2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 27U
Tropical Low 27U originated as a slow-moving area of low pressure in an active monsoon trough in the eastern Arafura Sea off the west coast of New Guinea on 6 April. It initially tracked to the west-southwest while gradually intensifying before adopting a general southerly course. TCWC Darwin began issuing tropical cyclone warnings and forecast track maps for the tropical low, and initially predicted the system to reach Category 2 intensity on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale by 12 April.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 27U
At 03:00 UTC on 10 April, the low-pressure system was located approximately 415 km (260 mi) offshore from Darwin, and was tracking southwards at approximately 9 km/h (6 mph). Despite the forecast intensification of Tropical Low 27U, a combination of factors such as land interaction with the northwest Top End and the displacement of the lower-level and upper-level circulation centres of the system due to high vertical wind shear significantly limited development, and ultimately began to degrade the system.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 27U
Consequently, the tropical low never attained cyclone intensity, peaking with 10-minute sustained winds of 55 km/h (35 mph) and a central pressure of 998 hPa. The Bureau of Meteorology issued its final warning regarding the system on the afternoon of 12 April, which, coincidentally, was the time at which it was originally forecast to become a Category 2 cyclone. The system persisted as a tropical low while tracking west-southwestwards across the Timor Sea and into the Indian Ocean, passing very close to the Kimberley coast in the process.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Frances
On the morning of 21 April, the BOM started tracking a tropical low which had formed about 200 km (124 mi) west of Port Moresby. The low proceeded to move westwards across the southern parts of Papua New Guinea during 22 April before emerging over the northeast Arafura Sea, 500 km (310 mi) north of Nhulunbuy during 23 April. The tropical low strengthened slowly while moving westwards across the Arafura Sea. The low passed south of the Aru Islands during 24 and 25 April.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Frances
During the night of 26 April, the low started moving in a southwest direction while undergoing a period of rapid intensification. The low continued to strengthen during 27 April, reaching Category 1 on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale at around 4:00 ACST later that afternoon, around 300 km (186 mi) northwest of Darwin, being named Frances in the process. Frances continued to move in a southwest direction over the Timor Sea, continuing to rapidly intensify. Frances reached Category 3 severe tropical cyclone strength by the afternoon of 28 April, just 24 hours after reaching tropical cyclone intensity. Frances maintained Category 3 strength until the morning of 29 April, where it rapidly weakened due to increasingly unfavorable atmospheric conditions, becoming a tropical low on the morning of 30 April.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Greg
During 29 April, Tropical Low 30U developed about 755 km (470 mi) to the north-east of the Cocos Islands, within an area of warm sea surface temperatures and low vertical wind shear. The low had a compact and well defined circulation, with atmospheric convection wrapping into it as it moved southwards. The system was then classified as a Category 1 tropical cyclone and named Greg by the BoM during 30 April, as it peaked with 10-minute sustained wind speeds of 65 km/h (40 mph). During that day, the system turned westwards and weakened below tropical cyclone intensity into a remnant low during 1 May. Over the next few days, Greg's remnants were tracked, as they moved westwards out of the Australian region, before they dissipated during 4 May.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
Ahead of the season starting on 1 November, the Bureau of Meteorology, monitored two weak tropical lows that developed within the central Indian Ocean. The first noted as it developed within a monsoon trough to the northwest of Christmas Island during 23 September, but was not expected to develop any further as it moved southwards towards the Australian territory. The second low was first noted during 11 October, while it was located about 185 km (115 mi) to the northwest of Christmas Island.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
Over the next couple of days, the system moved south-westwards while its low-level circulation centre gradually consolidated, with the system's chance of becoming a short-lived tropical cyclone improving during 13 October. However, during the next day, the chances of the system developing into a tropical cyclone weakened, as a moderate to high amount of vertical wind shear impacted the low. The system was subsequently monitored over the next few days before they were last noted during 19 October after they had moved into the South-West Indian Ocean.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 9 November, TCWC Perth started to monitor another tropical low. By 11 November, the JTWC classified it with a "low" chance of developing a tropical cyclone with scattered convection wrapping into its centre as it was located about 620 km (385 mi) to the northwest of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. TCWC Perth also stated that it had a chance of becoming a tropical cyclone. After moving into unfavourable environments such as high shear, TCWC Perth issued its final bulletin during 15 November.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 25 November, TCWC Perth started monitoring a weak tropical low to the southwest of Lampung. By the next day, it had moved north into TCWC Jakarta's area of responsibility. However, the system was not mentioned again in their next advisory.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
During 27 November, a tropical low developed within the northern Coral Sea, to the southwest of the Solomon Islands. The system failed to develop further over the next couple of days before it moved south-eastwards into the South Pacific basin. The system was subsequently classified as Tropical Disturbance 03F on 29 November by the Fiji Meteorological Service before it was last noted during 30 November while located to the north of Nouméa, New Caledonia.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
A weak tropical low developed to the south of Bali on 4 December, though due to unfavourable conditions the system soon weakened to a low-pressure area. On 9 December, a tropical low developed within the monsoon trough and moved slowly westwards. The system was last noted on 17 December.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 3 January, a tropical low was located inland Australia to the southwest of the Top End. The system was given a "moderate" chance of strengthening into a tropical cyclone during the next day, however the system remained over land while moving southwest and did not develop further. TCWC Perth continued monitoring the system until 7 January when the tropical low was located over the border of East Pilbara and North Interior.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 7 January, a tropical low developed just off the northern Queensland coast, although the system weakened to a low-pressure during the next day. On the same day, a weak tropical low had developed within a monsoonal trough of low pressure over the Cape York Peninsula, before moving into the Gulf of Carpentaria. After eventually moving into TCWC Perth's area of responsibility by 9 January, the low was designated as 10U as it was moving over land. After moving southward over Western Australia, TCWC Perth issued its final bulletin on 12 January.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 18 January, a tropical low had persisted over in the far northwest in the Indian Ocean until it was last noted the next day.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
Similar to the previous system, another tropical low persisted over in the far northwest of the Western Region on 21 January. The low did not intensify and dissipated to the south of the island of Sumatra on 25 January.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
Tropical Low 18U developed on 16 February off the western coast of Kimberley. During the next day, the low had emerged over open waters while near the Pilbara coast. The system had moved in a westerly direction until it was last noted on 22 February.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names
During the season, a total of eight tropical cyclones received a name from the BoM, either by TCWC Perth, Darwin, or Brisbane; the names are listed below. This was done when the system in question was judged to have 10-minute sustained wind speeds of 65 km/h (40 mph) that extended at least halfway around the system. There has only been one list from which the Bureau of Meteorology has assigned names to tropical cyclones since the 2008–09 season. Cyclones named by TCWC Jakarta and Port Moresby are rare, with the last named cyclones occurring during 2014 and 2007, respectively.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names
As a consequence of the devastating impacts of Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie in March, the Bureau of Meteorology officially retired the name Debbie from the naming list.


2016–17 Australian region cyclone season, Season effects
This is a table of all the storms that formed in the 2016–17 Australian region cyclone season. It includes their duration, names, landfall(s), denoted in parentheses, damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all the damage figures are in 2016 AUD and USD.


2016–17 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga
The 2016–17 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga season, for sponsorships reasons named the Admiral Basketball Bundesliga, was the 71st season of the first tier of basketball in Austria.


2016–17 Austrian Cup
The 2016–17 Austrian Cup (German: ÖFB-Samsung-Cup) was the 83rd season of Austria's nationwide football cup competition. It began with a First Round match between FC Karabakh Wien and Rapid Wien on 8 July 2016 and ended on 1 June 2017 with the final at Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt. Red Bull Salzburg were the defending champions.


2016–17 Austrian Cup
The cup winners were entitled to participate in the third qualification round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.


2016–17 Austrian Cup, Participants
A total of 64 teams will participate in the competition. Clubs from the 2016–17 Bundesliga and 2016–17 First League are automatically qualified but, as Bundesliga reserve teams could theoretically participate in the First League, may only enter their first team. This means that First League members FC Liefering, while technically an independent entity, will not participate as they are fully controlled by Red Bull Salzburg. The remaining spots were distributed by a fixed scheme to amateur clubs from the nine Austrian regional football associations:


2016–17 Austrian Cup, Participants
For each regional association, the respective cup winners and, if applicable, losing teams from the relegation play-offs between First League and the Regional Leagues are obliged to participate.


2016–17 Austrian Cup, Matches, First round
The draw for this round was conducted on 20 June 2016 in Paris, France. The reason for this rather exceptional place was that all leaders of the Austrian Football Association were in the city due to the UEFA Euro 2016. The matches were drawn by actress and model Davia Martelli.


2016–17 Austrian Cup, Matches, First round
Matches for this round were determined on regional criteria. The 45 amateur clubs from the Regional Leagues and below were split into two groups, with the Eastern group consisting of 26 teams from Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Styria and Carinthia and the Western group comprising 19 teams from Upper Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg. In a first step, seven matches between members of the Eastern group and six matches among Western group participants were drawn before each of the remaining clubs were paired with one of the professional teams.


2016–17 Austrian Cup, Matches, First round
Fixtures of this round will be played on 15–17 July 2016 with the exception of the match between FC Karabakh and SK Rapid which had been moved to 8 July 2016 due to the opening of the Allianz Stadion.


2016–17 Austrian Cup, Matches, Semifinals
The draw for the semifinals took place on 9 April. (All times given in CEST)


2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga
The 2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga  was the 105th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg are the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 14 June 2016. The season began on 23 July 2016 and ended on 28 May 2017.


2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Teams
St. Pölten, the 2015–16 First League champion, returned to the top level 22 years after their relegation.


2016–17 Austrian Football First League
The 2016–17 Austrian Football First League  (German: Erste Liga, also known as Sky Go Erste Liga due to sponsorship) was the 43rd season of the Austrian second-level football league. It began on 22 July 2016 and ended on 26 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 17 June 2016.


2016–17 Austrian Football First League, Teams
Ten teams participate in the 2016-17 season. WSG Wattens, FC Blau-Weiß Linz and SV Horn were directly promoted after winning the 2015–16 Austrian Regional Leagues. SV Grödig were relegated from the 2015–16 Bundesliga; however, they withdrew to the Austrian Regional League.


2016–17 Austrian Football First League, Results
Teams played each other four times in the league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away), and then did the same in the second half of the season.


2016–17 Austrian Hockey League season
The 2016–17 Austrian Hockey League season began on 15 September 2016 and ended on 7 April 2017. The defending champion was EC Red Bull Salzburg. On April 7, the Vienna Capitals won the Austrian Hockey Championship for the 2nd time in their history.


2016–17 Austrian Regionalliga
The 2016–17 season of the Regionalliga was the 58th season of the third-tier football league in Austria, since its establishment in 1959.


2016–17 Austrian Regionalliga, Direct promotion
No team from the Regionalliga West or Ost applied for promotion, therefore the promotion play-offs were cancelled. Instead, only one team, the Regionalliga Mitte champion, was promoted to the Austrian Football First League.


2016–17 Austrian Regionalliga, Relegation play-offs
In relegation play-offs for the Regionalliga Ost, SKN St. Pölten II, as the worst placed second team in the East, had to compete against SV Mattersburg II since only four amateur teams are allowed in the regional league.'


2016–17 Ayr United F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Ayr United's 107th season of competitive football and their first season back in the second tier of Scottish football, now known as the Championship. Ayr also competed in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Challenge Cup.


2016–17 Ayr United F.C. season, Summary, Season
In their first season back in the second tier of Scottish football, Ayr United finished in tenth place and were relegated back to League One after only one season in the Scottish Championship. Their relegation was confirmed on the final day of the season with a 2–1 away defeat to Raith Rovers.


2016–17 Azadegan League
The 2016–17 Azadegan League was the 26th season of the Azadegan League and 16th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 12 teams from the 2015–16 Azadegan League, three new teams relegated from the 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League: Malavan, Rah Ahan and Esteghlal Ahvaz and three new teams promoted from the 2015–16 League 2: Oxin Alborz and Sepidrood Rasht both as champions and Pars Jonoubi Jam. Baadraan Tehran replaced Parseh Tehran. The league started on 7 August 2016 and ended on 1 May 2017. Pars Jonoubi Jam won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Pars Jonoubi Jam and Sepidrood Rasht promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League.


2016–17 Azadegan League, Attendances, Average home attendances
Updated to games played on 1 May 2017Source: Notes:Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendancesEsteghlal Ahvaz, Malavan and Rah Ahan played last season in Persian Gulf Pro LeagueBaadraan Tehran, Oxin Alborz, Pars Jonoubi Jam and Sepidrood played last season in League 2


2016–17 Azadegan League, Attendances, Attendances by round
Notes:Updated to games played on 1 May 2017. Source:   Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances  Baadraan Tehran played their matches against Foolad Yazd, Iranjavan, Mes Kerman and  Naft MIS at Ekbatan  Esteghlal Ahvaz played their match against Mes Rafsanjan at Ghadir  Fajr Sepasi played their matches against Aluminium Arak, Baadraan Tehran, Esteghlal Ahvaz, Foolad Yazd, Iranjavan, Khooneh be Khooneh, Oxin Alborz, Pars Jonoubi Jam and Mes Kerman at Shahid Dastgheib


2016–17 Azerbaijan Cup
The 2016–17 Azerbaijan Cup is the 25th season of the annual cup competition in Azerbaijan. The final is set to be played on 5 May 2017.


2016–17 Azerbaijan Cup, First round
The First Round games were drawn on 6 October 2016.


2016–17 Azerbaijan Cup, Second round
The two winners of the First Round will progress to the Second Round, which was also drawn on 6 October 2016.


2016–17 Azerbaijan Cup, Quarterfinals
The eight winners from the Second Round are drawn into four two-legged ties.


2016–17 Azerbaijan Cup, Semifinals
The four winners from the Quarterfinals were drawn into two two-legged ties.


2016–17 Azerbaijan First Division
The 2016–17 Azerbaijan First Division  was the 25th season of the second level of football in Azerbaijan.


2016–17 Azerbaijan First Division, Teams
No team was promoted from the 2015–16 season, whilst Ravan Baku dropped back to the First Division. Reigning champions Neftchala, along with Baku both didn't participate in this season.


2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League
The 2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 25th season of the Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijani professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Qarabağ were the defending champions, having won the previous season. The season began on 6 August 2016 and concluded on 29 April 2017.


2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League
On 16 April 2017, Qarabağ defeated Inter Baku 3–0 to successfully defend their league title - their fourth league title in a row and fifth overall.


2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League, Teams
On 13 June 2016 the Professional Football League of Azerbaijan announced that both Khazar Lankaran, and Ravan, had been refused licenses to play in the 2016–17 Premier League and that no First Division teams would replace them.


2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League, Teams
On 25 April 2017, Zira were awarded a 3–0 victory over Neftçi Baku after Neftçi Baku fielded 7 foreign players in their 2–2 draw on 23 April 2017.


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


2016–17 B.League season
The 2016–17 B.League season was the first season of the Japanese B.League.


2016–17 B.League season, B2 playoffs
Shimane Susanoo Magic and Nishinomiya Storks were promoted to B2.Tokyo Excellence and Kagoshima Rebnise were relegated to B3.


2016–17 BCHL season
The 2016–17 BCHL season was the 55th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The seventeen teams from the Interior, Island and Mainland divisions played 58-game schedules. The 2016 BCHL Showcase, hosted in Chilliwack, was held shortly after the start of the season from September 21 to 25, 2016.


2016–17 BCHL season
In March, the top teams from each division plays for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship. The league champion then moved on to compete in the Western Canadian Junior A championship, the Western Canada Cup, in Penticton, British Columbia. If successful against the winners of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the 2017 Western Canada Cup hosts, the Penticton Vees, the champion and runner-up would then move on to play for the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the Royal Bank Cup, in Coburg, Ontario. Since the Vees won the Fred Page Cup, their opponents in the finals, the Chilliwack Chiefs, represented the BCHL in the Western Canada Cup.


2016–17 BCHL season, Standings
Note:  GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points


2016–17 BCHL season, 2016–17 BCHL Fred Page Cup Playoffs, Division playoffs
Note: If the Mainland #5 seed finishes higher in the regular season standings than the Interior #6 seed, they will face the Interior #3 seed in the first round. Interior teams are re-seeded at the start of the second round.


2016–17 BCHL season, 2016–17 BCHL Fred Page Cup Playoffs, 2017 Western Canada Cup
The Chilliwack Chiefs, who lost to Western Canada Cup hosts Penticton in thefinal, will advance to the 2017 Western Canada Cup in Penticton, British Columbia where they will play for one of two spots in the 2017 Royal Bank Cup.


2016–17 BCHL season, Scoring Leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes


2016–17 BCHL season, Leading Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played, Mins = Minutes Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, Sv% = Save Percentage, GAA = Goals Against Average.


2016–17 BCHL season, Players Selected in 2017 NHL Entry Draft
Rd5: 148 Kale Howarth - Columbus Blue Jackets (Trail Smoke Eaters)


2016–17 BCIHL season
The 2016-17 season was the 11th in BCIHL history. It saw its first NHL alumni, Patrick Holland join the University of Victoria. Simon Fraser University would finish first in the league clinching the regular season championship on the final day of the season with a 3-1 win over the Trinity Western Spartans. TWU's Evan Last finished as leading scorer. In the playoffs Trinity Western defeated the four time defending league champion Selkirk College Saints two games to zero, and the University of Victoria upset regular season champions Simon Fraser University winning two games to zero. In the final the University of Victoria would once again come up with an upset, beating Trinity Western two games to one and claiming their 4th league championship.


2016–17 BFA Senior League
The 2016–17 BFA Senior League was the 26th season of the Bahamas top-flight football league.


2016–17 BFA Senior League, First stage
Top two teams in each group plus the best third-placed team qualified for the Championship Division.


2016–17 BFA Senior League, Second stage
Standings as of 20 March 2017 (before final match between Breezes and Future Stars)


2016–17 BIBL season
The 2016–17 BIBL, is the ninth edition of Balkan International Basketball League. It started on 10 October 2016.


2016–17 BIBL season
Twelve teams joined the competition and were divided into two groups of six teams. Top four from each group will qualify for the second stage, where they will be divided into two groups of 4 teams. Winners of both group will qualify to the semifinals, while the runners-up and third-placed teams will qualify for the quarterfinals.


2016–17 BIC Basket
The 2016–17 BIC Basket (39th edition), Angola's top tier basketball club competition, ran from November 15, 2016 through May 25, 2017. It consists of four stages plus the playoffs. At the initial stage (regular season) all nine teams played each other in a double round robin system. In stage 2 (group stage), the top five teams from the regular season played in a single round robin in each group.


2016–17 BIC Basket
In stage 3 (qualification stage), the top five teams from group stage 1 played in a round robin in group A whereas the four teams in group B plus the relegated team from group A played round robin classification matches in group B. In stage 4 (playoffs), a best-of-five series will be played between first-seeded vs eighth-seeded, 4th vs 5th, 2nd vs 7th and 3rd vs 6th. The winners of the first and second match-up and of the third and fourth will play a best-of-five semifinal playoff whereas the losers will play a best-of-three 5th-8th classification round. The final will be played in a best-of-seven series.


2016–17 BLNO season
The 2016–17 BLNO is the 17th season of the Basketball League of Norway since its establishment.


2016–17 BLNO season
Centrum Tigers won its second league after beating Gimle in the single-game final.


2016–17 BLNO season, Format
The ten participating teams first played the regular season, that consisted in a round-robin schedule containing three rounds with every team playing each opponent at least once home and once away for a total of 27 matches.


2016–17 BLNO season, Format
At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams qualified for the playoffs. Quarterfinals and semifinals were played with a best-of-three format and the final is played as a single game.


2016–17 BLNO season, Playoffs
Teams better qualified in the regular season played games 2 and 3, if necessary, at home. Only in the semifinal between Kongsberg Miners and Centrum Tigers, the format of 1–1–1 was used.


2016–17 BSC Young Boys season
The 2016–17 BSC Young Boys season was the club's 118th season in existence and their 13th season in the Swiss Super League.


2016–17 BVIFA National Football League
The 2016–17 BVIFA National Football League is the seventh season of the competition. The season began on 18 September 2016.


2016–17 BVIFA National Football League
Islanders FC won the championship, making it their seventh British Virgin Islands title. Islanders along with the top four sides qualified for the 2017 BVIFA President's Cup, a postseason tournament to determine the domestic cup champion.


2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
The 2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Dave Rose's twelfth season at BYU and the Cougars sixth season in the West Coast Conference. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. They finished the season 22–12, 12–6 in WCC play to finish in third place. They defeated Loyola Marymount in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Saint Mary's. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas–Arlington.


2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
As a result of a scandal surrounding inappropriate benefits received by BYU starting guard Nick Emery from a BYU booster, the NCAA vacated all of BYU's wins for the 2015–16 and 2016-17 seasons with the exception of a 2015 win over Weber State in which Nick Emery did not play.


2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Recruiting class of 2017, 2016–17 return missionaries
BYU debuted two returned missionaries for the 2016–17 season: Payton Dastrup and T. J. Haws.


2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Recruiting class of 2017, 2016–17 return missionaries
BYU also saw the return of one familiar face who came to school for one season before serving his mission: Eric Mika.


2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2016–17 media, Nu Skin Cougar IMG Sports Network
KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)BYU Radio- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, IDKMGR- Manti, UTKSUB- Cedar City, UTKDXU- St. George, UT


2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Princeton
Broadcasters: Sam Farber & Brad DaughertySeries History: BYU leads series 4–0Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Coppin State
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, & Spencer LintonSeries History: First MeetingStarting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Coastal Carolina
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer LintonSeries History: First MeetingStarting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Valparaiso
Broadcasters:  & Stephen HowardSeries History: Valparaiso leads series 2–1Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Utah State
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, TBA, & Spencer LintonSeries History: BYU leads series 140–92Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, USC
Broadcasters: Mark Neely, TBA, and TBASeries History: USC leads series 6- 3Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
The 2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Jeff Judkins's sixteenth season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 20–12, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Women's Tournament where they lost to Saint Mary's. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where they lost to Washington State in the first round.


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2016–17 media, BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates
22 Cougar games that don't conflict with men's basketball or football games will be featured live on BYU Radio, found nationwide on Dish Network 980, on Sirius XM 143, and online at www.byuradio.org. Home games will be a BYUtv simulcast while road games will be voiced by Robbie Bullough or Mitchell Marshall. Select road games will air on TheW.tv.


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Utah Valley
Broadcasters: None (Wolverine Green stream)/ Mitchell Marshall (BYUR)Series History: BYU leads series 6–0Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Georgia
Broadcasters: Matt Stewart & Christi Thomas (SEC+)/ Mitchell Marshall (BYUR)Series History: BYU leads series 1–0Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Oklahoma
Broadcasters: Mitchell Marshall & Keilani UngaSeries History: Oklahoma leads series 4–1Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Weber State
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Jason ShepherdSeries History: BYU leads series 43–9Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Utah
Broadcasters: Krista Blunk & Tammy Blackburn (P12)/ Robbie Bullough (BYUR)Series History: BYU leads series 62–42Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Utah State
Broadcasters: Craig Hislop (MW Net)/ Robbie Bullough (BYUR) Series History: BYU leads series 34–3Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Washington
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason ShepherdSeries History: Series even 5–5Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Loyola Marymount
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason ShepherdSeries History: BYU lead series 12–1Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Saint Mary's
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason ShepherdSeries History: Series even 6–6Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Pacific
Broadcasters: Don Gubbins (TheW.tv)/ Robbie Bullough (BYUR)Series History: BYU lead series 11–2Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, San Diego
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason ShepherdSeries History: BYU lead series 9–3Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Pacific
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason ShepherdSeries History: BYU lead series 12–2Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Santa Clara
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason ShepherdSeries History: BYU leads series 13–2Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Loyola Marymount
Broadcasters: Hunter Patterson & Javier Villagomez (TheW.tv)/ Robbie Bullough (BYUR)Series History: BYU lead series 13–1Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Gonzaga
Broadcasters: Steve Mykleburst (TheW.tv)/ (BYUR) Series History: Gonzaga leads series 12–8Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Portland
Broadcasters: Cody Barton & Lindsey Gregg (TheW.tv)/ Robbie Bullough (BYUR)Series History: BYU lead series 18–4Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, San Diego
Broadcasters: Paula Bott (TheW.tv)/ (BYUR)Series History: BYU lead series 10–3Starting Lineups:


2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Saint Mary's
Broadcasters: Elias Feldman (TheW.tv)/ (BYUR) Series History: BYU leads series 7–6Starting Lineups:


2016–17 Bahrain First Division League
The 2016–17 Bahraini First Division League (also known as VIVA Bahrain League for sponsorship reasons), was the 60th top-level football season in Bahrain. Ten teams participated with Al-Hidd as the defending champions after securing the championship last season for the first time.


2016–17 Bahraini King's Cup
The Bahraini King's Cup is a cup competition involving teams from the Bahraini Premier League and 2nd tier. Muharraq are the current holders of the King's Cup, having defeated Riffa in last year's final.


2016–17 Bahraini King's Cup
Manama defeated Muharraq in the final to win their first King's Cup.


2016–17 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by fourth-year head coach James Whitford, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the West Division title. As the No. 4 seed in the MAC Tournament they defeated Western Michigan in the Quarterfinals to advance to the Semifinals where they lost to Akron. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Fort Wayne.


2016–17 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cardinals finished the 2015–16 season 21–14, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the West Division championship. They lost to Miami (OH) in the First Round of the MAC Tournament. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Tennessee State and UT Martin to advance to the Quarterfinals before losing to Columbia.


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


2016–17 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team will represent Ball State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship season. The Cardinals, led by fifth year head coach Brady Sallee, will play their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.


2016–17 Baltic Basketball League
The 2016–17 Triobet Baltic Basketball League is the 13th season of the Baltic Basketball League and the second under the title sponsorship of Triobet. The season began on 11 October 2016 and concluded on 6 April 2017. Vytautas defeated Pieno žvaigždės in the finals to win their first Baltic Basketball League title.


2016–17 Baltic Basketball League, Overview
This season’s competition includes 7 teams from Estonia, 6 teams from Latvia,  3 teams from Lithuania and one team from Kazakhstan and Belarus, which will play all their games away. For the regular season the teams were divided into two groups of seven teams and competed in a round-robin competition system, with team facing each of their opponents twice. The teams qualified for the eighth-finals based on their ranking after the regular season.


2016–17 Baltic Basketball League, Overview
Twelve clubs from the regular season advanced to play-offs and will be joined by three Estonian and one Lithuanian club, all of whom have been knocked out of other European competitions. The four clubs joining directly in the play-offs will be University of Tartu, Vytautas, Kalev/Cramo and TLÜ/Kalev, all seeded respectively 1-through-4, based on their accomplishments and combined results of the past three seasons in domestic leagues and Triobet BBL. All play-off games are played in home-and-away series.


2016–17 Baltic Basketball League, Regular season
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The six first qualified teams advanced to the Play-offs, while the last teams were eliminated. The regular season began on 11 October 2016 and concluded on 25 January 2017. Rakvere Tarvas/Palmse Metall were disqualified from the Playoffs after forfeiting the regular season away match against Jēkabpils on 25 January 2017 with Barsy Atyrau advancing instead.


2016–17 Baltic Basketball League, Awards, MVP of the Week
MVP of the Week award is given to the best individual performance on a winning team based on their efficiency rating.


2016–17 Baltic Basketball League, Player statistics
Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.


2016–17 Baltic Men Volleyball League
The 2016–17 Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as Credit 24 Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th edition of the highest level of club volleyball in the Baltic states.


2016–17 Baltic Men Volleyball League, Participating teams
The following teams took part in the 2016–17 edition of Baltic Men Volleyball League.


2016–17 Baltic Men Volleyball League, Main Tournament
All participating 14 clubs were playing according to the double round robin system.


2016–17 Baltic Men Volleyball League, Playoffs
The four winners of each series qualified to the Final Four, while the other four teams were eliminated.


2016–17 Baltimore Blast season
The 2016–17 Baltimore Blast season is the twenty-fifth season of the Baltimore Blast professional indoor soccer club. The Blast, an Eastern Division team in the Major Arena Soccer League, play their home games at Royal Farms Arena in downtown Baltimore, Maryland.


2016–17 Baltimore Blast season
The team is led by owner Edwin F. Hale, Sr. and head coach Danny Kelly. The Blast entered the season as defending champions as they defeated the Sonora Suns in the Ron Newman Cup finals in April 2016. Following an 8-4 victory on February 17 over the Syracuse Silver Knights, Baltimore clinched a playoff berth in the Eastern Division for the 2017 Ron Newman Cup playoffs. The Blast then clinched the regular-season Eastern Division championship after a 5-4 overtime win in Syracuse on February 24.


2016–17 Baltimore Blast season
The Blast finished the regular season 14-6 and defeated Harrisburg, Milwaukee and Sonora in the postseason, successfully defending their title en route to the team's ninth championship (including one won by the original Blast franchise). Vini Dantas received the MASL Finals MVP.


2016–17 Baltimore Blast season, History
Launched in July 1992 as the Baltimore Spirit, an expansion team in the second National Professional Soccer League for the 1992–93 season, the team replaced the original Baltimore Blast which folded earlier in 1992 when the first Major Indoor Soccer League shut down. Ed Hale, an owner of the original Blast, bought the Spirit in July 1998 and changed the name to Baltimore Blast. In 2001, the team was a founding member of the second MISL. When that league shut down in 2008, they co-founded the National Indoor Soccer League which, one season later, became the third MISL.


2016–17 Baltimore Blast season, History
After the 2013-14 season, Baltimore was one of three teams that left the MISL, leading to the league's collapse. Along with five other former MISL teams, the Blast joined the teams of the Professional Arena Soccer League, which was then rebranded as the Major Arena Soccer League. With the Waza Flo folding and the launch of the Florida Tropics SC, the MASL Eastern Division for the 2016-17 season consists of the defending MASL Ron Newman Cup Champion Baltimore Blast, former MISL club Syracuse Silver Knights, former PASL club Harrisburg Heat, and the expansion Tropics.


2016–17 Baltimore Blast season, Off-field moves
In the offseason, the Baltimore Blast, Harrisburg Heat, and St. Louis Ambush left the MASL, and joined the expansion Florida Tropics SC to form the Indoor Professional League. The Blast, Heat and Ambush re-joined the MASL in August 2016, with the Tropics being considered an expansion franchise for the MASL.


2016–17 Baltimore Blast season, Personnel, Team roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Baltimore Blast season, Personnel, Staff
The team's coaching staff includes head coach Danny Kelly, assistant coach David Bascome, athletic trainer Heather Kohlbus, physical therapist Paul Ernst, team doctor Dr. Richard Levine, and equipment manager Mark Meszaros. The Blast front office includes owner Edwin F. Hale, Sr., team president and general manager Kevin Healey, assistant general manager Mike Conway, and marketing coordinator Stephen Cooke.


2016–17 Bangalore Super Division
The 2016–17 Bangalore Super Division was the sixth season of the Bangalore Super Division which is the third tier of the Indian association football system and the top tier of the Karnataka football system. The season started on 23 January 2017 and ended on 19 March. Ozone FC were the defending champions. AGORC were promoted to Super Division after winning 'A' Division in 2015–16.


2016–17 Bangalore Super Division
Madras Engineer Group (MEG) won the league securing 22 points in the league. MEG also won George Hoover cup defeating the runner-up Students Union 2–0. Dada Nabeel of Accountants General's Office Recreation Club, with eight goals, emerged as the top-scorer of the season. In the awards at the end of the season, Nardesh of Students Union was named the Best goalkeeper and MEG's Sukesh Leon, the Best playmaker. AGORC and DYES were relegated to A division for the next season.


2016–17 Bangladesh Cricket League
The 2016–17 Bangladesh Cricket League was the fifth edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League, a first-class cricket competition. It was held in Bangladesh from 28 January to 8 March 2017. The tournament was played after the conclusion of the other first-class competition in Bangladesh, the 2016–17 National Cricket League. Central Zone were the defending champions. North Zone won the tournament, securing their first title in the competition.


2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League
The 2016 Bangladesh Premier League, also known as BPL 4 and AKS BPL 2016 (for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top level professional Twenty20 cricket franchise league in Bangladesh. The competition was organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and featured seven teams. The season originally began on 4 November 2016 and ended on 9 December 2016. However, after the first four matches of the tournament were abandoned due to rain and with more rain forecast, the league opted to restart on 8 November and to replay all of the opening six matches.


2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League
Two new teams, Khulna Titans and Rajshahi Kings played in the competition with new ownership after the original franchises were not allowed to enter the 2015 competition, while the Sylhet Super Stars franchise was excluded from the competition. The BCB originally claimed that Sylhet had breached franchisee agreements or not paid bank guarantees, but on 21 September clarified that the franchise had been excluded for "disciplinary reasons". Comilla Victorians were the defending champions but were eliminated in the group stage. In the championship game, Dhaka Dynamites defeated Rajshahi Kings to win their third title.


2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League, Player draft
The 2016 BPL draft was held on 30 September. Prior to the draft, the seven clubs signed 38 foreign players to contracts and each existing franchise was able to retain two home-grown players from the 2015 season. A total 301 players participated in the draft, including 133 local and 168 foreign players. 85 players were selected in the draft.


2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League, Player draft, Player transfers
Prior to the 2016 draft, a number of high-profile players moved teams. These included transfers between competing teams and due to the suspension of the Sylhet Super Stars and the introduction of two new teams, Khulna Titans and Rajshahi Kings. Transfers included the move of Barisal Bulls captain Mahmudullah Riyad to the Khulna Titans, Chris Gayle from the Barisal Bulls to the Chittagong Vikings, the signing of Shahid Afridi as team captain of Rangpur Riders from the Sylhet Super Stars and Shakib Al Hasan as team captain of Dhaka Dynamites from Rangpur Riders.


2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League, Venues
A total of 46 matches, including the final, will be held at two venues in Chittagong and Dhaka. The Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong hosted eleven (11) matches in the middle block of games, with the majority of matches (35), including all playoff matches and the final being held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. 25,000 people attended the final.


2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League, League stage
A total of 46 matches was played in the tournament. During the round-robin group stage each team played 12 matches, two against each other team taking part in the tournament. In total 42 matches was played in the group stage, with the top four teams progressing to the playoff stage of the tournament which will feature three playoff matches and the final which was played on 9 December at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.


2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League, League stage
Group stage matches was played in three blocks. The first and third blocks took place in Dhaka with the middle block of 10 matches taking place in Chittagong. Two matches was played on each day of the group stage part of the tournament. The first four matches of the tournament were washed out after heavy rain and the two matches scheduled to take place on 6 November were postponed. The tournament was restarted on 8 November with the first six fixtures to be rescheduled at a later date. The matches from the opening day of fixtures was replayed with the points table reset.


2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League, League stage, Rain-affected fixtures
The following six matches were all affected by rain, with only the first one technically starting with a toss taking place. All of the results were removed from the points table and rescheduled for later in the tournament.


2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League, Statistics, Highest team totals
The following table lists the three highest team scores during this season.


2016–17 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
The 2016–17 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 38th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2016–17 Barnet F.C. season
The 2016–17 season is Barnet's 129th year in existence and second consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.


2016–17 Barnet F.C. season
Martin Allen left for Eastleigh on 1 December, and Rossi Eames & Henry Newman were appointed interim managers on the same date. Eames took charge of a win over Morecambe alone on 14 February, and Newman departed the club the following day. Kevin Nugent was then appointed first team coach on the same day, with Eames assisting. Nugent left by mutual consent on 15 April 2017, with Eames returning to take charge of the team.


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


2016–17 Barnsley F.C. season
The 2016–17 season saw Barnsley's return to the Championship after two seasons in League One, following their relegation in the 2013–14 season. Along with the Championship, the club also competed in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga
The 2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga was the 51st season of the Basketball Bundesliga, the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. The season started on 23 September 2016 and ended on 11 June 2017. The name of the league was changed to easyCredit BBL, after the league signed a sponsor deal until 2021 with easyCredit.


2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga
Brose Bamberg won their third straight and ninth overall title.


2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga, Teams, Promotion and relegation
Mitteldeutscher BC and Crailsheim Merlins were relegated from the BBL after the 2015–16 season, as they finished in the last two places. Science City Jena and Rasta Vechta were promoted from the 2015–16 ProA. Science City were the champions of the second division, Vechta the runners-up.


2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga, Playoffs
The playoffs started on 5 May and ended on 11 June 2017. In all rounds a best-of-five playoff format was used.


2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga, All-Star Game
The 2017 All-Star Game was played in Bonn on January 14, 2017. Team International beat Team National 102–99 in the Telekom Dome, Philipp Schwethelm was named MVP.


2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga, Average attendances
Attendances include playoffs games and matches played against Phoenix Hagen.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League
The 2016–17 Basketball Champions League was the inaugural season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European professional basketball competition for clubs that was launched by FIBA. The competition began on 27 September 2016, with the qualifying rounds, and concluded on 30 April 2017, at the Final Four.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League
A number of 52 teams from 31 countries participated in the competition, including its qualifying rounds. Iberostar Tenerife won the inaugural season of the BCL, after winning the final of the Final Four which was hosted in its home arena.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Format changes
The competition format suffered multiple adjustments since its official presentation on 21 March 2016, in Paris. Initially, the tournament would feature a total of 56 teams from 30 national leagues. Thirty-two teams would compete in the regular season, which included 24 teams qualified directly through sporting criteria, and eight teams advancing from a two-round qualifying phase comprising the remaining 32 teams. The 24 qualifying round losers would be transferred to the regular season of the 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Format changes
The 32 regular season teams would be drawn into four groups of eight, playing home-and-away matches against the other group teams in a round-robin system. The four best-placed teams of each group would qualify for the play-offs, while the eight 5th- and 6th-placed teams would transfer to the FIBA Europe Cup play-offs. In the play-offs, the round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played as two-legged home-and-away ties. The four quarterfinal winners would play in the Final Four of the competition.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Format changes
On 29 June 2016, the competition board confirmed the participation of 48 teams from 31 countries. The qualifying rounds would be contested by 24 teams, with 16 entering the first round, and the remaining eight given a bye to the second round. Ahead of the official draw ceremony on 21 July 2016, in Munich, the number of participating teams was increased to 49 and the qualifying rounds were again revised to accommodate 25 teams. The first qualifying round would include 18 teams divided into two pots according to geographical criteria. The nine winners would join the remaining seven teams directly placed in the second round.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Format changes
On 19 August 2016, the organisation announced that AEK Athens, Dinamo Sassari, Partizan and Stelmet Zielona Góra had been accepted into the competition after withdrawing from the EuroCup. This expansion to 52 teams introduced overall changes in the competition format, namely the addition of a fifth group of eight teams (Group E) to the regular season. In addition, five teams were promoted from the qualifying rounds to this new regular season group, resulting in the promotion of eight teams from the first to the second qualifying round.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Format changes
The play-offs would also include an additional round before the round of 16, to accommodate an increase of qualified teams from 16 to 24 (four best-placed teams from each group and four best fifth-placed teams). The five group winners and three best runners-up from the regular season qualified directly for the round of 16, while the remaining 16 teams qualified for the preceding first round.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Team allocation
A total of 52 teams from 31 countries (of which 17 were champions) participated in the 2016–17 Basketball Champions League.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (FEC: FIBA Europe Cup title holders):


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds, teams were divided into pots based on geographical criteria, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same league could not be drawn against each other. The losing teams from both qualifying rounds competed in the regular season of the 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
A total of 18 teams entering the first qualifying round were divided into two pots – Region A (ten teams) and Region B (eight teams) – and pairings were drawn between teams within each pot. Following the competition expansion in August, and the resulting format changes, only four of the nine originally drawn ties were played.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The first legs were played on 27 September, and the second legs were played on 29 September 2016.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
A total of 16 teams were scheduled to play the second qualifying round, including the nine winners of the first round and seven teams with a bye to this round. As in the previous round, teams were divided into pots according to geographical criteria – Region A teams in Pots 1 and 2; Region B teams in Pots 3 and 4 – and pairings were drawn between teams within each region.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
Following the competition expansion in August, and the resulting format changes, the revised second qualifying round fixture list kept three ties from the original draw and included four ties transferred from the first round. The eighth tie featured Bakken Bears, who were promoted to the second qualifying round, after Dinamo Sassari were in turn promoted to the regular season.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The first legs of series with teams involved in the first qualifying round were played on 4 October, and the second legs were played on 6 October 2016. The other four series were played one week before, their first leg on 27 September, and their second one on 29 September.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Regular season
The 40 regular season teams were drawn into five groups of eight, with the restriction that teams from the same league could not be drawn against each other. In each group, teams played against each other in home-and-away games, in a round-robin format. The group winners, runners-up, third-placed, fourth-placed, and the top 4 fifth-placed teams advanced to the round of 16, while the sixth-placed and the seventh-placed teams were eligible to enter the 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup round of 16. The match-days were 18–19 October, 25–26 October, 1–2 November, 8–9 November, 15–16 November, 22–23 November, 29–30 November, 6–7 December, 13–14 December, 20–21 December 2016, 3–4 January, 10–11 January, 17–18 January and 24–25 January 2017.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Regular season, Draw
The regular season groups were drawn on 21 July 2016. The 24 teams originally directly qualified were divided into six pots of four teams each.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Regular season, Draw
Teams from the same country were drawn in different groups.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Playoffs
In the playoffs, teams played against each other over two legs, on a home-and-away basis. The round of 16 included two phases. For this stage, the winning team from each group and the three best runners-up qualified directly to the second phase. For the first phase, the remaining sixteen teams from the same country could not be drawn against each other. For the second phase, the draw was entirely random, without country protection, and the winners of the first phase played against the teams that directly qualified to the second phase. From the quarter-finals onward, the draw was entirely random, without country protection.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Playoffs, Playoffs qualifiers
The first legs were played on 7–8 February, and the second legs were played on 21–22 February  2017.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Playoffs, Round of 16
The first legs were played on 28 February–1 March, and the second legs were played on 7–8 March 2017.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 21–22 March, and the second legs were played on 28–29 March 2017.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Final Four
The Final Four was the last phase of the season, and was held over a weekend. The semi-final games were played on Friday evening. Sunday started with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The Final Four was played at the Santiago Martín in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain, in April 2017.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League, Awards, Game Day MVP, Regular season
The winner of the Weekly MVP award is selected by the official website of the Basketball Champions League, championsleague.basketball. The winner of the award is mainly determined by the efficiency stat, but this is not the only deciding factor, as sometimes players who did not have the highest efficiency rating win the award.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League Playoffs
The 2016–17 Basketball Champions League Playoffs began on 7 February, and ended on 30 April, with the Final, which decided the champions of the 2016–17 season of the Basketball Champions League. 24 teams compete in the playoffs.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League Playoffs
Times up to 25 March 2017 (round of 16) were CET (UTC+1), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times were CEST (UTC+2).


2016–17 Basketball Champions League Playoffs, Format
The playoffs involved the twenty four teams which qualified as winners and runners-up, of each of the four groups in the 2016–17 Basketball Champions League Regular season.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League Playoffs, Format
Each tie in the Playoffs, apart from the Final Four games, was played with two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more points on aggregate, over the two legs, advanced to the next round.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League Playoffs, Format
The five group winners, and the three best runner-up teams, were directly qualified for the round of 16, while the other sixteen teams were drawn against each other.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League Playoffs, Format
For the first phase and the round of 16, teams from the same country could not be drawn against each other.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League Playoffs, Playoffs qualifiers
The first legs were played on 7–8 February, and the second legs will be played on 21–22 February 2017.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League Playoffs, Round of 16
The first legs will be played on 28 February–1 March, and the second legs will be played on 7–8 March 2017.


2016–17 Basketball Champions League Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The first legs will be played on 21–22 March, and the second legs will be played on 28–29 March 2017.


2016–17 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2016–17 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 16th season of this championship, with 11 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina participating in it. Igokea, the defending champion, will join the tournament directly in the second stage.


2016–17 Basketball League of Serbia
The 2016–17 Basketball League of Serbia season is the 11th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the highest professional basketball league in Serbia. It is also 73rd national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.


2016–17 Basketball League of Serbia
The first half of the season consists of 14 teams and 182–game regular season (26 games for each of the 14 teams) began on October 8, 2016 and ended on April 12, 2017. The second half of the season consists of 4 teams from Adriatic League and the best 4 teams from first half of the season. Playoff starts soon after. The first half is called First League and second is called Super League.


2016–17 Basketbol Süper Ligi
The 2016–17 Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) was the 51st season of the top-tier professional basketball league in Turkey. The season started on October 8, 2016. Fenerbahçe won their eighth national championship this season.


2016–17 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Teams, Promotion and relegation
Türk Telekom and Torku Konyaspor were relegated after finishing in the 15th and 16th places last season. Best Balıkesir was promoted as the runner-up, and Tofaş was promoted as the champions of the 2015–16 TBL season.


2016–17 Basketligaen
The 2016–17 Basketligaen was the 42nd season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark. The season started on September 30, 2016 and ended on May 8, 2017. Bakken Bears won its 15th title after defeating Horsens IC 4–1 in the Finals.


2016–17 Basketligaen, Competition format
The participating teams first played a round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice home and twice away for a total of 28 games. The top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the two last qualified were relegated to Division 1.


2016–17 Basketligaen, Playoffs
Playoffs were played between the eight teams of the competition, with a best-of-five series in a 1-1-1-1-1 format. The seeded team played games 1, 3 and 5 at home. The Finals will be played in a best-of-seven series and the bronze medal series as a single game.


2016–17 Basketligaen, Attendances
Updated to games played on 8 May 2017Source: Notes:1: Not included the final games at Forum Horsens.


2016–17 Basketligan season
The 2016–17 Basketligan season was the 24th season of the Basketligan, the top tier basketball league on Sweden. The season started on 6 October 2016 and ended on May 10, 2017. Södertälje Kings was the defending champion after achieving its 11th title in the previous season. BC Luleå won the title after beating the defending champions 4–1 in the Finals.


2016–17 Basketligan season, Competition format
The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent three times for a total of 30 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs.


2016–17 Basketligan season, Teams
In October 2016, Sundsvall Dragons and Eco Örebro were expelled from the league.


2016–17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
The 2016–17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season is the 113th season in the club's football history.


2016–17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball team
The 2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's 14th season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, TX. They finished the season 27–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost to Kansas State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated New Mexico State and USC before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to South Carolina.


2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball team, Previous season
The Bears finished the 2015–16 season 22–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Texas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed and lost in the First Round to No. 12-seeded Yale.


2016–17 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team
The 2016–17 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team will represent Baylor University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 17th season. The team plays its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finish the season 33–4, 17–1 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they upset by West Virginia. They earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a No. 1 seed where they defeat Texas Southern and California in the first and second rounds, Louisville in the sweet sixteen before losing to Mississippi State in the elite eight.


2016–17 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. season
The 2016–17 season is Beitar Jerusalem 80th season since its establishment in 1936, and 69th since the establishment of the State of Israel. During the 2016–17 campaign the club have competed in the Israeli Premier League, State Cup, Toto Cup,  UEFA Europa League.


2016–17 Belarusian Cup
2016–17 Belarusian Cup was the twenty sixth season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first matches were played on 11 June 2016. Winners of the Cup qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.


2016–17 Belarusian Cup, First round
The first round was contested by 30 teams. Zvezda-BGU Minsk were given a bye to the second round by drawing of lots. The other 13 First League clubs, 13 Second League clubs and 4 amateur teams were drawn into 15 fixtures, with lower league club in each pair to play at home. The matches were played between 10 and 12 June 2016.


2016–17 Belarusian Cup, Round of 32
In this round 15 winners of the first round and Zvezda-BGU Minsk were drawn against 16 Premier League clubs. The matches will be played between 6 July and 14 September 2016.


2016–17 Belarusian Cup, Round of 16
In this round the 16 winners of the previous round were paired by an open draw. The draw was conducted on 27 July 2016. The matches will be played on 21 September 2016.


2016–17 Belarusian Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw was made on 22 September 2016. The matches were played in March 2017.


2016–17 Belarusian Cup, Semi-finals
The draw was made on 20 March 2017. The matches were played on 5 and 26 April 2017.


2016–17 Belarusian Cup, Final
The winners of the semifinals met on 28 May 2017 at the Neman Stadium in Grodno.


2016–17 Belarusian Extraliga season
The 2016–17 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 25th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. Twelve teams participated in the league, and Neman Grodno won the championship.


2016–17 Belarusian Men's Handball Championship
The 2016/2017 season was the 25th season of The Belarusian Men's Handball Championship. HC Meshkov Brest were the defending champions. The season was held in 4 stages.


2016–17 Belarusian Men's Handball Championship, First stage
During this stage each team plays the others 4 times. HC Meshkov Brest as defending champions of the 2015/2016 season skipped this stage.


2016–17 Belarusian Men's Handball Championship, First stage, Results
∗ Meshkov Brest 2 has better goal difference in matches against Masheka Mogilev and therefore stands above


2016–17 Belarusian Men's Handball Championship, First stage, Results
∗ SKA-RGUOR has better goal difference in matches against Vityaz-BSEU Minsk and therefore stands above


2016–17 Belarusian Men's Handball Championship, Second stage (Playoffs)
According to the final positions in Group 1 were formed playoffs pairs up as follows:


2016–17 Belarusian Men's Handball Championship, Second stage (Playoffs)
Winners of the playoffs pairs played at the third stage in the Group A, defeated teams - in the Group B. The playoffs were held up to two wins one of the teams.


2016–17 Belarusian Men's Handball Championship, Third stage
According to the results of the previous stages were formed 3 groups:


2016–17 Belarusian Men's Handball Championship, Third stage
At the end of the stage in Group B were determined the places from 5th to 8th in the championship, in the Group C – the places from 9th to 11th in the championship.


2016–17 Belarusian Men's Handball Championship, Third stage, Results
∗ SKA-RGUOR got a technical defeat (0:10) in 2 matches (against Masheka Mogilev and Vityaz-BSEU Minsk) for participation of player, which didn't have right for this


2016–17 Belarusian Men's Handball Championship, Fourth stage (Playoffs)
According to the final positions in Group A were formed semi-final pairs up as follows:


2016–17 Belarusian Men's Handball Championship, Fourth stage (Playoffs)
Winners of the semi-final pairs played in the final round, where competed for the gold and silver medals of the championship. Defeated in semi-finals teams competed for the bronze medals. The semi-finals were held up to two wins one of the teams, the final round - up to three wins.


2016–17 Belarusian Premier League (basketball)
The 2016–17 Belarusian Premier League season is the 25th season of the top tier basketball league in Belarus.


2016–17 Belgian Basketball Cup
The 2016–17 Belgian Basketball Cup season, for sponsorship reasons bpost cup, was the 63rd edition of the national cup competition for men's basketball in Belgium. The final was played on 19 February 2017 between Limburg United and defending cup holders Oostende. Oostende won its 18th title and its fourth Cup in a row.


2016–17 Belgian Basketball Cup, Format
Teams from the Basketball League Belgium Division I, the Top Division 1 and Top Division 2 (the first three divisions in Belgian basketball) compete in the competition. In the first round teams from the Top Division I and 2 play in 12 groups. From the second round, teams from the BLB Division I enter the competition. In the second round, the quarter- and semi-finals a double legged format is used. When a Division I  team faces off against a team from a lower league, no second leg is played. The Final is decide by a single game.


2016–17 Belgian Cup
The 2016–17 Belgian Cup is the 62nd season of Belgium's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 30 July 2016 and is scheduled to end with the final in March 2017. The winners of the competition will qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League Group Stage. Standard Liège were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the 6th round by ASV Geel.


2016–17 Belgian Cup, Competition format
The competition consists of ten rounds. Except for the semi-finals, all rounds are single-match elimination rounds. When tied after 90 minutes in the first three rounds, penalties are taken immediately. In rounds four to seven and the quarterfinals, when tied after 90 minutes first an extra time period of 30 minutes are played, then penalties are taken if still necessary. The semi-finals will be played over two legs, where the team winning on aggregate advances. The final will be played as a single match.


2016–17 Belgian Cup, Competition format
Teams enter the competition in different rounds, based upon their 2016–17 league affiliation. Teams from the fifth-level Belgian Third Amateur Division or lower began in round 1. Belgian Second Amateur Division teams entered in round 2, Belgian First Amateur Division teams entered in round 3, Belgian First Division B teams in round 5 and finally the Belgian First Division A teams enter in round 6.


2016–17 Belgian Cup, First round
This round of matches was played on 30 & 31 July 2016  and includes teams playing in the Belgian Third Amateur Division and Belgian Provincial Leagues. Teams from the Belgian Third Amateur Division were seeded and could not play each other.


2016–17 Belgian Cup, First round
Four teams from the lowest division at level nine of the Belgian football pyramid participated, namely Hermalienne, Lacs de l'eau d'heure, Negenmanneke and Pulle. These all got eliminated.


2016–17 Belgian Cup, Second round
The lowest ranked clubs still in the tournament were six teams from the third provincial level (level 8), of which only Ransartoise B managed to progress.


2016–17 Belgian Cup, Third round
Ransartoise B was the lowest ranked team still in the tournament at this point being the only team from level 8, but they got eliminated by Ingelmunster.


2016–17 Belgian Cup, Fourth round
The lowest ranked clubs in this round were five teams from level 6, namely Katelijne, Lochristi, Paturageois, Racing Waregem and Vlijtingen. They all failed to progress.


2016–17 Belgian Cup, Fifth Round
Four teams from the Belgian Third Amateur Division (level 5) had managed to progress to this round but were all eliminated at this point: Francs Borains, Helchteren, Rebecq and Turnhout.


2016–17 Belgian Cup, Sixth Round
The sixth round saw the entry of the Belgian First Division A teams. The matches were played on 20 and 21 September 2016.


2016–17 Belgian Cup, Quarter-finals
The matches were played on 13 and 14 December 2016.


2016–17 Belgian Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-finals will be played over two legs, with the first legs played on 17 and 18 January 2017 and the second legs on 31 January and 1 February 2017.


2016–17 Belgian Cup, Final
The final took place on 18 March 2017 at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.


2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division
The 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division is the inaugural season of the newly created division at the third-tier football league in Belgium, as it was established in 2016. The fixtures were announced on 23 June 2016.


2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs
The teams finishing in the top four positions entered the promotion play-offs. The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As Beerschot-Wilrijk were the only team which requested and obtained a licence, they were already certain of promotion even before the start of the playoffs.


2016–17 Belgian First Division A
The 2016–17 season of the Belgian First Division A was the 114th season of top-tier football in Belgium and the first following the structural changes in the Belgian football pyramid, reducing the number of professional teams to 24. It began on 29 July 2016 and finished on 31 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 8 June 2016. Club Brugge were the defending champions but had to settle for second place with Anderlecht taking their 34th title.


2016–17 Belgian First Division A, Championship play-offs
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Anderlecht 31 points, Club Brugge 30, Zulte Waregem 27, Gent 25, Oostende 25 and Charleroi 25. The points of Anderlecht, Club Brugge and Charleroi were rounded up, therefore in case of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, the half point would have been deducted for these teams.


2016–17 Belgian First Division A, Europa League play-offs
Group A of the play-offs consisted of the teams finishing in positions 7, 9, 12 and 14 during the regular season and the first and third placed team in the qualifying positions in the 2016–17 Belgian First Division B. The teams finishing in positions 8, 10, 11, 13 and 15 joined the second placed qualifier from the 2016–17 Belgian First Division B to form group B.


2016–17 Belgian First Division A, Europa League play-offs, Semi-final
The winners of both play-off groups competed in one match to play the fourth-placed or fifth-placed team of the championship play-offs for a spot in the final. This match was played on the field of the highest ranked team in the regular competition. The winner of the semi-final advanced to the final to play for a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.


2016–17 Belgian First Division A, Europa League play-offs, Final
The winner of the Europa League play-off semi-final and the fourth-placed team played one match to determine the Europa League play-off winner. KV Oostende qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated by Olympique Marseille.


2016–17 Belgian First Division A, Attendances
Football clubs with an average home attendance of at least 10,000:


2016–17 Belgian First Division B
The 2016–17 season of the Belgian First Division B began in August 2016 and ended on 28 April 2017. It was the inaugural season of the First Division B following a change in league format from the old Belgian Second Division. The fixtures were announced on 23 June 2016.


2016–17 Belgian First Division B
Although scoring most points overall, Lierse missed out on promotion as they came second in both the opening and closing tournament, leaving K.S.V. Roeselare and Antwerp to battle it out for promotion. Following thirteen years at the second level of Belgian football, Antwerp secured promotion on 11 March 2017. At the bottom end of the table, Lommel United suffered relegation as they could not overcome their deficit from the regular season during the relegation playoff.


2016–17 Belgian First Division B, Structural changes
This season is the first under the name First Division B as a result of reforms in the Belgian football league system. The format of the league has been completely overhauled, with the season now consisting of two separate tournaments. The first tournament will be held from August to December, the second from January until April. The two tournament winners will play a two legged playoff to determine who is promoted to the 2017–18 Belgian First Division A. If a team wins both tournaments, it automatically clinches promotion.


2016–17 Belgian First Division B, Structural changes
The top three teams in the aggregate table besides the promoted team will take part in the Europa League playoffs together with the teams in the 2016–17 Belgian First Division A finishing in positions 7 through 15. The remaining four teams will play a relegation playoff to determine the one team that will drop into the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division.


2016–17 Belgian First Division B, Team changes
Due to the reformation, only 7 teams of the previous season remained in the league, with 1 other being replaced. As a result, the league moved from 17 to 8 teams.


2016–17 Belgian First Division B, League table, Promotion play-offs
The winners of the opening tournament and the closing tournament meet in a two-legged match to determine the division champion, who will promote to the 2017–18 Belgian First Division A. The team finishing highest in the aggregate table will play the second leg at home. In case one team wins both the opening and the closing tournament, these matches will not be played and the team is promoted automatically.


2016–17 Belgian First Division B, League table, Promotion play-offs
On 6 November 2016, Roeselare won the opening tournament and was therefore assured of playing at least the promotion play-offs. Following a loss against Antwerp on the penultimate day of the closing tournament, Roeselare could no longer win the closing tournament (and direct promotion) and as a result the promotion play-offs would be held. On the final day of the closing tournament, Roeselare then held Lierse to a draw, denying them the play-offs and setting Roeselare up with Antwerp to decide promotion.


2016–17 Belgian First Division B, League table, Promotion play-offs
Antwerp twice beat Roeselare and thereby allowed the club to return to the highest level of professional football in Belgium following thirteen seasons at the second level. Initially, they did not receive a license to compete in professional football the following season, but the decision was overturned. Roeselare got to play the Europa League play-offs.


2016–17 Belgian First Division B, League table, Relegation play-offs
The four bottom teams in the aggregate table will take part in the relegation play-offs in which they keep half of the points they collected during the overall regular season (rounded up). As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Tubize 17 points, Cercle Brugge 17, OH Leuven 15 and Lommel United 9. The points of Cercle Brugge were rounded up, therefore in case of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, their half point would be deducted. The team finishing in last position relegated to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division.


2016–17 Belgian First Division B, League table, Relegation play-offs
Despite starting with a huge deficit, Lommel United managed to close the gap between them and the other teams by obtaining 10 points out of their first four matches, overtaking Cercle Brugge and virtually being saved from relegation. At that point, neither team was saved as OH Leuven and Tubize had 20 points and Cercle Brugge and Lommel United were only one point behind. On matchday five, Lommel United first lost against Cercle Brugge and one day later on 22 April 2017, Tubize beat OH Leuven resulting in both Tubize and Cercle Brugge to be saved. On 28 April 2017, the final match, OH Leuven and Lommel United played each other in a direct confrontation to avoid relegation, with OH Leuven needing only a draw. The match ended 1–0 resulting in the relegation of Lommel United.


2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division
The 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division is the inaugural season of the division in its current format, as it replaces the former Belgian Third Division and is now placed at the fourth-tier of football in Belgium.


2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division
The division consists of three separate leagues, each containing 16 teams. Leagues A and B consist of teams with a license from the Voetbalfederatie Vlaanderen (VFV, the Dutch speaking wing of the Belgian FA), while league C contains teams with a license from the Association des Clubs Francophones de Football (ACFF, the French speaking wing of the RBFA). The champions from each of the three leagues will promote to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division. The fixtures were announced on 5 July 2016.


2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs VFV
The teams finishing in second place in the Second Amateur Division A and Second Amateur Division B will take part in a promotion playoff first round together with three period winners from both divisions. These 8 teams from the VFV will play the first round of a promotion-playoff, with two teams qualifying for the Promotion play-offs Final. In division A, the first period was won by Petegem, while the second and third periods were won by Knokke. In division B, Tessenderlo won the first period, while periods two and three were won by Berchem Sport.


2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs VFV
In division A, with the promotion of Knokke and the fact that Petegem did not apply for a remunerated license, the four participants were simply the highest finishers in the standings that had applied for a license: Aalst (3rd), Sint-Eloois-Winkel (5th), Brakel (6th) and Gent-Zeehaven (8th). In division B, no teams outside the top two applied for a license except for Rupel Boom. As a result only Tessenderlo and Rupel Boom took place in the play-offs while the two other places were not used. Therefore in the draw for round one of these play-offs, two teams received a bye.


2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs VFV, VFV Round 1
As a result of the draw, both Brakel and Gent-Zeehaven received byes into round 2.


2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs ACFF
The team finishing in second place in the Second Amateur Division C will take part in the promotion playoff first round together with three period winners. These 4 teams will play the first round of a promotion-playoff, with the winner qualifying for the Promotion play-offs Final. The period winners were RFC Liège (periods 1 and 3) and overall champions Châtelet.


2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs ACFF
As only Olympic Charleroi and La Louvière-Centre had received a remunerated license, only three teams played the play-offs instead of four, resulting in one team receiving a bye into round 2.


2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs ACFF, ACFF Round 1
As a result of the draw, RFC Liège received a bye into round 2.


2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs Final
The two winners of the Promotion play-offs on the VFV side (Aalst and Brakel) and the winning team from the ACFF Promotion play-offs (RFC Liège) will play a final tournament together with the team that finished in 13th place in the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division, Hasselt. The winner of this play-off promotes to (or remains in) the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division.


2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs Final, Final Round 1
Aalst and RFC Liège qualified for the Promotion play-offs Final. By not progressing, Hasselt relegated from the Belgian First Amateur Division.


2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs Final, Final Round 2
2–2 on aggregate. Aalst promoted to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division on the away goals rule.


2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division, Relegation play-offs
Before the match, it was not known whether an extra VFV team would be relegated, which depended on the result of the promotion play-offs. If an ACFF team won the promotion play-offs, then an extra VFV team would be relegated. By winning the match, Tienen-Hageland was sure of avoiding relegation, while losing team Bornem were now dependent on the result of the only ACFF team in contention for promotion, RFC Liège. On 28 May 2017, RFC Liège lost the final match of the promotion play-off, resulting in Bornem being saved and avoiding relegation to the Belgian Third Amateur Division.


2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division
The 2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division was the inaugural season of the division in its current format, replacing the former Belgian Fourth Division and now placed at the fifth-tier of football in Belgium.


2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division
The division consists of four separate leagues, leagues A and B consist of teams with a license from the Voetbalfederatie Vlaanderen (VFV, the Dutch speaking wing of the Belgian FA) and contain 16 teams each, while leagues C and D contain teams with a license from the Association des Clubs Francophones de Football (ACFF, the French speaking wing of the RBFA) and contain 14 teams each. The champions from each of the four leagues will promote to the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division. The fixtures were announced on 5 July 2016.


2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs VFV
The teams finishing in second place in the Third Amateur Division A and Third Amateur Division B will take part in a promotion playoff first round together with three period winners from both divisions. These 8 teams from the VFV will play the first round of a promotion-playoff, with normally only teams promoting to the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division.


2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs VFV
Depending on the number of VFV teams relegating from the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division, more teams might get promoted which was the case this season as before the play-offs it was already known that on the VFV side at least four teams would gain promotion through the play-offs, due to the fact that Coxyde vacated its place and the upcoming merger between Izegem and Ingelmunster to form Mandel United. As a result, the four winning teams in the VFV Round 1 immediately received promotion, while the other teams continued the play-offs to determine the order in which possible further places would be awarded.


2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs VFV
In Division A, champions Ingelmunster and second placed Wetteren won the three periods, allowing the next three teams in the league to take part: Pepingen, Ronse and Dikkelvenne. In Division B, Sint-Lenaarts and Vosselaar each won one period and were assured of a place in the play-offs before the end of the season, the other places were taken by City Pirates (for finishing second overall) and Diegem (the highest finisher not already qualified).


2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs VFV, VFV Round 1
City Pirates, Ronse, Sint-Lenaarts and Vosselaar promoted to the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division. Diegem, Dikkelvenne, Pepingen and Wetteren continue into the VFV Round 2 where one extra place is available.


2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs VFV, VFV Round 2
Dikkelvenne and Pepingen move to the VFV Round 3 to play for promotion, Diegem and Wetteren eliminated.


2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs VFV, VFV Round 3
Pepingen promoted to the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division, Dikkelvenne eliminated.


2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs ACFF
The team finishing in second place in the Third Amateur Division C and Third Amateur Division D will take part in a promotion playoff first round together with three period winners from both divisions. These 8 teams from the ACFF will play the first round of a promotion-playoff, with one team promoting to the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division.


2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs ACFF
In Division C, the top three teams had each won one period. With champions RWDM47 already promoted, the other places were taken by 4th placed Albert Quevy-Mons and 5th placed Tournai. In Division D, the champions Durbuy had won two periods, the other went to Tilleur who were joined in the play-offs by the teams finishing 3rd to 5th, Verlaine, Richelle and Mormont.


2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs ACFF, ACFF Round 1
Mormont, Rebecq, Richelle and Verlaine moved on to Round 2 while Albert Quevy-Mons, Francs Borains, Tilleur and Tournai were eliminated.


2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs ACFF, ACFF Round 2
Rebecq and Verlaine moved on to Round 3 to play for promotion. Mormont and Richelle played a match to determine third place in case extra promotion places would come up.


2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs ACFF, ACFF Round 3
Rebecq was promoted to the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division, while Verlaine was first in line to fill up any extra vacant spot in case the amount of ACFF teams relegating in leagues above would have increased. In the end, no places freed up and Verlaine remained in the Third Amateur Division.


2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs ACFF, Third place match
The third place match was played to determine the order in which teams would fill any extra promotion places, if they would become available. Behind Verlaine, Mormont was ranked above Richelle due to winning the third place match. However in the end no places freed up and both teams remained in the Third Amateur Division.


2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division, Relegation play-offs, VFV
Before the match, it was not known whether an extra VFV team would be relegated, which depended on the result of the Second Amateur Division promotion play-offs. If an ACFF team won those promotion play-offs, then an extra VFV team would be relegated. By winning the match, Vlamertinge was sure of avoiding relegation, while losing team Diest were now dependent on the result of the only ACFF team in contention for promotion, RFC Liège. On 28 May 2017, RFC Liège lost the final match of the promotion play-off, resulting in Diest being also saved and avoiding relegation to the Belgian Provincial Leagues.


2016–17 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 31st-year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference in the East Division. They finished the season 23–7, 15–1 in OVC play to win the regular season championship. In the OVC Tournament, they lost in the semifinals to Jacksonville State. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament title, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Georgia in the first round before losing to Georgia Tech.


2016–17 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bruins finished the 2015–16 season 20–12, 12–4 in OVC play to win the East Division and the overall OVC regular season. They lost in the semifinals of the OVC Tournament to Austin Peay. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Georgia.


2016–17 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team, Preseason
In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Belmont was picked to finish as regular season champions of the OVC for the third time in the last four years. Reigning OVC Player of the Year, Evan Bradds, was named OVC Preseason Player of the Year for the 2016–17 season. Taylor Barnette was also selected to the All-OVC Preseason Team.


2016–17 Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey season
The Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey program represented the Bemidji State University during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season
The 2016–17 season was the fourth in the history of Bengaluru Football Club. It began on 1 July 2016 and concluded on 30 June 2017, with competitive matches occurring between September and May. The season was a historic one for the club as they became the first Indian club to reach the final of the AFC Cup – suffering defeat against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. The club also won their second Federation Cup, while in the league, Bengaluru ended their final I-League campaign in fourth place.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season
This season would be Bengaluru's first with head coach Albert Roca, who stepped in for Ashley Westwood. Coming into the season, Bengaluru were the reigning I-League champions and in the quarter-finals of the AFC Cup for the first time in their history. The season would see the departures of original players such as Curtis Osano, N.S. Manju, Thoi Singh, and Siam Hanghal, as well as foreign recruits Michael Collins and Kim Song-yong. Players such as Cameron Watson, Juanan, Álvaro Rubio, and Marjan Jugović were brought in as replacements. Club captain Sunil Chhetri meanwhile returned to the club on a permanent basis, along with goalkeeper Amrinder Singh.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season
Since the I-League did not start until January, Bengaluru began their season in September in the AFC Cup. The club managed to get past Tampines Rovers before defeating Johor Darul Ta'zim in the semi-finals. In the final against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya the club were defeated 1–0. In the league, Bengaluru began strongly, taking nine points from their opening three matches, conceding 0 goals while scoring 8. However, the club then went on to suffer a run of seven games without a victory as Bengaluru slipped to fifth place.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season
The club would then go on to win five of their last eight matches but it would only be enough to finish in fourth. Consolation came for the club when they went on to win their second Federation Cup. A brace from C.K. Vineeth in extra-time was enough to beat Mohun Bagan in the 2017 final.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season
34 different players represented the club in four competitions and there were 19 different goalscorers. Bengaluru's top goalscorer for the fourth year running was Sunil Chhetri, who scored 12 goals in 30 appearances. The India international would go on to be named as the Hero of the League. This season would be Bengaluru's last in the I-League as the club would bid successfully for a spot in the Indian Super League.


2016–17 Bengaluru FC season, Background
After narrowly missing out on the title during the 2014–15 season, Bengaluru claimed their second I-League title in three years on 17 April 2016. As a result, the club qualified to participate in the AFC Champions League qualifiers. However, in the Federation Cup, Bengaluru were unable to reclaim their title. The club were knocked-out by Aizawl in the quarter-finals.