutive league victory, beating Middlesbrough 1–0 at the Riverside Stadium. In the process, Diego Costa became the first player to reach double digits in league goals when he scored his tenth goal of the season.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
On 26 November, Chelsea ended Tottenham Hotspur's unbeaten run since the start of the Premier League season, where Chelsea won 2–1. Chelsea conceded their first goal since the 3–0 away defeat to Arsenal in the form of a fantastic long-distance strike from Tottenham's Christian Eriksen, and were dominated throughout much of the first half, however Chelsea were able to equalize just before half time with a spectacular right-footed curled effort from Pedro.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
Spurs' miserable record at Stamford Bridge was extended to 30 games without a win – dating back to February 1990 – after Victor Moses scored what proved to be the winner six minutes after the restart. The win ensured that Chelsea would enter the month of December top of the Premier League.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 3 December, Chelsea handed Manchester City their first home defeat after the Blues came back from a Gary Cahill own goal in the first half with three second half goals to earn a 3–1 victory. The match ended in a wide-scale brawl that occurred as a result of a Sergio Agüero two legged lunge tackle on Chelsea defender David Luiz. Following the brawl, Aguero and Fernandinho were both sent off with straight red cards, Fernandinho being sent off due to his violent conduct against Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fàbregas. Aguero received a four-match ban for his actions, while Fernandinho received a three-match ban. Following the game, the FA charged both clubs involved with failing to control their player's on-pitch behaviour, with both clubs having until 8 December 2016 to respond to the charges.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 9 December, Chelsea became the first club to collect three Premier League awards in the same month, picking up all the prizes for November: Diego Costa was named Player of the Month after registering two goals and two assists in three November contests; Antonio Conte was named Manager of the Month for the second successive month after guiding the club a perfect three wins out of three matches; and Pedro won Premier League Goal of the Month for November thanks to his curling effort from outside the box in the match against Spurs on 26 November.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 11 December, Chelsea prevailed over West Bromwich Albion with a close 1–0 win, the only goal of the game coming in the 76th minute from Diego Costa, the Spaniard scoring his 12th goal of the season. The win sent Chelsea top of the table again, three points clear of second-placed Arsenal, and gave Chelsea their ninth consecutive league victory.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 13 December, manager Antonio Conte confirmed that 20-year-old Brazilian winger Kenedy had returned to Chelsea from his loan spell at Watford. Kenedy had made just one substitute appearance for Watford during his loan spell.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 14 December, Chelsea secured their tenth consecutive league victory with a 1–0 away win over Sunderland. Cesc Fàbregas scored his first league goal of the season in the 40th minute after an assist from Willian. Eden Hazard missed his first league game of the season after picking up a knock during the win over West Brom. César Azpilicueta made his 200th appearance for the Blues in the match, just one day after signing a three-and-a-half-year contract that will keep him at the club through the 2020 season.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 17 December, Gary Cahill made his 300th appearance for the club as Chelsea narrowly won over Crystal Palace 1–0, away at Selhurst Park, extending Chelsea's unbeaten streak at Selhurst Park to 26 years, since Palace last defeated Chelsea there in 1990. The win takes Chelsea nine points clear of title chasers Liverpool and Arsenal, both having a game in hand over Chelsea. The win also meant that Chelsea are the third team in Premier League history to reach 500 league wins, after Arsenal and Manchester United.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
Chelsea also equal a club record with 11-straight league wins; Chelsea last achieved this feat from April to September 2009. Diego Costa and N'Golo Kanté both accumulated their fifth yellow cards of the season, resulting in themselves not being available for selection in the Boxing Day match against AFC Bournemouth. Diego Costa scored his 13th league goal of the season and his 50th for Chelsea since first signing. Diego Costa's 50th goal in 97 games for Chelsea meant that he eclipsed Didier Drogba's record of 50 goals in 112 games.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 22 December, young Chelsea midfielder Charly Musonda made an early return from his loan spell at Real Betis after struggling for fitness and form while on loan. Musonda only made one start throughout his loan spell, having apparently fallen out with former Betis manager Gus Poyet.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 23 December, Chelsea announced the permanent transfer of Oscar to Shanghai SIPG for a club record £52,000,000, to be completed within the January transfer window.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 26 December, Chelsea earned their twelfth straight league victory and broke their all-time record of successive league victories with a 3–0 home win over Bournemouth. A curled effort from Spanish winger Pedro, and a penalty from Eden Hazard in the 49th minute effectively sealed the game for the hosts. Chelsea's third, a stoppage time goal, came in the form of a Bournemouth own goal from defender Steve Cook, this being as a result of a Pedro shot deflecting off the Bournemouth defender and spinning over the goal line. Chelsea put up an encouraging performance in spite of having two of their key players, Diego Costa and N'Golo Kanté, suspended for the game. The win means that Chelsea remain top of the table and six points clear of second-placed Liverpool.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 31 December, Chelsea equalled a top flight record of 13 consecutive wins in a single season with a thrilling 4–2 home victory over Stoke City. Goals from Gary Cahill with a headed effort, a second-half brace from Willian to help Chelsea regain the lead on two occasions in the match, and an 85th minute Diego Costa strike sent the Blues nine points clear of second-placed Liverpool going into the New Year, with Liverpool being able to cut the deficit to six points should they earn a victory against fellow title challengers Manchester City.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On the same day, Dutch midfielder Marco van Ginkel signed a new contract with the Blues, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until the end of the 2018–19 season, whilst also rejoining his former loan club PSV Eindhoven for the rest of the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 1 January, goalkeeper Jamal Blackman extended his loan spell with League Two club Wycombe Wanderers until the end of the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 4 January, Tottenham ended Chelsea's 13-game winning run by defeating them 2–0 at White Hart Lane. A brace from midfielder Dele Alli with goals just before and after half time, prevented Chelsea from writing Premier League history with a fourteenth successive win. However, the result itself did not affect Chelsea's position in the Premier League, with the Blues remaining in first place and five points clear of second-placed Liverpool following their draw with Sunderland.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 6 January, long-serving midfielder Mikel John Obi completed a move to Chinese Super League club Tianjin TEDA for an undisclosed fee, having played 376 times for the Blues since joining in 2006, winning two Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the 2012 Champions League during his time at Stamford Bridge. Mikel had not featured under new Chelsea boss Antonio Conte all season, with Mikel himself stating that the time was right for "a new challenge".


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
Besides, Chelsea recalled young forward Isaiah Brown from his loan spell at Rotherham United, with Huddersfield Town signing him on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. He joins fellow Chelsea loanee Kasey Palmer at Huddersfield.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 8 January, Chelsea defeated Peterborough United 4–1 at home in the third round of the FA Cup. Goals from Michy Batshuayi, Willian and a brace from Pedro ensured that Chelsea would advance into the fourth round. Chelsea captain John Terry was sent off on his first start for the club since October, but the Blues held on for a convincing victory over Posh.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On the same day, Chelsea exercised a recall clause in Dutch defender Nathan Ake's season-long loan deal at Premier League club Bournemouth, following some impressive performances for the south coast club.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 13 January, Antonio Conte won the December Premier League Manager of the Month. As a result, he became the first manager in history to win the award in three successive months.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 14 January, Chelsea returned to winning ways in the league with a 3–0 victory over last season's Premier League champions Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. Marcos Alonso opened the scoring early on with Eden Hazard providing the assist, later scoring another to put the Blues 2–0 up shortly after half time. A third Chelsea goal from Pedro in the 71st minute secured up the three points for the away team, sending Chelsea seven points clear of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur at the summit of the Premier League. The win and three points also meant that Chelsea had surpassed their points total from the 2015–16 Premier League season, reaching 52 points compared to last season's 50 points.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 17 January, Brazilian midfielder Lucas Piazon's loan at Fulham was extended until the end of the season.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 18 January, young forward Patrick Bamford rejoined his former loan club  Middlesbrough on a permanent basis for a reported £6 million.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 22 January, The Blues defeated Hull City 2–0 at home. Diego Costa scored at his 100th appearance for the club at the 7th minute of first-half injury time. The long stoppage was a result of a clash of heads with between Gary Cahill and Hull midfielder Ryan Mason. Mason was sent to hospital and it was later confirmed that he sustained a skull fracture, while Cahill remained on the pitch and secured the victory with a header goal on the second half.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 28 January, Chelsea defeated Brentford 4–0 at home in the West London derby in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Branislav Ivanović scored his first goal of the season and was later fouled to allow Michy Batshuayi to add a fourth from the penalty spot.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
Youngsters Fikayo Tomori and Mukhtar Ali joined Brighton & Hove Albion and Vitesse respectively on loans until the end of the season.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 31 January, Chelsea recorded their second draw of the season as they drew against Liverpool at Anfield. David Luiz scored a stunning freekick on the first half at his 100th Premier League appearance. It was also his first goal in his second spell at Chelsea. Georginio Wijnaldum equalised with his head after the break. The final result held to 1–1 after Diego Costa's penalty was saved by Simon Mignolet in the 76th minute. The Blues extended their lead at top of the Premier League to nine points as the two title contenders Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur both dropped points on the same night.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
On 1 February, Chelsea announced the departure of 32-year-old Serbian defender Branislav Ivanović. Ivanovic joined Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg on a free transfer after nine years of service, having scored 34 goals in 377 appearances and won two Premier League medals, one Champions League medal, one Europa League medal, three FA Cup medals and one League Cup medal. He is also one of only five foreign players to reach the 300-game landmark for the Blues.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
Branislav Ivanovic missed the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final due to suspension. However, he starred in the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final, scoring in the final minute of stoppage time to clinch a 2–1 win for Chelsea and with it their first Europa League title. He was subsequently named Man of the Match. Ivanovic was also outstanding during the title-winning campaign of 2014–15 and played in every minute of the 38 games. The Blues boasted the best defensive record in the league and he was one of six Chelsea players named in the Team of the Season. He ended his Chelsea career with a goal against Brentford in his final game.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
On 4 February, Chelsea beat Arsenal 3–1 at home. Eden Hazard scored a magnificent solo goal in the 8th minute of second half. Cesc Fàbregas scored the third goal for the Blues against his former captained team, after an error by ex-Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
On the same day, the Blues announced that on 22 July, they would play Arsenal at Beijing National Stadium in preparation for next season.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
On 8 March, Chelsea returned to the Olympic Stadium to face West Ham; this time the home side were beaten.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
On 13 March, a goal from N'Golo Kanté in the FA Cup quarter-finals put holders Manchester United out of the tournament.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
On 18 March, Chelsea won at Stoke 2–1, thus emerging from March unbeaten.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
On 1 April, having taken the lead through Cesc Fàbregas, Chelsea lost 2–1 at home to South London club Crystal Palace, with all the goals being scored in the first eleven minutes.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
On 5 April, Chelsea return to winning ways with a 2–1 home win over Manchester City.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
On 16 April, Manchester United exacted revenge for being eliminated from the FA Cup the previous month with league victory over Chelsea at Old Trafford.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
On 22 April, Chelsea won their FA Cup semi-final at the neutral venue of Wembley Stadium, despatching Tottenham 4–2.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
On 25 April, Chelsea were 4–2 winners over Southampton: Eden Hazard and Gary Cahill netting in the first half and a Diego Costa double in the second-half; former Blues Oriol Romeu and Ryan Bertrand scored for Saints.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
On 30 April, Chelsea won at Everton 3–0, featuring an "effort from outside the box" scored by Pedro, Gary Cahill scoring in his second consecutive game, and an 86th-minute strike from Willian.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
On 8 May, goals from Diego Costa, Marcos Alonso and Nemanja Matić were enough to relegate visitors Middlesbrough back to the English Football League after just one season in the top-flight.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
On 12 May, Chelsea defeated West Bromwich Albion 1–0 to clinch the Premier League title as they went ten points clear with two games remaining. Michy Batshuayi scored the winning goal in the 82nd minute. On the same day, Pedro was awarded his second – and Chelsea's third – Goal of the Month this season with his strike at Goodison Park.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
On 15 May, a much-changed Chelsea side were 4–3 winners over Watford, with substitute Cesc Fàbregas finding the winner shortly before the away side had a man sent off, the other Blues goalscorers were John Terry, César Azpilicueta, and Michy Batshuayi. The Hertfordshire club gave the champions-elect that day a guard of honour; this included Kenedy, the player making his Chelsea league début having made one appearance for Watford earlier in the season before his loan deal was cancelled.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
On 21 May, Chelsea defeated already-relegated Sunderland 5–1 with goals from Willian, Eden Hazard, Pedro and a brace from Michy Batshuayi – his fourth in three matches. It was the last league game for John Terry, who was subbed in the 26th minute to a standing ovation from all the supporters. This marked Chelsea's 30th league win this season, most by any team in a single Premier league season.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
On 27 May, Chelsea fell behind to Arsenal in the 2017 FA Cup Final in the fourth minute to Alexis Sánchez' goal, and were reduced to ten men when Victor Moses received his second yellow card. However, despite Arsenal's extra-man advantage, Chelsea equalized through Diego Costa in the 76th minute. The London clubs would stay level for only three minutes before Aaron Ramsey headed in the winner.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Pre-season
On 13 April 2016, it was announced that Chelsea would visit Austria for two pre-season friendlies against Rapid Wien and Wolfsberger AC. Chelsea concluded their pre-season campaign facing Bundesliga side Werder Bremen in Germany.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Pre-season, International Champions Cup
On 22 March 2016, the schedule for the 2016 International Champions Cup was announced that Chelsea would play Liverpool, Real Madrid and Milan.


2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
The fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 15 June 2016 at 9:00 BST.


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


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


2016–17 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Cheltenham Town's 130th season of existence and their first back in League Two after gaining promotion the previous season. Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.


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


2016–17 Chesterfield F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Chesterfield's 150th season in their history and their third consecutive season in League One. Along with League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.


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


2016–17 Chesterfield F.C. season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.


2016–17 Chesterfield F.C. season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.


2016–17 Chicago Blackhawks season
The 2016–17 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 91st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Blackhawks finished the season with 109 points to win the Central Division and the best record in the Western Conference. As a result, they received the No. 1 seed in the West of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but were swept in the first round by the eventual Stanley Cup runner-up Nashville Predators.


2016–17 Chicago Blackhawks season
Following the playoff loss, general manager Stan Bowman stated that the playoff loss was unacceptable and vowed that changes would be made.


2016–17 Chicago Blackhawks season
Patrick Kane led the Blackhawks in scoring with 89 points and 34 goals. The Blackhawks had six players score 20 or more goals, Kane, Artemi Panarin (31), Marian Hossa (26), Artem Anisimov (22), Richard Panik (22), and Jonathan Toews (21). Goaltender Corey Crawford led the Blackhawks with 32 wins.


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


2016–17 Chicago Blackhawks season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with Blackhawks only. ‡Left team mid-season. Stats reflect time with Blackhawks only.


2016–17 Chicago Blackhawks season, Transactions
The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Chicago Blackhawks season, Draft picks
Below are the Chicago Blackhawks' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.


2016–17 Chicago Bulls season
The 2016–17 Chicago Bulls season was the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Former 2011 MVP and 2009 Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose was traded from his hometown team to the New York Knicks. This was the first season without Rose since the 2012–13 season and 2006-07 without Joakim Noah, who left to sign with the Knicks. Dwyane Wade, who played for the Miami Heat from 2003 to 2016, decided to leave the Heat and sign with his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls. A Chicago native, Wade grew up a fan of the Bulls, and Michael Jordan. The Bulls also traded Tony Snell to the Milwaukee Bucks for Michael Carter-Williams on October 17, 2016.


2016–17 Chicago Bulls season
The Bulls finished the regular season with a 41–41 record, securing the 8th seed. In the playoffs, they faced off against the Boston Celtics in the First Round, where they lost in 6 games after losing 4 straight in the absence of Rajon Rondo.


2016–17 Chicago Bulls season
Following the season, Jimmy Butler was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Rajon Rondo was released and signed with the New Orleans Pelicans, and Dwyane Wade signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.


2016–17 Chicago Bulls season
As of 2021, this season marked the last time the Bulls made the playoffs.


2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by seventh-year head coach Tracy Dildy, played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–26, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. Due to Grand Canyon's ineligibility for postseason play, they received the No. 7 seed in the WAC Tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to New Mexico State.


2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cougars finished the 2015–16 season 4–28, 0–14 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to Cal State Bakersfield.


2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central


2016–17 Chilean Primera División
The 2016–17 Campeonato Nacional season was the 86th season of top-flight football in Chile. Universidad Católica were the defending champions.


2016–17 Chilean Primera División, Format changes
Same as last season: Apertura and Clausura format, without playoffs.


2016–17 Chilean Primera División, Torneo Apertura, Runners-up playoff
The winner qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores second stage, while the loser qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage.


2016–17 Chinese Basketball Association season
The 2016–17 CBA season is the 22nd season of the Chinese Basketball Association.


2016–17 Chinese Basketball Association season
The regular season began on Saturday, October 29, 2016, with the defending champion Sichuan Blue Whales hosting the Beikong Fly Dragons.


2016–17 Chinese Basketball Association season
The regular season ends on Sunday, February 19, 2017, and the playoffs begin on Friday, February 24, 2017.


2016–17 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign Players Policy
All teams except the Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players. The bottom 4 teams from the previous season (except Bayi) have the additional right to sign an extra Asian player.


2016–17 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign Players Policy, Rules Chart
The rules for using foreign players in each game are described in this chart:


2016–17 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign Players Policy, Rules Chart
++ If a team waives its right to sign an extra Asian player, it may use its 2 foreign players for 7 quarters collectively.


2016–17 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign Players Policy, Import Chart
This is the full list of international players who competed in the CBA during the 2016-17 season.


2016–17 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs
The 2017 CBA Playoffs began on February 24 and ended on April 7, 2017.


2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at Fifth Third Arena, with a capacity of 13,176. The season marked the final year prior to major renovations to Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats were led by 11th-year head coach Mick Cronin and were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 30–6, 16–2 to finish in second place in AAC play. They beat Tulsa and UConn in the AAC Tournament before losing to SMU in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South region. They defeated No. 11-seeded Kansas State in the First Round before losing to No. 3-seeded UCLA in the Second Round.


2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bearcats finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. They lost to UConn in four overtimes in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament. The Bearcats received an at-large bid as a No. 9 seed to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Saint Joseph's in the First Round.


2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Preseason
At AAC Media Day, Cincinnati was picked to win the AAC regular season title and senior guard Troy Caupain was voted as AAC Preseason Co-Player of the Year. In addition, Gary Clark and Caupain were named to the Preseason All-AAC First Team.


2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the third for the Bearcats as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats, led by eighth year head coach Jamelle Elliott, played their home games at Fifth Third Arena. They finished the season 16–14, 7–9 in AAC play to finish in a 4 way tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic Women's Tournament to Houston.


2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team, Media
All games will have a video stream on , ESPN3, or


2016–17 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season
The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights entered the season following their second Frozen Four appearance the previous season.


2016–17 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season
After a slow start, the Golden Knights rebounded to win their third ECAC Regular Season title in four years. They followed this with their first ever ECAC tournament championship, defeating Cornell by a score of 1–0. In the NCAA Tournament, the Golden Knights advanced to their second title game, which they won 3–0 over top-ranked Wisconsin for the program's second national title. In addition to the postseason championships, the Golden Knights also won an in-season tournament for the first time, winning the Windjammer Classic at Vermont on Thanksgiving weekend.


2016–17 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season, Offseason, Coaching changes
The offseason saw the departure of two-year assistant coach Meghan Duggan, who left to concentrate on preparing for the Winter Olympics in two years time. Her role was filled by Tony Maci, who had previously served as an assistant coach at Adrian College and Princeton.


2016–17 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by sixth-year head coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina after a one-year of renovation, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in 12th place. They defeated NC State in the first round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Duke. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Oakland.


2016–17 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 17–14, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Tournament to Georgia Tech.


2016–17 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, 2017 NBA Draft
The Tigers had one player drafted in the 2017 NBA Draft.


2016–17 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Audra Smith. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum after a one year of renovation. They finished the season 15–16, 3–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. They advance to the second round of ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Louisville.


2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time in franchise history, the Cavaliers entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Golden State Warriors in seven games in the NBA Finals where they came back from a 3–1 deficit, becoming the first team in NBA Finals history to do so. The Cavaliers also broke the record of most made three-pointers in a regular season game with 25 against the Atlanta Hawks.


2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 51–31 record, securing the 2nd seed. In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated and swept the Indiana Pacers in four games in the First Round, advancing to the Semi-finals. They then defeated and swept the Toronto Raptors in four games, advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals. They defeated the Boston Celtics in five games to advance to the NBA Finals for the third straight season. In the 2017 NBA Finals, the Cavaliers faced off against the Golden State Warriors for the third consecutive year, becoming the first two teams to meet three consecutive times in the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers would lose in five games against the Warriors in the NBA Finals.


2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season
After the season, David Griffin left as general manager and after hearing about trade rumors, most notably a 3-team deal that was confirmed by team and league sources that would've sent Paul George and Eric Bledsoe to the Cavaliers and Kyrie Irving and Channing Frye to the Phoenix Suns, Irving, not being content about the situation and per his request, was traded to the Boston Celtics for Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, Ante Žižić, a 2018 1st round draft pick (Collin Sexton was later selected), and a 2020 2nd round draft pick (Skylar Mays was later selected) was added as compensation for Isaiah Thomas's injury.


2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Gary Waters who was in his eleventh season. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center with two games at Quicken Loans Arena and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 86th season of Cleveland State basketball. They finished the season 9–22, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the Horizon League Tournament, they lost to Youngstown State in the first round.


2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
On March 7, 2017, head coach Gary Waters retired. He finished at Cleveland State with an 11-year record of 194–172. On March 24, the school hired former Georgia and Western Kentucky head coach Dennis Felton.


2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team, Previous season
The Vikings finished the 2015–16 season 9–23, 4–14 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament to Green Bay.


2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of the League’s coaches, media, and sports information directors, Cleveland State was picked to finish eighth in conference play. Rob Edwards was selected to the Preseason All-Horizon League second team.


2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season
The 2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season is the 88th consecutive Primera División season for the senior squad. During the season, Boca Juniors will take part in the Primera División, Copa Argentina and in the Semifinals of the Copa Libertadores.


2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, June
In the first days of June, 3 players arrived to the club: Fernando Zuqui, from Godoy Cruz, in the transfer it was included money for Guillermo Pol Fernández; Darío Benedetto, from Club América; and Walter Bou, who was loaned from Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). Also, Lisandro Magallán and Gonzalo Castellani returned from their loans in Defensa y Justicia and Lanús. Additionally, Alexis Rolín left the club. After 7 years and more than 150 games in the club, Cristian Erbes left Boca to play in Mexican team Veracruz. The season started with a 4–0 win over Güemes in the Round of 64 of the Copa Argentina.


2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, July
Santiago Vergini signed with Boca despite that the medical check wasn't good. Nicolas Benegas is loaned to Quilmes. Boca lost their first match of Copa Libertadores, in the Semifinals, 2–1 against Independiente del Valle; and in the second leg, Boca lost again, in an incredible match 3-2 and it was eliminated in the Semifinals. Fernando Tobio returned to Palmeiras. Andrés Chávez is loaned to São Paulo. Daniel Díaz is transferred to Getafe CF. Nicolás Lodeiro is transferred to Seattle Sounders FC. César Meli signed for Sporting CP on a one-year loan. Talleres (C) made use of the option to purchase Juan Cruz Komar permanently.


2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, August
Sebastián Palacios is transferred to Talleres (C). Also, 4 more players arrived to the club: Sebastián Pérez, from Atlético Nacional; Axel Werner, who was loaned from Atlético Madrid; Ricardo Centurión, who was loaned from São Paulo and Fernando Tobio, who was loaned again from Palmeiras. After 5 years and more than 200 games, Agustín Orión left the club to play in Racing Club. On August 23 Boca won 2–1 over Santamarina in the Round of 32 of the Copa Argentina. Wílmar Barrios and Nazareno Solís are transferred from Deportes Tolima and Talleres (C). The new players were publicly introduced in the last days of August. At the start of the Primera División tournament Boca played against Lanús losing 1–0. Franco Cristaldo is loaned to Rayo Vallecano.


2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, September
Leandro Marín is loaned to Arsenal. Nicolás Colazo is loaned to Australian team Melbourne City. The first match of September was a 3–0 victory over Belgrano. After that a 1–1 draw against Godoy Cruz and a 4–1 win vs Quilmes with a hat-trick of Darío Benedetto. Boca advanced to the Quarterfinals of Copa Argentina after the victory over Lanús in the penalty shoot-out.


2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, October
The month started with a 1–1 draw against Tigre and a 2–0 victory over Sarmiento. Gonzalo Castellani is loaned to Defensa y Justicia. Boca played in Tucumán against Atlético Tucumán achieving a 2–2 draw. After that a 4–0 win over Temperley.


2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, November
Boca lost against Rosario Central in the Quarterfinals of Copa Argentina; Boca will not play any CONMEBOL tournaments in 2017. Boca won the first match away, 3–0 in La Plata against Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). On November 11 in Spain, Boca won the Antonio Puerta Trophy 4–3 against Sevilla. D.C. United acquires Luciano Acosta on a permanent transfer after the expiration of his one-year loan. Boca couldn't won against Rosario Central in the local tournament, it was a 1–1 draw. Boca won the derby against San Lorenzo, after several months Fernando Gago returned to the first team.


2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, December
In the first match of December, Boca got a great win 4–2 over Racing Club; and 4–2 against River Plate in the Superclásico. In the last match of 2016 Boca won 4–1 against Colón. After a lot of rumors finally was confirmed that the last idol of the club, Carlos Tevez is transferred to Shanghai Shenhua of China.


2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, January
Adrián Cubas signed for Pescara on a six-month loan. After a 2–0 victory over Estudiantes (LP) in Mar del Plata, and a 2–2 draw against San Lorenzo Boca was crowned championship of the Copa de Oro. On the last friendly Superclasico, River Plate defeated Boca 2–0, the match was played in Mar del Plata. César Meli is transferred to Racing Club.


2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, February
On February 2 Boca lost 5–3 in penalties after a 1–1 draw in a friendly against Chivas de Guadalajara in Jalisco. Oscar Benítez is loaned to Boca from Benfica on an 18-month loan and the goalkeeper Agustín Rossi is transferred from Estudiantes (LP). On February 11 Boca lost 3–1 against Aldosivi. Federico Carrizo is transferred to Rosario Central. The last friendly of the summer was a 2–1 victory over Colón.


2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, March
In the long-awaited return of the tournament Boca beat Banfield 2–0. And then suffered the first defeat in La Bombonera against Talleres (C). After that loss Boca won a difficult game 2–1 in San Juan against San Martín.


2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, April
In the first game of April Boca win 1–0 against Defensa y Justicia. And then, a 3–1 win over Vélez Sarsfield, keeping Boca in the first place of the table. But a 1–1 draw against Patronato and a 0–0 draw against Atlético de Rafaela made Boca lose 4 important points. In the last match of April Boca won 3–0 over Arsenal.


2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, May
Boca started May with a 0–0 draw against Estudiantes (LP). In the second Superclasico Boca played very badly and lost 3–1; but then Boca won 1–0 over Newell's Old Boys and drew 1–1 against Huracán.


2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, June
Boca, showing great football won 3-0 the derbi over Independiente, and after that a 4–0 win over Aldosivi. On June 20, San Lorenzo won 1–0 over Banfield, the only team with chances to reach Boca at the top, so that Boca became the champion of 2016–17 Primera División. In the last away match Boca drew 2–2 against Olimpo. In the last match of the tournament Boca won 2–1 over Unión. With 21 goals Darío Benedetto finished as the tournament goalscorer.


2016–17 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Competitions, Overall
1: There is a one-month break between the quarterfinals and semifinals due to the Copa América Centenario held in June, so the Second Stage, Round of 16 and Quarterfinals belong to the previous season.


2016–17 Club Atlético Independiente season
The 2016–17 season Independiente participated in the Primera División, Copa Sudamericana and continued in Copa Argentina from the previous season.


2016–17 Club Atlético River Plate season
The 2016–17 season is Club Atlético River Plate's 6th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Club Atlético River Plate season, Season events
On June 29, Luciano Lollo signed a 4 years contract with River Plate, after the club bought him from Racing Club. The transfer was made for U$S3.5M.


2016–17 Club Atlético River Plate season, Season events
On June 30, Enrique Bologna signed a contract with River Plate after quitting Gimnasia y Esgrima.


2016–17 Club Atlético River Plate season, Season events
On July 8, Iván Rossi became part of the squad. River bought the player from Banfield for U$S3M.


2016–17 Club Atlético River Plate season, Season events
On August 3, Arturo Mina signed a 4 year contract with River Plate. The club bought the 70% of the transfer for U$S2.47M.


2016–17 Club Atlético River Plate season, Season events
On September 28, River Plate presented a new kit (the fourth released in 2016), featuring black as main color, with diagonal red and white stripes. The design is a tribute to Ángel Labruna, one of the club's greatest idols.


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


2016–17 Club Atlético River Plate season, Squad Winter
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2016–17 Club Atlético River Plate season, Copa Libertadores, Final stages
The 2017 Copa Libertadores final stages were played from 4 July to 29 November 2017. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2017 Copa Libertadores.


2016–17 Club Atlético River Plate season, Copa Libertadores, Final stages
This matches are listed on the article 2017-18 Club Atlético River Plate season.


2016–17 Club Puebla season
The 2016–17 Puebla season was the club's 70th professional season in Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. The club also played Supercopa MX.


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


2016–17 Club Puebla season, First-team squad, First-team squad
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers winter 2016–2017.


2016–17 Club Puebla season, 2016, Attendance
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2016–17 Club Puebla season, Clausura 2017 Copa MX
Puebla FC was drawn into Group 4 of the 2017 Clausura 2017 Copa MX alongside Club Atlas and Mineros de Zacatecas.


2016–17 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by tenth-year head coach Cliff Ellis, played their home games at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina as first-year members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–19, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, they defeated South Alabama before losing to Texas–Arlington in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Hampton, Loyola (MD) and UIC to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Wyoming where they lost 2 games to 1.


2016–17 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Chanticleers finished the 2015–16 season 21–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for second place. The season marked the Chanticleers final season in the Big South. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament to Gardner–Web. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Mercer, New Hampshire, and Grand Canyon to advance to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the Chanticleers lost to UC Irvine.


2016–17 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by fourth year head coach Jaida Williams, played their home games at HTC Center and were first year members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 13–16, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to Appalachian State.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Colchester United's 80th season in their history and their first season competing in League Two following their relegation from League One in the 2015–16 season. It was their first season in the fourth tier of English football for 18-years. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season
Distinct changes in form and a series of lengthy squad injuries dictated Colchester's season. Many first-team players found themselves ruled out by injury, including Matthew Briggs, Kurtis Guthrie, Denny Johnstone, Frankie Kent, Lewis Kinsella, Doug Loft, Luke Prosser, Craig Slater, and Sammie Szmodics. Early season promise faded in late September with a winless run that stretched to the end of November. A turn in fortunes saw the U's win seven out of eight league games through December into January, earning John McGreal the December League Two Manager of the Month award. They again suffered patchy form from January onwards until a late push for the play-offs saw a return to form in April. Colchester fell just one point short of a play-off place on the final day of the League Two season, finishing in eighth position.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season
In the cup competitions, the U's were defeated in the first round of the EFL Cup and FA Cup by Brighton & Hove Albion and Chesterfield respectively, while they finished bottom of their group in the revamped EFL Trophy competition.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Colchester United announced their retained list on 20 May 2016. Darren Ambrose, Joe Edwards, Tosin Olufemi, Elliot Parish, Nicky Shorey and Marvin Sordell would all be leaving after the club decided to not renew their contracts following relegation to League Two. Three Academy products, Marley Andrews, Kieran Bailey and Tyler Brampton, would also leave the club upon the expiry of their deals.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Maldon & Tiptree's Ben Wyatt became Colchester's first signing of the season on 23 May when he signed a one-year contract with the club. On 25 May, Drey Wright signed a new one-year deal with the club. The following day, Jack Curtis became the second out-of-contract player to sign a new deal.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
The club confirmed their first three pre-season friendlies on 31 May. Colchester would first take on Maldon & Tiptree on 9 July, then host Ipswich Town on 20 July, before a trip to Chelmsford City on 23 July.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 2 June, Dillon Barnes committed his future to the club by signing a three-year deal. Colchester's League Two rivals Leyton Orient signed Gavin Massey for an undisclosed fee from the club on 8 June. Colchester's next transfer dealings came on 21 June, when Sammie Szmodics signed a new three-year contract with the club. Following this came news that former Southend United defender Luke Prosser had signed a two-year deal with the club after being released by Southend. Two players also left the club the same day, with Alex Gilbey joining Championship side Wigan Athletic after an undisclosed fee was agreed for the out-of-contract player, while George Moncur joined fellow Championship club Barnsley for reported fee of £500,000.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Colchester made their third and fourth summer signings on 28 June, bringing in Scottish striker Denny Johnstone from Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee, and Courtney Senior from Brentford on a free transfer. This followed news that Academy graduate Macauley Bonne had signed a two-year contract extension on 22 June.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Having spent the second half of the previous season on trial from Chelmsford City, defender Dexter Peter joined the club on a one-year contract on 29 June. Following Peter in joining Colchester was former Gillingham wide player Brennan Dickenson. Dickenson signed a two-year contract after his release from Gillingham. The following day, four under-18 players signed one-year development contracts with the club. Committing were defender JJ Wilson, midfielder and brother of Drey Wright, Diaz Wright, winger George Brown, and forward Decarrey Sheriff.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 1 July, Colchester signed another ex-Gillingham player as Doug Loft joined on a two-year contract. On 4 July, Cameron James and Tariq Issa both signed new four-year deals with the club just one year after agreeing contracts until 2019. The following day, Colchester's longest serving player Tom Eastman signed a one-year contract extension.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Kurtis Guthrie became John McGreal's eighth summer signing on 6 July when he joined on a two-year contract from National League side Forest Green Rovers for an undisclosed fee. This followed news that Jamie Harney had agreed a new one-year deal with the club. On 7 July, Femi Akinwande became the final out-of-contract player to agree a new deal with the club, signing a new one-year deal. Later the same day, Colchester announced the arrival of midfielder Craig Slater from Kilmarnock for an undisclosed fee.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Colchester played their pre-season friendly fixture on 9 July away to Maldon & Tiptree. Two different sides turned out for either half, with Dexter Peter's effort separating the two teams at the interval. Former U's player Jamie Cureton turned out as a trialist for the Jammers for the second half. Colchester doubled their advantage through Macauley Bonne in the final ten minutes, before Matthew Briggs sealed the 3–0 victory late on.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
In their second pre-season friendly, Szmodics scored a hat-trick against Needham Market with Chris Porter converting from the penalty spot in a 4–1 win for Colchester on 12 July. Their next fixture was a match against Welsh side Airbus UK Broughton while attending a training camp in Cheshire. Goals from Porter, Guthrie and a deflected Drey Wright shot were enough to hand the U's a 3–2 victory on 14 July.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Colchester's first home friendly was the regular pre-season fixture between the U's and neighbours Ipswich Town. Brett Pitman scored the only goal of the game to hand the visitors victory on 20 July. Another Szmodics hat-trick and Macauley Bonne's second goal of pre-season proved to be the difference between Colchester and Chelmsford City as they earned another 4–1 win on 23 July.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Premier League opposition visited the Colchester Community Stadium on 25 July with the visit of Crystal Palace. A Jordon Mutch goal separated the two sides as Colchester put in a strong performance but could not find the back of the net.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Ahead of their final pre-season friendly against Southend, the U's signed former Aston Villa defender Lewis Kinsella on a one-year contract. Colchester lost their game against Southend 2–0 on 30 July.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
John McGreal appointed Luke Prosser as the new club captain on 4 August ahead of the season-opening fixture against Hartlepool United.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, August
Colchester began the campaign away to Hartlepool United on 6 August. Tom Eastman scored inside five minutes to put Colchester ahead, but new signing Craig Slater brought down Nathan Thomas in the box and Billy Paynter converted the resulting penalty after 27-minutes to level the scores. The score remained the same in the second half in a game which saw a competitive debut for five Colchester players.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, August
In the second week of the new league season, Colchester earned their first win of the campaign and John McGreal's first as manager as the U's won 2–0 at home against Cambridge United on 13 August. The goals came from Brennan Dickenson and Denny Johnstone, both goals being each player's first for the club. Dickenson's performance earned him a place in the English Football League Team of the Week for all three divisions. The same day, the club completed two transfer deals to assist the development squad. Young left-back JJ Wilson joined Maldon & Tiptree on loan for one month, while former Barnet trainee full-back Brendan Ocran signed a one-year development contract. Also leaving on loan was Jack Curtis, who joined Needham Market for one month, while George Elokobi was made available for loan.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, August
In Colchester's first midweek game of the season on 16 August, the U's rushed to a 3–0 first-half lead over Grimsby Town at the Community Stadium. Brennan Dickenson scored his third goal in two games with a brace of goals in the 10th and 39th-minutes, separated by Kurtis Guthrie's first goal for the club. Grimsby fought back with an early second-half goal, and then pulled another goal back in the third minute of second-half stoppage time for a 3–2 result. Dickenson was named in the EFL Team of the Week for the second successive week as a result of his performance.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, August
The U's were defeated 2–0 at Fratton Park on 20 August as Gary Roberts scored a brace for Portsmouth. A goal and assist from Chris Porter gave Colchester a 2–0 away victory at Wycombe Wanderers on 27 August with Sammie Szmodics also registering his first goal of the season.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, August
Colchester bolstered their under-23 ranks with the signing of Welsh youth international Rhys Williams on 29 August. The club made two transfer deadline day loan signings of winger Tarique Fosu from Reading until 7 January 2017, and midfielder Glen Kamara for the same period.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, August
It was announced on 6 September that John McGreal and Brennan Dickenson were in contention to win the League Two 'Manager of the Month' and 'Player of the Month' awards respectively.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, September
After the English Football League transfer window had closed, National League side Lincoln City signed Macauley Bonne on loan initially until 26 October on 2 September.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, September
Colchester's unbeaten home record for the season was ended by visitors Exeter City on 3 September. Robbie Simpson opened the scoring for Exeter after eight minutes, but Sammie Szmodics equalised with his second goal in as many league games after 13-minutes. The U's went ahead seven minutes from half-time when Kurtis Guthrie also scored his second goal of the season. However, Colchester conceded two second-half goals without reply to consign them to a 3–2 defeat.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, September
After failing to break into Colchester's first-team squad, defender Jamie Harney's contract was terminated by mutual consent on 9 September.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, September
Colchester bounced back from their 3–2 defeat against Exeter with a 3–2 win against Blackpool at home on 10 September. The visitors took the lead, but Sammie Szmodics registered his third goal in three league games to equalise nine minutes prior to the break. The U's took the lead after 56-minutes from Chris Porter's close range shot. Porter scored again to put Colchester further in front with six minutes to go, before Blackpool pulled one back through Brad Potts in the 89th minute. Porter's performance earned him a place in the EFL 'Team of the Week'.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, September
Colchester travelled to Barnet on 17 September for their first ever game at The Hive. Loanee Tarique Fosu scored his first goal for the club after six minutes, and lead for 76 minutes by this margin until Curtis Weston scored an equaliser for Barnet.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, September
Accrington Stanley left the Weston Homes Community Stadium with three points on their first visit on 24 September after beating Colchester 2–1. Drey Wright had scored his first goal of the season after seven-minutes, but two second-half goals from Romauld Boco and Billy Kee condemned the U's to their third defeat of the season.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, September
Closing September with their second trip of the season to Broadfield Stadium, Colchester came away with a point, an improvement on their performance in the EFL Trophy. The hosts had taken the lead after 18-minutes, but Chris Porter scored his fourth goal of the season to rescue a point in the 88th minute of the game.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, October
Colchester stretched their winless run to four games on 1 October with a 2–0 defeat in their away trip to Carlisle United. George Elokobi was loaned out to Braintree Town on 4 October for one month. Colchester signed free agent Lloyd Doyley on 7 October after having been signed to Championship side Rotherham United during the 2015–16 campaign.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, October
Colchester hosted Newport County for the first time since the 1987–88 season on 8 October, with the Welsh club rooted to the bottom of the League Two table. The U's winless run stretched to six games without a win after a goalless draw. On 13 October, Jack Curtis' loan at Needham Market was extended until 12 November, while Colchester recalled Macauley Bonne from his loan spell at Lincoln.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, October
Second-placed Doncaster Rovers hosted the U's on 15 October, and while Colchester had the better of the chances, Doncaster edged a 1–0 victory with a first-half injury time goal from Tommy Rowe separating the sides. A week later, Colchester had a great start against Morecambe when Chris Porter scored after four minutes of their first ever league encounter, and only the second meeting between the two sides. Goalkeeper Sam Walker saved a Morecambe penalty in the first-half, before Tom Barkhuizen equalised on 27-minutes. Porter scored his sixth goal of the season after converting a penalty six minutes before the interval.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, October
Morecambe earned a 2–2 draw when substitute Lee Molyneux scored in the 77th minute. Meanwhile, under-23 striker Femi Akinwande joined National League South side Bishop's Stortford for one month. Callum Harrison also left the club temporarily on 25 October, joining Needham Market for a second loan spell with the Isthmian League Premier Division side. Also leaving the club on loan was Ben Wyatt, who joined National League South outfit Concord Rangers for one month on 28 October.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, October
Referee Kevin Johnson was forced to leave the field on a stretcher during Colchester's tie with Plymouth Argyle following a collision with Jimmy Spencer on 29 October. Craig Tanner had opened the scoring for the home side on 16 minutes, but a Craig Slater free kick levelled the score after 31-minutes. Following a ten-minute delay for Kevin Johnson's injury, Ryan Donaldson capitalised on a defensive mix-up to put his side 2–1 up. Plymouth held on for 16-minutes of injury time to condemn Colchester to a ninth consecutive game without victory.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, November
Colchester attracted their largest crowd of the season on 12 November for their home game against Leyton Orient. The O's, who were in the relegation zone before kickoff, beat the U's 3–0 to drop Colchester to 22nd-position, just one point outside of the relegation places. Colchester slipped into the relegation zone on 19 November after they conceded two goals in the final four minutes of their game against Yeovil Town. Kurtis Guthrie's goal early in the second half was cancelled out by substitute François Zoko before fellow substitute Tahvon Campbell scored Yeovil's winner in the 90th minute.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, November
The U's recalled George Elokobi from his loan at Braintree Town and he was handed his first start of the season for Colchester's game against Cheltenham Town on 22 November. Owen Garvan made his first appearance of the season, assisting a goal as Colchester earned their first victory in eleven League Two matches, moving them out of the bottom two. Craig Slater scored first in the 48th minute following a goalless first half, before Brennan Dickenson scored his fourth of the season on 65-minutes.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, November
Three minutes later, a Tom Eastman header from a Garvan corner kick gave the U's a three-goal advantage. The match ended 3–0 to Colchester, while Cheltenham had Harry Pell sent off for simulation in the 87th minute. They followed this up with their biggest win of the season, a 4–0 home win over Crewe Alexandra on 26 November. Kurtis Guthrie opened the scoring in the first-half, while Owen Garvan, Drey Wright and Brennan Dickenson scored in the second half to move the U's up to 15th.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, December
Colchester opened December with a goalless draw at Mansfield Town on 10 December. They extended their unbeaten run to four games on 17 December with a 2–1 home win over Notts County. The visitors took the lead in the first half, but Kurtis Guthrie scored his fifth goal of the season to level the scores before the interval. A goalmouth scramble saw Richard Duffy score an own goal with 13-minutes remaining to hand the win to the U's.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, December
Goalkeeper James Bransgrove announced his retirement from professional football on 21 December at the age of 21 to pursue a career in business. On 22 December, Colchester signed Jermaine Grandison on a contract until the end of the season after he impressed in games for the under-23 squad. The same day, Dion Sembie-Ferris joined Ben Wyatt at National League South side Concord Rangers on loan for one month.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, December
The U's extended their run with an away win at Luton Town in their Boxing Day fixture. Craig Slater's third goal of the campaign proved the difference between the sides as Colchester returned to the top-half of the table. They then closed 2016 with another away win at Stevenage on 31 December. The U's took the lead after 15-minutes when Brennan Dickenson headed in a corner from Owen Garvan before Kurtis Guthrie added a second from the penalty spot after being fouled by former Colchester loanee Jamie Jones.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, December
Stevenage fought back with a goal late in the first half, and then equalised six minutes into the second half. Substitute Chris Porter scored his first goal since October following injury to reclaim the lead for his side, and then fellow substitute Tarique Fosu scored in injury time for a 4–2 victory.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, January
Colchester started 2017 with a 2–0 win against Cheltenham Town at the Community Stadium. Tom Eastman scored his third goal of the season after 10-minutes, before Brennan Dickenson scored in the 84th minute for his seventh of the campaign to move the U's up to eighth in the League Two table. Dickenson was then named in the EFL 'Team of New Year' for the games played either side of New Year, while John McGreal was shortlisted for the 'Manager of the Month' award for December after securing ten points from a possible twelve for his side. McGreal became the first Colchester manager since Paul Lambert in January 2009 to be named 'Manager of the Month' on 6 January.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, January
Colchester moved back into the play-off positions on 7 January after beating third-placed Carlisle United 4–1 to earn their fifth successive victory. Chris Porter scored in the eleventh minute to put the U's 1–0 ahead, but Brisley equalised with a looping header on 28-minutes. The U's retook the lead on 33-minutes when Kurtis Guthrie scored with a curling effort. He scored his second five minutes after half-time to put his side 3–1 ahead, and he completed his hat-trick in the fifth minute of injury time, moving the U's up to sixth in the table. He was subsequently named in the EFL 'Team of the Week'.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, January
On 12 January, Tarique Fosu had his loan extended by the club until the end of the season, while fellow loanee Glen Kamara returned to Arsenal.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, January
Colchester traveled to Newport County on 14 January, where their hosts held the U's to a 1–1 draw. Josh Sheehan opened the scoring for Newport, before Chris Porter converted a penalty kick in the 35th minute after Kurtis Guthrie had been fouled in the area.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, January
On 18 January, the club announced that it was to part company with midfielder Jack Curtis. The same day, the club announced the signing of Eli Phipps from Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month contract. Further transfer activity followed on 20 January, with triallist Tommy O'Sullivan joining Eli Phipps in moving from Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee. He signed a contract until June 2018. Meanwhile, left-back Michael O'Donoghue left the club by mutual consent after making just one first-team appearance.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, January
Colchester suffered their first defeat since 19 November when they lost 3–0 at in-form Exeter City on 21 January.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, January
On 27 January, Macauley Bonne was sent out on loan for a second time to the National League, joining Woking for an initial month. On 30 January, Chris Regis became the third Academy player to leave the club in order to seek first-team football, while Rekeil Pyke joined the U's from Huddersfield Town on loan until the end of the season. Colchester completed two deadline day transfer deals on 31 January.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, January
The arrival of goalkeeper Dean Brill following his release from Motherwell would provide competition for Sam Walker and would allow Dillon Barnes to head out on loan, in response to the surprise retirement of James Bransgrove in December. Then, after having his contract terminated by Swindon Town earlier in the day, midfielder Sean Murray joined the U's on a one-and-a-half year deal.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, February
On 3 February, Femi Akinwande made a loan return to his former club Maldon & Tiptree, joining the Jammers for an initial one-month loan.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, February
A trip to Blackpool on 4 February saw the U's return with a point after a battling draw. Jamille Matt had opened the scoring for the home side after 12-minutes, but Kurtis Guthrie's tenth goal of the season gave Colchester a share of the points six minutes later. Debutant Sean Murray was sent off for a bad tackle on Jim McAlister in the fifth minute of injury time. Matthew Briggs made his first competitive appearance of the season following a long injury layoff.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, February
Colchester's next game at home to Barnet on 11 February saw two central defenders forced off with injury within the first 15-minutes. Frankie Kent was replaced by Alex Wynter and Lloyd Doyley by Matthew Briggs. Despite the defensive setback, the U's took the lead following Kurtis Guthrie's long range shot on 18-minutes. Their advantage was doubled prior to half-time by Brennan Dickenson. Barnet scored a late goal but Colchester held on for a 2–1 victory.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, February
The U's suffered their first home defeat since November on 14 February after Crawley Town won 3–2 at the Community Stadium. Denny Johnstone scored his second goal for the club to give the hosts an 18th-minute lead, but a hat-trick from Jimmy Smith put Colchester 3–1 down by the 51st-minute. A late consolation goal from Brennan Dickenson reduced the deficit, while both Charley Edge and Rekeil Pyke made their professional debuts from the bench as the club slipped to 10th in the league table.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, February
Colchester then suffered their first back-to-back defeats since November when they lost 2–1 at Accrington Stanley on 18 February. First-half goals from Billy Kee and Matty Pearson handed Accrington the advantage before Omar Beckles was shown a red card for a tackle on Brennan Dickenson just before the break. Chris Porter scored his tenth goal of the season from the penalty spot but it proved only to be a consolation.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, February
Colchester earned a 1–0 win against Wycombe Wanderers on 21 February to leapfrog them into 7th-position and the play-off places. George Elokobi scored with a long range effort on 13-minutes, and the U's held on for the remainder of the game, while the visitors had defender Joe Jacobson sent off for a second bookable offence two minutes from full-time.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, February
Both Frankie Kent and Denny Johnstone were ruled out for the remainder of the season during February following injuries sustained during the games against Barnet and Accrington Stanley respectively.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, February
The U's remained in the play-off places on 25 February following a 2–1 win at home to Hartlepool United. Second-half goals from Kurtis Guthrie and Chris Porter secured the win for Colchester, despite Hartlepool pulling a goal back eight minutes from full-time. They were then defeated 1–0 at Grimsby Town on 28 February which pushed them back out of the play-off positions and into ninth.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, March
March began with more injury problems for Colchester, with Craig Slater and Kurtis Guthrie requiring operations which would rule them out for the remainder of the season. Meanwhile, Femi Akinwande joined his third loan club of the season, signing with National League South East Thurrock United for one month on 3 March.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, March
Sammie Szmodics scored on his return from injury to earn Colchester a point away at Cambridge United on 4 March. After going behind in the 20th minute, substitute Szmodics scored with six minutes remaining to salvage a point for the injury-stricken U's, while both sides also had goals disallowed.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, March
On 10 March, it was announced that Director of Football Tony Humes and Director of Football Operations Tony Ashby had been added to board of directors at the club.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, March
Colchester failed to register a shot on target in their home game against Portsmouth on 11 March when they were beaten 4–0, remaining three points off the play-off positions. They followed this up with a 2–0 home win against Mansfield Town on 14 March, Brennan Dickenson and Sammie Szmodics the goalscorers for the U's in the first-half.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, March
After scoring in the midweek game, Sammie Szmodics broke his leg in Colchester's 2–0 defeat at Crewe Alexandra on 18 March. For their following game, Tom Eastman returned to the starting line-up for Colchester's game against Luton Town at the Community Stadium on 25 March. Two Chris Porter goals in the first-half were enough to decide the match, while Luton scored a consolation through Isaac Vassell in the third minute of stoppage time. Porter was named in the EFL Team of the Week for his performance against Luton.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, March
Having failed to break into the Colchester United first-team, Jermaine Grandison was released on 29 March without making an appearance for the club.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, April
Colchester travelled to Notts County for their first game of the month on 1 April. The home side opened the scoring after eight minutes, but Chris Porter's third goal in two games evened the game on 21-minutes. Shola Ameobi scored either side of the half-time break to record a 3–1 victory for County, leaving the U's five points off the playoff positions. They followed this up by equalling their best result of the season with a 4–0 win at home to Stevenage.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, April
Brennan Dickenson's eleventh goal of the campaign arrived on 12-minutes, and Chris Porter scored his 15th goal of the season after 30-minutes. Two own goals by Josh McQuoid on 34-minutes and Charlie Lee on 39-minutes sealed Colchester's win before the half-time break. The score remained the same in the second half, while Tommy O'Sullivan came on to make his club debut twelve minutes from time. Winger Tarique Fosu was named Man of the Match and earned a place in the EFL 'Team of the Week' for his performance after playing a part in two of Colchester's goals.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, April
Midfielder Owen Garvan had his contract cancelled by mutual consent on 11 April citing personal reasons for his departure.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, April
On Good Friday, Colchester held league leaders and already promoted Doncaster Rovers to a 1–1 draw at the Community Stadium. Brennan Dickenson opened the scoring after 16-minutes, before the visitors equalised in first-half injury time.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, April
Colchester were held to a 1–1 draw at Morecambe on Easter Monday having held a 1–0 lead following Richard Brindley's free kick in the 22nd minute until the 88th, when former Colchester defender Michael Rose equalised from the penalty spot. This left the U's two points from the play-off places with three games remaining. A third consecutive draw followed on 22 April when they played out a goalless draw with second-placed Plymouth Argyle at the Community Stadium, leaving Colchester three points outside the play-off places with two games remaining.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, April
With Colchester looking to make the play-off places, they travelled to already relegated Leyton Orient on 29 April. The U's took the lead through Tarique Fosu on 26-minutes, but shortly after the half-time break, former Colchester youth team player Sandro Semedo equalised. Chris Porter and Macauley Bonne both scored for Colchester to make it 3–1 before the 85th-minute, when Orient supporters stormed the pitch to protest the running of the club. With supporters refusing to move from the pitch, the match was abandoned an hour after the initial delay in play. Two hours following the postponement, the players returned to the pitch in front of an empty stadium to play out the final five minutes plus three for stoppage time which sealed the 3–1 result for Colchester.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, League Two, May
Ahead of Colchester's final game of the season, it was revealed that Brennan Dickenson had sustained cruciate ligament damage during training that would leave him sidelined for up to nine months. Tarique Fosu's brace of goals in Colchester's 2–0 win against Yeovil on 6 May were not enough to lift the U's into the play-off places after results elsewhere went against them, meaning they finished the campaign in eighth position just one point outside the play-offs.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, EFL Cup
McGreal named seven changes to his squad that drew 1–1 with Hartlepool on the opening day of the season for their EFL Cup tie with Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion, including debuts for young goalkeeper Dillon Barnes, Brennan Dickenson, and Doug Loft. Colchester were dominated by Brighton but managed to go into the half-time break at 0–0. Three goals in ten second-half minutes effectively ended the U's chances, before a fourth was added four-minutes from time.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, EFL Trophy
In the new-look EFL Trophy group stage, Colchester lost their first game 1–0 to Crawley Town on 30 August, but handed first-team debuts for Dexter Peter and Diaz Wright. Colchester also lost their second game at home to Southampton U23 on 4 October. Sam McQueen opened the scoring for the visitors after eight minutes, before Dion Sembie-Ferris scored his first goal for the club on 23-minutes. Tariq Issa replaced Sembie-Ferris at half-time to make his debut for the club, before Olufela Olomola scored the winner six minutes later.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, EFL Trophy
Unable to progress to the knock-out phase of the competition, Colchester hosted Charlton Athletic in their third and final match on 8 November in front of a crowd of just 548. Charlton took the lead through Nicky Ajose, but Macauley Bonne scored his first goal of the season three minutes from half-time to level the score. Unable to find a winner, the game ended in a draw, with the final bonus point decided by penalties. Dillon Barnes made two saves to earn his side a 4–3 penalty shoot-out win.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, FA Cup
Drawn against League One Chesterfield, Colchester drew a crowd of just 1,840 for their FA Cup first round fixture. Chesterfield took the lead in the first half, but half-time substitute Tarqiue Fosu equalised immediately following the break. Chesterfield striker Ched Evans restored the visitors lead four minutes later, and Chesterfield held on to win 2–1.


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


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Players, Under-23s
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


2016–17 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by sixth-year head coach Matt Langel, played their home games at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, New York as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 10–22, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Lehigh.


2016–17 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Raiders finished the 2015–16 season 13–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in four-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament to Army.


2016–17 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time


2016–17 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Colgate Raiders women's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Raiders, led by first year head coach Bill Cleary, played their home games at Cotterell Court and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 10–20, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament to Army.


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


2016–17 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team
The 2016–17 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by third-year head coach Earl Grant and played their home games at the TD Arena as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 25–10, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in second place. They defeated James Madison and Towson to advance to the championship game of the CAA Tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Colorado State.


2016–17 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cougars finished the 2015–16 season 17–14, 8–10 in CAA play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington.


2016–17 College of Charleston Cougars women's basketball team
The 2016–17 College of Charleston Cougars women's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third year head coach Candice M. Jackson, played their home games at the TD Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–21, 6–12 CAA play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Women's Tournament to UNC Wilmington.


2016–17 College of Charleston Cougars women's basketball team
Due to the revelation that Charleston had supplied improperly sized basketballs in its home conference wins over William & Mary and UNCW, the CAA announced on February 2 that those games would be treated as Charleston losses for purposes of CAA tournament seeding, although they still count as Charleston wins for all other purposes.


2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
The 2016–17 CAA men's basketball season marked the 32nd season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball. The season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in late December and concluded in late February.


2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
On February 23, 2017, UNC Wilmington clinched the regular season CAA championship, their third consecutive CAA championship. The College of Charleston finished in second place.


2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
The CAA Tournament was held from March 3–6, 2017 at North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. UNC Wilmington defeated College of Charleston to win the tournament championship, their second consecutive tournament championship. As a result, UNC Wilmington received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. College of Charleston received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament. Towson was invited to play in the College Basketball Invitational, but declined the invitation.


2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason Awards
Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year:  Chris Flemmings (UNC Wilmington)


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


2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Postseason, NCAA tournament
The CAA had one bid to the 2017 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, that being the automatic bid of UNC Wilmington by winning the conference tournament.


2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season, Postseason, National Invitation Tournament
The College of Charleston was invited to play in the 2017 National Invitation Tournament.


2016–17 Colorado Avalanche season
The 2016–17 Colorado Avalanche season was the 22nd operational season and 21st playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season. As well as the franchise's 38th season in the National Hockey League and 45th season overall. Colorado finished with the worst record in the NHL and did not make the playoffs for the third consecutive year. They finished the season with their fewest points since moving to Denver in 1995, and their fewest since 1990–91, which was also the last time the franchise finished in last place overall. The Avalanche's 22 wins were easily the fewest in the Colorado portion of franchise history, and their fewest since 1991–92.


2016–17 Colorado Avalanche season, Off-season
On August 11, 2016, Patrick Roy resigned as head coach and vice president of hockey operations. On August 25, the Avalanche hired Jared Bednar of the American Hockey League's Cleveland Monsters as Roy's replacement. He had led the Monsters to winning the AHL championship in the previous season.


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


2016–17 Colorado Avalanche season, Player stats, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only. ‡Traded mid-seasonBold/italics denotes franchise record


2016–17 Colorado Avalanche season, Transactions
The Colorado Avalanche were involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 NHL season.


2016–17 Colorado Avalanche season, Draft picks
Below are the Colorado Avalanche's selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.


2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tad Boyle in his seventh season at Colorado. The Buffaloes played their home games at Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Arizona. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where the lost in the first round to UCF.


2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Buffaloes finished the 2015–16 season 22–12, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament before losing to Arizona in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed in the South region where they lost to No. 9-seed Connecticut in the First Round.


2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team will represent University of Colorado Boulder during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buffaloes, led by first year head coach JR Payne, played their home games at the Coors Events Center and are a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 4 way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament to Washington State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UNLV and South Dakota State in the first and second rounds before losing to Iowa in the third round.


2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Larry Eustachy in his fifth season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They defeated Air Force and San Diego State to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Nevada. They were invited to the 2017 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated the College of Charleston in the first round before losing in the second round to Cal State Bakersfield.


2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team, Previous season
The Rams finished the season 18–16, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated San Jose State and Boise State to advance to the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Fresno State. They did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team, Offseason, 2016 recruiting class
Colorado State did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.


2016–17 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time


2016–17 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Colorado State Rams women's basketball team represented Colorado State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by fifth year head coach Ryun Williams, played their home games at Moby Arena and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 15–3 in Mountain West play to win the regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Boise State. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Saint Mary's in the first round before losing to UC Davis in the second round.


2016–17 Columbia Lions men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Columbia Lions men's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by first-year head coach Jim Engles, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium in New York City and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 11–16, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League Tournament.


2016–17 Columbia Lions men's basketball team, Previous season
The Lions finished the 2015–16 season 25–10, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Norfolk State, Ball State, NJIT and UC Irvine to become CIT champions.


2016–17 Columbia Lions women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Columbia Lions women's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by first year head coach Megan Griffith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium and are members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 13–14, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.


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


2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets season
The 2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 17th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. This season marked the first time the Blue Jackets were in the Stanley Cup playoffs since the 2013–14 season.


2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Regular season
The Blue Jackets finished October with a record of 3 wins, 3 regulation losses and an overtime loss, but in November they won 9, lost 2 in regulation and 3 in overtime. On November 29, 2016, the team began a winning streak that ran to 16 consecutive games, including a perfect 14-0-0 record in December, but ended on January 3, 2017 with a loss to the Washington Capitals. The 16 game winning streak was one short of the NHL record 17 games, set by the 1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins.