2016–17 Czech 1. Liga season, 2017–18 Extraliga qualification
HC Karlovy Vary failed to qualify for the 2017–18 Czech Extraliga season. They will play in the Czech 1. Liga.


2016–17 Czech 1. Liga season, 2017–18 Extraliga qualification
Motor České Budějovice failed to qualify for the 2017–18 Czech Extraliga season. They will resume playing in the Czech 1. Liga.


2016–17 Czech Cup
The 2016–17 Czech Cup, known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the annual knockout football tournament of the Czech Republic. It began with the preliminary round on 22 July 2016 and ended with the final in May 2017. The winner of the cup gained the right to play in the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.


2016–17 Czech Cup, Preliminary round
The preliminary round ties are scheduled for 22 – 24 July 2016. 70 teams compete in this round, all from level 4 or below of the Czech league system.


2016–17 Czech Extraliga season
The 2016–17 Czech Extraliga season was the 24th season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993.


2016–17 Czech Extraliga season, Playoffs, Play-in Round
Play-off final: HC Bílí Tygři Liberec - HC Kometa Brno 0:4 (3:4, 3:4 OT, 0:3, 2:5). HC Kometa Brno has won its first Czech league title (and 12th overall title; first since 1966).


2016–17 Czech First League
The 2016–17 Czech First League, known as the ePojisteni.cz liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. Slavia Prague won the league, while defending champions Viktoria Plzeň finished in second place. The season began on 29 July 2016 and ended on 27 May 2017.


2016–17 Czech First League, Attendances
These are the average attendances of all the top division teams.


2016–17 Czech First League, Attendances
Updated to games played on 2 July 2017Source:  and  and Notes:†


2016–17 Czech National Football League
The 2016–17 Czech National Football League was the 24th season of the Czech Republic's second tier football league.


2016–17 Czech National Football League, Team changes
After one season played with 15 teams, the number of teams in the Czech National Football League increased back to 16 for the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Czech Women's First League
The 2016–17 Czech Women's First League is the 24th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league for women. Slavia Praha were the defending champions.


2016–17 Czech Women's First League, Format
The eight teams will play each other twice for a total of 14 matches per team. After that the top four teams will play a championship round for another six matches per team. The bottom placed four teams play the relegation round. Points accumulated after the regular season are halved and added the points from the next round. The champion and runners-up qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League.


2016–17 Czech Women's First League, Final stage
Points of the regular season were halved and rounded up, goal difference was kept.


2016–17 Czech Women's First League, Final stage, Championship group
Played by the teams placed first to fourth of the regular season. Teams play each other twice. Points from the first stage are halved and rounded up.


2016–17 Czech Women's First League, Final stage, Relegation group
Played by the teams placed fifth to eighth of the regular season. Teams play each other twice.


2016–17 Czech Women's First League, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Cádiz CF season
The 2016–17 season is the 107 season in Cádiz CF ’s history.


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


2016–17 DEL season
The 2016–17 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 23rd season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.


2016–17 DEL season
Hamburg Freezers did not play this season due to financial reasons. Fischtown Pinguins were given the license to play in the DEL.


2016–17 DEL season
Munich won their second consecutive title by defeating Wolfsburg in five games.


2016–17 DEL season, Playoffs, Playoff qualification
The playoff qualification was played between 1 and 3 March 2017 in a best-of-three mode.


2016–17 DEL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals will be played between 7 and 21 March 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.


2016–17 DEL season, Playoffs, Semifinals
The semifinals were played between 24 March and 4 April 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.


2016–17 DEL season, Playoffs, Final
The final was played between 9 and 17 April 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.


2016–17 DEL2 season
The 2016–17 DEL2 season was the fourth season since the founding of the DEL2, the second tier of German ice hockey, set below the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The season ran from 10 September 2016 till 25 April 2017. Bietigheim Steelers was crowned league premiers by finishing top of the regular season standings. Löwen Frankfurt claimed the championship title by defeating Bietigheim Steelers 4–2 in the final series. Starbulls Rosenheim lost the relegation playoffs 2–4 against ETC Crimmitschau and were relegated from DEL2 to Oberliga.


2016–17 DEL2 season, Modus
Fourteen teams competed in the 2016–17 DEL2 regular season. EHC Bayreuth was promoted from Germany's third division, Oberliga. Each team played each other twice in the regular season, home and away, for a total of 52 matches each. The top six teams directly qualified for the championship playoffs, played in a best of seven format. Teams placed seven to ten advanced to the championship playoff qualifiers, which followed a best of three format. The bottom four teams enter the relegation playoffs. The two losing teams from round 1 face off in the relegation final with the losing team being relegated to Oberliga.


2016–17 DEL2 season, Modus
The DEL2 champion does not automatically get promoted to DEL. In September 2015, the DEL and DEL2 agreed to reintroduce promotion and relegation between the two leagues from the 2017–18 season onwards. The DEL2 champion would then have the opportunity to be promoted, provided it fulfilled the licensing requirements of the DEL, while the last-placed DEL club would be relegated.


2016–17 DEL2 season, Regular season, Results
The cross table represents the results of all matches of the regular season. The home team is listed in the middle column, the visiting team in the top row.


2016–17 DEL2 season, Regular season, Standings
Points rules: 3 points for regulation win; 2 points for OT or SO win; 1 point for OT or SO loss; 0 points for regulation loss Tie-break rules: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored. (C) Champions; (P) Premiers; (R) Relegated Source:


2016–17 DEL2 season, Regular season, Top goaltenders
Note: To qualify for this list, goaltenders need to have played a minimum of 20 matches Source:


2016–17 DEL2 season, Playoffs, Championship
The qualifiers for the playoffs ran between 7 March 2017 to 12 March 2017. Four teams (7v10 and 8v9) competed in best of three series’. The two winning teams advanced to the championship playoffs. In 2017, the two higher ranked teams in the qualifiers, EHC Freiburg and EHC Bayreuth, won their series and advanced to the playoffs. Ravensburg Towerstars and SC Riessersee were knocked out and their season ended.


2016–17 DEL2 season, Playoffs, Championship
The championship playoffs ran between 14 March 2017 to 25 April 2017. Eight teams competed in best of seven series'. The series winning teams advanced through from the quarter-finals to the final. In 2017, the top two seeds Bietigheim Steelers and Löwen Frankfurt each won their quarter and semi-finals to reach the final. The Lions defeated the league premiers 4–2 in the finals series to secure the division 2 championship title, their first DEL2 championship trophy.


2016–17 DEL2 season, Playoffs, Championship
Note: All numbers represent series results, not a match score


2016–17 DEL2 season, Playoffs, Relegation
The relegation playoffs is contested between the four teams who finish bottom of the regular season standings. Run between 14 March 2017 and 11 April 2017, the four teams play best of seven series’. The teams that lose their first round advance to the second round. The winners secure their DEL2 status and avoid relegation. Whoever loses the second round is relegated to Oberliga. The 2017 edition saw Starbulls Rosenheim relegated to Oberliga after losing their first round series 2–4 against ETC Crimmitschau, who finished last in the regular season, before losing in six matches against ETC Crimmitschau in the second round.


2016–17 DEL2 season, Playoffs, Relegation
Note: All numbers represent series results, not a match score


2016–17 DFB-Pokal
The 2016–17 DFB-Pokal was the 74th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 19 August 2016 with the first of six rounds and ended on 27 May 2017 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).


2016–17 DFB-Pokal
The defending champions were Bundesliga side Bayern Munich, after they beat Borussia Dortmund 4–3 on penalties in the previous final. Bayern Munich were knocked out of the competition in the semi-finals by Borussia Dortmund, the eventual winners, losing 2–3.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal
Borussia Dortmund defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 in the final to claim their fourth title.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal
Borussia Dortmund, the winners of the DFB-Pokal had already earned automatic qualification for the group stage of the 2017–18 edition of the UEFA Champions League through position in the Bundesliga. Therefore, the Europa League group stage spot went to the team in sixth, Hertha BSC, and the league's third qualifying round spot to the team in seventh, SC Freiburg. Dortmund also hosted the 2017 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the 2017–18 season, when they faced the champion of the 2016–17 Bundesliga, Bayern Munich.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Format, Participation
The DFB-Pokal began with a round of 64 teams. The 36 teams of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, along with the top four finishers of the 3. Liga were automatically qualified for the tournament. Of the remaining slots, 21 are given to the cup winners of the regional football associations, the Verbandspokal. The three remaining slots were given to the three regional associations with the most men's teams, which currently is Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia. The runner-up of the Lower Saxony Cup was given the slot, along with the best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Format, Participation
For Westphalia, the winner of a play-off between the best-placed team of the Regionalliga West and Oberliga Westfalen also qualified. As every team was entitled to participate in local tournaments which qualify for the association cups, every team can in principle compete in the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams and combined football sections are not permitted to enter, along with no two teams of the same association or corporation.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Format, Draw
The draws for the different rounds were conducted as following:


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Format, Draw
For the first round, the participating teams were split into two pots of 32 teams each. The first pot contained all teams which have qualified through their regional cup competitions, the best four teams of the 3. Liga, and the bottom four teams of the 2. Bundesliga. Every team from this pot was drawn to a team from the second pot, which contained all remaining professional teams (all the teams of the Bundesliga and the remaining fourteen 2. Bundesliga teams). The teams from the first pot were set as the home team in the process.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Format, Draw
The two-pot scenario was also applied for the second round, with the remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) in the first pot and the remaining Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga teams in the other pot. Once again, the 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) served as hosts. This time the pots did not have to be of equal size though, depending on the results of the first round. Theoretically, it was even possible that there may be only one pot, if all of the teams from one of the pots from the first round beat all the others in the second pot. Once one pot is empty, the remaining pairings were drawn from the other pot with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Format, Draw
For the remaining rounds, the draw was conducted from just one pot. Any remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) were the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team served as hosts.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Format, Match rules
Teams met in one game per round. Matches took place for 90 minutes, with two halves of 45 minutes. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time was played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score was still level after this, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss decided who took the first penalty.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Format, Match rules
A total of seven players were allowed to be listed on the substitute bench. For the first two rounds of the competition, a maximum of three players could be substituted, regardless of whether the match went into extra time. However, after a proposal by the German Football Association, the IFAB approved the use of a fourth substitute in extra time as part of a pilot project. This rule went into effect starting with the round of 16 onwards.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Format, Suspensions
If a player received five yellow cards in the competition, he was then suspended from the next cup match. Similarly, receiving a second yellow card suspended a player from the next cup match. If a player received a direct red card, they were suspended a minimum of one match, but the German Football Association reserved the right to increase the suspension.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Format, Champion qualification
The winner of the DFB-Pokal earns automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League. As winners Borussia Dortmund had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League by finishing 3rd in the Bundesliga, the spot went to the team in sixth, Hertha BSC, and the league's second qualifying round spot went to the team in seventh, SC Freiburg. As winner, Dortmund also hosted the 2017 DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and faced the champion of the previous year's Bundesliga, Bayern Munich.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Schedule
The rounds of the 2016–17 competition were scheduled as follows:


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Matches
A total of sixty-three matches took place, starting with the first round on 19 August 2016, and culminating with the final on 27 May 2017 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Matches
Times up to 29 October 2016 and from 26 March 2017 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 30 October 2016 to 25 March 2017 are CET (UTC+1).


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Matches, First round
The draw was held on 18 June 2016 at 23:30. Caroline Siems drew the games.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Matches, Second round
The draw was held on 26 August 2016 at 22:45, with Oliver Bierhoff drawing the games.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Matches, Round of 16
The draw was held on 26 October 2016 at 23:45, with Fabian Hambüchen drawing the games.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Matches, Quarter-finals
The draw took place on 8 February 2017 at 23:15, with Mark Forster drawing the games.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Matches, Semi-finals
The draw took place on 1 March 2017 at 23:15, with Matthias Sammer drawing the games.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Matches, Final
The final took place on 27 May 2017 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Bracket
The following is the bracket which the DFB-Pokal resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Top goalscorers
The following are the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary. Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal Frauen
The DFB-Pokal 2016–17 was the 37th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important competition in women's football.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Results, First Round
The draw was held on 15 July 2016. Matches will be played on 20 and 21 August 2016. Number in bracket is the league level. Eight best clubs of 2015–16 Bundesliga season received a bye.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Results, Second Round
Matches will be played on 8 and 9 October 2016. Eight best placed Bundesliga teams from last season join the 24 winners of the previous round.


2016–17 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Results, Final
The final was played on 27 May 2017 in Cologne. It was a replay of last season's final, which Wolfsburg won 2–1.


2016–17 DHB-Pokal
The 2016 DHB-Pokal was the 41st edition of the tournament.


2016–17 DHB-Pokal, Format
The first round was split in a north and a south part and played in mini tournaments where only the winner advance to the round of 16. From there on a knockout system was used to determine the winner. The final four will be played on one weekend in Hamburg.


2016–17 DHB-Pokal, Final four
The final four was held on 8 and 9 April 2017 at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg. The draw was held on 13 January 2017.


2016–17 DRB Tadjenanet season
In the 2016–17 season, DRB Tadjenanet is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 2nd season, as well as the Algerian Cup.


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


2016–17 DSK Shivajians F.C. season
The 2016–17 season is the 30th season of competitive football played by DSK Shivajians. The club will play their second season in the I-League and Federation Cup.


2016–17 Dallas Mavericks season
The 2016–17 Dallas Mavericks season was the 37th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time since 2013, the Mavs did not qualify for the playoffs. This was their first losing season since 2000.


2016–17 Dallas Stars season
The 2016–17 Dallas Stars season was the 50th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and 24th season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season. The Stars missed the playoffs, finishing 11th in the Western Conference.


2016–17 Dallas Stars season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points) ‹See Tfd›  Loss (0 points) ‹See Tfd›  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) ‹See Tfd›


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


2016–17 Dallas Stars season, Transactions
The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:


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


2016–17 Damehåndboldligaen
The 2016–17 Damehåndboldligaen (known as the Primo Tours Ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is the 81st season of the Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier handball league.


2016–17 Damehåndboldligaen, Championship Playoffs
! Best of three matches. In the case of a tie after the second match, a third match is played. Highest ranking team in the regular season has the home advantage in the first and possible third match.


2016–17 Damehåndboldligaen, Relegation Playoff
! Best of three matches. In the case of a tie after the second match, a third match is played. Highest ranking team in the regular season has the home advantage in the first and possible third match.


2016–17 Dandenong Rangers season
The 2016–17 Dandenong Rangers season was the 25th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The Rangers finished the regular season with a 15–9 record, securing the 2nd seed going into the finals. After defeating the Perth Lynx 2–1 in the Semi Finals, they then faced the Sydney Uni Flames in the Grand Final series where they lost the series 0–2.


2016–17 Danish 1st Division
The 2016–17 Danish 1st Division season is the 21st season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association.


2016–17 Danish 1st Division
The division-champion, the runners-up and the third placed team are promoted to the 2017–18 Danish Superliga The teams in 11th and 12th places are relegated to the 2017–18 Danish 2nd Divisions.


2016–17 Danish 1st Division, Participants
Hobro IK finished the 2015–16 season of the Superliga in 12th place and was relegated to the 1st Division. Lyngby Boldklub, Silkeborg IF, and AC Horsens were promoted to the 2016–17 Danish Superliga as the Danish Superliga expands to 14 teams for the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Danish 1st Division, Participants
AB Gladsaxe, Fremad Amager and Nykøbing FC won promotion from the 2015–16 Danish 2nd Divisions.


2016–17 Danish 1st Division, Participants, Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Danish 2nd Divisions
The 2016–17 Danish 2nd Divisions was divided in three groups of eight teams in the autumn. In spring there was a promotion play-off and a relegation play-off. The top two teams of the promotion play-off group were promoted to the 2017–18 Danish 1st Division.


2016–17 Danish 2nd Divisions
IK Skovbakken merged with Vejlby IK as of 1 July 2016 to form VSK Aarhus.


2016–17 Danish 2nd Divisions, Promotion Group, League table
The top 4 teams from each group competed for 2 spots in the 2017–18 Danish 1st Division. The points and goals that the teams won in the autumn group against other participants in the promotion group were transferred to the promotion group.


2016–17 Danish 2nd Divisions, Relegation Group, League table
The bottom 4 teams from each group competed to avoid the 4 relegations spots to the Denmark Series. The points and goals that the teams won in the autumn group against other participants in the relegation group were transferred to the relegation group.


2016–17 Danish Cup
The 2016–17 Danish Cup was the 63rd season of the Danish Cup competition. Copenhagen won the tournament, earning qualification into the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. However, as Copenhagen also won the 2016–17 Danish Superliga, Brøndby, the cup runners-up, were allotted the position.


2016–17 Danish Cup, Structure
In the first round, there were 96 teams. 61 coming from the qualifiers among series teams in season 2016-17 with DBU Bornholm (1 team), DBU Fyn (10 teams), DBU Jutland (21 teams) DBU Copenhagen (11 teams), DBU Lolland-Falster (4 teams) and DBU Zealand (14 teams). An additional 23 teams come from the 2015-16 Danish 2nd Divisions and 10 teams from the 2015-16 Danish 1st Division. The last two teams were the bottom two from the 2015-16 Danish Superliga.


2016–17 Danish Cup, Structure
In the second round, there were 56 teams. 48 of them are winners from the first round with 6 teams from the 2015-16 Danish Superliga. The last teams were the top two from the 2015-16 Danish 1st Division.


2016–17 Danish Cup, Structure
In the third round, there will be 32 teams. 28 are winners from the second round. The last teams are the top four from the 2015-16 Danish Superliga.


2016–17 Danish Cup, Structure
The remainder of the competition will be in a "knockout" format.


2016–17 Danish Cup, Participants
107 teams are part of DBU Pokalen. All division team from the season 2015-16 is automatically Cup while enrolled seriehold played qualifying matches to come. FC Vestsjælland did not participate in the cup following a bankruptcy declaration.


2016–17 Danish Cup, First round
In the first round of the DBU Cup, the 94 teams are divided into a Western and Eastern Pool. The West Pool featured 50 teams, divided into three separate pools (North, Central and South/Funen Pool). The Eastern Pool of 44 teams was divided into two pools (Zealand/Lolland/Falster Pool and Zealand/Copenhagen/Bornholm Pool).


2016–17 Danish Cup, First round
The First Round draw took place on Friday, 23 June 2016.


2016–17 Danish Cup, Second round
In the second round the bottom six teams from the 2015-16 Superliga and the top two teams from the 2015-16 1st Division enter the competition. Together with the 48 winners from the first round, there will be a total of 56 teams in this round.


2016–17 Danish Cup, Second round
The teams are divided into two equal groups, East and West. Since there were more West teams than East team, the three DBU Funen teams, Dalum IF, BK Marienlyst and Otterup B&IK were moved into the East Group.


2016–17 Danish Cup, Second round
The draw took place on Friday. 12 August 2016  with matches played on August 30 and 31, 2016. The draw was organized so that clubs in the Superliga could not meet each other.


2016–17 Danish Cup, Third round
In the third round the top four teams from the 2016–17 Danish Superliga enter the competition, and together with the 28 winners from the second round, there will be 32 teams in this round.


2016–17 Danish Cup, Third round
The draw is organized so that clubs in the Super League can not face each other.


2016–17 Danish Cup, Quarter-finals
The Quarter-final draw took place on Friday, March 17, 2017.


2016–17 Danish Cup, Semi-finals
The DBU changed the Semi-final format this season. Instead of a two-leg aggregate, the semi-finals will just be played as a single match. The Semi-final draw was held on April 7, 2017.


2016–17 Danish Superliga
The 2016–17 Danish Superliga season was the 27th season of the Danish Superliga, which decides the Danish football championship. The season was the first with a new league structure in which 14 clubs play each other home and away, until the league was split up in championship and relegation play-offs. The new structure was inspired by the one used by the Belgian First Division A and was approved by the Danish FA, Dansk Boldspil-Union, on 28 June 2015.


2016–17 Danish Superliga, Teams
Hobro IK finished the 2015–16 season in 12th place and was relegated to the 2016–17 1st Division.


2016–17 Danish Superliga, Teams
The relegated team was replaced by 2015–16 1st Division champions Lyngby Boldklub, while the 2nd and 3rd place teams,  Silkeborg IF and AC Horsens, were promoted to bring the total teams in the league to 14.


2016–17 Danish Superliga, Teams
On 23 October 2016, the home stadium for Odense Boldklub changed its name from TRE-FOR Park to EWII Park as a consequence of the current stadium sponsor changing its name.


2016–17 Danish Superliga, Teams
On 31 December 2016, the previous sponsorship agreement for the home stadium of Aalborg BK, Nordjyske Arena, expired and the stadium was officially referred to as Aalborg Stadium, because a new sponsorship agreement was signed and took effect on 1 April 2017, renaming the stadium Aalborg Portland Park.


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


2016–17 Danish Superliga, Championship round
Points and goals carried over in full from regular season. The round began 2 April 2017.


2016–17 Danish Superliga, Championship round, Positions by round
Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.


2016–17 Danish Superliga, Relegation round
Points and goals carried over in full from regular season. The round began 2 April 2017.


2016–17 Danish Superliga, Attendances
Teams with an average home attendance of at least 10,000:


2016–17 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team represented Dartmouth College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Green, led by first-year head coach David McLaughlin, played their home games at Leede Arena in Hanover, New Hampshire and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 7–20, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League Tournament.


2016–17 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team, Previous season
The Big Green finished the 2015–16 season with a 10–18 record overall and 4–10 in the conference.


2016–17 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 21, 2016 head coach Paul Cormier was fired. He finished at Dartmouth with a six-year record of 54–116. On April 25, the school hired David McLaughlin as head coach.


2016–17 Dartmouth Big Green 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 Dartmouth Big Green women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Dartmouth Big Green women's basketball team represented Dartmouth College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Big Green, led by fourth year head coach Belle Koclanes, played their home games at Leede Arena and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–19, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.


2016–17 Dartmouth Big Green 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 Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey season
The Dartmouth Big Green represented Dartmouth College in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2016–17 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 28th-year head coach Bob McKillop, played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as third-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the regular season 17–15, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They received the No. 9 seed in the A-10 Tournament where they defeated La Salle and Dayton to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Rhode Island.


2016–17 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 20–13, 10–8 record in A-10 play, finishing in sixth place. They lost to eventual tournament champion, Saint Joseph's, in the semifinals of the A-10 Tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.


2016–17 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team, Preseason
Davidson was picked to finish in fourth place in the Preseason A-10 poll.


2016–17 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by seventh year head coach Michele Savage, played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 6–23, 4–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to Fordham.


2016–17 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team
On March 8, Michele Savage was fired. She finished at Davidson with a 7-year record of 96–123.


2016–17 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team, 2016–17 media, Davidson Wildcats Sports Network
Select Wildcats games will be broadcast on  with Derek Smith and Leslie Urban providing the call. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.


2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by sixth-year head coach Archie Miller, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 15–3 in A-10 play to win the regular season A-10 championship. They received the No. 1 seed in the A-10 Tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Davidson. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Wichita State.


2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
On March 25, 2017, Archie Miller left the school to accept the head coaching position at Indiana. He finished at Dayton with a six year record of 139–63. The school then hired Dayton alum Anthony Grant as the new head coach on March 30.


2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Flyers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 25–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to become regular season A-10 co-champions. They defeated Richmond in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Saint Joseph's. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, their third consecutive at-large bid, as a No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region where they lost to No. 10 seed Syracuse in the First Round.


2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team, Preseason
The Flyers were picked to win the A-10 in the conference's preseason poll. Charles Cooke and Scoochie Smith were selected to the preseason All-A-10 first team. Cooke and Kyle Davis were also selected to the All-Defensive team.


2016–17 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Flyers, led by first-year head coach Shauna Green, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the A-10 regular season title with George Washington. They won the A-10 tournament for the first time since 2013 by defeating Duquense and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Tennessee in the first round.


2016–17 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team
On September 7, 2016, it was announced that Jim Jabir will be stepping down as the Flyers' head coach. He finished with a 13-year record of 252–155.


2016–17 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team, 2016–17 media, Dayton Flyers Sports Network
The Dayton Flyers Sports Network will broadcast Flyers games off of their athletic website, DaytonFlyers.com, with Shane White on the call. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.


2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
The 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played almost all of their home games at Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois, though they scheduled two regular-season games at the considerably smaller McGrath–Phillips Arena, the regular home of the DePaul women's team, on the school's Chicago campus. The Blue Demons, members of the Big East Conference, were led by head coach Dave Leitao, in the second year of his current tenure and fifth overall at DePaul. They finished the season 9–23, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Xavier.


2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
The season marked the Blue Demons' final season at Allstate Arena. DePaul moved both its men's and women's teams into the new Wintrust Arena on Chicago's Near South Side. The Blue Demons opened the arena with a game against Notre Dame on November 11, 2017.


2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team, Previous season
The Blue Demons finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Georgetown in the first round of the Big East Tournament.


2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team, Preseason
Prior to the season, DePaul was picked to finish last in a poll of Big East coaches.


2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
The 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by 31st year head coach Doug Bruno, played their home games at the McGrath–Phillips Arena as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Northern Iowa in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.


2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
This was expected to be the Blue Demons' final season at McGrath–Phillips Arena. DePaul plans to move the women's team off campus, though still within its home city of Chicago, into the new Wintrust Arena, currently under construction at the McCormick Place convention center. The arena will also become home to the DePaul men's team.


2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
In the February 3 game against St. John's, senior guard Brooke Schulte scored her 1,000th career point.


2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team, Previous season
The Blue Devils finished the 2015–16 season 27–9, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to St. John's. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where defeated James Madison in the first round, Louisville in the second round before losing to Oregon State in the sweet sixteen.


2016–17 Debreceni VSC season
The 2016–17 season will be Debreceni VSC's 39th competitive season, 24nd consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 114th year in existence as a football club.


2016–17 Debreceni VSC season, 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 Debreceni VSC season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Debreceni VSC season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Debreceni VSC season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Debreceni VSC season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by first-year head coach Martin Ingelsby, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 13–20, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Hofstra in the first round of the CAA Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to UNC Wilmington.


2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team, Previous season
The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2015–16 season 7–23, 2–16 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to College of Charleston.


2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team, Previous season
Head coach Monté Ross was fired following the season. The school hired Martin Ingelsby as his replacement.


2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by 21st year head coach Tina Martin, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 16–14, 10–8 CAA play to finish in fourth place. They played in the quarterfinal of the CAA Women's Tournament where they lost to William & Mary.


2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by third-year head coach Keith Walker, played their home games at Memorial Hall as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to Bethune–Cookman.


2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team, Previous season
The Hornets finished the 2015–16 season 7–25, 5–11 record in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They lost to Savannah State in the first round of the MEAC Tournament.


2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team, Preseason
The Hornets were picked to finish 12th in the MEAC preseason poll. Devin Morgan was selected the All-MEAC preseason second team and DeAndre Haywood was picked for the third team.


2016–17 Delfino Pescara 1936 season
The 2016–17 season was Delfino Pescara 1936's first season in the top-flight of Italian football after the club's relegation to Serie B at the end of the 2012–13 season. Pescara suffered a miserable campaign, languishing in the relegation places for the entire season and finishing 20th with only 18 points, 3 wins (one of those awarded), and 81 goals conceded. The club were eliminated in the Coppa Italia fourth round by Atalanta.


2016–17 Delfino Pescara 1936 season, Players, Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 22 August 2016.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Denmark Series
The 2016–17 Denmark Series was the 52nd season of the Denmark Series, the fourth-tier of the Danish football league structure organised by the Danish FA (DBU). The league was divided in four pools of ten teams each. The winner of each pool was to be promoted to the 2017–18 Danish 2nd Division, while the last place team would be relegated to a lower division and bottom two teams of each pool in danger of playing relegation-playoff (depending on Danish 2nd Division results).


2016–17 Denver Nuggets season
The 2016–17 Denver Nuggets season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Thanks to the continuing improvements of Nikola Jokić, the Nuggets would make significant improvements to their team, although they would be just one game shy from reaching the NBA playoffs that year.


2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by first-year head coach Rodney Billups, played their home games at Magness Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 16–14, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament to South Dakota State.


2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Pioneers finished the 2015–16 season 16–15, 7–9 in Summit League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Nebraska–Omaha in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to South Dakota State.


2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 11, head coach Joe Scott was fired. He finished at Denver with a nine-year record of 146–132. On March 14, the school hired Rodney Billups as head coach.


2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season
The 2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey team represented University of Denver in intercollegiate college ice hockey during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The head coach was Jim Montgomery and the team captain was Will Butcher. The team won the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The team's leading scorer was Troy Terry.


2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Denver entered its fourth year under Jim Montgomery looking to continue several trends. The Pioneers had increased their wins and winning percentage over each of the previous two seasons and had yet to miss appearing in the NCAA tournament with Montgomery behind the bench. After a semifinal finish in the 2016 championship DU was projected to be a contender for the 2017 title and was ranked 3rd in the preseason. Denver opened their season as the host for the Ice Breaker Tournament and fell flat on their face, losing both games and finishing last in the four-team tournament.


2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
After that inauspicious beginning the Pioneers collected themselves and played host to #2 Boston University, winning both games. Denver finished out the month with four more wins against weaker teams and moved all the way up to #2 in the nation before their big series in North Dakota against the Fighting Hawks. The Pioneers battled the defending national champions to a 1–1 draw in the first game before losing in the 3–on–3 overtime session (which only gave UND a single point in the NCHC standings) then won a 3–2 defensive struggle in the second game.


2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
For their efforts Denver rose to #1 in the country but after tying the lowly Miami RedHawks twice they slipped below conference rival Minnesota–Duluth. Denver held the #2 ranking through a pair of wins against long-time rival Colorado College before meeting UMD for their final weekend before the winter break. In the first game Denver rode a tremendous second period to a 4–3 win but could only manage a single goal in the rematch and lost 1–3, leaving the top two teams ranked exactly where they were before the series.


2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
The Pioneers did not play in a holiday tournament but instead went to Rhode Island for a series against the 2015 champion Providence Friars. Denver got more than it could handle from the Friars, getting a bloody nose from their unranked opponent. The Pioneers returned home for a weekend before hitting the road for two consecutive weeks, splitting both series before returning to Colorado to face #18 Omaha. Despite some of their recent struggles Denver was still ranked #3 in the country and showed just how goo they could be by winning every remaining game on their schedule. DU entered its final weekend with the NCHC championship already won and after sweeping Omaha on the road they had the #1 ranking sewn up as well as the best record in the nation.


2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Denver opened the NCHC Tournament at home against 8-win Colorado College and easily handles the Tigers, winning the two matches by a total score of 8–1 and outshooting their in-state rival 77–39. The Pioneers headed to Minnesota for the semifinal and played North Dakota in front of partisan Fighting Hawk crowd. Despite several close calls Denver was unable to score on UND and the Hawks lone goal served as the game-winner. While the highly anticipated rematch against Minnesota–Duluth never happened, Denver did redeem themselves the next night with a 3–1 win over #8 Western Michigan. Even with their slip up in the semifinal, Denver retained the #1 ranking and went to Cincinnati as the #1 overall seed.


2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
The pioneers opened the 2017 Tournament against WCHA champion Michigan Tech and dominated the Huskies, scoring the first five goals of the game and riding the outburst to a relatively easy 5–2 win. In the Midwest Final Denver met Penn State who, despite being in their first tournament, had won their opening game 10–3. Denver again got an early start, going up 2–0 before the Lions tied the game early in the second period. The DU offense roared a second time in the middle frame with three more goals while Troy Terry finished off his hat trick with an empty net goal in the third.


2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
In the Frozen Four semifinal in Chicago, Denver opened against a surprising Notre Dame squad who were looking for their third consecutive upset but the buzzsaw that was the DU offense cut down the Fighting Irish with the first five goals of the game. Notre Dame was only able to manage 16 shots in the contest and scored a power play goal on their only opportunity of the night. The Pioneers made the championship game and were finally able to play the rubber match against Minnesota–Duluth in front of 19,783 fans.


2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
The two teams fought a close first period but neither could manage to score. just under five minutes into the second Jarid Lukosevicius opened the scoring with his 14th of the season and added a second goal 16 seconds later. Duluth cut the lead in half with an Alex Iafallo power play marker a short while later but Lukosevicius completed his hat trick before the end of the period and Denver took a 3–1 lead into the final frame. The Pioneers weathered a furious onslaught by the Bulldogs, with Tanner Jaillet facing 17 shots in the third. Riley Tufte cut the lead to one with just over five minutes remaining but UMD was unable to even the score and Denver skated to its 8th national title. Lukosevicius' hat trick was the first in a title game since 1993 scored by his coach, Jim Montgomery.


2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Just before the championship game, team captain Will Butcher was announced as the winner of the 2017 Hobey Baker Award joining a slew of other awards by Denver players including the Mike Richter Award (Tanner Jaillet), NCHC Player of the Year (Butcher), NCHC Rookie of the Year (Henrik Borgström), NCHC Goaltender of the Year (Jaillet), NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year (Butcher) and the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Jarid Lukosevicius. Additionally Butcher was named to the All-American First Team while Jaillet made the second team. Both players made the NCHC First Team, Henrik Borgström and Dylan Gambrell each made the conference Second Team while Borgström and Michael Davies both made the All-NCHC Rookie Team.


2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Schedule
† Jailley and Cowley both played in the game and shared the shut out though neither officially receives credit for it.


2016–17 Deodhar Trophy
2016–17 Deodhar Trophy was the 44th season of the Deodhar Trophy, a List A competition. It was  played in a three team format between Tamil Nadu, who were the winners of 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy, and two teams selected by the BCCI. Tamil Nadu won the trophy, after beating India B by 42 runs in the final.


2016–17 Departmental One Day Cup
The 2016–17 Departmental One Day Cup was a List A cricket tournament in Pakistan. The competition ran from 17 December 2016 to 2 January 2017. The final was played between Sui Southern Gas Corporation and Habib Bank Limited, with Habib Bank Limited winning the match by 5 wickets.


2016–17 Deportivo Alavés season
The 2016–17 Deportivo Alavés season is the club's 95th year in existence and its 12th season in the top flight of Spanish football. Alavés is involved in two competitions after promoting from the Segunda División during the last season.


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


2016–17 Deportivo de La Coruña season
The 2016–17 Deportivo de La Coruña season was the club's 110th in its history and its 45th in La Liga, the top-tier of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, the club also competed in the 2016–17 Copa del Rey.


2016–17 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Squad, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


2016–17 Derby County F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Derby County's ninth consecutive season in the Championship in their 133rd year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.


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


2016–17 Derbyshire Girls & Ladies League
The 13th season of the Derbyshire Girls & Ladies League.


2016–17 Derde Divisie
The 2016–17 Derde Divisie season is the first edition of the new Dutch fourth tier, formerly called Topklasse, since the restructuring of the league system in the summer of 2016.


2016–17 Derde Divisie
This change in the league system was approved in a KNVB assembly in December 2014. A new semi-professional level Tweede Divisie was added at the third tier, thus the Derde Divisie and leagues below it decremented by one level, and furthermore, promotion and relegation between the Tweede Divisie and the new Derde Divisie became effective.


2016–17 Derde Divisie, Promotion/Relegation Play-offs Tweede and Derde Divisie
The numbers 15 and 16 from the 2016–17 Tweede Divisie and three (substitute) period winners of each of the 2016–17 Derde Divisie's, making a total of eight teams, decide in a 2-round knockout system in which two teams will play next season in the 2017–18 Tweede Divisie. The remaining six teams will play next season in the 2017–18 Derde Divisie.


2016–17 Derde Divisie, Promotion/Relegation Play-offs Derde Divisie and Hoofdklasse
The numbers 15 and 16 from the 2016–17 Derde Divisie Saturday league and 3 (substitute) period winners of each of the two 2016–17 Hoofdklasse Saturday leagues, making a total of 8 teams, decided in a 2-round knockout system which 2 teams play next season in the 2017–18 Derde Divisie Saturday league. The remaining 6 teams play next season in the 2017–18 Hoofdklasse Saturday leagues.


2016–17 Derde Divisie, Promotion/Relegation Play-offs Derde Divisie and Hoofdklasse
The same applied for the 2016–17 Derde Divisie Sunday league and each of the two 2016–17 Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues.


2016–17 Detroit Pistons season
The 2016–17 Detroit Pistons season was the 76th season of the franchise, the 69th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 60th in Metro Detroit. It was the Pistons' final season at The Palace of Auburn Hills in nearby Auburn Hills, Michigan, ending a 42-year history of professional sports in Oakland County. They moved to the new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit for the 2017–18 season.


2016–17 Detroit Red Wings season
The 2016–17 Detroit Red Wings season was the 91st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. It was the Red Wings' final season at Joe Louis Arena before their move to Little Caesars Arena for the 2017–18 season. This season also marked the end of the Red Wings playoff streak at 25 consecutive seasons, and was their first losing season since 1990–91.


2016–17 Detroit Red Wings season, Off-season
On May 10, 2016, the Red Wings named Doug Houda as an assistant coach.


2016–17 Detroit Red Wings season, Off-season
On May 17, 2016, the Red Wings named Jeff Salajko as their new goaltending coach, replacing long-time former coach Jim Bedard.


2016–17 Detroit Red Wings season, Off-season
On June 9, 2016, the Red Wings named John Torchetti as an assistant coach.


2016–17 Detroit Red Wings season, Off-season
On September 16, 2016, the Red Wings named Shawn Horcoff director of player development.


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


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


2016–17 Detroit Red Wings season, Draft picks
Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.


2016–17 Detroit Titans men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Detroit Titans men's basketball team, also known as Detroit Mercy, represented the University of Detroit Mercy during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by first-year head coach Bacari Alexander, played their home games at Calihan Hall as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 8–23, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Horizon League Tournament, they lost to Milwaukee in the First Round.


2016–17 Detroit Titans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Titans finished the 2015–16 season 16–15, 9–9 in Horizon League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Youngstown State in the Rirst Round of the Horizon League Tournament to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Wright State.


2016–17 Detroit Titans men's basketball team, Previous season
On April 1, 2016 head coach Ray McCallum was fired. He finished at Detroit with an eight-year record of 130–132. On April 22, Bacari Alexander was hired as head coach.


2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League
The 2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League was the fourth edition of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, a List A cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh between April and June 2017. The tournament started on 12 April 2017 with player transfers beginning on 17 March 2017. Abahani Limited were the defending champions.


2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League
The first part of the tournament was played as a round-robin, before progressing to the championship and relegation phase. In the first relegation play-off match, Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity defeated Partex Sporting Club by 8 wickets, therefore relegating Partex and Victoria Sporting Club to the Dhaka First Division Cricket League.


2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League
The tournament was won by Gazi Group Cricketers, their first title. Gazi Group, along with Abahani Limited and Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club finished level on points at the end of the Super League phase of the tournament. Therefore, with Gazi Group winning the most head-to-head matches between the three teams, they were crowned champions.


2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, Points tables
Team qualified for the Super League phase of the tournament


2016–17 Dialog Rugby League season
The 2016–17 Dialog Rugby League was the 66th season of the top flight of Sri Lankan domestic rugby union competition. The competition is sponsored and broadcast by Dialog TV.


2016–17 Dialog Rugby League season
The league consists of 8 clubs playing in a home-and-away double round robin. The standings at the end of the season determine the seedings for the 2017 edition of the Clifford Cup playoffs held in the spring.


2016–17 Dialog Rugby League season
The reigning champions of both last year's regular season and the 2016 Clifford Cup is Kandy SC, who claimed their 17th league title after finishing the 2015-2016 season undefeated, two games clear of runners up Havelock SC.


2016–17 Dialog Rugby League season
The 2016-17 season was the first season that the SLRFU introduced a Television Match Official (TMO) for selected domestic games.


2016–17 Dialog Rugby League season
Kandy SC began the season in dominant form defeating CH&FC 96 to nil in their opening game before losing to Air Force SC the following week in a close game 24 to 21. Before the mid season break at the end of the year Kandy SC lost a second game, this time to Navy SC 32-37. Havelock SC commenced the year with a six-game winning streak, which ended with a 30-39 loss to Kandy SC on 18 December 2016.


2016–17 Dialog Rugby League season
In the second half of the season both Kandy SC and Havelock SC continued their respective unbeaten runs, with the title race coming down to the second last game of the season. The resultant win by Kandy SC 26-11 virtually secured the club the title, as whilst both clubs have the same number of wins for the season Kandy SC have more bonus points due to the size of their winning margins over the season. In the final round of the season Kandy SC finished in the same manner as they started by comprehensively defeating CH&FC 59-3, thereby retaining their League title for the 3rd year in a row.


2016–17 Dijon FCO season
The 2016–17 Dijon FCO season was the 18th professional season of the club since its creation in 1998. During the campaign, they competed in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.


2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament
The 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament was a List A cricket competition that took place in Sri Lanka. It replaced the scheduled Premier Limited Overs Tournament, after a legal challenge from Negombo Cricket Club, after they were removed from Tier B of the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament. The challenge stopped the Premier Limited Overs Tournament from taking place, but Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) organised this tournament to replace it.


2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament
The tournament started on 15 March 2017, with 24 teams split into eight groups of three, with the matches given List A status. The final was played between Kegalle District and Colombo District at the P Sara Oval, Colombo, with Colombo District winning by 72 runs.


2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament, Group stage
The following fixtures took place in the group stage of the tournament. For some fixtures, the complete scorecards are unknown, but local sources state that the matches did take place.


2016–17 Division 1 Féminine
The 2016–17 Division 1 Féminine season was the 43rd edition since its establishment. Lyon were the defending champions, having won the title in each of the past ten seasons. The season began on 11 September 2016.


2016–17 Division 1 Féminine
Lyon finished in first place, making it their eleventh straight title.


2016–17 Division 1 Féminine, Teams
There were three promoted teams from the Division 2 Féminine, the second level of women's football in France, replacing the three teams that were relegated from the Division 1 Féminine following the 2015–16 season. A total of 12 teams competed in the league with two clubs suffering relegation to the second division at the end of the season.


2016–17 División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano
The División de Honor Femenina 2016–17, or Liga Loterías 2016-17 after sponsorship of Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, is the 60th season of women's handball top flight in Spain since its establishment. Mecalia Atlético Guardés won their first División de Honor title ever. The season began on 10 September, 2016 and the last matchday was played on 27 May, 2017. A total of 14 teams took part the league, 12 of which had already contested in the 2015–16 season, and two of which were promoted from the División de Plata 2015–16.


2016–17 División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano
Atlético Guardés won the championship by a two-points margin over 2nd team in the standings, Bera Bera. Further, regarding to European competitions for 2017–18 season; Atlético Guardés qualified to EHF Champions League, Bera Bera. qualified to EHF Cup and Rocasa G.C. and Rincón Fertilidad Málaga to EHF Challenge Cup.


2016–17 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol
The 2016–17 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol season is the 31st since its establishment. The regular season began on 4 September 2016 and ends on 9 April 2017.


2016–17 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol, League tables, Ranking of second-placed teams
In teams with groups with more than 16 teams, matches against the teams placed 17th and 18th in each of the groups would not be included in the ranking of the second-placed teams. The best runner-up will qualify for the Copa de Campeones.


2016–17 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol, League tables, Ranking of second-placed teams
The seven best runners-up are determined by the following parameters, in this order:


2016–17 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol, League tables, Ranking of third-placed teams
In teams with groups with more than 16 teams, matches against the teams placed 17th and 18th in each of the groups would not be included in the ranking of the third-placed teams. The two best third-placed will qualify for the Copa del Rey.


2016–17 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol, League tables, Ranking of third-placed teams
The seven best third-placed are determined by the following parameters, in this order:


2016–17 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol, Copa de Campeones
The seven group champions and the best runner-up were qualified to this competition whose winner will play the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League. The draw was held at the headquarters of the Galician Football Federation on 11 April 2017.


2016–17 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol, Copa de Campeones
The quarterfinals will be played in Ribadumia and Portonovo, Pontevedra, while the semifinals and the finals at Estadio O Couto, in Ourense.


2016–17 División de Honor de Rugby
The 2016–17 División de Honor was the 50th season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competition since its inception in 1953.


2016–17 División de Honor de Rugby
Valladolid won the title, its seventh overall after defeating local arch-rivals El Salvador in the Final.


2016–17 División de Honor de Rugby, Competition format
The División de Honor season takes place between September and March, with every team playing each other home and away for a total of 22 matches. Points are awarded according to the following:


2016–17 División de Honor de Rugby, Competition format
The six teams with the highest number of points at the end of 22 rounds of matches play the championship playoffs. The top two teams win a semifinal berth automatically, while the next four teams play off to take the remaining two spots.


2016–17 División de Honor de Rugby, Competition format
The club which finishes bottom is relegated, while the club that finishes 11th goes into a playoff with a team from División de Honor B.


2016–17 División de Honor de Rugby, Competition format, Promotion and relegation
The bottom team in the standings is relegated to División de Honor B, while the team finishing 11th play the relegation playoff. The top team from División de Honor B is promoted to División de Honor.


2016–17 División de Honor de Rugby, Relegation playoff
The relegation playoff was played over two legs by Getxo Artea, the team finishing 11th in División de Honor, and UBU-Colina Clinic, the losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final. Getxo Artea won 132-19 on aggregate and remained in the División de Honor A.


2016–17 Djibouti Premier League
The 2016–17 Djibouti Premier League was the 29th season of the Djibouti Premier League. The season started on 21 October 2016 and concluded on 6 May 2017.


2016–17 Dominica Premier League
The 2016–17 Dominica Premier League was the 52nd season of the Dominica Premier League, the top tier of association football in Dominica. The season was contested by 10 teams, and began on 28 August 2016 and concluded on 19 February 2017.


2016–17 Dominica Premier League
Dublanc were the league champions, winning the title on the penultimate match day of the season thanks to 3-0 win over Kensbro. It was the club's fourth ever title, and their third consecutive title.


2016–17 Dominica Premier League, Teams
There were 10 clubs that competed during the season. All matches were played at Windsor Park in Roseau.


2016–17 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Doncaster Rovers's 138th season in their existence, 14th consecutive season in the Football League and first back in League Two following relegation last season. Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.


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


2016–17 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season, Squad, Detailed Overview
Caps and goals up to the start of season 2016–17. Players in bold left during the season.


2016–17 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season, Squad, Statistics
This includes any players featured in a match day squad in any competition.


2016–17 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Matches
Football League fixtures for the 2016–17 season were released on 22 June 2016.


2016–17 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
Doncaster were drawn against Oldham Athletic of League One in the first round on 17 October 2016.


2016–17 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
The first round of the EFL Cup for 2016–17 saw fixtures drawn on 22 June 2016. Rovers were drawn against Championship side Nottingham Forest.


2016–17 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
Following changes to the League Trophy, a group stage was introduced. Each group contains one Category One status academy and at least one team from each of League One and League Two, with the two highest placed teams qualifying for the next round. Doncaster were drawn in Northern Group E, alongside Derby County, Port Vale and Mansfield Town. Fixtures for the group stage were released on 27 July 2016.


2016–17 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season, Season summary, Detailed Summary
1–3 vs. Luton Town, Exeter City, 2–4 vs. Blackpool, all in League Two


2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by interim head coach Jeff Rutter. They played their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.


2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
Fourth-year head coach Ray Giacoletti resigned on December 6, 2016 after the first eight games of the season. Assistant coach Jeff Rutter was named interim head coach.


2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
They finished the season 7–24, 5–13 to finish in a tie for ninth place in MVC play. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament to Bradley.


2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
Following the season, the school chose not to keep Jeff Rutter as head coach and hired Niko Medved, former head coach at Furman, as the Bulldogs' new head coach.


2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the season 7–24, 2–16 in Missouri Valley play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Missouri State.


2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team, Preseason
Drake was picked to finish last in the preseason MVC poll.


2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team, Incoming recruits
Drake did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.


2016–17 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Drake University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Jennie Baranczyk, played their home games at Knapp Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–5, 18–0 in MVC play to win the MVC regular season championship. They defeated Illinois State, Wichita State and Northern Iowa to become champions of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 2007, where they defeated by Kansas State in the first round.


2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by first year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–23, 3–15 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to James Madison.


2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2015–16 Drexel Dragons finished the season with a record of 6–25 after losing to Hofstra in the 2016 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The team went 3–15 in the CAA regular season, finishing 9th.


2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 7, 2016, following the end of the season, Bruiser Flint was fired as head basketball coach after 15 seasons with the team.


2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 24, 2016, Drexel announced that Zach Spiker was hired to replace Bruiser Flint as head coach.


2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team, Team statistics
As of the end of the season. Indicates team leader in each category.


2016–17 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dragons, led by fourteenth year head coach Denise Dillon, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA Women's Tournament where they lost to James Madison. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Duquesne in the first round before losing to Villanova in the second round.


2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by a 37th-year head coach, Mike Krzyzewski. Starting on January 7, Jeff Capel temporarily took over coaching duties while Krzyzewski recovered from lower back surgery. The Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 28–9, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place.


2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
They became the first ACC team to win four games in four days on their way to winning the ACC Tournament. They received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Troy in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to South Carolina.


2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team, Previous season
Duke advanced to the Sweet Sixteen a year after winning its fifth national championship. The Blue Devils beat UNC-Wilmington and Yale before falling to top seeded Oregon in the West region.


2016–17 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Joanne P. McCallie entering her 10th season. The team plays its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 13–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Hampton in the first round before getting upset by Oregon in the second round.


2016–17 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team, 2016–17 media
All Blue Devils games will air on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network. WDNC will once again act as the main station for the Blue Devils IMG Sports Network games with Steve Barnes providing the play-by-play and Morgan Patrick acting as analyst.


2016–17 Duleep Trophy
The 2016–17 Duleep Trophy was the 55th season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament in India. In June 2016, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the tournament will feature day/night matches and pink ball will be used. The tournament was contested by three teams.


2016–17 Duleep Trophy
In August 2016 the BCCI confirmed that three teams, India Red, India Blue and India Green would play in a round-robin league stage. Each of these matches will last for four days, with the final scheduled to last five days, starting on 10 September. India Blue won the trophy, beating India Red by 355 runs in the final.


2016–17 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 2016–17 season is Dumbarton's fifth consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their fourth season in the Scottish Championship, having won promotion via the play-offs from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2011–12 season. This is Stevie Aitken's second full season as manager.


2016–17 Dumbarton F.C. season
Dumbarton finished eighth in the Scottish Championship. Dumbarton did not advance beyond the group stage of the newly revamped League Cup, drawing 2 and losing 2 of the qualifying matches. In the Challenge Cup, Dumbarton's abysmal record in this competition continued (5 wins from 31 starts) with a third round exit to League One opponents, Stranraer. And it was a disastrous first hurdle exit to non-league junior side Bonnyrigg Rose in the third round of the Scottish Cup.


2016–17 Dundee F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Dundee's third consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football since their promotion at the end of the 2013–14 season. Dundee also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2016–17 Dundee F.C. season, Season events
On 17 April, Dundee sacked manager Paul Hartley, replacing him with Neil McCann the following day on an interim basis.


2016–17 Dundee United F.C. season
The 2016–17 season is Dundee United's 108th season, having been founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. It marked their first season of play outside the top tier of Scottish football since season 1995–96 and their first season in the Scottish Championship. United also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Scottish Premiership Play-offs.


2016–17 Dundee United F.C. season, Summary, Season
United finished third in the Scottish Championship, entering the Scottish Premiership play-offs. They reached the Quarter-final of the League Cup, the Fourth round of the Scottish Cup and were crowned champions of the Challenge Cup beating St Mirren in the final.


2016–17 Dundee United F.C. season, Summary, Management
United were managed by Ray McKinnon, during the 2016–17 season. Following the club's relegation at the end of the previous season manager Mixu Paatelainen departed the club during the close season on 4 May 2016. On 12 May 2016,  McKinnon was appointed manager on a three-year contract, after compensation was agreed with his previous club Raith Rovers. He had resigned from Raith Rovers on 11 May.


2016–17 Dundee United F.C. season, Squad statistics
During the 2016–17 season, United used thirty different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.


2016–17 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Dunfermline Athletic's first season in the Scottish Championship, having finished top of the Scottish League One in 2015–16. The Pars were relegated from the competition's previous incarnation, the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2012–13 season.


2016–17 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
Manager Allan Johnston made four permanent first-team summer signings as he began his second season as Dunfermline Athletic manager. The club's first competitive fixtures came in the revamped Scottish League Cup, where they were eliminated at the group stage after finishing in third place. Dunfermline Athletic also competed in the Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out by Dundee United and Hamilton Academical respectively.


2016–17 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season, Squad statistics, Captains
Last updated: 7 May 2017Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2016–17 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances and goals
During the 2016–17 season, Dunfermline used twenty-seven different players in competitive matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Centre-back Lee Ashcroft has made the most appearances, playing forty-six out of a possible 47 games, with Nicky Clark leading the scoring with sixteen goals in all competitions.


2016–17 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season, Squad statistics, Clean sheets
Dunfermline have used two goalkeepers in all competitions during the 2016–17 season. The table below shows the total number of shutouts made, with 12 clean sheets having been kept in all competitions after 47 matches.


2016–17 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season, Squad statistics, Clean sheets
Last updated: 7 May 2017Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2016–17 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season, Squad statistics, Goalscorers
During the 2016–17 season, sixteen Dunfermline players scored 70 goals in all competitions, with 3 goals having been own goals scored by Brechin City defender Dougie Hill, St Mirren captain Andy Webster and Buckie Thistle defender Hamish Munro. Striker Nicky Clark was the club's top scorer, with 16 goals in 47 competitive matches. Two players scored hat-tricks, with both coming against Dumbarton; Joe Cardle scored three on the opening day of the season, whilst Nicky Clark scored four in the 5–1 victory over the Sons in March 2017.


2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 3–15 in A-10 play to finish in last place. In the A-10 Tournament, they lost in the first round to Saint Louis.


2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
On March 13, 2017, Duquesne fired head coach Jim Ferry after five seasons. The school then hired Akron head coach Keith Dambrot on March 28.


2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Dukes finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 17–17, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost to La Salle in the first round of the A-10 Tournament. The Dukes were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Nebraska–Omaha in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Morehead State.


2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team, Preseason
Duquesne was picked to finish in 13th place in the A-10 preseason poll.


2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team will represented Duquesne University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fourth year head coach Dan Burt, played their home games at the Palumbo Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Dayton. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Drexel in the first round.


2016–17 Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team, 2016–17 media, Duquesne Dukes Sports Network
Alex Panormios and Tad Maurey provide the call for home games on A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.


2016–17 Dutch Basketball League
The 2016–17 Dutch Basketball League was the 57th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The season started on October 8, 2016 and ended May 25, 2017. Donar successfully defended its title.


2016–17 Dutch Basketball League, Teams
Den Bosch and BSW were both close to bankruptcy in the offseason, but managed to stay alive. Challenge Sports Rotterdam changed its name to Forward Lease Rotterdam, after they got a new main sponsor. On November 1, Den Bosch changed its name to New Heroes.


2016–17 Dutch Basketball League, Foreign players
The number of foreign players during the 2016–17 season was restricted to four per DBL team.


2016–17 Dutch Basketball League, Regular season
The Regular season started on 8 October 2016 and finished 8 April 2017.


2016–17 Dutch Basketball League, Play-offs
The play-offs started on April 15 and ended on May 28, 2017. In the quarterfinals a best-of-three format is used, while in the semifinals and finals in a best-of-seven format.


2016–17 Dutch Basketball League, Final standings
The final standings are based upon performance in the playoffs.


2016–17 Dynamo Dresden season
The 2016–17 Dynamo Dresden season was the 67th season in the football club's history and the first season since 2013–14 in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga and 6th overall. In addition to the domestic league, Dynamo Dresden also participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. This was the 64th season for Dynamo Dresden in the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, located in Dresden, Germany. The season covered a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


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


2016–17 EBU Player of the Year Championship
The 2016–17 EBU Player of the Year Championship was the competition's third season. Points were accumulated over the EBU's ten most prestigious events from 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017. Alexander Allfrey and Andrew Robson won for the second successive year, becoming the first players to win the title more than once.


2016–17 EBU Player of the Year Championship, Summary of Results
This list displays the top ten players (including ties); 126 players received points. Winners of each event are highlighted in bold.


2016–17 ECHL season
The 2016–17 ECHL season was the 29th season of the ECHL. The regular season schedule ran from October 14, 2016 to April 9, 2017, with the Kelly Cup playoffs following. Twenty-seven teams in 21 states and one Canadian province each played a 72-game schedule.


2016–17 ECHL season, League business, Conference realignment
The ECHL returned to a four division alignment for the 2016–17 season with the removal of the East and Midwest Divisions. Two teams, the Kalamazoo Wings and Toledo Walleye, were moved from the Eastern to the Western Conference and the Cincinnati Cyclones were moved to the Eastern Conference. The West Division was also renamed the Mountain Division while adding the Allen Americans and Missouri Mavericks. The Central Division added the Fort Wayne Komets, Indy Fuel, Kalamazoo Wings, Quad City Mallards, and Toledo Walleye. The South Division added Cincinnati and the Norfolk Admirals. The North Division added the former East Division, except Norfolk.


2016–17 ECHL season, League business, Conference realignment
Due to the season schedule being set in May 2016 and the realignment announced after the July Board of Governors meetings, the new alignment had several divisional scheduling oddities. One of the most egregious examples being Cincinnati having more games against Western Conference teams than in their own Eastern Conference and would not even play inter-divisional members Florida, Norfolk, and Orlando during the regular season.


2016–17 ECHL season, League business, Annual Board of Governors meeting
The annual ECHL Board of Governors meeting was held at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, in July 2016. The ECHL Board of Governors unanimously re-elected Cincinnati Cyclones' president Ray Harris as chairman for a second season. The Board also approved of the rule change for no timeouts allowed following an icing penalty, a rule that had also been approved by the American Hockey League.


2016–17 ECHL season, League business, All-star game
The 2017 CCM/ECHL All-Star Classic was held on January 18, 2017, at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York. The event featured the ECHL All-Stars playing against the host Adirondack Thunder. The format for the match consisted of two 25-minute halves with a skills competition during the intermission. The skills competition had a fastest skater, a hardest shot, and a puck skills relay. The first half of the game was played under the standard 5-on-5 player rules while the second half was ten minutes of 5-on-5, five minutes of 4-on-4, and finished with 3-on-3 player hockey. Both goals scored during play and points made during the skills competition counted towards the final score of All-Star Classic.


2016–17 ECHL season, League business, All-star game
The ECHL All Stars defeated the Thunder 8–7. Matt Garbowsky of the Colorado Eagles was named the All-star game Most Valuable Player. Steven McParland of the South Carolina Stingrays won the fastest skater competition. Stepan Falkovsky of the Adirondack Thunder won the hardest shot competition with a shot measuring at 99 miles per hour. The Adirondack Thunder won the puck relay competition.


2016–17 ECHL season, Standings
x  – clinched playoff spot,  y  – clinched regular season division title,  z  – Brabham Cup (regular season) champion


2016–17 ECHL season, Postseason, 2017 Kelly Cup playoffs format
At the end of the regular season the top four teams in each division qualifies for the 2017 Kelly Cup playoffs and be seeded one through four based on highest point total earned in the season. Then the first two rounds of the playoffs are held within the division with the first seed facing the fourth seed and the second seed facing the third. The division champions then play each other in a conference championship. The Kelly Cup finals pits the Eastern Conference champion against the Western Conference champion. All four rounds are a best-of-seven format.


2016–17 EFL Championship
The 2016–17 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the EFL Championship under its current name, and the twenty-fifth season under its current league structure. Newcastle United were crowned the champions and were promoted to Premier League after just one season in the Championship. Brighton & Hove Albion, alongside Huddersfield Town, both achieved their first ever Premier League promotions, via the second automatic promotion place and play-off route respectively.


2016–17 EFL Championship
The season started on 5 August 2016 with the final round of regular league fixtures played on 7 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 22 June 2016.


2016–17 EFL Championship, Teams
A total of 24 teams contested the league, including 18 sides from the 2015–16 season, three relegated from the 2015–16 Premier League and three promoted from the 2015–16 Football League One. The 2016–17 season was the first in which former European Cup winners Aston Villa played football outside of the top flight since the beginning of the Premier League era in 1992.


2016–17 EFL Championship, Play-offs
The four teams that finished from third to sixth played off, with the winning team, Huddersfield Town, gaining the final promotion spot to the Premier League.


2016–17 EFL Championship, Play-offs
In the play-off semi-finals the third-placed team played the sixth-placed team and the fourth-placed team played the fifth-placed team. The team that finished in the higher league position played away in the first leg and played at home in the second leg. If the aggregate score was level after both legs, then extra time was played. If the scores were still level, a penalty shoot-out decided the winner. The away goals rule does not apply in the playoffs.


2016–17 EFL Championship, Play-offs
The winners from the two semi-finals played at Wembley Stadium in the play-off final. The game is known as the richest game in football as the winning club is guaranteed significantly increased television rights payments estimated to be in the order of £170M.


2016–17 EFL Cup
The 2016–17 EFL Cup was the 57th season of the EFL Cup, formerly known as the Football League Cup, featuring all 92 clubs from the Premier League and the English Football League (EFL). It began on the week commencing 8 August 2016 and concluded with the final on 26 February 2017. The cup did not have a sponsor following the withdrawal of sponsorship from Capital One after four years as the Capital One Cup, but was renamed the EFL Cup after the Football League was rebranded as the EFL.


2016–17 EFL Cup
Manchester United won its fifth title after a 3–2 win over Southampton in the final.


2016–17 EFL Cup
Manchester City were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Manchester United in the fourth round.


2016–17 EFL Cup, Format
The League Cup is open to all 92 members of the Premier League and the English Football League and is divided into seven rounds, organised so that 32 clubs remain by the third round. Clubs involved in European competition during the season receive a bye to the third round, the remaining Premier League clubs enter at the second round, and the remaining Football League clubs enter at the first round.


2016–17 EFL Cup, Format
The League Cup is played as a knockout cup competition with each tie, except semi-finals, being played as a single match with the winner advancing to the next round. The semi-finals are played over two legs, with each club playing one leg at home, and the club that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the finals. If the score is level after 90 minutes, or if the aggregate score is level for semi-finals, then thirty minutes of extra time is played, divided into two fifteen-minute halves. If the aggregate scores in semi-finals are still level at the end of extra time the tie shall be decided by goals scored away from home counting twice, according to the away goals rule. If the tie is not decided during extra time, it is decided by a penalty shoot-out.


2016–17 EFL Cup, Format
In the first five rounds, the club drawn first played at their home ground, and in the semi-finals the club drawn first played the first leg at home. The final was played at Wembley Stadium, a neutral ground.


2016–17 EFL Cup, Club allocation
A total of 92 clubs from the top four English tiers (Premier League, EFL Championship, EFL League One and EFL League Two) participated in the 2016–17 EFL Cup.


2016–17 EFL Cup, Club allocation, Distribution
The tournament was organised so that 32 clubs remained by the third round. Seventy of the seventy-two clubs in the English Football League (tiers 2–4) entered in the first round. In the second round, the thirteen Premier League clubs not involved in European competition as well as the two highest-ranked Championship clubs relegated from 2015–16 Premier League (Newcastle United and Norwich City) entered the cup, with Arsenal, Leicester City, Manchester City, Manchester United, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United all receiving a bye to the third round. In the third round the aforementioned clubs involved in European competition entered the competition.


2016–17 EFL Cup, First round, Entry
A total of 70 clubs played in the first round: 24 from League Two (tier 4), 24 from League One (tier 3), and 22 from the Championship (tier 2). The draw for this round was split on a geographical basis into 'northern' and 'southern' sections. Teams were drawn against a team from the same section.


2016–17 EFL Cup, First round, Matches
Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 EFL Cup, Second round, Entry
A total of 50 clubs played in the second round: 15 that entered in this round and the 35 winners from the first round. The 15 clubs entering this round were the 13 clubs from the 2016–17 Premier League not involved in any European competition, plus the 18th and 19th placed teams from last season's Premier League. The draw for the second round was held on 10 August 2016


2016–17 EFL Cup, Second round, Matches
Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 EFL Cup, Third round, Teams
A total of 32 teams played in the third round, seven that entered in this round and the 25 winners from the second round. The seven teams entering in this round were the clubs from the 2016–17 Premier League that are involved in European competition in the 2016–17 season. There was no seeding in this round.


2016–17 EFL Cup, Third round, Matches
Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 EFL Cup, Fourth round, Teams
A total of 16 clubs played in the fourth round, all winners of the third round. There was no seeding in this round. The draw was held on 21 September 2016.


2016–17 EFL Cup, Fourth round, Matches
Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2016–17 season.