2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team, Last season
The Hawkeyes finished 2015–16 season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 record in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in conference. In the Big Ten Tournament, they were upset by Illinois in the second round. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Temple in the First Round before losing to eventual National Champion, Villanova, in the Second Round.


2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by seventeenth-year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games at the Carver–Hawkeye Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament  to Northwestern. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Missouri State, South Dakota, Colorado in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Washington State in the quarterfinals.


2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Steve Prohm, who was in his second season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. In the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated Oklahoma State, TCU, and West Virginia to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region, they defeated Nevada in the First Round before losing to Purdue in the Second Round.


2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cyclones finished the 2015–16 season 23–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost to Oklahoma in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Iona and Arkansas–Little Rock to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Virginia.


2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Fennelly's 22nd season at Iowa State. The Cyclones are members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Hilton Coliseum. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to Kansas State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Syracuse in the first round.


2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team, Radio
All Cyclones games were carried on the Iowa State Cyclone Radio Network. Not all affiliates carried women's basketball, and some affiliates only carried select games. To learn which stations will carry games, please visit the  affiliate list linked here. Brent Blum and Molly Parrott called all the action for the Cyclone Radio Network and for games on .


2016–17 Ipswich Town F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was  Ipswich Town's 15th consecutive season in the second tier of English football and 139th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup.


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


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


2016–17 Iran Football's 3rd Division
The article contains information about the 2016–17 Iran 3rd Division football season. This is the 4th rated football league in Iran after the Persian Gulf Cup, Azadegan League, and 2nd Division. The league started from October 2016.


2016–17 Iran Football's 3rd Division
In total and in the first round, 65 teams will compete in 5 different groups .


2016–17 Iran Football's 3rd Division, Second round
Second Round will be started after first round (January 2017)


2016–17 Iran Football's 3rd Division, Second round
First team of each group (total: 3 teams) will promote to second division.


2016–17 Iran Football's 3rd Division, Second round
Teams ranked 2 in each group and the best 3rd place team, will promote to playoff round.


2016–17 Iran Football's 3rd Division, Second round
In playoff round, two teams of four, will promote to second division. (Totally 5 teams will promote)


2016–17 Iran Football's 3rd Division, Second round
Other 3rd ranked teams who did not qualify to playoff round, and teams ranked 4th & 5th and the best placed 6th team (total: 11 teams) will play in second round of next season.


2016–17 Iran Football's 3rd Division, Second round
Teams ranked 7th or below and the two worst placed 6th teams will play in first round of next season.


2016–17 Iran Football's 3rd Division, Playoff
The winner will be promoted to 2017–18 Iran Football's 2nd Division.


2016–17 Iran Futsal's 1st Division
The 2016–17 Iranian Futsal 1st Division will be divided into two phases.


2016–17 Iran Futsal's 1st Division
The league is composed of 18 teams divided into two divisions of 9 teams each, whose teams are divided geographically. Teams will play only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 16 matches each.


2016–17 Iran Futsal's 1st Division, Teams, Group B
Note: Persepolis Behzisti and Bank Resalat Kerman Withdrew from the league before the start of competition.


2016–17 Irani Cup
The 2016–17 Irani Cup was the 55th season of the Irani Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India. It was played as a one-off match from 20 January to 24 January 2017 between Gujarat (the winners of 2016–17 Ranji Trophy) and the Rest of India team. Cheteshwar Pujara was captain of the Rest of India team. The match was held at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Gujarat entered the Irani Cup as winners of the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy, their first Ranji title, and second appearance in the finals after 65 years. The Rest of India side included the best performing players from 27 other teams of the Ranji Trophy and a few having played in the senior national team. Overall the match turns up to be an audition for all players for the upcoming five test matches.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Day 1: Gujarat 300 for 8 (Gandhi 136*, Juneja 47, Kaul 4-73) v Rest of India


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat. But Gujarat saw a collapse in the top order as Pankaj Singh and Siddarth Kaul packed off the top three run getters of 2016–17 Ranji Trophy in the first session. Pankaj hassled Samit Gohel in the first over of the match with a scrambled sequence of inswingers and outswingers. Priyank Panchal, the highest run-scorer in the Ranji Trophy, and Dhruv Raval (39) restored calm with some positive strokes during the course of their 55-run partnership.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
It took a fine delivery from Pankaj to dislodge Panchal - the ball pitched on middle and off and seamed away and the outside edge was caught by Karun Nair at first slip. In the penultimate over before lunch, Parthiv attempted to punch Kaul off the back foot, but the ball was closer to his body than he anticipated and the resultant inside-edge found the stumps. In the first over of the second session, Raval, who had played a few attacking shots in the morning, dangled his bat at an away-going delivery from Kaul and was caught behind.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Things looked dire for Gujarat at 82 for 4, but Juneja and Gandhi stood strong to post a partnership. The run-rate, too, trickled past three as they completed their 50-run partnership in 67 balls. But Gujarat lost momentum once again, as Pujara introduced part-time offspinner Akhil Herwadkar to bowl the last over before tea, and he struck with his second delivery. Juneja went back to a short ball and punched uppishly off the backfoot but picked out Pujara at short cover.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Rest of India made a few fielding lapses in the final session, as Kaul and Karun dropped straightforward chances offered by Karan Patel and Mohit Thadani respectively. Kaul, who hurt his ring finger on his right hand while attempting the catch and went off the field, returned to make amends by dismissing Thadani. Gandhi eventually got to his hundred off 125 balls in the company of the tail. An over earlier, though, Chintan Gaja was caught off a deflection off the keeper's pads and held by Manoj Tiwary at first slip, but umpire Virender Sharma turned it down. Pankaj returned to have Gaja trapped in front.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Day 2: Rest of India 206 for 9 (Pujara 86, Gaja 3-46, Hardik Patel 3-73) trail Gujarat 358 (Gandhi 169, Kaul 5-86, Pankaj 4-104) by 152 runs


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Gandhi realised grafting wasn't a sustainable strategy with only two wickets left and took his chances with some adventurous strokes. When he smashed Kuldeep for a straight six, he had scored exactly 50 percent of Gujarat's total at that point - 328. Kaul removed Gandhi to claim his ninth five-for in first-class cricket. Seeing Gandhi walk out of the crease, Kaul pitched it short, and the batsman, trying to work it off his hips, top-edged it back to Kaul. His partnership with a resolute Hardik yielded 72 runs.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Due to some poor catching from Rest of India, the last-wicket stand lasted for longer than it should have. First, Abhinav dropped Ishwar Chaudhary at third slip, and in the next over, Nadeem put down an even simpler chance at gully offered by Hardik. Chaudhary swung his bat around for a few raspy hits before a Rest of India fielder - Manoj Tiwary - finally held on to a catch. Gujarat was able to post a first inning score of 358 runs.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Gujarat's fielding played a starring role, especially in the dismissals of openers Abhinav Mukund and Akhil Herwadkar. In the ninth over, Abhinav saw there was only a wide slip and a gully, and attempted to steer the ball between them. But, Samit Gohel, at slip, dived to his left to pluck a fine one-handed catch. Herwadkar began a touch nervously and hit a few drives uppishly, but with Pujara batting confidently, he settled down and played a few eye-catching cover drives, often opening the face late to find the gaps. However, he was out against the run of play.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Herwadkar went back to Hardik and worked him through the leg side, but Rawal at short leg, with eyes on the ball and low hands, made a tough catch look effortless. For most of the second session, seamers Chintan Gaja, Ishwar Chaudhary and debutant Mohit Thadani bowled with two point fielders to Pujara, and tried to provoke him into playing a loose stroke outside off. Pujara, though, was happy leaving deliveries. Chaudhary troubled Karun early on with a sequence of in-dippers.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Karun's first few runs came off inside-edges to the leg side; he briefly looked comfortable when he struck two cover drives for fours off successive deliveries from Hardik. Gaja, though, reaped the rewards of Chaudhary's probing spell and removed Karun in the penultimate over before tea. Karun played away from his body, but the ball shaped in slightly and caught the inside edge, to be snared by Parthiv. Since his unbeaten triple hundred in Chennai, Karun has now only managed scores of 14, 12 and 28 in first-class cricket.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
From overs 20 to 36 in the post-lunch session, Rest of India, mainly to Pujara's enterprise, scored 70 runs. Pujara steered, dabbed and late cut the bowlers when they kept it outside off, and tucked it around for singles when they veered straighter. Parthiv spotted this and asked his seamers to bowl to the stumps with the cushion of a four-man leg-side field, especially loaded in front of square. Thadani was the biggest beneficiary, as he pinged Manoj Tiwary (12) and Wriddhiman Saha (0) in front in the space of four overs.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Rest of India managed only 40 runs from the 36th to the 50th overs. Soon, Hardik trapped Kuldeep Yadav lbw after the batsman, initially shaping for the sweep before changing his mind, failed to get his bat down in time. In the next over, Pujara's resistance came to an end when he was caught down the leg side attempting a pull. Shahbaz Nadeem and Siddarth Kaul didn't last long, but Pankaj Singh and Mohammed Siraj ensured Gujarat wouldn't bat again until tomorrow at least.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Gujarat's unrelenting discipline with the ball was only matched by Rest of India's flaccid batting, as they slumped to 206 for 9 on a largely good batting surface at the Brabourne Stadium. Except for a typically sturdy 86 from captain Cheteshwar Pujara, there were few contributions of substance from a powerful batting line-up, as Rest of India fell from 136 for 2 to 192 for 9.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Day 3: Gujarat 358 and 227 for 8 (Panchal 73, Gandhi 55*, Nadeem 4-53) lead Rest of India 226 (Pujara 86, Gaja 4-60) by 359 runs


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Pankaj and Siraj lasted just three overs with the bat and added another 20 runs for Rest of India on the beginning of the third day. Pankaj struck in the third over to dismiss Samit Gohel for the second time in the match. Pankaj first beat Gohel with one that landed on the shorter side of good length and seamed away. The next delivery was fuller and Gohel, sucked into the drive, edged it to Abhinav Mukund at third slip.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Siraj induced an edge off Rawal, but Karun Nair, who dropped Thadani in the first innings, put down another simple chance. Siraj eventually had him off the last ball of the 25th over after he went over the stumps and had Rawal driving. This time Manoj Tiwary, Rest of India's best slip fielder in this game, moved to his right to pocket his 100th catch in first-class cricket. Panchal and Parthiv ensured the run-rate improved after lunch - they scored 49 in the first 10 overs after lunch.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Their dismissals, though, gave Rest of India a realistic chance of keeping their eventual target under 400. Gujarat's early solidity was courtesy Priyank Panchal, who overcame a slow start. He completed his 10th 50-plus score in as many matches, and along with first Dhruv Rawal and then Parthiv, appeared to be nudging his team towards a big lead. However, his attempted pull off Siddharth Kaul was caught down the leg side by Wriddhiman Saha, who had to dive low to his left.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Nadeem's first wicket came under controversial circumstances when Gujarat captain Parthiv Patel (32) was adjudged caught at short leg by umpire Virender Sharma despite the ball being nowhere close to either his bat or glove. Parthiv was five short of 10,000 first-class runs at that point. Gujarat's momentum wasn't altogether lost was due to Gandhi, who batted with three stitches on his hand after sustaining an injury during catching practice before start of play. He came in at the fall of Parthiv's wicket and showed few signs of discomfort despite the succession of wickets.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Manprit Juneja, who shared a 109-run stand with Gandhi in the first innings, fell inside four overs of Parthiv's dismissal. Mohammed Siraj, the Hyderabad seamer, who was impressive all day, had Juneja hanging his bat at one outside off stump and Saha completed a simple catch. With Karan Patel for company, Gandhi reprised his flamboyant boundaries from the first innings: he charged at Pankaj Singh and hit him over cover and then slashed one uppishly over gully in the same over.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Nadeem tempted him by dangling the ball generously, but Gandhi either blocked or left several deliveries while playing the percentages with the sweep or the cut. Gujarat slumped from 126 for 2 to 184 for 6 as Nadeem worked around Gandhi by first bowling Karan and then removing Thadani and Chintan Gaja in the space of four overs. Gujarat's hopes of pushing the lead past 400 rest on Gandhi and Hardik Patel, who put on 72 for the ninth wicket in the first innings.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Umpiring controversies: Third day of the match came in with controversy surrounding two umpiring decisions made by Virender Sharma during Gujarat's second innings. First, in the 48th over, Gujarat captain Parthiv Patel was adjudged caught at short leg - a fine, diving effort from Akhil Herwadkar - after the ball lobbed off his pads, with his bat and gloves nowhere near the ball. The other contentious decision came when Anil Thadani was adjudged caught at slip off left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem in the final session.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Summary
Nadeem's delivery appeared to hit Thadani's pads on the half volley before deflecting to Manoj Tiwary at first slip. The initial assumption among everyone, including the television commentators, was there was no bat involved, and that Thadani was rightly adjudged lbw. However, it was later confirmed that umpire Sharma had given him out caught. The commentators now discussed the possibility of an under edge, but the batsman would have been not out in that case, as the ball bounced after passing the bat. Sharma was even surrounded in such controversy, when he was accused to be biased towards the home team in 2015–16 Ranji Trophy in a match between Karnataka and Vidarbha.


2016–17 Irani Cup, Scorecard, Innings 1
Fall of wickets 1-0 (Gohel, 0.6 ov), 2-55 (Panchal, 20.3 ov), 3-81 (PA Patel, 30.3 ov), 4-82 (Raval, 32.3 ov), 5-191 (Juneja, 60.2 ov), 6-231 (KP Patel, 68.5 ov), 7-237 (Thadani, 72.4 ov), 8-261 (Gaja, 80.4 ov), 9-333 (Gandhi, 97.3 ov), 10-358 (Chaudhary, 102.5 ov)


2016–17 Irani Cup, Scorecard, Innings 2
Fall of wickets 1-21 (Mukund, 8.6 ov), 2-89 (Herwadkar, 25.5 ov), 3-136 (Nair, 38.6 ov), 4-166 (Tiwary, 50.6 ov), 5-170 (Saha, 54.5 ov), 6-191 (Kuldeep Yadav, 61.6 ov), 7-191 (Pujara, 62.1 ov), 8-191 (Nadeem, 65.2 ov), 9-192 (Kaul, 66.6 ov), 10-226 (Mohammed Siraj, 74.6 ov)


2016–17 Irani Cup, Scorecard, Innings 3
Fall of wickets 1-4 (Gohel, 2.6 ov), 2-42 (Raval, 24.5 ov), 3-127 (Panchal, 42.1 ov), 4-133 (PA Patel, 47.2 ov), 5-147 (Juneja, 50.5 ov), 6-184 (KP Patel, 61.3 ov), 7-212 (Thadani, 69.6 ov), 8-220 (Gaja, 73.5 ov), 9-241 (HP Patel, 88.6 ov), 10-246 (Gandhi, 90.3 ov)


2016–17 Irani Cup, Scorecard, Innings 4
Fall of wickets 1-29 (Herwadkar, 9.6 ov), 2-48 (Mukund, 17.1 ov), 3-56 (Nair, 19.3 ov), 4-63 (Tiwary, 24.2 ov)


2016–17 Iranian Basketball Super League
The 2016–17 Iran Super League season was the 27th season of the Iranian basketball league.


2016–17 Iranian Basketball Super League, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The higher-seeded team played the first, second and fifth leg (if necessary) at home.


2016–17 Iranian Basketball Super League, Playoffs, Semifinals
The higher-seeded team played the first, second and fifth leg (if necessary) at home.


2016–17 Iranian Basketball Super League, Playoffs, Third place
The higher-seeded team played the first, second and fifth leg (if necessary) at home.


2016–17 Iranian Basketball Super League, Playoffs, Final
The higher-seeded team played the first, second and fifth leg (if necessary) at home.


2016–17 Iranian Futsal Super League
The 2016–17 Iranian Futsal Super League are the 18th season of the Iran Pro League and the 13th under the name Futsal Super League. Tasisat Daryaei Tehran are the defending champions. The season will feature 12 teams from the 2015–16 Iranian Futsal Super League and two new teams promoted from the 2015–16 Iran Futsal's 1st Division: Labaniyat Arjan Shiraz and Shahrdari Saveh.


2016–17 Iranian Volleyball Super League
The Iranian Volleyball Super League 2016–17 was the 30th season of the Iranian Volleyball Super League, the highest professional volleyball league in Iran.


2016–17 Iraq FA Cup
The 2016–17 Iraq FA Cup was the 29th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. A total of 19 teams from the Iraqi Premier League and 41 teams from the Iraq Division One participated. It started on 2 December 2016 and the final was played at Al-Sinaa Stadium in Baghdad on 22 August 2017 (the usual venue, Al-Shaab Stadium, was closed for renovation). It was the second Iraq FA Cup final to be held outside Al-Shaab Stadium, with the first being in 2003.


2016–17 Iraq FA Cup
The winners of the competition were Al-Zawraa, who extended their record number of cup wins to 15 with a 1–0 victory over Naft Al-Wasat in the final thanks to a stoppage time goal by Alaa Abdul-Zahra.


2016–17 Iraq FA Cup, Format, Participation
The cup started with the first round, consisting of the 41 teams from the Iraq Division One, 40 of which played against each other and 1 of which automatically proceeded to the next round. The second round consisted of the 21 qualified teams from the first round, 18 of which played against each other and 3 of which automatically proceeded to the Round of 32. The 20 Iraqi Premier League clubs were to join the 12 qualified teams from the second round to form the Round of 32, but Erbil withdrew from the tournament and therefore Division One side Al-Jinsiya were admitted into the Round of 32 to replace them despite already being knocked out.


2016–17 Iraq FA Cup, Format, Participation
The last cup competition saw almost half of the Premier League clubs withdraw from the tournament. To avoid this happening again, the Iraq FA announced that any Premier League team that withdrew would be fined and also deducted three points in the league. However, the Premier League had already finished by the time the Round of 16 came around, so teams who withdrew from that stage onwards faced no sanctions.


2016–17 Iraq FA Cup, Format, Cards
If a player received a second yellow card, they would be banned from the next cup match. If a player received a red card, they would be banned a minimum of one match, but more could be added by the Iraq Football Association.


2016–17 Iraq FA Cup, Format, No extra-time
The Iraq Football Association decided that from the Round of 16 onwards, there would not be an extra time period for matches that end in a draw; instead the game would go straight to a penalty shootout.


2016–17 Iraq FA Cup, Schedule
The rounds of the 2016–17 competition were scheduled as follows:


2016–17 Iraq FA Cup, Matches, First round
40 teams from the Iraq Division One compete in this round, and 1 Division One team (Badr Al-Iraq) is automatically placed into the second round.


2016–17 Iraq FA Cup, Matches, Second round
18 of the 21 qualified teams from the previous round compete in this round, while 4 teams (Al-Siyaha, Al-Kadhimiya, Al-Maslaha and Al-Jinsiya) are automatically placed into the Round of 32. Although Al-Jinsiya were knocked out in the first round, they were chosen to replace Erbil who withdrew from the tournament.


2016–17 Iraqi Premier League
The 2016–17 Iraqi Premier League (Arabic: الدوري العراقي الممتاز 2016–17) was the 43rd season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 15 September 2016, and ended on 10 August 2017.


2016–17 Iraqi Premier League
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won their sixth Premier League title, finishing four points ahead of second-placed Al-Naft and losing just one game throughout the campaign. It was the club's first league title since the 2004–05 season, and their manager Basim Qasim became the joint-most successful manager in the league's history with three titles.


2016–17 Iraqi Premier League, Teams
Twenty teams were to compete in the league – the top eighteen teams from the previous season, as well as two teams promoted from the Iraq Division One. However, Erbil withdrew from the league after 12 rounds, so nineteen teams completed the season.


2016–17 Iraqi Premier League, Teams
Al-Hussein were promoted as the leaders of the final stage after drawing 1–1 against Brayati on 19 July 2016, at Al-Shaab Stadium, to appear for the first time in their history in the Iraqi Premier League. Al-Bahri were promoted, to appear for the seventh time in the Iraqi Premier League (the first since 1990–91), as the runners-up after drawing with Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya 2–2 on the same day at Al-Karkh Stadium. They replace Duhok, who withdrew from the last season, and Al-Sinaa.


2016–17 Iraqi Premier League, Teams, Stadia and locations
Note 1: Table lists in alphabetical order. Note 2: Italics indicates that a stadium is temporary.


2016–17 Irish Cup
The 2016–17 Irish Cup (known as the Tennent's Irish Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 137th edition of the premier knock-out cup competition in Northern Irish football since its introduction in 1881. The competition began on 19 August 2016 and concluded with the final at Windsor Park on 6 May 2017.


2016–17 Irish Cup
Glenavon were the defending champions, after they lifted the cup for the seventh time by defeating Linfield 2–0 in the 2016 final. They were eliminated at the semi-final stage. The competition was won by Linfield, who defeated Coleraine 3-0 in the final.


2016–17 Irish Cup, Format and Schedule
126 clubs entered this season's competition, an decrease of three clubs compared with the 2015–16 total of 129 clubs. 12 members of the NIFL Premier Intermediate League and 90 regional league clubs from tiers 4–7 in the Northern Ireland football league system entered the competition in the first round, 26 of whom received a bye to proceed directly into the second round as necessitated by the number of participants. These clubs contested the first four rounds, with the eight surviving clubs joining the 24 senior NIFL Premiership and NIFL Championship clubs in the fifth round. All ties level after 90 minutes used extra time to determine the winner, with a penalty shoot-out to follow if necessary.


2016–17 Irish Cup, Results, First round
Ties to be play on 20 August 2016. Twenty-six clubs received byes into the second round: Ardglass, Ards Rangers, Ballymoney United, Ballynahinch United, Barn United, Camlough Rovers, Crumlin Star, Donard Hospital, Dromara Village, Drumaness Mills, Dundela, Killyleagh Youth, Larne Tech. Old Boys, Lisburn Rangers, Maiden City, Mossley, Nortel, Portstewart, Richhill A.F.C., St Luke's, St Mary's Youth, Seagoe, Short Brothers, Strabane Athletic, Tobermore United and Wakehurst. Maiden City later withdrew.


2016–17 Irish Cup, Results, Second round
Due to there being an uneven number of clubs left on account of Maiden City's withdrawal, in the draw Dollingstown received a bye to the third round.


2016–17 Irish Cup, Results, Fifth Round
Ties played on 7 January 2017. The draw resulted in a clash between Belfast's Big Two.


2016–17 Irish Cup, Results, Quarter-Finals
The 8 winners of the sixth round matches entered the quarter-finals. The draw took place on 5 February 2017, with the matches to be played on 4 March 2017. As the only representative from the NIFL Championship, Warrenpoint Town was the lowest-ranked club to reach the quarter-finals.


2016–17 Irish Cup, Results, Semi-Finals
The 4 winners of the Quarter Finals entered the Semi finals with the ties played on 1 April 2017 with Linfield and Coleraine advancing to contest the 2017 final.


2016–17 Irish Cup, Results, Final
Linfield and Coleraine contested the final with Linfield winning 3–0 to secure the Cup for a record 43rd time, and claim their first league and cup double since 2012. Andrew Waterworth became the first player in 48 years to score a hat trick in an Irish Cup final. Billy McAvoy had been the last player to achieve the feat, having done so for Ards in their 4–2 win over Distillery in the 1969 final replay.


2016–17 Irish Super League season
The 2016–17 Irish Super League season was the 44th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 23 September 2016 and ending on 19 March 2017. During the 2016 off-season, Basketball Ireland expanded its top flight men's league to 12 teams, with new team Tralee Warriors entering and Dublin side KUBS being granted promotion from the Men's Division One. With a first-place finish and a 20–2 win/loss record, Templeogue were crowned league champions for the first time in their history. 2017 National Cup honours went to Swords Thunder, who collected their first piece of silverware in the top flight league, while Tralee were crowned the winners of the season finale Champions Trophy tournament after defeating Templeogue in the final.


2016–17 Irish Super League season, National Cup, Semi-finals
Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Game 2, Round 2


2016–17 Irish Super League season, National Cup, Semi-finals
Winner of Game 1, Round 2 vs Winner of Series 2


2016–17 Isle of Man Football League
The 2016–17 Isle of Man League was the 108th season of the Isle of Man Football League on the Isle of Man. It began on August 13, 2016 and ended on May 17, 2017. St Georges was the defending champion.


2016–17 Israel State Cup
The 2016–17 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 78th season of Israel's nationwide Association football cup competition and the 63rd after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


2016–17 Israel State Cup
The competition commenced in September 2016, and the final was held on 25 May 2017. The competition was won by Bnei Yehuda who had beaten Maccabi Tel Aviv on penalties after 0–0 in the final.


2016–17 Israel State Cup, Preliminary rounds, First to fourth rounds
Rounds 1 to 4 double as cup competition for each division in Liga Bet and Liga Gimel. The two third-round winners from each Liga Bet division and the fourth-round winner from each Liga Gimel division advance to the sixth round.


2016–17 Israel State Cup, Preliminary rounds, Fifth Round
The fifth round is played within each division of Liga Alef. The winners qualify to the sixth round


2016–17 Israel Youth State Cup
The 2016–17 Israel Youth State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina LeNoar) was the 62nd season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition.


2016–17 Israel Youth State Cup
The competition was won by Hapoel Ra'anana, who had beaten Hapoel Rishon LeZion 1–0 in the final.


2016–17 Israel Youth State Cup, Results, First Round
Matches were played between 20 and 25 September 2016, with a single match delayed until 7 December 2016.


2016–17 Israel Youth State Cup, Results, Second Round
Most matches were played on 3 December 2016, with six matches delayed and completed until 3 January 2017.


2016–17 Israel Youth State Cup, Results, Third round
The 16 matches were played between 24 December 2016 and 14 January 2017.


2016–17 Israel Youth State Cup, Results, Fourth round
The 16 Premier League clubs joined the competition. Matches were played between 1 and 5 February 2017.


2016–17 Israeli Basketball State Cup
The 2016–17 Israeli Basketball State Cup was the 57th edition of the Israeli Basketball State Cup, organized by the Israel Basketball Association. Maccabi Tel Aviv won its 44th State Cup title after beating Hapoel Jerusalem in the Final.


2016–17 Israeli Basketball State Cup, First round
Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Ashdod, Bnei Herzliya and Ironi Nes Ziona were pre-qualified for the Round of 16 and did not have to play in the First Round.


2016–17 Israeli Basketball Super League
The 2016–2017 Israeli Basketball Super League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 63rd season of the Israeli Basketball Super League. Maccabi Rishon LeZion was the defending champion. The regular season started on October 8, 2016 and ended on May 15, 2017.


2016–17 Israeli Basketball Super League, Teams
Hapoel Gilboa Galil has been promoted to the league after winning 2015–16 National League. Ironi Nes Ziona who finished in last place during the 2015-2016 season, relegated from the Super League.


2016–17 Israeli Basketball Super League, Regular season
The regular season started on October 8, 2016 and ended on May 15, 2017.


2016–17 Israeli Basketball Super League, All-Star Game
The 2017 Israeli League All-star event was held on 18 April 2017, at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv.


2016–17 Israeli Noar Premier League
The 2016–17 Israeli Noar Premier League was the 23rd season since its introduction in 1994 as the top-tier football in Israel for teenagers between the ages 18–20, and the 6th under the name Noar Premier League.


2016–17 Israeli Premier League
The 2016–17 Israeli Premier League was the eighteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 75th season of top-tier football in Israel. It began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017.


2016–17 Israeli Premier League
Hapoel Be'er Sheva won a back-to-back title, finishing 13 points ahead of Maccabi Tel Aviv.


2016–17 Israeli Premier League, Teams
A total of fourteen teams were competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted teams from the 2015–16 Liga Leumit.


2016–17 Israeli Premier League, Teams
Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Acre were relegated to the 2016–17 Liga Leumit after finishing the 2015–16 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places.


2016–17 Israeli Premier League, Teams
F.C. Ashdod and Hapoel Ashkelon  were promoted after finishing the 2015–16 Liga Leumit in the top two places.


2016–17 Israeli Premier League, Teams, Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to six per team, while only five can be registered to a game.


2016–17 Israeli Premier League, Teams, Foreign players
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team. All Hapoel Tel Aviv foreign players were released due to budget cuts.


2016–17 Israeli Premier League, Championship round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)


2016–17 Israeli Premier League, Relegation round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)


2016–17 Israeli Premier League, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. Note that Championship round teams will play in 36 matchdays, and the Relegation round teams will compete in only 33 matches.


2016–17 Israeli Premier League, Attendances
Football clubs with an average home attendance of at least 10,000:


2016–17 Israeli Women's Cup
The 2016–17 Israeli Women's Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה נשים , Gvia HaMedina Nashim) was the 19th season of Israel's women's nationwide football cup competition. The competition began on 29 November 2016 with 4 first round matches.


2016–17 Israeli Women's Cup
ASA Tel Aviv University won the cup, beating Maccabi Kishronot Hadera 2–1 in the final.


2016–17 Isthmian League
The 2016–17 season was the 102nd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. Also, it was the eleventh season for the current incarnations of Division One North and Division One South. The league constitution was announced on 12 May 2016 and concluded on 1 May 2017.


2016–17 Isthmian League, Premier Division
Farnborough were required by the Isthmian League to pay their creditors in full before the league's 2016 AGM. As this was not fulfilled, the league relegated the club from the Premier Division to Step 4, and Burgess Hill Town were reprieved from relegation.


2016–17 Isthmian League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs: 18 clubs from the previous season, and six new clubs:


2016–17 Isthmian League, Premier Division
Havant & Waterlooville were pronounced champions of the Premier Division on 22 April 2017, and returned to the National League at the first attempt along with play-off winners Bognor Regis Town, who spent eight years in the Isthmian League after relegation from Conference South in 2009. AFC Sudbury, who reached Premier Division for the first time in their history relegated back to Division One North along with Canvey Island and Grays Athletic. Harrow Borough were reprieved from relegation after Worcester City, who relegated from National League North took a further voluntary demotion to the Midland League for financial reasons.


2016–17 Isthmian League, Division One North
Division One North consisted of 24 clubs: 19 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:


2016–17 Isthmian League, Division One North
Brightlingsea Regent were pronounced champions of Division One North on 8 April 2017, and promoted with play-off Thurrock. Wroxham, who were reprieved from relegation twice in three previous seasons were finally relegated along with Great Wakering Rovers. Ware get a reprieve after Worcester City took a voluntary demotion from National League to Midland League.


2016–17 Isthmian League, Division One South
Division One South consisted of 24 clubs: 19 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:


2016–17 Isthmian League, Division One South
Tooting & Mitcham United were pronounced champions of Division One South on 22 April 2017, and returned to the Premier Division after five seasons in Division One South along with play-off winners Dorking Wanderers who reached this level for the first time in their history.


2016–17 Isthmian League, League Cup
The 2016–17 Alan Turvey Trophy sponsored by Robert Dyas (formerly the Isthmian League Cup) is the 43rd season of the Alan Turvey Trophy, the cup competition of the whole Isthmian League.


2016–17 Isthmian League, League Cup, Calendar
The Isthmian League Cup was voluntary this season, ten clubs decided not to take part in the competition:


2016–17 Isthmian League, League Cup, First round
Sixty clubs participated in the First round, while two clubs received a bye to the Second round:


2016–17 Isthmian League, League Cup, Second round
Thirty clubs to have made it through the First round were entered into the draw with two clubs who get a bye, making thirty-two teams.


2016–17 Ittihad FC season
The 2016–17 season is the Al-Ittihad Club of Jeddah's 90th in existence and 41st consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi Arabian football. Along with Pro League, the club is also compete in the AFC Champions League, Crown Prince Cup and the King Cup.


2016–17 Ittihad FC 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 JS Kabylie season
In the 2016–17 season, JS Kabylie competed in the Ligue 1 for the 46th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 46th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They also competed in the Confederation Cup.


2016–17 JS Kabylie season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2016–17 JS Kabylie 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 JS Saoura season
In the 2016–17 season, JS Saoura competed in the Ligue 1 for the 5th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.


2016–17 JS Saoura 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 Jackson State Tigers basketball team
The 2016–17 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Wayne Brent, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 6 seed in the SWAC Tournament, they lost to Southern in the quarterfinals.


2016–17 Jackson State Tigers basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 20–16, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in third place. They defeated Prairie View A&M and Mississippi Valley State to advance to the championship game of the SWAC Tournament where they lost to Southern. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Sam Houston State in the first round to before losing to Grand Canyon in the second round.


2016–17 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by third-year head coach Tony Jasick played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium on the university's Jacksonville, Florida campus as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the  season 17–16, 5–9 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the Quarterfinals of the ASUN Tournament to North Florida. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Saint Francis (PA).


2016–17 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Dolphins finished the 2015–16 season 16–16, 8–6 in ASUN play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They lost in the Quarterfinals of the ASUN Tournament to Lipscomb.


2016–17 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team represented Jacksonville University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by fourth year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finish the season 23–9, 11–3 in A-Sun play finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2017 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to Georgia Tech in the first round.


2016–17 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road games were shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.


2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team represented Jacksonville State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by first-year head coach Ray Harper, played their home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama as members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 9–7 in OVC play to finish in third place in the East Division. As the No. 4 seed in the OVC Tournament, they defeated Southeast Missouri State, top-seeded Belmont, and UT Martin to win the tournament title. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, its first ever appearance, where it lost in the First Round to Louisville.


2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Gamecocks finished the 2015–16 season 8–23, 4–12 in OVC play to finish in last place in the East Division. As a result, they failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.


2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team, Previous season
Following the season, Jacksonville State and head coach James Green mutually agreed to part ways. On April 6, 2016, the school hired Ray Harper as head coach.


2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team, Preseason
In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Jacksonville State was picked to finish last in the East Division of the OVC.


2016–17 Jakarta protests
The 2016–17 Jakarta protests, branded Aksi Bela Islam (Action for Defending Islam) by the protesters, are series of Islamist protests against Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who was accused of committing blasphemy of the Quran.


2016–17 Jakarta protests
Five protests were held, all were close to the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election:


2016–17 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
The 2016–17 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by first-year head coach Louis Rowe, played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 10–23, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Drexel in the first round of the CAA Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to College of Charleston.


2016–17 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Dukes finished the 2015–16 season 21–11, 11–7 record in CAA play to finish in a tie for third place. The Dukes lost in the quarterfinals of CAA Tournament to William & Mary.


2016–17 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team, Previous season
Despite finishing with 21 wins, on March 14, 2016, James Madison fired head coach Matt Brady. He was 139–127 in eight seasons with James Madison. On March 31, 2016, the school hired Louis Rowe, a JMU alum, as head coach.


2016–17 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team, Recruiting
James Madison did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.


2016–17 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
The 2016–17 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by first year head coach Sean O'Regan, played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in CAA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Elon. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Radford and Virginia in the first and second rounds before losing to Villanova in the third round.


2016–17 Japan Figure Skating Championships
The 2016–17 Japan Figure Skating Championships were held on December 22ー25, 2016 at the RACTAB Namihaya Dome in Kadoma, Osaka. It was the 85th edition of the event. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2016–17 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Results, Men
Hanyu withdrew due to influenza two days before the competition.


2016–17 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Results, Ladies
Miyahara won the national title for the third year in a row.


2016–17 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2016–17 Junior Championships took place on November 18–20, 2016 at the Tsukisamu Gymnasium in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Medals were awarded in the men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing. The junior pairs competition was held during the senior Championships the following month.


2016–17 Japan Figure Skating Championships, International team selections
The Japan Skating Federation selected skaters for international competitions in the second half of the 2016–17 season based on the results of the National Championships, as well as international ISU-sanctioned competitions. It published its list of entries on December 27, 2016.


2016–17 Japan Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, World Championships
The 2017 World Championships will be held from March 29 to April 2, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland. The event will also determine the number of spots per discipline that countries will earn for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.


2016–17 Japan Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, Four Continents Championships
The 2017 Four Continents Championships will be held on February 14–19, 2017 in Gangneung, South Korea.


2016–17 Japan Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, World Junior Championships
The 2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships will take place on March 14–19, 2017 in Taipei.


2016–17 Japan Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, Asian Winter Games
The 2017 Asian Winter Games will be held on February 19–26, 2017 in Sapporo and Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan. Within the Winter Games period, figure skating events will take place on February 23-26, 2017 at the Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo.


2016–17 Jordan FA Cup
The 2016–17 Jordan FA Cup was the 37th season of the national football competition of Jordan. The winners of the competition will earn a spot in the 2018 AFC Cup.


2016–17 Jordan FA Cup
The 12 teams from the Jordan Premier League started in a group stage at round one. Six teams in two groups, with the top two sides progressing to the quarter finals.


2016–17 Jordan League
The 2016–17 Jordan Premier League (known as the Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League, named after Ziyad AL-Manaseer Companies Group for sponsorship reasons) is the 65th season of Jordan Premier League since its inception in 1944. The season started on 28 October 2016 and concluded on 6 May 2017.


2016–17 Jordan League
Al-Wehdat are the defending champions of the 2015–16 season. Sahab and Mansheyat Bani Hasan entered as the two promoted teams.


2016–17 Jordan League
On 6 May 2017, Al-Faisaly won the title after a 4–0 home win over Sahab. It was their 33rd Premier League title.


2016–17 Jordan League
Al-Jazeera's Mardik Mardikian won the Golden Boot with 14 goals.


2016–17 Jordan League, Teams
The league comprises 12 teams, 10 from the 2015–16 campaign, as well as two teams promoted from the 2015–16 Division 1.


2016–17 Jordan League, Teams, Foreign players
The number of foreign players is limited to 3 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.


2016–17 Jordan League Division 1
2015–16 Jordan League Division 1 featured 10 teams from the 2015–16 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2015–16 Premier League: Al-Asalah and Kufrsoum, and two new teams promoted from the 2015–16 Jordan League Division 2: Al-Wahda and Al-Karmel. The season started on 27 February 2017.


2016–17 Jordan League Division 1
Al-Aqaba won the league title and promoted to 2017–18 Jordan League along with Al-Yarmouk. Al-Sarhan and Al-Taiba were relegated to the 2017–18 Jordan League Division 2.


2016–17 Juventus F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Juventus Football Club's 119th in existence and tenth consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. Juventus re-designed their kit with a different take on the trademark white and black stripes in this season. On 26 July 2016, Juventus signing Gonzalo Higuaín became, at the time, the third highest football transfer of all-time and highest ever transfer for an Italian club, when he signed for €90 million from Napoli. On 8 August 2016, Paul Pogba returned to his first club, Manchester United, for an all-time record for highest football transfer fee at €105 million, surpassing the former record holder Gareth Bale.


2016–17 Juventus F.C. season
On 17 May 2017, Juventus won their 12th Coppa Italia title in a 2–0 win over Lazio, becoming the first team to win three consecutive championships. Four days later on 21 May, following a 3–0 win over Crotone, Juventus secured their sixth consecutive Serie A title, establishing an all-time record of successive triumphs in the competition. On 3 June 2017, Juventus entered a second Champions League Final in three years, but were defeated 4–1 by defending champions Real Madrid. During a screening of the Champions League Final in Turin, a firecracker caused panic, and a subsequent stampede. One woman died, and at least 1,526 people were injured.


2016–17 Juventus F.C. season, Players, Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 25 May 2017.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Juventus F.C. season, Notes
A. The match was called at the 57th minute due to the annual tradition of pitch invasion.


2016–17 KBL season
The 2016–17 KBL season was the 21st season of the Korean Basketball League (KBL), the highest level of basketball in South Korea. Anyang KGC won its second KBL championship.


2016–17 KF Laçi season
This article covers the 2016–17 season for Laçi. They'll participate in the Kategoria Superiore and the Albanian Cup.


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


2016–17 KF Luftëtari season
This article covers the 2016–17 season for Luftëtari Gjirokastër. They participate in the Kategoria Superiore and the Albanian Cup.


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


2016–17 KF Tirana season
The 2016–17 season was Klubi i Futbollit Tirana's 78th competitive season, 78th consecutive season in the Kategoria Superiore and 96th year in existence as a football club.


2016–17 KF Tirana season, Season overview, June
On 1 June, Disciplinary Committee of AFA reduced the sentence of Gentian Muça from one year to only the first four matches of the new season. Eight days later, Elis Bakaj terminated his contract with the club and signed with the Croatian Prva HNL team RNK Split. On 13 June, Ilir Daja officially returned to Tirana after he was convinced by the club president Refik Halili, and during the press conference on the same day, they both presented the new project for the new season.


2016–17 KF Tirana season, Season overview, June
On 15 June, the club parted ways with Ilir Avdyli after only six months of cooperation. A day later, Tirana terminated the cooperation with the midfielder Allush Gavazaj, who spend the previous season on loan at Tërbuni Pukë. Tirana later brought back the veteran goalkeeper Ilion Lika for a third slint at the club.


2016–17 KF Tirana season, Season overview, June
On 23 June, Gentian Muça was sent on loan at Kukësi only for the club's 2016–17 UEFA Europa League campaign, just like in the previous season. A day later, Argjend Malaj signed with Skënderbeu Korçë as a free agent after he didn't extend his contract with Tirana.


2016–17 KF Tirana season, Season overview, June
On 29 June, Dritan Smajli left the club after terminating his contract after one season cooperation.


2016–17 KF Tirana season, Season overview, July
On 4 July, Ansi Nika was signed by the club on a free transfer; Nika signed a two-year contract. One day later, after one-year hiatus, Afrim Taku returned from the United States and signed a one-year contract with Tirana. They were presented on 8 July.


2016–17 KF Tirana season, Season overview, July
A day later, Tirana acquired the services of Marvin Turtulli from Dinamo Tirana on a three-year contract. Following that, on 11 July, Tirana purchased Asion Daja of Partizani Tirana on a two-year deal, becoming the club's fifth summer signing. On 13 July, Dorian Kërçiku agreed a contract extension with the club, singing until July 2019, while the goalie Edvan Bakaj signed a new two-year contract. One day later, Tirana signed a new two-year deal with Erion Hoxhallari. On the same day, the youngster David Domgjoni returned in the club after finishing his loan at Kastrioti Krujë and penned a three-year contract.


2016–17 KF Tirana season, Season overview, July
On 17 July, Tirana announced via its official Facebook page that the team traveled to Zlatibor, Serbia to make the summer preparations for the upcoming season. Tirana also informed that the team would stay for two weeks at Iris Hotel and will arrange four friendlies. One day later, Tirana brought on trial Nigerian striker Emeka Emerun, who flew out to Zlatibor to link up with the rest of the squad on their summer training camp. However, he left the team on 25 July after refusing to continue the trial.


2016–17 KF Tirana season, Season overview, July
Tirana won the first friendly match against OFK Petrovac with the result 3–1. Halili, Karabeci and Bajramaj scored the goals for Tirana. On 22 July, Gentian Muça returned to the team after the end Kukësi's European campaign. One the same day, Ryota Noma and Hiroaki Yamamoto joined the club on trial until the end of summer training camp. In the next friendly match against OFK Grbalj, Tirana suffered a 0–1 narrow defeat, with Todorović scoring the match only goal. In the third friendly versus Novi Pazar, Tirana didn't go more than a goalless draw. In the final friendly against the OFK Beograd, Tirana clinched a 1–0 victory to end thus the summer preparations.


2016–17 KF Tirana season, Season overview, August
On 19 August, Tirana confirmed the signing of four players, respectively Romuald Ntsitsigui, Ifeanyi Edeh, Moise Nkounkou and Merveille Ndockyt; they all signed two-year contracts and were presented on the same day. A day later, Tirana officially terminated the contract with the defender Ronald Gërçaliu by mutual consensus. On 26 August, Tirana completed the signing of the 19-years old striker Flamur Bajrami on a three-year contract.


2016–17 KF Tirana season, Season overview, September
Tirana started the month by completing the signing of Argjend Mustafa on a free transfer. Tirana started the season on 7 September with a goalless draw against Teuta Durrës in the opening 2016–17 Kategoria Superiore week. This draw was followed by another goalless draw away against Laçi four days later, a match which brought a controversial moment in the 38th minute as the referee Remzi Sadiku denied Tirana a clear penalty after a handball from a Laçi player. In the matchday 3 against Kukësi at home, Tirana produced a hard-fought performance, coming from behind two times to earn a 2–2 draw. Afrim Taku and Merveille Ndockyt scored the first goals of the season.


2016–17 KF Tirana season, Season overview, September
In the fourth match against Partizani Tirana in the so-called "Tirana derby", Tirana didn't go more than a goalless draw, making it the fourth consecutive draw. It was the worst start in the history of the club since the 1960'. To begin its Albanian Cup campaign, Tirana was shorted against Sopoti Librazhd and played its first leg match at Selman Stërmasi Stadium. Tirana netted first through a Gilman Lika goal in the 45th minute, but Sopoti equalized via a Mirel Çota penalty minutes before the final whistle.


2016–17 KF Tirana season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.


2016–17 KF Vllaznia Shkodër season
This article covers the 2016–17 season for Vllaznia Shkodër. They participate in the Kategoria Superiore.


2016–17 KHL season
The 2016–17 KHL season was the ninth season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The season started on 22 August 2016 and ended on 16 April 2017. SKA Saint Petersburg defeated Metallurg Magnitogorsk four games to one to win their second Gagarin Cup Championship in three seasons.


2016–17 KHL season
The KHL had the third highest average attendance in Europe, averaging 6,121 spectators, and the highest total attendance in Europe with 5.32 million spectators in the regular season.


2016–17 KHL season, Team changes
The Chinese club HC Kunlun Red Star from Beijing, China joined the league, to become its 29th team.


2016–17 KHL season, Team changes
The Russian Club Metallurg Novokuznetsk was relegated due to debt.


2016–17 KHL season, Divisions and regular season format
In this season, like in 2015–16 season, each team will play every other team once at home and once on the road, giving a total of 56 games (28 at home, 28 on the road), plus 4 additional games (2 at home, 2 on the road) played by each team against rival clubs from its own conference. Thus, each team played a total of 60 games in the regular season.


2016–17 KHL season, Divisions and regular season format
How the teams are divided into divisions and conferences is shown in the table below.


2016–17 KHL season, Gagarin Cup Playoffs
The playoffs started on 21 February 2017, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences and end with the last game of the Gagarin Cup final on 16 April 2017.


2016–17 KK Crvena zvezda season
The 2016–17 season is the Crvena zvezda 72nd season in the existence of the club. The team played in the Basketball League of Serbia, in the Adriatic League and in the Euroleague.


2016–17 KK Crvena zvezda season, Overview
Season 2016–17 saw Crvena zvezda parting ways with its two star players, Maik Zirbes and Quincy Miller, as well as Tarence Kinsey, Vladimir Štimac and Vasilije Micić. During the pre-season, the club signed Ognjen Kuzmić, Milko Bjelica and Charles Jenkins, brought talented Petar Rakićević and promoted Ognjen Dobrić from its development team. When the season already began, the club brought on Nate Wolters who was waived by Detroit Pistons. Squad was finally completed mid-season, with the addition of Deon Thompson to the roster.


2016–17 KK Crvena zvezda season, Overview
Building on previous years tactics, Zvezda's trademark became its strong, aggressive defense, pressure on the ball, intercepting passes, steals and resulting fast breaks. In January 2017. coach Dejan Radonjić achieved his 200th victory leading Zvezda. He also brought another Radivoj Korać Cup to the team. Zvezda has ended the regular ABA league season with 25 wins on their record, while losing only once, which was the best regular season record made by any team in the history of the regional competition so far.


2016–17 KK Crvena zvezda season, Overview
Team narrowly stayed out of Top 8, ending up on 9th place, having the same number of victories as 8th placed Darussafaka, but having worse head-to-head record. However, it decisively defended ABA league trophy, defeating Budućnost VOLI (2-1) and Cedevita (3-0) on its way. In the domestic championship, Zvezda ended league part with the score of 13-1, defeated Mega Leks (2-0) and FMP (3-0) in the playoffs, and lifted another trophy.


2016–17 KK Crvena zvezda season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2016–17 KK Crvena zvezda season, Competitions, Adriatic League, Results by round
Source: Competitive matchesGround: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.


2016–17 KK Crvena zvezda season, Competitions, EuroLeague, Results by round
Source: Competitive matchesGround: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.


2016–17 KK Crvena zvezda season, Competitions, Serbian Super League, Results by round
Source: Competitive matchesGround: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.


2016–17 KK Partizan season
In the 2016–17 season, Partizan NIS Belgrade competed in the Basketball League of Serbia, the Radivoj Korać Cup, the Adriatic League and the Champions League.


2016–17 KML season
The 2016–17 Korvpalli Meistriliiga season (also known as the Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons) is the 92nd season of top-tier basketball in Estonia. Kalev/Cramo came into the season as defending champions of the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 KML season
The season began on 2 October 2016 and concluded on 22 May 2017 with Kalev/Cramo defeating AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 4 games to 0 in the finals to win their 9th Estonian Championship.


2016–17 KML season, Regular season
During the regular season teams will play 4 rounds for 32 games (2 at home and 2 away) with following exceptions:


2016–17 KML season, Regular season
Double points will be awarded to teams winning those games.


2016–17 KML season, Playoffs
The playoffs began on 10 April and ended on 22 May. The tournament concluded with Kalev/Cramo defeating AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 4 games to 0 in the finals.


2016–17 KML season, Individual statistics
Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.


2016–17 KML season, All-Star Game
The 2017 All-Star Game was played on 16 February 2017 in Tallinn at the Saku Suurhall. Team Blue won the game 159–152 (139–136). The MVP of the game was Rain Veideman, who scored 37 points.


2016–17 KNVB Cup
The 2016–17 KNVB Cup was the 99th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It started on 6 September 2016 with the first of six rounds, and ended on 30 April 2017 with the final played at De Kuip in Rotterdam.


2016–17 KNVB Cup
This edition was notable for several unicums, which included holding the first test in an official match of a top tier-domestic competition of the Video assistant referee-system. Anouar Kali held the distinction of becoming the first player to receive a red card after an intervention from the video referee in the first round-game between Ajax and his team Willem II.


2016–17 KNVB Cup
The defending champions were Feyenoord from the Eredivisie, after beating FC Utrecht 2–1 in the final in the previous season on 24 April 2016.


2016–17 KNVB Cup
Vitesse defeated AZ 2–0 in the final to win its first major trophy in the 124-year history of the club.


2016–17 KNVB Cup
As winners, Vitesse automatically qualified for the group stage of the 2017–18 edition of the UEFA Europa League. They also participated in the 2017 edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield, the Dutch Supercup match at the start of next season between the Cup winner and the champions of the Eredivisie, Feyenoord.


2016–17 KNVB Cup, First round
The draw of the first round was done on 27 August 2016. 64 teams participated and played on 20, 21 or 22 September 2016.


2016–17 KNVB Cup, Second round
The draw of the first round was done on 22 September 2016. 32 teams participated and matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 October 2016.


2016–17 KNVB Cup, Second round
The lowest ranked team left was Jodan Boys from the fifth tier of Dutch football.


2016–17 KNVB Cup, Third round
The third round draw was held on 27 October 2016. 16 teams participated and the matches were played on 13, 14, and 15 December 2016.


2016–17 KNVB Cup, Third round
The lowest ranked team left was Jodan Boys from the fifth tier of Dutch football.


2016–17 KNVB Cup, Quarter-finals
The quarter-final draw was held on 15 December 2016. 8 teams participated and the matches were played on 24, 25, and 26 January 2017.


2016–17 KNVB Cup, Quarter-finals
The lowest ranked team left were FC Volendam and SC Cambuur from the second tier of Dutch football.


2016–17 KNVB Cup, Semi-finals
The 4 winners from the previous round progress to this stage. Cupholders Feyenoord were eliminated in the previous round and therefore no longer active in the competition.


2016–17 KNVB Cup, Semi-finals
The draw was held on 26 January 2017. Matches were played on 1 and 2 March 2017. The lowest ranked team left was SC Cambuur from the second tier of Dutch football.


2016–17 KNVB Cup, Final
The two winners from the previous round progressed to this stage. The winner of the semi-final match between AZ and SC Cambuur was marked as the 'home' team in the final, as that was the first match to be drawn at the draw for the semi-finals. The final took place on 30 April 2017 at De Kuip in Rotterdam.


2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 119th basketball season. The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse and were led by 14th year head coach Bill Self. They finished the season 31–5, 16–2 in Big 12 play to win their 13th consecutive Big 12 regular season title, tying UCLA's record for consecutive regular season conference titles. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to TCU.


2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
They received and at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed in the Midwest region. The appearance was their 28th consecutive appearance, the longest current active streak and the longest ever in NCAA Tournament history. In the Tournament, they defeated UC Davis and Michigan State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they defeated Purdue before losing in the Elite Eight to Oregon.


2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The Jayhawks entered the season with 40 straight wins at Allen Fieldhouse, which extended to 51 games during the season before it ended on February 5, 2017 with an 89–92 loss to Iowa State, which was the longest active home arena winning streak in the nation when it ended.


2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Preseason, Departures, Early draft entrants
Starting with the 2016 NBA draft, if a player declares for the draft, but does not hire an agent, it allows the player to return to their school even after participating in the combine, as long as they decide by May 25.


2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jayhawks are led by second year head coach Brandon Schneider. They played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 2–16 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to Oklahoma State.


2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team, Schedule and results
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2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bruce Weber in his fifth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, its home court since 1988. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Wake Forest in the First Four to advance to the First Round where they lost to Cincinnati.


2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team, Preseason
The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season 17–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Oklahoma State in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Kansas.


2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Jeff Mittie, played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Drake in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.


2016–17 Kapaz PFK season
The Kapaz PFK 2016-17 season was Kapaz's fifth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and eighth season since their reformation in 2009. It is their second season with Shahin Diniyev as manager, during which they finished the season fifth, were knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup by Inter Baku at the Quarterfinal stage and reached the Second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League before defeat to Admira Wacker Mödling.


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


2016–17 Kapaz PFK 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 Kapaz PFK 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 Kapaz PFK 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 Kapaz PFK 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 Kategoria Superiore
The 2016–17 Kategoria Superiore was the 78th official season, or 81st season of top-tier football in Albania (including three unofficial championships during World War II) and the 17th season under the name Kategoria Superiore. Skënderbeu were the defending champions. The season began on 7 September 2016 and concluded on 27 May 2017.


2016–17 Kategoria Superiore
On 20 May 2017, Kukësi defeated the reigning champions Skënderbeu 2–0 to clinch their first-ever league title, in only their fifth season in the top-flight.


2016–17 Kategoria Superiore, Teams, Changes
Ten teams competed in the league – the top eight teams from the previous season, as well as two teams promoted from the Kategoria e Parë. Korabi defeated Ada 1–0 at the Reshit Rusi Stadium on the final matchday of the regular season in Group A of the Kategoria e Parë to secure promotion to the Kategoria Superiore after a 54-year absence. Luftëtari were then promoted back to Albanian Superliga after a three-year absence as they defeated Apolonia Fier on the final matchday of the regular season in Group B of the Kategoria e Parë. The two promoted clubs replace Bylis and Tërbuni.


2016–17 Kategoria Superiore, Results
Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 games.


2016–17 Kategoria e Parë
The 2016–17 Kategoria e Parë was competed between 20 teams in 2 groups, A and B, respectively.


2016–17 Kazakhstani Futsal Championship
The 2016–17 season of the Kazakhstan Cola Kazakhstani Futsal Championship is the 19th season of top-tier futsal in Kazakhstan.


2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls were led by second-year head coach Al Skinner and played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center on the university's campus in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 14–18, 7–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the ASUN Tournament, they defeated USC Upstate before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the semifinals.


2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team, Previous season
The Owls finished the 2015–16 season 11–20, 7–7 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.


2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by first year head coach Agnus Berenato, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 8–6 in A-Sun play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of A-Sun Tournament where they lost to Stetson.


2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by sixth year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. Kent State finished the regular season 22–14, 10–8 in MAC play to finish fourth in the MAC East division.


2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
As the No. 6 seed in the MAC Tournament, the Flashes defeated Central Michigan, Buffalo, Ohio, and Akron to win the tournament for the first time since 2008. As a result, the Flashes received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 14 seed in the South region. In the First Round, they lost to UCLA.


2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Golden Flashes finished the 2015–16 season 19–13, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Bowling Green. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Eastern Time


2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by first year head coach Todd Starkey, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. After finishing the 2015–16 season with an overall record of 6–23 and 3–15 in MAC play, the Flashes finished the 2016–17 regular season with a 19–11 overall record and 13–5 in MAC play. They won their first East division title since 2005, clinching a share on March 1 and winning it outright on March 4.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 41st consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The team, led by John Calipari in his eighth season as head coach, is a member of the Southeastern Conference.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2016–17 Newcomers
Edrice Adebayo, nicknamed "Bam" and originally from Pinetown, North Carolina, was a consensus top 15 player in his class. He committed to Kentucky on November 17, live on ESPN's Mike & Mike simulcast radio show. He chose Kentucky over NC State and Auburn. He is ranked in the top 10 by Rivals (No. 6) and ESPN (No. 6). 247Sports (No. 14) and Scout (No. 15) tab him as a top-15 prospect in the 2016 class. He has prior USA Basketball experience and was named a MaxPreps All-American in 2013.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2016–17 Newcomers
De'Aaron Fox, originally from Katy, Texas, was the second highest rated point guard that Calipari had signed at Kentucky. He committed to Kentucky on November 12, live on ESPNU. He chose Kentucky over Kansas, Louisville, and LSU. He was the nation's consensus top point guard, was ranked the consensus No. 3 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 247 Sports.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2016–17 Newcomers
Wenyen Gabriel, originally from Manchester, New Hampshire, was the third commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on October 1, live on the radio. He chose Kentucky over Connecticut, Duke, and Maryland. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 17 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 247 Sports.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2016–17 Newcomers
Sacha Killeya-Jones, originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was the second commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on October 1, live on the radio. He chose Kentucky over Connecticut, North Carolina, and Virginia. He was a consensus four star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 36 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 247 Sports.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2016–17 Newcomers
Malik Monk, originally from Lepanto, Arkansas but attending high school in Bentonville, Arkansas, was the second highest rated shooting guard that Calipari signed at Kentucky. He committed to Kentucky on November 18. He chose Kentucky over Arkansas where his brother, Marcus Monk, played college basketball and football. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 5 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 247 Sports.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Pre-season, Roster
On April 1 the University of Kentucky held a press conference for Murray as he declared himself eligible for the 2016 NBA Draft, and would forgo his remaining eligibility by signing with an agent. On April 5 Labissiere declared himself eligible for the draft, and would forgo his remaining eligibility by signing with an agent. On April 6 the University of Kentucky held a press conference for Ulis as he declared himself eligible for the draft, and would forgo his remaining eligibility by signing with an agent.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Pre-season, Roster
On May 18 Matthews announced that he would transfer from Kentucky and finish his remaining three years of eligibility at a school that was to be chosen; the following month, Matthews announced that he would go to Michigan. On May 25 Briscoe and Lee withdrew their names from the draft, but Lee decided to transfer for his final year of eligibility to a then-undetermined school, which ultimately proved to be California. On August 9, reserve guard E. J. Floréal announced that he would leave the UK basketball program to compete full-time for the school in track. Floréal, who had one year of remaining eligibility in basketball but would have two years in track, was a local and regional track champion in high school, and his father was UK's head track coach at the time.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Pre-season, Accolades and rankings
The Southeastern Conference preseason media poll was released at the SEC Media Days in October, it predicted that Kentucky would win the championship. Adebayo and Fox were named to the All-SEC First Team while Briscoe and Monk were named to the All-SEC Second Team.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Pre-season, Accolades and rankings
USA Today announced its initial coaches poll on October 15 with Kentucky ranked as No. 4 in the country. The Associated Press announced on October 31 that Kentucky was ranked No. 2 to start the season in its initial poll of the season.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Pre-season, Events
On July 18 Kentucky released the non-conference portion of its schedule. The schedule is highlighted by marquee match-ups at Rupp Arena and across the country. Kentucky will travel to New York to play Michigan State in the annual Champions Classic, to the Bahamas to play Arizona State, back to New York to play Hofstra, to Las Vegas to play against North Carolina in the annual CBS Sports Classic, and finally to Louisville to face in-state rival Louisville.. Kentucky will also host UCLA for the first time as well as Kansas in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Pre-season, Events
Tickets for Big Blue Madness, Kentucky's version of Midnight Madness went on sale and sold out on September 30.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Pre-season, Events
Big Blue Madness took place on October 14. The event debuted the team for the 2016–17 season. It included player introductions, a speech by Calipari, and a scrimmage.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2017–18 newcomers
Nick Richards, a native of Kingston, Jamaica living in Queens, New York, was the first commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on November 10 at a press conference at his high school. He chose Kentucky over Arizona and Syracuse. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 14 overall player by the four main recruiting services.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2017–18 newcomers
P. J. Washington, a Dallas native attending school in Las Vegas, Nevada, was the second commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on November 10 live on ESPNU. He chose Kentucky over North Carolina and UNLV. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 15 overall player by the four main recruiting services.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2017–18 newcomers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, originally from Hamilton, Ontario and attending school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was the third commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on November 14 through a message on Twitter. He was a consensus top fifty player, ranked No. 42 by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2017–18 newcomers
Quade Green, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the fourth commitment in the Kentucky class. He signed his National Letter of Intent on November 16, the last day of the early signing period, but did not reveal his choice between Kentucky and Syracuse until an event at his high school on November 19 - with his mother Tamika Johnson by his side. He was a consensus top-25 player and ranked as a five-star player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2017–18 newcomers
Hamidou Diallo, a Queens native who graduated from a Connecticut school in spring 2016, announced on January 7, 2017 that he would enroll at UK for the start of the school's spring semester the following week. While he was eligible to play immediately, he redshirted the spring semester and is set to begin play as a freshman in 2017–18.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2017–18 newcomers
Jemarl Baker, a native of Eastvale, California, was the seventh commitment in the Kentucky recruiting class. He announced his decision on April 11 via a story posted on Scout.com by Evan Daniels. Baker originally committed to Cuonzo Martin at California, before Martin left the school to coach Missouri. He averaged 17.1 points, 4.1 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.8 steals for Roosevelt High School in Corona, Calif., and he quickly emerged as one of the Wildcats' top backcourt targets after their season ended last month. Scout.com ranks Baker as the No. 86 overall prospect in the 2017 class.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2017–18 newcomers
UK's final commitment came on May 6, when Tampa product Kevin Knox announced he would come to the school. Kentucky beat out Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, and Missouri for Knox's signature.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Honors, Weekly Awards
On November 14 Fox was named SEC Freshman of the Week following a 21-point career-high against Canisius and a 12-assist career-high against Stephen F. Austin.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Honors, National Awards
On March 28, 2017 Malik Monk was voted consensus Second Team All-American by each of the NCAA's four recognized organizations (AP, National Association of Basketball Coaches, United States Basketball Writers Association, Sporting News) it uses to determine consensus status. On April 7, 2017, Malik Monk won the Jerry West Award, which is awarded to the nation's top shooting guard of the year. Monk beat out Duke's Luke Kennard, UCLA's Bryce Alford, and Creighton's Marcus Foster for the award.


2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents University of Kentucky during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by tenth year head coach Matthew Mitchell, play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum with one game at Rupp Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Belmont in the first round before losing to Ohio State in the second round.


2016–17 Kenya Cup
The 2016–17 Kenya Cup is the 47th edition of the top flight of Kenyan domestic rugby union competition.


2016–17 Kenya Cup
Reduced in size from fourteen teams in the previous season to twelve, the league consists of each team playing sixteen matches followed by the top six clubs qualifying for the playoffs.


2016–17 Kenya Cup
The reigning champions entering the tournament are Kabras Sugar RFC who defeated Impala Saracens 22–5 in the final the previous year.


2016–17 Kenya Cup
Thika RFC and Kenya Sharks were relegated following the 2015–16 season. No teams were promoted.


2016–17 Kenya Cup, Pools
The twelve teams of the Kenya Cup are divided into two pools of six. Each team plays each team in the same pool twice, then plays each team in the opposite pool once.


2016–17 Kerala Premier League
The 2016–17 Kerala Premier League Season is the fourth season of the Kerala Premier League. Unlike last 3 seasons, The season features 11 teams which will be divided into 2 groups with Group A having 5 and Group B having 6 teams and is played on a home-and-away format with half of the teams being private clubs. Later Quartz SC announced its withdrawal from the league making the number of teams 10. The season kicked off on 8 April 2017. KSEB beat FC Thrissur in the finals to clinch their maiden Kerala Premier League Title.


2016–17 Kerala Premier League, Teams
It will feature the best 11 teams of Kerala affiliated to the KFA competing for the Trophy. The league is played in a home and away format for the first time. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. At the end of the season a table of the final League standings is determined, based on the following criteria in this order: points obtained, goal difference, and goals scored.


2016–17 Kerala Premier League, Teams
P. Anilkumar, the Kerala Football Association secretary, on 24 January 2017


2016–17 Khuzestan Premier League
The 2016–17 Khuzestan Premier League season was the 17th season of the Khuzestan Premier League which took place from September 15, 2016 to March 17, 2017 with 14 teams competing from the province of Khuzestan. Teams played home and away with one another each playing 26 matches. Esteghlal Ramshir finished the season on top of the standings and was promoted to division 3 of the Iranian football system. Meanwhile, finishing in last place, Jam Abadan will be relegated to the Khuzestan Division 1 league. Following negotiations between the Khuzestan Football Association and the Iranian football federation, the division 3 quota for Khuzestan was increased by 1 allowing Sepahan Izeh, the runners-up of this year's league to also get promoted to division 3.


2016–17 Kia Picanto season
The 2016–17 Kia Picanto season was the third season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2016–17 Kilmarnock F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Kilmarnock's fourth season in the Scottish Premiership and their 24th consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Premiership, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2016–17 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Kilmarnock finished eighth in the Scottish Premiership with 41 points. They failed to qualify from the group stages of the League Cup, and lost to Hamilton Academical in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup


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


2016–17 Korabi Peshkopi season
This article covers the 2016–17 season for Korabi Peshkopi. They'll participate in the Kategoria Superiore and Albanian Cup.


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


2016–17 Korfball League & Promotion Division promotion/relegation play-off
The 2016–17 Korfball League & Promotion Division promotion/relegation play-off is played between the number 8 of the England Korfball league and the top two teams of the Promotion Division North & West and South & East. In North & West Bristol Thunder and Birmingham City qualified. In South & East Croydon and Cambridge Tigers qualified.


2016–17 Korfball League & Promotion Division promotion/relegation play-off, Teams
A total of 5 teams will be taking part in the play-off.


2016–17 Korisliiga season
The 2016–17 Korisliiga season is the 77th season of the top professional basketball league in Finland. The season started in October 5, 2016 and ended on May 13, 2017. Kataja Basket won its second national title after beating Salon Vilpas in the Finals.


2016–17 Korisliiga season, Teams
Bisons Loimaa left the league after the 2015–16 season, because of its financial problems. Korihait was promoted from the second tier First Division after winning the championship there.


2016–17 Korisliiga season, Playoffs
Playoffs were played between the eight teams of the competition, with a best-of-five series in quarterfinals a best-of-seven series in semifinals and finals and the bronze medal series as a single game.


2016–17 Korisliiga season, Attendance
Updated to games played on 13 May 2017Source: KorisliigaNotes:1: Korihait played in the First Division last season.


2016–17 Kosovar Cup
The 2016–17 Kosovar Cup was the football knockout competition of Kosovo in the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Kosovar Cup, Second round
These matches were played on 25 & 26 October 2016.


2016–17 Kosovar Cup, Fifth Round
These matches were played on 18, 19, and 21 February 2017.


2016–17 Kosovar Cup, Quarter-finals
The matches were played on 15 and 16 March 2017.


2016–17 Kosovar Cup, Semi-finals
These matches will be played on 29 March and 19 April 2017.


2016–17 Kosovar Cup, Final
The final of the Kosovar Cup for this season will be played on May 31, 2017 at the Riza Lushta Stadium.


2016–17 Kosovo Basketball Superleague
The 2016–17 Kosovo Basketball SuperLeague was the 23rd season of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. The season started on October 8, 2016, and ended on May 24, 2017. Sigal Prishtina won its thirteenth title.


2016–17 Kosovo Basketball Superleague, Teams
KB Rahoveci has been promoted to the league after winning 2015–16 Kosovo Basketball First League. KB Kastrioti who finished in last place during the 2015-2016 season, relegated from the Super League


2016–17 Kosovo Basketball Superleague, Playoffs
The semi-finals and finals were played in a best-of-five playoff format. The higher seeded teams played game one, three and five (if necessary) at home.


2016–17 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
this will be the 24th edition of Kuwait Crown Prince Cup where the 15 teams are split into 2 groups where top 2 from each group advance to the final.


2016–17 Kuwait Emir Cup
The 2016–17 Kuwait Emir Cup will be the 55th edition and will consist of 2 groups top 2 of each group advanced to the finals.


2016–17 Kuwaiti Premier League
The season started with 2 new teams Burgan SC and Al-Tadhamon SC.


2016–17 Kuwaiti Premier League
Kuwait SC narrowly won the title by edging out rivals Al Qadsia with a 2-1 win over Al Salmiya clinched in injury time, just moments after Al Qadsia's final league match.


2016–17 LBA season
The 2016–17 LBA season, was the 95th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A PosteMobile, the highest-tier level professional basketball league in Italy. The regular season started on 2 October 2016 and finished on 7 May 2017, with the playoffs started on 12 May (dependent on an Italian club qualifying for the 2017 EuroLeague Final Four or for the 2017 Champions League Playoffs) and finished between 16 and 22 June depending on results.


2016–17 LBA season
As in previous years, Molten Corporation provided the official ball for all matches.


2016–17 LBA season
Umana Reyer Venezia won their 3rd title by beating Dolomiti Energia Trento in game 6 of the finals.


2016–17 LBA season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2015–16 season and one promoted from the 2015–16 Serie A2.


2016–17 LBA season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Germani Basket Brescia is the promoted club from the Serie A2 Citroën after beating Fortitudo Bologna at game 5 of league's playoffs, and returns in the highest-tier of the Italian basketball league system after 28 years of absence from Serie A.


2016–17 LBA season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Brescia replaced Virtus Bologna who was relegated during the previous season.


2016–17 LBA season, Changes from 2015–16, New League's Title Sponsor
From the end of the 2015–16 season, Lega Basket Serie A has a new sponsor. The Turkish brand Beko left Serie A after four years of sponsorship. Beko decided to focus just on their sponsorship of the Spanish football team Barcelona.


2016–17 LBA season, Changes from 2015–16, New League's Title Sponsor
In December 2016, took place in Rome the assembly of Lega Basket during which the president Egidio Bianchi has communicated to all the clubs to have reached the multi-year agreement with PosteMobile, an Italy-based mobile virtual network operator owned by Poste italiane Group, that will become the Title Sponsor of the LBA.


2016–17 LBA season, Rules
Each team is allowed either five or seven foreign players under two formulas:


2016–17 LBA season, Rules
Each club can choose the 5+5 formula, that consists of five Italian players and five foreign players, and the 3+4+5 formula, with five Italian players, three foreigners from countries outside the E.U. and four foreigners from E.U. countries or "Cotonou Countries".


2016–17 LBA season, Rules
At the end of the season there will be a prize of €500,000 for the top three ranked teams, that had chosen the 5+5 formula, considering the playing time of Italian players, and €200,000 for those teams that will obtain the best results with their youth sector.