2016–17 Ligue 2
The 2016–17 Ligue 2 (referred to as the Domino's Ligue 2 for sponsorship reasons) season is the 78th season since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 6 June 2016.


2016–17 Ligue 2, Teams
There are 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Championnat National replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 2 following the 2015–16 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.


2016–17 Ligue 2, Teams
As of 30 May 2016, the following teams have mathematically achieved qualification for the 2016–17 season. They are listed below in alphabetical order.


2016–17 Ligue 2, Teams, Teams average home attendances
RC Lens drew the highest average home league attendance (28,996), followed by RC Strasbourg (17,013) and Stade de Reims (10,403).


2016–17 Ligue 2, Play-offs
The 2016–17 season will see the return of a relegation play-off between the 18th placed Ligue 1 team and the 3rd placed team in the Ligue 2 in a two-legged confrontation. The Ligue 2 team will host the first game. Another relegation play-off involves the 18th placed Ligue 2 team and the 3rd placed National team also in two legs.


2016–17 Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur
The 2016–17 Ligue Nationale du football Amateur is the sixth season of the league under its current title and sixth season under its current league division format. A total of 48 teams will be contesting the league. The league is scheduled to start on September, 2016.


2016–17 Liiga season
The 2016–17 Liiga season was the 42nd season of the Liiga (formerly SM-liiga), the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.


2016–17 Liiga season, Regular season
The top six teams advance directly to the quarter-finals, while teams placing 7th through 10th play in the wild-card round for the final two spots. The Liiga is a closed league and there is no relegation.


2016–17 Liiga season, Regular season
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) 3-point wins 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points.


2016–17 Lille OSC season
The 2016–17 season was Lille OSC's 73rd season in existence and the club's 17th consecutive season in the top flight of French football.


2016–17 Lille OSC season
This season Lille participated in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League as a result of a 5th place finish in the 2015–16 Ligue 1.


2016–17 Lille OSC season
Lille finished mid-table this season. New manager Riccardo del Silva could not help the team with results, but did not get sacked.


2016–17 Lille OSC season, Players, Appearances and goals
Last updated: 1 October 2016. Source: Match reports in Competitive matches,


2016–17 Linafoot
The 2016–17  Linafoot season is the 56th since its establishment as the top-flight association football league of the DR Congo. A total of 28 clubs participated in the First Round, divided in three regional groups, with 8 teams advancing to the nationwide Championship Round. TP Mazembe won the domestic league.


2016–17 Linafoot, First round
There were three regional divisions with 8 to 10 teams. Advancing to the Championship Round were 2 teams from East, 3 from West and 3 from Center-South.


2016–17 Lindenwood Lady Lions ice hockey season
The Lindenwood Lady Lions women represented Lindenwood University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2016–17 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by fourth-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–3 in ASUN play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ASUN Tournament, they defeated NJIT in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Florida. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2016–17 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bisons finished the 2015–16 season 12–21, 7–7 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Jacksonville in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Stetson.


2016–17 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team represented Lipscomb University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bisons, led by fifth year head coach Greg Brown, played their home games at Allen Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–11 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to Jacksonville.


2016–17 Lipscomb Bisons women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road will be shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun. TV. Non conference road games will typically be available on the opponents website.


2016–17 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by first-year head coach Wes Flanigan, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette.


2016–17 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Trojans finished the 2015–16 season 30–5, 17–3 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season championship. They defeated Louisiana–Lafayette and Louisiana–Monroe to win the Sun Belt Tournament. As a result, the Trojans received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 12 seed. In the First Round, they upset Purdue before losing in the Second Round to Iowa State.


2016–17 Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team, Previous season
Following the season, first-year head coach Chris Beard left the school to accept the head coaching position at UNLV. On March 31, 2016, the school hired Wes Flanigan as head coach.


2016–17 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fourteenth year head coach Joe Foley, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 17–1 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where defeated Southern Miss in the first round before losing to Alabama in the second round.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season
Liverpool's 125th season in existence, and their 55th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It was also the club's 25th consecutive season in the Premier League. Along with the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 13 August 2016 to 21 May 2017. The season started with a 4–3 away win against Arsenal and ended with a 3–0 home win against relegated Middlesbrough, which secured the Reds a place in the top four, and qualification to the UEFA Champions League playoff round.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
Liverpool began their pre-season on 8 July away at Tranmere Rovers. Danny Ings scored the only goal in a 1–0 win. Five days later, the Reds travelled to the Highbury Stadium to face League One side Fleetwood Town. New signing Marko Grujić scored the opening goal on his debut, followed by a goal apiece by Lucas Leiva and 16-year-old debutant Ben Woodburn before two goals by Roberto Firmino rounded out the 5–0 win. Liverpool won their third successive pre-season match on 17 July, with Ings and Woodburn scoring in a 2–0 win over Wigan Athletic. On 20 July, Liverpool defeated Huddersfield Town 2–0 through goals from Alberto Moreno and Grujić; reserve goalkeeper Shamal George also featured in the last 25 minutes of the match as a striker.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
Liverpool began their campaign in the International Champions Cup on 28 July, conceding a 0–1 defeat against Chelsea. On 30 July, Liverpool defeated Milan 2–0 with goals from Divock Origi and Firmino. Liverpool then played the final pre-season match in the United States against Roma, suffering a 2–1 defeat. On 6 August, Liverpool played Barcelona at the Wembley Stadium in the final match of the International Champions Cup and won 4–0, with summer signing Sadio Mané getting on the scoresheet along with Origi and Grujić, and former Liverpool player Javier Mascherano scoring an own goal. Liverpool's pre-season ended the following day with a 4–0 defeat at Mainz 05's Opel Arena.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, August
Liverpool began the season with a visit to the Emirates Stadium on 14 August to face-off with Arsenal. Arsenal opened the scoring with a Theo Walcott strike in the 31st minute, one minute after the Arsenal striker saw his penalty kick saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, but a free-kick by Philippe Coutinho drew the scoreline level just before the break. The Reds continued the momentum into the second half and were 4–1 up after 63 minutes through strikes from Adam Lallana, Coutinho and Mané.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, August
Two quickfire goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Calum Chambers in response caused a nervy end to the match, but the Reds were able to see out the 4–3 victory. Liverpool played their second league match away at Burnley on 20 August. Liverpool dominated possession throughout, but was unable to recover from calamitous defending in the first half and suffered a 2–0 defeat. On 23 August, Liverpool began their quest for the EFL Cup in a match against Burton Albion at the Pirelli Stadium.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, August
A brace from Daniel Sturridge, an own goal from Tom Naylor and a goal apiece from Firmino and Origi saw a 5–0 win and progression to the next round of the competition. On 27 August, Liverpool played away to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. A James Milner penalty had the Reds 1–0 up at half-time, but a Danny Rose equalizer in the 72nd minute caused the match to end in a 1–1 draw.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, September
On 10 September, after the international break, Liverpool hosted defending champions Leicester City at Anfield. Liverpool were 2–0 up within 30 minutes through goals from Firmino and Mané, but a fumbling of the ball at the back by Lucas Leiva allowed Jamie Vardy to narrow the lead before the break. However, a goal by Lallana in the 56th minute restored the two-goal lead, and Firmino's second goal of the match in the closing stages saw out a 4–1 win. The match was played before Anfield's largest crowd since 1977, with a 54,000 sell-out in the newly expanded stadium.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, September
Liverpool then played away at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea on 16 September, winning 2–1. Dejan Lovren's close range finish in the 17th minute and skipper Jordan Henderson's spectacular 25-yard strike in the 36th were enough to secure the 3 points. Liverpool played against Derby County at the Pride Park Stadium in the third round of the EFL Cup on 20 September. They defeated the Rams 3–0 with Ragnar Klavan scoring his first goal for the club, with Coutinho and Origi also getting on the scoresheet. On 24 September, Liverpool made it three wins in a row in the Premier League when they bested Hull City 5–1 at Anfield through strikes from Lallana, Mané, Coutinho and two converted penalties by Milner.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, October
On 1 October, Liverpool defeated Swansea City 2–1 at the Liberty Stadium. A poor first-half saw the Reds down at the break, but a vast improvement in the second half with goals coming from Firmino and a late penalty by Milner were enough to secure the three points. Liverpool faced Manchester United at Anfield on 17 October. The North-West derby was largely forgettable and ended in a 0–0 draw, with Liverpool securing their first clean sheet in the league of the season in a match of few chances.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, October
Liverpool then hosted West Bromwich Albion at Anfield on 22 October, winning 2–1. The Reds controlled the game and were 2–0 up at half-time through goals from Mané and Coutinho, but a late Gareth McAuley strike narrowed the scoreline to 2–1. On 25 October, Liverpool played Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield in the fourth round of the EFL Cup. The Reds won 2–1 with a brace from Sturridge seeing them through to the quarter-finals of the competition. Liverpool saw out October with a match against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on the 29th. Emre Can, Lovren, Joël Matip and Firmino scored for the Reds in the thrilling encounter which ended 4–2.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, November
Liverpool faced Watford at Anfield on 6 November. The Reds defeated the Hornets 6–1 with Mané bagging a brace, Coutinho, Can and Firmino getting on the scoresheet and Georginio Wijnaldum scoring his first goal for the club. This result put Liverpool top of the Premier League for the first time since April 2014. Following the international break, Liverpool faced Southampton away at St Mary's Stadium on 19 November. The Reds controlled the match but were unable to break down the Saints' defence as the match ended 0–0. On 26 November, Liverpool hosted Sunderland at Anfield.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, November
Origi made the breakthrough for the Reds in the 75th minute and Milner converted a penalty in the closing stages of the match to see out a 2–0 victory. Ben Woodburn made his debut for Liverpool when he came on as a substitute for Wijnaldum in the 92nd minute. Three days later, on 29 November, Liverpool hosted Leeds United at Anfield in the fifth round of the EFL Cup. Origi opened the scoring in the 76th minute and Woodburn's volley in the box in the 81st saw out a 2–0 victory and progression to the semi-finals of the competition. Woodburn's goal at the age of 17 years and 45 days old made him Liverpool's youngest ever goalscorer, surpassing Michael Owen's record by 99 days.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, December
Liverpool faced AFC Bournemouth at Dean Court on 4 December. Mané and Origi scored one apiece in the first half and Can scored another in the second half to see the Reds to a 3–1 lead, but three goals from Bournemouth in the final 20 minutes of the match caused Liverpool to suffer a 3–4 defeat. Liverpool then faced West Ham United at Anfield on 11 December, drawing 2–2. On 14 December, Liverpool travelled to the Riverside Stadium to face Middlesbrough. Lallana bagged a brace and created another for Origi to see the Reds to a 3–0 victory.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, December
Next up was Everton, the Merseyside Derby, on 19 December. Mané scored the winning and only goal in the 94th minute. Liverpool then faced Stoke City. Stoke rapidly opened the score in the 12th minute, but an equaliser from Lallana and a goal from Firmino made the Reds lead at half-time. In the second half, an own goal by Giannelli Imbula and a goal from Sturridge ensured a 4–1 Reds win. On 31 December, Liverpool hosted Manchester City, with the Reds winning 1–0 thanks to a header by Wijnaldum in the eighth minute.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, January
Liverpool went to play Sunderland, where Sturridge opened the scoring with a header, but minutes later Jermain Defoe levelled it from the spot so that it would go 1–1 at half-time. Mané scored another for 2–1 in the 71st minute, but ten minutes later, he handled the ball in the penalty area with the referee pointing to the spot. Defoe scored once again and the match ended level, with the reds missing out important points. On 8 January, Liverpool played a goalless draw against Plymouth Argyle in the third round of the FA Cup.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, January
The match was marked with the Reds fielding the youngest starting 11 in their history. Liverpool then faced Southampton, on 11 January, in the EFL Cup semi-finals first leg at St Mary's, losing the game 1–0 with Redmond scoring the only goal in 20th minute. Three days later, the Reds faced Manchester United at Old Trafford. Milner opened the scoring from the spot in the 26th minute, after Paul Pogba handled the ball in the box. In the 84th minute, Zlatan Ibrahimović levelled the match 1–1. Liverpool were up to play the replay with Plymouth on the 18th.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, January
A goal by Lucas Leiva in the 17th minute made them earn their first and last win in January. Later in this month, Liverpool hosted Swansea City in the Premier League. Early in the second half, two fast goals by Fernando Llorente gave Swansea the commanding position. However, Liverpool levelled through Firmino in the 54th and 69th minute. Gylfi Sigurðsson finished a shot in the back of the net for 2–3. On 25 January, Liverpool hosted Southampton in the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-final.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, January
They dominated the match, made some good chances, including a shot by Can cleared off the line by Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster. At the stoppage time, Shane Long sealed the win for the Saints with a goal to make the aggregate score 2–0. The bad month for Liverpool continued, as they were eliminated from the FA Cup after a 1–2 home loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Reds ended the month with a 1–1 home draw to Chelsea in the Premier League, where David Luiz opened the scoring with a free-kick, just to leave it for Wijnaldum to level in the 58th. Diego Costa saw his penalty shot stopped by Mignolet in the 78th minute.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, February
Liverpool started February with a 2–0 loss away to Hull City, which was Mane's first game after Senegal lost in the quarter-finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The goals for Hull came from Alfred N'Diaye just before the break and Oumar Niasse in the 84th minute. One week later, the Reds won for the first time since five matches in the Premier League, with two Mané goals in two minutes sealing the 2–0 win for the Merseyside team against Spurs.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, February
On 27 February, Liverpool lost 3–1 away to Leicester in the first match for their new manager Craig Shakespeare following the sacking of the title-winning Claudio Ranieri. Jamie Vardy opened the scoring with Danny Drinkwater making it two before the break. Early in the second half, Vardy scored his second goal of the night to see his team leading 3–0, and Coutinho made the final result in the 69th minute.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, March
On 4 March, Liverpool continued their winning ways against fellow top six teams with a 3–1 home victory over Arsenal. The Reds were 2–0 up at the break with goals from Firmino in the ninth minute and Mané in the 40th, but Danny Welbeck halved the Liverpool lead with a goal in the 57th minute. In the stoppage time, Wijnaldum sealed the match off, making it 3–1 following a low cross by Origi from the right. Liverpool then went on to win a vital three points home against Burnley on 12 March, winning 2–1.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, March
After falling down to an Ashley Barnes strike early in the match, Wijnaldum equalized in the stoppage time of the first half just seconds before the half's end, and in the 64th minute, Can gave Liverpool the lead with a long-range shot that ended up out of the grasp of goalkeeper Tom Heaton. On 19 March, Liverpool traveled to Manchester City for a crucial game in the battle for Champions League qualification. Milner opened the scoring from the spot in the 51st minute, though Sergio Agüero leveled at the 69th. Both sides missed many chances, including a mishit by Lallana from five yards, but by the end, the draw was considered a fair result.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, April
Liverpool started their month on 1 April against Everton in the Merseyside Derby at Anfield. Mané put Liverpool ahead, but Matthew Pennington drew Everton level in the 28th minute. The host Reds regained the lead two minutes and 57 seconds later with a strike from Coutinho. Origi, a substitute for the injured Mané, added a third goal just minutes after being introduced and the scoreline remained 3–1 till the final whistle. The second fixture was on 5 April against AFC Bournemouth at Anfield. Benik Afobe scored early for the visiting Cherries off a back-pass mishap from Wijnaldum.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, April
However, Coutinho drew the match level at 1–1 with a goal in the 40th minute. The Reds struck first in the second half with a goal from Origi, assisted by Wijnaldum, in the 59th. Bournemouth was able to draw the game level through a late Joshua King goal putting the score at 2–2, which the match finished. The day before their upcoming fixture, an away match at Stoke City, Klopp confirmed Mané would ruled out for the remainder of Liverpool's season. Liverpool had no time to dwell upon this as Stoke awaited the following day.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, April
With a side featuring youth players such as Trent Alexander-Arnold and Woodburn, Liverpool fell behind 1–0 at the half following a Jonathan Walters goal just before the break. However, the introduction of Firmino and Coutinho at half-time led to responses in the 70th and 72nd minutes, where Coutinho then Firmino respectively scored to put the scoreline at 1–2. The Reds saw the match out, marking their first away victory of the calendar year in the Premier League.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, April
Liverpool's April continued with a match at West Brom, where the sole goal came from Firmino off a set piece header in first-half injury time. The final fixture of the month was a return to Anfield to square-off with Crystal Palace. Coutinho opened the scoring in the 24th minute off a free-kick, however former Liverpool man Christian Benteke leveled the match then scored a second in the 74th to hand Liverpool a 1–2 loss, just their second Premier League home defeat of the season.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, May
The final month of the season for Liverpool began on 7 May with a home match against Southampton. The result was a 0–0 draw, with the best chance coming to the Reds through a 66th-minute penalty that was taken by Milner and ultimately missed. The kick came just moments after Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster approached Milner as he put the ball on the spot seemingly in an attempt to win a psychological advantage before the penalty. This draw resulted in the fourth match against Southampton out of four played in this season where Liverpool failed to score.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, May
The penultimate match of the season (and final away match) was on 14 May, a visit at Olympic Stadium to face West Ham. The Reds struck first in the 35th minute thanks to Sturridge's finish following what was described as a "sublime" pass from Coutinho. In the second half, Coutinho scored twice in four minutes and Origi's goal in the 76th minute capped off a 0–4 victory.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, May
The final match of the season took place on 21 May, at Anfield against Middlesbrough. While Middlesbrough were already guaranteed relegation and a Premier League finish of 19th, Liverpool sat in fourth place at the time of kick-off, with Arsenal just one point behind and Manchester City two points ahead, with a win guaranteeing Liverpool a spot in the UEFA Champions League for next season. The match stayed at 0–0 for the first 45 minutes, however Wijnaldum found a breakthrough for the Reds in first-half stoppage time, putting Liverpool up 1–0 at the half.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, May
Coutinho added a second just six minutes into the second half and that goal was followed by a third from Lallana just five minutes after that putting Liverpool up 3–0, where the scoreline would remain. Liverpool clinched fourth place in the final Premier League table to secure Champions League football for the 2017–18 season.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
On 15 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Squad statistics, Clean sheets
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total clean sheets are equal.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Club awards, End-of-season awards
2017 Liverpool FC Players’ Awards, held at Anfield on 9 May 2017.


2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season, Club awards, Liverpool Standard Chartered Player of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on


2016–17 Livingston F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Livingston's first season back in Scottish League One and their first season back in the third-tier of Scottish football, having been relegated from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2015–16 season. Livingston also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2016–17 Livingston F.C. season, Summary, Season
Livingston finished in first place in League One and were promoted as champions back to the Scottish Championship after only one season back in the third=tier of scottish football. On 24th October 2016, Livingston were fined £4,000 by the SPFL after their Scottish Challenge Cup tie with Crusaders, in which they were found to have fielded an ineligible player. Despite progressing to the next round, the SPFL ordered the match to be replayed in full and was held on 1st of November.


2016–17 Logan Cup
The 2016–17 Logan Cup was the 23rd edition of the Logan Cup, a first-class cricket competition in Zimbabwe. It was held  between December 2016 and May 2017. Mountaineers won the tournament, following a draw against Mashonaland Eagles in round 8 of the competition.


2016–17 Logan Cup
Originally, the tournament was scheduled to be played across twelve rounds, with each team playing each other four times. However, the start of the tournament was postponed because of logistical challenges, with the opening matches rescheduled to take place a week later than originally planned.


2016–17 Logan Cup
The opening fixture between Mid West Rhinos and Matabeleland Tuskers was interrupted at the start of day three with a strike by the players. The protest was led by domestic players, as they had not been paid in November. Matabeleland Tuskers forfeited the second innings of the match, and therefore Mid West Rhinos won the game. The second round of fixtures, originally scheduled to start on 5 January 2017, were postponed as some players still had not been paid. On 12 January 2017 Zimbabwe Cricket announced that the competition had been postponed again, with a scheduled restart in mid-February. The next day, Zimbabwe Cricket issued a press release stating that all players had now been paid and that the tournament would restart on 17 January 2017. However, both fixtures scheduled to start on this date were abandoned due to rain.


2016–17 Logan Cup
The matches originally scheduled to start on 7 February 2017 were further postponed because of Zimbabwe's domestic List A tournament, the 2016–17 Pro50 Championship. This competition was originally scheduled to start in May, but the opening fixtures were brought forward in preparation for Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) series against Afghanistan. The tournament restarted on 21 February 2017.


2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers were led by tenth-year head coach Dan Monson and played their home games at the Walter Pyramid as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 9–7 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Hawaii in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament before losing to UC Irvine in the semifinals.


2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team, Previous season
The 49ers finished the 2015–16 season 20–15, 12–4 in Big West play to finish in third place. They defeated UC Riverside and UC Irvine to advance to the championship game of the Big West Tournament where they lost to Hawaii. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Washington.


2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Jayson Gee, in his fourth season, and played their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South Tournament to Charleston Southern.


2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2015–16 Lancers finished the 2015–16 season 10–23, 5–13 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for eighth place. They defeated Radford in the first round of the Big South Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to High Point.


2016–17 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team, Previous season, Coaching changes
On June 4, 2016, assistant coach Adam Williams left to become the head coach at Division II Salem International University. On July 7, Gee announce that former Radford head coach Ron Bradley would be named as an assistant. On September 1, Anderson was promoted from director of basketball operations, replacing Samba Johnson.


2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 39th season in Southern California, and their 33rd season in Los Angeles.


2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers season
After 19 years, this was Paul Pierce's final season in the NBA, announcing his retirement after the season on September 26, 2016. He would retire as a Celtic on July 17, 2017, after signing a ceremonial contract with the Boston Celtics. On February 11, 2018, the Celtics retired Pierce's jersey. Pierce had played for the Celtics from 1998 to 2013.


2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers season
The Clippers finished the regular season with a 51–31 record, securing the 4th seed. In the playoffs, they faced off against the Utah Jazz in the First Round, where they lost in seven games.


2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers season
Following the season, Chris Paul was traded to the Houston Rockets for Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, Sam Dekker, Montrezl Harrell, Darrun Hilliard, DeAndre Liggins, Kyle Wiltjer, a first round pick next year, and cash.


2016–17 Los Angeles Kings season
The 2016–17 Los Angeles Kings season was the 50th season (49th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The Kings did not qualify for the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs, finishing with 86 points.


2016–17 Los Angeles Kings season
In March 2017, former Calgary Flames star Jarome Iginla signed with the Kings to play the remainder of the season there. Iginla retired after the season.


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


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


2016–17 Los Angeles Kings season, Transactions
The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:


2016–17 Los Angeles Kings season, Draft picks
Below are the Los Angeles Kings' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.


2016–17 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 2016–17 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 69th season, its 68th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 57th in Los Angeles. It was also the first season without Kobe Bryant since the 1995–96 season as he retired from the NBA in April 2016.


2016–17 Los Angeles Lakers season
It would also be the season where after multiple opportunities to improve upon themselves came and went, the Lakers decided to replace Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchak with former Lakers legend Magic Johnson and former sports agent Rob Pelinka on February 21, 2017 as both president of basketball operations and general manager respectively. Furthermore, it was the season where Jeanie Buss would officially be named the primary owner of the Lakers on March 27.


2016–17 Los Angeles Lakers season
On the anniversary of Kobe Bryant's 81 point game on January 22, 2017, the Lakers lost by 49 points to the Dallas Mavericks 122-73 at the American Airlines Center marking the Los Angeles Lakers' worst loss in franchise history surpassing their record set when the Utah Jazz won by 48 points 123-75 on March 28, 2016.


2016–17 Los Angeles Lakers season
Despite not making it to the playoffs, the Lakers managed to improve on their franchise worst 17-65 record from the year before.


2016–17 Los Angeles Lakers season
Following the season, D'Angelo Russell was traded to the Brooklyn Nets, Nick Young signed with the Golden State Warriors, and Metta World Peace retired.


2016–17 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
The 2016–17 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Eric Konkol, played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 23–10, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They beat UAB in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament before losing to Marshall in the semifinals. Despite finishing with 23 wins, the school declined to participate in a postseason tournament marking the first time since 2013 that they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2016–17 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 23–10, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament to Old Dominion. They received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16 where they lost in the quarterfinals to East Tennessee State.


2016–17 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team, Preseason
The Bulldogs were picked to finish in seventh place in the preseason Conference USA poll. Erik McCree was selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team.


2016–17 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time


2016–17 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team
The 2016–17 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented the Louisiana Tech University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Techsters, led by first year co-head coaches Brooke Stoehr and Scott Stoehr, played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to WKU. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Southern Methodist University in the first round.


2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by seventh-year head coach Bob Marlin and played their home games at the Cajundome, with four home games at Blackham Coliseum, as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Little Rock before losing to Georgia State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team, Previous season
The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2015–16 season 19–15, 12–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They beat South Alabama in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament before losing to Little Rock in the semifinals. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi and Furman before losing in the quarterfinals to UC Irvine.


2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by fifth-year head coach Garry Brodhead and played all home games at the Cajundome with a select few at Blackham Coliseum during the Cajundome renovations towards the beginning of the season, the first games played there in thirty years.


2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
This is also one of the first years that women's basketball does not play at Earl K. Long Gymnasium, their previous on-campus home, at any time during the season They were members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20-11, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Troy by the score of 64-78. They did not compete in any other postseason tournaments.


2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team, Previous season
The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2016–17 season 25-10, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish third in the conference. They made it to the 2016 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball semifinal game after defeating UT Arlington in the first round game before losing to Little Rock in the semifinals.


2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team, Previous season
They would continue to be invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational for the second time in two years after previously winning the Championship, and would eventually be crowned National Champions again in the WBI after defeating Northwestern State, Stetson, Youngstown State, and Weber State in the First Round, Second Round, Semifinals, and Championship Game, respectively.


2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks were led by seventh-year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–24, 2–16 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. In the Sun Belt Tournament, they defeated Arkansas State before losing to Texas State in the quarterfinals.


2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Warhawks finished the 2015–16 season 20–14, 15–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They defeated Texas–Arlington in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament before losing to Little Rock in the championship game. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Furman.


2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe women's basketball team represented University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by third year head coach Jeff Dow, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette.


2016–17 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference and were coached by Rick Pitino, in his 16th and final season at Louisville. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville. They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost to Duke in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Jacksonville State in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Michigan.


2016–17 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cardinals finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 23–8, 12–6 in ACC play to finish in fourth place.


2016–17 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team, Previous season
The University of Louisville self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2015–16 season amid an ongoing NCAA investigation over an escort sex scandal involving recruits between 2010 and 2014. None of the players on this team were involved in the allegations. The ban included both the ACC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament.


2016–17 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by tenth-year head coach Jeff Walz, played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center and were in their third year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 29–8, 12–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Chattanooga and Tennessee in the first and second rounds before losing to Baylor in the Sweet Sixteen.


2016–17 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team, Media
Once again select Cardinals games will be broadcast on WHAS. Some of the games will be on the ACC RSN. Additional ACC games will air on ESPN3.


2016–17 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team, Media
All Cardinals basketball games will air on Learfield Sports on WKRD 790 AM or WVKY 101.7 FM, depending on conflicts with Louisville and Kentucky football and men's basketball games.


2016–17 Lowland Football League
The 2016–17 Scottish Lowland Football League (known as the Ferrari Packaging Lowland League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the Lowland Football League, the fifth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Edinburgh City were the defending champions but could not defend their title after being promoted to Scottish League Two.


2016–17 Lowland Football League
East Stirlingshire became the first club to join the league via relegation from the SPFL, having lost the League Two play-off against Edinburgh City. Threave Rovers declined the opportunity to re-apply for membership following their bottom place finish the previous season and instead rejoined the South of Scotland Football League. Hawick Royal Albert and Civil Service Strollers joined the league from the East of Scotland Football League to bring the number of clubs to 16 for the first time.


2016–17 Lowland Football League
The league was won with two matches still to play by East Kilbride on 1 April 2017 after they defeated Gala Fairydean Rovers 6–1. East Kilbride defeated the winners of the 2016–17 Highland Football League (Buckie Thistle) in the League Two play-offs semi-finals, but lost to Cowdenbeath on penalties in the final.


2016–17 Lowland Football League, Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 Lowland Football League, Lowland League play-off
A play-off was due to take place between the winners of the 2016–17 East of Scotland Football League (Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale) and the 2016–17 South of Scotland Football League (Edusport Academy). However Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale did not meet the required licensing criteria therefore Edusport Academy were promoted automatically to replace Preston Athletic.


2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by fourth-year head coach G. G. Smith, played their home games at Reitz Arena in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 16–17, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for sixth place with Colgate. As the No. 7 seed in the  Patriot League Tournament, they defeated Lafayette in the first round  before losing in the quarterfinals to Boston University. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated George Mason in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Coastal Carolina.


2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team, Previous season
The Greyhounds finished the 2015–16 season 9–21, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Holy Cross.


2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds 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 Loyola Greyhounds women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Loyola Greyhounds women's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by eleventh year head coach Joe Logan, played their home games at Reitz Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 11–20, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to Bucknell.


2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by third-year head coach Mike Dunlap. They played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to BYU.


2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team, Previous season
The Lions finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC Tournament before losing to Saint Mary's in the quarterfinals.


2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by fifth year head coach Charity Elliott, played their homes games at the Gersten Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Women's Tournament to San Francisco.


2016–17 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by sixth-year head coach Porter Moser, played their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament.


2016–17 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Ramblers finished the 2015–16 season 15–17, 7–11 in Missouri Valley play to finish in eighth play. They defeated Bradley in the first round of the Missouri Valley Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Wichita State.


2016–17 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Loyola Ramblers women's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ramblers, led by first year head coach Kate Achter, play their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 2–28, 2–16 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Bradley.


2016–17 Luge World Cup
The 2016–17 Luge World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for luge, organised by the FIL.The season started on 26 November 2016 in Winterberg, Germany and ended on 25 February 2017 in Altenberg, Germany.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was the 131st in the history of Luton Town Football Club, a professional association football club based in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Their 11th-place finish in 2015–16 meant it was the club's third consecutive season in League Two and 91st season in the English Football League. The season ran from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season
Luton finished the season in fourth-place in the League Two table. This meant they qualified for the play-offs, losing to Blackpool in the semi-final. The club were eliminated in the second round of the EFL Cup, the third round of the FA Cup and the semi-final of the EFL Trophy.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Background and pre-season
The 2015–16 season was John Still's third start to a season as manager of Luton Town, having been appointed in February 2013. Still was sacked in December 2015 with Luton 17th in League Two after four straight defeats. He was replaced by Nathan Jones, who had been first-team coach at Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion. Luton finished in 11th-place in the 2015–16 League Two table.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Background and pre-season
At the end of the 2015–16 season, Luton released Jake Howells, Alex Lawless, Paul Benson, Isaac Galliford, Scott Griffiths, Ryan Hall, Mark Onyemah, Luke Trotman and Curtley Williams. Matt Robinson was initially placed on the transfer list, along with Mark O'Brien and Magnus Okuonghae, before he was released one year early from his contract along with Elliot Justham one week later. Zane Banton signed a new one-year contract, with the option of a one-year extension, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu signed a new two-year contract, and Craig King had a one-year option on his contract taken up.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Background and pre-season
Paddy McCourt was later released one year early from his contract by mutual consent. Luton made eight summer signings, including goalkeeper Christian Walton on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion, defenders Glen Rea from Brighton & Hove Albion, Alan Sheehan from Bradford City, Johnny Mullins from Oxford United, midfielder Jake Gray from Crystal Palace, and strikers Danny Hylton from Oxford United, Jordan Cook from Walsall, and Isaac Vassell from Truro City.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
Luton began the season away to last season's League Two play-off finalists, Plymouth Argyle and won the match 3–0. Danny Hylton opened the scoring in the 50th minute from close range after Plymouth failed to clear O'Donnell's cross. Jack Marriott scored from a side-footed shot before Jonathan Smith scored a third goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time. The next match saw Luton play newly relegated Championship club Aston Villa at home in the first round of the EFL Cup, with the visitors taking the lead in the 13th minute through a scuffed shot by Jordan Ayew.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
Luton responded with an equaliser in the 35th minute through Jake Gray who scored with a neat finish before Cameron McGeehan put Luton ahead with a tap-in goal after an attempt on goal by Gray rebounded off goalkeeper Mark Bunn and Jack Grealish into his path. An own goal in the 66th minute by Jores Okore secured a 3–1 win for Luton. This was followed by Luton's first home league match of the season as they were held to a 1–1 draw by Yeovil Town.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
Stephen O'Donnell opened the scoring with a 25-yard shot in the 26th minute before Tom Eaves converted a Kevin Dawson cross to score the equaliser. McGeehan scored a penalty to give Luton a 62nd-minute lead at home to Newport County, before the visitors equalised eight minutes later through Jennison Myrie-Williams. After a challenge on Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, McGeehan scored another penalty and Luton's second goal in second half stoppage time to secure a 2–1 win.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
Luton suffered their first defeat of the season after losing 2–1 away to local rivals Stevenage. McGeehan scored the opening goal in the 15th minute from a deflection that wrong-footed Jamie Jones before the home team equalised through a Connor Hunte header on 53 minutes. After Olly Lee hit the crossbar, Matt Godden scored the winner in the 96th minute from a Tom Pett counter-attack, a result that saw them earn their first ever home win over Luton.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
This was followed by a 1–0 defeat at home to Leeds United in the second round of the EFL Cup, who scored in the 23rd minute through debutant Tyler Denton. Luton returned to winning ways after a 3–0 win away to Cambridge United. Josh Coulson scored an own goal on 62 minutes to put Luton in front before Marriott scored a minute later from outside the box into the top corner to beat goalkeeper Will Norris. Hylton scored the third goal with a powerful shot in second half stoppage time.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
Luton's first match in the EFL Trophy was away to Gillingham, which they won 2–1. Frankie Musonda scored his first professional goal with a header to give Luton a 10th-minute lead before Smith doubled the lead on 24 minutes. Darren Oldaker scored a consolation goal for Gillingham in second half stoppage time, before Connor Tomlinson came on as a late substitute for Luton to become the club's youngest player to make his first-team debut at 15 years and 199 days old.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
Newcastle United midfielder Alex Gilliead, an England under-20 international, was signed on loan until 7 January 2017, and defender Jack Senior was signed on a two-year contract from Huddersfield Town. Cameron McJannett, a second-year scholar, joined Premier League club Stoke City for an undisclosed fee after signing his first professional contract, and Magnus Okuonghae was released after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, September
Luton moved back to the top of the table after a 4–1 win over Wycombe Wanderers. Hylton converted a Mpanzu cross to open the scoring in the 10th minute before he doubled the lead on 56 minutes with a tap-in goal after Jamal Blackman parried a low shot from McGeehan. Matt Bloomfield scored a consolation goal for Wycombe seven minutes later, before Hylton won a penalty, which he converted in the 88th minute to complete his hat-trick, and in stoppage time Jordan Cook scored Luton's fourth goal.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, September
Transfer listed defender Mark O'Brien joined National League club Southport on a three-month loan. Luton's unbeaten home record came to an end after a 2–1 defeat to Grimsby Town, who took the lead in the 29th minute through Omar Bogle, after a shot from Luke Summerfield rebounded into his path. Glen Rea equalised in the 59th minute with a shot from 25 yards into the bottom corner, before Bogle scored their winning goal with a header from Kayden Jackson's cross on 82 minutes.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, September
Luton lost 2–0 away to Crawley Town, who scored in each half through James Collins and Enzio Boldewijn. This was followed by a 3–1 home win over Doncaster Rovers, with the visitors taking the lead on 21 minutes through James Coppinger from close range, before McGeehan scored the equaliser in the 36th minute from Lee's cross. Marriott gave Luton the lead on 41 minutes after slotting the ball under goalkeeper Marko Maroši, and in the second half McGeehan scored a penalty in the 81st minute. Luton moved up to second in the table after a 1–1 away draw with Hartlepool United, who took the lead in the first half through Nathan Thomas, before Alan Sheehan equalised for Luton with a free kick in the 78th minute.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, October
Luton were held to a 1–1 draw away to Cheltenham Town, and took the lead on 52 minutes through Hylton after rounding goalkeeper Russell Griffiths, before Daniel O'Shaughnessy equalised with a powerful shot 12 minutes later. Progression to the second round of the EFL Trophy came after a 2–0 win over West Bromwich Albion U21 in their second group stage match, in which Gilliead opened the scoring with his first goal for Luton in the 60th minute, before Gray doubled the lead two minutes later.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, October
A third successive league draw followed after Luton were held 1–1 at home by Crewe Alexandra, in which Hylton gave Luton the lead shortly before half-time, before Ryan Lowe equalised on 64 minutes from George Cooper's cross. McGeehan scored with a shot into an empty net to give Luton a 30th-minute lead away to Leyton Orient, after Marriott had a shot blocked by goalkeeper Alex Cisak.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, October
Hylton doubled the lead on 74 minutes with his eighth league goal of the season, before Ollie Palmer scored a consolation goal for Leyton Orient five minutes later with a shot in off the post. Luton drew 1–1 at home to Mansfield Town, with the visitors taking the lead in the ninth minute through Matt Green, his eighth goal of the season with a header, before McGeehan equalised in the 77th minute with a shot from 25 yards. This was followed by a 0–0 away draw with Notts County, in which Christian Walton saved a Vadaine Oliver penalty.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, November
Luton won 3–1 away in their first round match of the FA Cup against Exeter City, with Hylton scoring an 11th-minute penalty to give Luton the lead, before Reuben Reid equalised for Exeter on 39 minutes after a long-range shot from Ethan Ampadu hit the post, which fell to Reid who tapped in the rebound. After Rea restored Luton's lead in the 71st minute, Hylton scored a second penalty on 86 minutes after Craig Mackail-Smith was fouled by Troy Archibald-Henville.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, November
This was followed by a 3–1 defeat at home to Millwall in the third and final EFL Trophy group stage match, in which Luton took the lead on 57 minutes when Mackail-Smith's cross resulted in an own goal from Shaun Hutchinson. Fred Onyedinma equalised for Millwall in the 71st minute from Gregg Wylde's cross, before two goals later in the second half from Harry Smith on his debut finished the scoring for the visitors.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, November
McGeehan scored in the 75th minute from a James Justin cross as Luton beat Accrington Stanley 1–0 at home to extend their unbeaten league run to eight matches. Luton were fined £15,000 by the English Football League after they failed to field a full strength team in each of their EFL Trophy group stage matches, deducted from the £20,000 prize money awarded after their opening two wins in the competition.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, November
Goalkeeper Liam Gooch joined Southern League Premier Division club Hitchin Town on a one-month loan. Hylton scored with a curling shot past goalkeeper Barry Roche to give Luton a 26th-minute lead away to Morecambe before Isaac Vassell doubled the lead on 60 minutes with a close-range header, the match finishing a 2–0 win. Midfielder Arthur Read signed a three-year professional contract with the club. Luton lost 3–1 at home to Portsmouth, despite taking the lead in the seventh minute when Hylton scored with a header. Michael Smith equalised four minutes later with a side-footed shot from 20 yards before Gareth Evans scored shortly before half-time after Luton failed to clear a corner. Kal Naismith scored on 85 minutes to secure a win for the away team. Luton then drew 0–0 away to Exeter City.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, December
Midfielder Alex Atkinson joined Southern League Division One Central club Hanwell Town on a one-month youth loan ahead of the expiration of his contract at the end of December. Luton progressed to the third round of the FA Cup after a 6–2 win at home to Solihull Moors, in which the visitors were 2–0 up at half-time through two first half goals from Jamey Osborne. Hylton brought Luton back into the match on 51 minutes from Marriott's pass, before Johnny Mullins equalised three minutes later.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, December
O'Donnell and Marriott both scored twice later in the second half to win the match for Luton. Luton knocked League One club Swindon Town out of the EFL Trophy in the second round with a 3–2 away win. Luke Norris gave the home team a sixth-minute lead, before Josh McQuoid scored twice in 11 minutes to make the score 2–1 to Luton. Swindon equalised in the 63rd minute through Ellis Iandolo, before Vassell scored the winner for Luton six minutes later with a left-footed shot past goalkeeper Will Henry.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, December
Gooch was recalled from his loan at Hitchin Town prior to the match, and was named in the matchday squad. Luton drew 1–1 at home to Carlisle United, who took the lead in the fifth minute through Jason Kennedy, before Hylton equalised five minutes later with his 14th goal of the season from Marriott's cross. This was followed by a 2–0 win away to Blackpool, in which Marriott gave Luton the lead in the 31st minute from eight yards, before McGeehan scored a header from six yards three minutes after half-time from Justin's cross.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, December
Striker James Verney joined Southern League Premier Division club Kings Langley on a one-month youth loan. Luton lost 1–0 at home to Colchester United, who scored late in the second half through Craig Slater. Luton's final match of 2016 was a 3–1 win at home to Barnet, in which Sheehan curled a free kick into the top corner from 25 yards in the 31st minute, before Bira Dembélé equalised for Barnet six minutes later with a header. McGeehan restored Luton's lead four minutes into the second half with a volley, before Gilliead finished the scoring for Luton with a shot from 25 yards on 56 minutes.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, January
Luton's first result of 2017 was a 1–0 defeat away to Portsmouth, whose goal came in the 31st minute when Christian Burgess converted Carl Baker's cross with a header. O'Brien left the club by mutual consent, while midfielder Lawson D'Ath was signed from Northampton Town on a one-and-a-half-year contract, with the option of a one-year extension. Luton were knocked out of the FA Cup after losing 2–1 away to Accrington Stanley in the third round, in which the home team took the lead through Sean McConville in first half stoppage time.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, January
Gray equalised on 54 minutes after goalkeeper Aaron Chapman saved an attempt on goal from Marriott, before Omar Beckles scored the winner for Accrington three minutes later with a header from eight yards. Luton progressed to the quarter-finals of the EFL Trophy after a 4–0 win at home to Chesterfield in the third round. Mackail-Smith opened the scoring for Luton with a 23rd-minute penalty after he was fouled by Laurence Maguire in the penalty area, before Marriott doubled the lead two minutes later from a tight angle.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, January
During the second half, Marriott scored his second goal of the match on 51 minutes with a shot into the bottom corner, before substitute Vassell finished the scoring for Luton with a shot into the roof of the net in the 86th minute. Luton won 2–1 away to Crewe Alexandra, in which the home team took the lead in the 28th minute through Ryan Lowe. Marriott equalised before half-time from a tight angle, before Gray scored the winner for Luton with a side-footed shot on 69 minutes. Luke Gambin, a Malta international, was signed from Barnet on a two-and-a-half-year contract, with the option of a one-year extension, for an undisclosed fee, while McQuoid joined Stevenage on loan until the end of the season.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, January
Luton drew 1–1 away to Wycombe Wanderers, taking the lead on 56 minutes when Scott Cuthbert scored a header before the home team equalised through Adebayo Akinfenwa with a powerful header past goalkeeper Walton in the 82nd minute. Verney's loan at Kings Langley was extended until the end of the season.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, January
Luton moved up to fourth place in the table after a 2–0 victory at home to Cambridge United, and took the lead in the 33rd minute through Vassell, before Cook doubled the lead on 82 minutes with a penalty after Vassell was fouled by Leon Legge in the penalty area. Striker Geo Craig joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Hendon on loan until the end of the season. Mackail-Smith joined League One club Peterborough United on loan until the end of the season, before Freddie Hinds joined Championship club Bristol City for an undisclosed fee.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, January
Walton was recalled by Brighton & Hove Albion, and was immediately replaced by goalkeepers Stuart Moore and Matt Macey, who joined on loan until the end of 2016–17 from Reading and Arsenal respectively, while striker Ollie Palmer also signed on loan until the end of the season from Leyton Orient. Nathan Doyle's contract with Luton was terminated by mutual consent. Luton lost 3–2 at home to Cheltenham Town, who took the lead in the fifth minute through Will Boyle after a goalkeeping error from Moore.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, January
The visitors made it 2–0 in the 28th minute through Jack Barthram, before Vassell brought Luton back into the match four minutes before half-time with a powerful shot. Cheltenham restored their two-goal advantage through Billy Waters in the second half, before Luton recorded a consolation goal after Liam Davis scored an own goal from Lee's free kick on 72 minutes.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, February
Luton drew 1–1 away to Grimsby Town, who took the lead on 56 minutes through Chris Clements, before Vassell equalised for Luton with a header in the 77th minute. The next match saw Luton play Yeovil Town at home in the quarter-final of the EFL Trophy, and took the lead in the 11th minute through Cook with a drilled shot before Sheehan doubled the lead five minutes into the second half with a free kick from 25 yards.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, February
François Zoko brought the visitors back into the match on 58 minutes, before Vassell's shot beat goalkeeper Shayon Harrison two minutes later to make the score 3–1. Yeovil scored a consolation goal in the 65th minute through Omar Sowunmi before Hylton scored a tap-in a minute later, and in stoppage time Vassell scored Luton's fifth goal.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, February
Luton then played Crawley Town, who took the lead in the 60th minute through James Collins, before Hylton scored twice, the first in the 70th minute from close range, and the second in the 76th minute with a volley into the bottom corner to secure a 2–1 win for Luton. Hylton scored his 18th goal of the season to give Luton a fifth-minute lead at home to Hartlepool United before Gambin doubled the lead on 13 minutes.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, February
Palmer finished the scoring in the 81st minute with a close-range shot after the ball had ricocheted back into his path to make the score 3–0. Luton drew 1–1 away to league leaders Doncaster Rovers, and took the lead in the 54th minute through Cook with a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area, before Alfie May equalised for Doncaster in the 80th minute. Hylton scored his 19th goal of the season to give Luton an eighth-minute lead at home to Plymouth Argyle before Craig Tanner finished the scoring with the equaliser for the visitors in the 25th minute.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, March
Luton were eliminated from the EFL Trophy after being beaten 3–2 at home to Oxford United in the semi-final. Oxford took a two-goal lead through Phil Edwards and a Mpanzu own goal, before Vassell brought Luton back into the match on 72 minutes. Hylton equalised in the 82nd minute with a header for his 20th goal of the season, before Marvin Johnson scored three minutes later to win the match for Oxford.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, March
Defender Harry Bean was loaned to Southern League Premier Division club Dunstable Town on a work experience loan until the end of the season, while Gooch joined Southern League Premier Division club Kettering Town on a one-month youth loan. Musonda and Craig King joined National League clubs Braintree Town and Southport respectively on one-month loans. Luton won 4–0 away to Yeovil Town, and took the lead in the seventh minute through Hylton with a penalty after Vassell was fouled by Bevis Mugabi in the penalty area.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, March
Hylton doubled the lead on 31 minutes after rounding goalkeeper Artur Krysiak, before Rea scored a header in the 55th minute to make the score 3–0, and Mpanzu finished the scoring with a drilled shot on 85 minutes. Luton lost 2–0 at home to Stevenage, who scored in each half through Luke Wilkinson and Ben Kennedy. This was followed by a 0–0 away draw with Carlisle United, in which Dan Potts was stretchered off injured after a clash of heads. King's loan at Southport was extended to the end of the season.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, March
Luton drew 1–1 at home to Exeter City, with the visitors taking the lead in the 59th minute through Jake Taylor, before Hylton equalised in the 68th minute with a header from Palmer's cross. Luton were held to a 1–1 draw away to Newport County, in which they took the lead on five minutes with a penalty scored by Hylton, before Sean Rigg equalised for Newport in the 28th minute.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, March
Verney was recalled from his loan at Kings Langley and he subsequently joined Dunstable Town on loan until the end of the season, while Gooch was recalled from his loan at Kettering Town and he subsequently joined Biggleswade Town on loan until the end of the season. Zane Banton joined National League South club St Albans City on loan until the end of the season. Luton were beaten 2–1 away to Colchester United, who were two goals up by half-time with two goals from Chris Porter. Vassell scored a consolation goal for Luton in second-half stoppage time from close range after Colchester were unable to make a clearance.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, April
Palmer scored a 90th-minute winner for Luton from two yards at home to Blackpool in a 1–0 win, after goalkeeper Dean Lyness failed to hold Gambin's shot. Macey was recalled by Arsenal and King was recalled from his loan at Southport. Lee scored from 12 yards in the 67th minute as Luton won 1–0 away to Barnet to earn their first away win in over a month. Luton drew 2–2 at home to strugglers Leyton Orient, taking the lead in the 33rd minute through Hylton with his 25th goal of the season from Lee's through ball.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, April
Liam Kelly equalised for Leyton Orient with a penalty in the 54th minute after Rea handled the ball in the penalty area, before Tristan Abrahams gave the away team the lead seven minutes later after slotting the ball under Moore. Vassell equalised in the 73rd minute with a shot past the advancing goalkeeper, Sam Sargeant. This was followed by a 1–1 away draw with Mansfield Town, who took the lead in the 23rd minute through Alfie Potter after his initial shot was blocked, but followed up for the rebound from 12 yards.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, April
Hylton equalised with a penalty in the 51st minute after George Taft handled the ball in the penalty area. Luton then played Notts County, who took the lead in the sixth minute through Elliott Hewitt, before Palmer equalised on 16 minutes with a powerful header past goalkeeper Adam Collin after Hylton hit the crossbar from a 25-yard curling shot. Mpanzu put Luton in the lead in first half stoppage time with a shot into the bottom corner from 18 yards, the match finishing a 2–1 win. Banton was recalled from his loan at St Albans.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, April
Justin scored his first professional goal to give Luton a 28th-minute lead away to Accrington Stanley, before the home team equalised six minutes before half-time through Matty Pearson with a header. Omar Beckles scored an own goal early in the second half when his header beat goalkeeper Marek Rodák. Vassell converted Palmer's cross in the 54th minute to make the score 3–1, before Marriott scored Luton's fourth goal in stoppage time.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, May
Luton's last match of the regular season was a 3–1 victory at home to Morecambe, in which they took the lead in the 28th minute through Vassell with a tap-in goal after Potts' header was blocked on the goal line. Morecambe equalised on 58 minutes through Michael Rose with a penalty after Cuthbert fouled Paul Mullin in the penalty area, before Marriott scored twice for Luton later in the second half. The result meant Luton finished the season in fourth-place in League Two, and would play seventh-placed Blackpool in the play-off semi-final.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, May
Luton lost 3–2 away to Blackpool, who took the lead in the 19th minute through Mark Cullen with a low shot, before Luton scored twice in two minutes through Potts and Vassell to lead at half-time. Cullen equalised for Blackpool early in the second half with a curling shot from 25 yards, before completing his hat-trick with a penalty in the 67th minute after Cuthbert fouled Tom Aldred in the penalty area. Luton drew 3–3 at home to Blackpool in the second leg, which meant they were eliminated 6–5 on aggregate.


2016–17 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, May
Nathan Delfouneso opened the scoring for Blackpool in the 22nd minute, before Luton equalised on 36 minutes through an own goal by Kelvin Mellor, and Cuthbert put Luton in front with a header shortly before half-time. Hylton scored a penalty in the 57th minute to make the score 3–1, before Armand Gnanduillet brought Blackpool back into the match on 76 minutes with a header, and the away team equalised in the fifth minute of stoppage time through an own goal from Moore.


2016–17 Luxembourg Cup
The 2016–17 Luxembourg Cup was the 92nd version of the association football knockout tournament. This competition began on 3 September 2016 and ended on 28 May 2017.


2016–17 Luxembourg Cup, Format
This season's Luxembourg Cup was a single elimination knockout tournament between 104 clubs. The winner of this cup earned a spot in the Europa League. Any matches which are level after regulation proceeded to extra time and then to penalties to determine a winner.


2016–17 Luxembourg Cup, First round
Thirty-six first round matches were played 2, 3, 4 and 7 September 2016.


2016–17 Luxembourg Cup, Second round
Thirty-two second round matches were played 16–18 September 2016. The draw for the second round was held 8 September 2016.


2016–17 Luxembourg Cup, Third round
Sixteen third round matches were played 28–30 October 2016. The draw for the third round was held 20 September 2016.


2016–17 Luxembourg Cup, Fourth round
Eight fourth round matches were played 19–20 November 2016. The draw for the fourth round was held 8 November 2016.


2016–17 Luxembourg Cup, Quarter–finals
Four quarter-final matches were played 15–17 April 2017. The draw for the quarter-finals was held 20 January 2017.


2016–17 Luxembourg Cup, Semi–finals
Two semi-final matches were played 26–27 April 2017. The draw for the semi-finals was held 18 April 2017.


2016–17 Luxembourg National Division
The 2016–17 Luxembourg National Division was the 103rd season of football in Luxembourg. The season started on 6 August 2016 and ended on 21 May 2017.


2016–17 Luxembourg National Division, Teams
The following 3 clubs left the National Division before the season -


2016–17 Luxembourg National Division, Teams
The following 3 clubs joined the National Division before the season -


2016–17 Luxembourg National Division, Results
Each team plays every other team in the league twice, home-and-away, for a total of 26 matches played each.


2016–17 Luxembourg National Division, Relegation play-offs
A play-off (on neutral ground) was played between the twelfth-placed team in the 2016–17 Luxembourg National Division and the third-placed team in the 2016–17 Luxembourg Division of Honour for one place in the 2017–18 Luxembourg National Division.


2016–17 Lyngby Boldklub season
Lyngby Boldklub (Danish pronunciation: [ˈlyːŋby]) is a professional Danish football club founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. During the 2016/17 campaign they will be competing in the following competitions:Superliga, DBU Pokalen.


2016–17 MC Alger season
In the 2016–17 season, MC Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 46th season, as well as the Algerian Cup, Super Cup and the Confederation Cup.


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


2016–17 MC Oran season
In the 2016–17 season, MC Oran competed in the Ligue 1 for the 51st season, as well as the Algerian Cup.


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


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


2016–17 MDFA Elite Division
The 2016–17 MDFA Elite Division is the 104th season of the MDFA Elite Division, the top-tier football league in Mumbai, a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra.


2016–17 MHL season
The 2016–17 Maritime Junior Hockey League season was the 50th season in league history. The season consisted of 50 games played by each MHL team.


2016–17 MHL season
At the end of the regular season, the league's top teams competed for the Kent Cup, the league's playoff championship trophy. The team successful in winning the Kent Cup went on to compete for the 2017 Fred Page Cup to determine the Eastern Canadian Champion, who would  then move on to compete for the 2017 Royal Bank Cup to determine the 2017 Junior 'A' champion.


2016–17 MHL season, Regular Season Standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; STK = Streak; x = Clinched Playoff Spot y = Clinched Division; z = Clinched First Overall


2016–17 MJHL season
The 2016–17 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 100th season of operation. Players and officials wore patches to commemorate Hockey Manitoba and the MJHL's centennial anniversary.


2016–17 MJHL season
The Steinbach Pistons finished with league's best regular season record for the first time in their franchise's history, however were defeated by the two-time defending champion Portage Terriers in the semi-finals. The Terriers, despite finishing fifth overall in the regular season, won the Turnbull Cup for a third consecutive season by defeating the OCN Blizzard in the final.


2016–17 MO Béjaïa season
In the 2016–17 season, MO Béjaïa is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 4th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1, the Algerian Cup and the Confederation Cup.


2016–17 MO Béjaïa season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 19 August 2016.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


2016–17 MO Béjaïa season, Squad list
As of 15 January 2017. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 MOL Liga season
The 2016–17 MOL Liga is a season of the MOL Liga. DVTK Jegesmedvék is the two-time defending champion after defeating MAC Budapest in the 2015-2016 season. A new team, the Serbian based HK Beograd joined the league.


2016–17 MOL Liga season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.


2016–17 MOL Liga season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus


2016–17 MOL Liga season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2016–17 MOL Liga season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were played between 14 and 26 February 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.


2016–17 MOL Liga season, Playoffs, Semifinals
The quarterfinals were played between 28 February and 12 March 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.


2016–17 MOL Liga season, Playoffs, Finals
The final games were played between 14 March and 28 March 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.


2016–17 MOL Liga season, Playoffs, Finals, (1) DVTK Jegesmedvék vs. (2) MAC Budapest
Games in italics indicate games that will only be played if necessary to determine a winner of the series.


2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship
The 2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship was the fifth running of the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. It began on 18 November 2016 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain and ended on 19 February 2017 at the Madras Motor Racing Track in Chennai, India. The series comprised 16 races spread across four meetings, with the first round in Bahrain being a support event to the FIA World Endurance Championship.


2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship, Drivers
Drivers whose name appears in italics are ineligible to score points in the championship.


2016–17 MSV Duisburg season
The 2016–17 MSV Duisburg season was the 117th season in the club's football history. In 2016–17 the club played in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football after being relegated.


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


2016–17 MSV Duisburg season, Results
Times from 29 July to 29 October 2016 and from 26 March to 20 May 2017 are UTC+2, from 30 October 2016 to 25 March 2017 UTC+1.


2016–17 MSV Duisburg season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 25 May 2017Source: MatchesOrdered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2016–17 Maccabi Haifa F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Maccabi Haifa's 59th season in Israeli Premier League, and their 35th consecutive season in the top division of Israeli football.


2016–17 Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. season
The 2016–17 Maccabi Petah Tikva season was the club's 107th season since its establishment in 1912, and 4th straight season in the Israeli Premier League since promoting from Liga Leumit in 2012–13.


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


2016–17 Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. season, Season review
Following the departure of Dani Golan at the end of the previous season, the club signed the team's former player and manager Kobi Refua.


2016–17 Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. season, Season review
The club started the season in the Toto Cup, but failed to progress beyond the group stage. In the League, the club went off to a good start, reaching second place after 5 rounds and losing only 4 matches in the regular season, including remaining unbeaten for 10 matches, securing its place in the championship playoffs. However, a run of 7 losses meant the club lost the third place to Beitar Jerusalem by the end of the season, and with Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv winning the cup (with a penalty victory over second-placed Maccabi Tel Aviv, the club failed to reach the Europa League.


2016–17 Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. season, Season review
Throughout the season, the club played 44 matches, winning 18, drawing 11 and losing 15. Two players, Gidi Kanyuk and Guy Melamed placed in the league's top ten scorers.


2016–17 Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. season, Player details
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition


2016–17 Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. season
The 2016–17 season is Maccabi Tel Aviv's 110th season since its establishment in 1906, 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 Macedonian First Football League
The 2016–17 Macedonian First League was the 25th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The fixtures were announced on 25 July 2016. It began on 7 August 2016 and ended on 31 May 2017 with a winter break which began on 4 December 2016 and ended on 19 February 2017. From that season the format was changed which will each team be played the other sides four times on home-away basis, for a total of 36 matches each instead of play-off and play-out after 27th round.


2016–17 Macedonian First Football League
The league will be contested by 10 teams. Vardar are the defending champions, having won their ninth title in 2015–16.


2016–17 Macedonian First Football League, Promotion and relegation
1 Mladost Carev Dvor was declined their participation from the Second League due to financial problems.


2016–17 Macedonian First Football League, Participating 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 Macedonian First Football League, Results
Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each.


2016–17 Macedonian First Football League, Results, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2016–17 Macedonian First League (basketball) season
The 2016–17 Macedonian First League was the 25th season of the Macedonian First League, with 10 teams participating in it. The season's regular season started on 19 November 2016 and finished on 4 March 2017. MZT Skopje and Karpoš Sokoli joined the league in a further stage. The season finished with the last game of the Finals on 27 May 2017. MZT Skopje won its sixth national title.


2016–17 Macedonian First League (basketball) season, Teams
MZT Skopje participated in both ABA League and EuroCup Basketball. Karpoš Sokoli participated in both ABA League and Balkan International Basketball League. Both teams would join the First League after January 2017 with the start of the second stage.


2016–17 Macedonian First League (basketball) season, Second stage, Group 7 to 10
Matches of the regular season are included in the final table of the group.


2016–17 Macedonian Football Cup
The 2016–17 Macedonian Football Cup was the 25th season of Macedonia's football knockout competition. Shkëndija are the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous year.


2016–17 Macedonian Football Cup, First round
The matches were played on 16, 17, 24, and 31 August 2016. Bregalnica Shtip and Mladost Carev Dvor got a bye to the next round.


2016–17 Macedonian Football Cup, Second round
Entering this round are the 14 winners from the First Round and Bregalnica Shtip who got a bye to this round. Mladost Carev Dvor withdrew from the competition, so their opponents Metalurg got a bye to the next round. The draw was held on 2 September 2016. The first legs were played on 21 September and the second legs were played on 12 and 19 October 2016.


2016–17 Macedonian Football Cup, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 23 November 2016 and the second legs played on 7 December 2016.


2016–17 Macedonian Football Cup, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 1 March 2017 and the return legs played on 19 April 2017.


2016–17 Macedonian Handball Super League
The 2016–17 Macedonian Handball Super League (known as the VIP Super Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season of the Super League, Macedonia's premier Handball league.


2016–17 Macedonian Handball Super League, Team information
The following 12 clubs compete in the Super League during the 2016–17 season:


2016–17 Macedonian Handball Super League, Playoffs
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2016–17 Macedonian Handball Super League, Play-out
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2016–17 Macedonian Second Football League
The 2016–17 Macedonian Second Football League was the 25th season of the Macedonian Second Football League, the second division in the Macedonian football league system. It began on 13 August 2016 and ended on 27 May 2017. It was the last season with the current format, as of 2017–18 season the league will be divided into two groups, East and West, for the first time since the 1999–2000 season, with 10 teams in each group instead of the single league structure.


2016–17 Macedonian Second Football League, Participating teams
1 Tikveš, the third placed team in the Third League South, and Novaci, the winner of the Third League South-West, will take the place of Ljubanci and Mladost Carev Dvor, which were declined their participation in the Second League due to financial problems.


2016–17 Macedonian Third Football League
The 2016–17 Macedonian Third Football League was the 25th season of the third-tier football league in the Republic of Macedonia, since its establishment.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa
The 2016–17 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 77th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition. The 2017 Magyar Kupa Final was won by Ferencvárosi TC on penalties against Vasas SC on 31 May 2017.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa, Results, 8th round
The third round of the 2016–17 Magyar Kupa was held on 29 and 30 November 2016.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa, Results, 8th–finals
The 8th finals were competed between 11 February 2017 and 1 March 2017.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa, Results, Semi-finals
The draw of the semi-finals was held on 7 April 2017.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (men's handball)
The 2016–17 Magyar Kupa, known as (Hungarian: TIPPMIX férfi Magyar Kupa) for sponsorship reasons, was the 59th edition of the tournament.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (men's handball), Schedule
The rounds of the 2016–17 competition are scheduled as follows:


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (men's handball), Matches
A total of 46 matches will take place, starting with Round I on 2 September 2016 and culminating with the Final on 15 April 2017 at the Főnix Hall in Debrecen.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (men's handball), Matches, Round I
The first round ties are scheduled for 2 – 21 September 2016.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (men's handball), Matches, Round II
The first round ties are scheduled for 3 – 11 October 2016.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (men's handball), Matches, Round III
The first round ties are scheduled for 25 – 26 October 2016.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (men's handball), Matches, Round IV
The first round ties are scheduled for 2 – 7 February 2017.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (men's handball), Matches, Round V
The quarterfinals (Round V) ties are scheduled for 16 March 2017.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (men's handball), Final four
The final four will be held on 14–15 April 2017 at the Főnix Hall in Debrecen.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (women's handball)
The 2016–17 Magyar Kupa, known as (Hungarian: TIPPMIX Török Bódog női Magyar Kupa) for sponsorship reasons, was the 59th edition of the tournament.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (women's handball), Schedule
The rounds of the 2016–17 competition are scheduled as follows:


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (women's handball), Matches
A total of 46 matches will take place, starting with Round I on 14 September 2016 and culminating with the Final on 2 April 2017 at the Messzi István Sports Hall in Kecskemét.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (women's handball), Matches, Round I
The first round ties are scheduled for 14 – 21 September 2016.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (women's handball), Matches, Round II
The second round ties are scheduled for 11 – 19 October 2016.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (women's handball), Matches, Round III
The third round ties are scheduled for 1 – 13 November 2016.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (women's handball), Matches, Round IV
The fourth round ties are scheduled for 4 January 2017.


2016–17 Magyar Kupa (women's handball), Final four
The final four will be held on 1–2 April 2017 at the Messzi István Sports Hall in Kecskemét.


2016–17 Maharashtra local elections
Local elections were held in Maharashtra in four phases, to select the 4,750 members of the 192 municipal councils and 20 Nagar Panchayat. Results were announced the day after each round of voting. The first phase took place on 27 November and saw the BJP emerge as the largest party in municipal councils, winning control of 53 of the 147 councils and winning 857 of the 3,417 seats. The Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party in Nagar Panchayat elections, winning 84 of the 253 seats on 18 Nagar Panchayats.


2016–17 Maharashtra local elections, Results, Nagar Panchayat
Despite Being Lost in State Municipal Council Election, Indian National Congress Made a Strong Comeback in Nagar Panchayat. Ruling and Winner of Municipal Council Election BJP is thrown on third Position.


2016–17 Maharashtra local elections, Regionwise Breakout, Konkan
Shivsena Become Largest Party in Konkan Region. Konkan Was Considered as Bastion of Shiv Sena. Performance of Shiv Sena here proved that. Indian National Congress Become Second Largest Party here. Ruling BJP is thrown on fourth position.


2016–17 Maharashtra local elections, Regionwise Breakout, Pashchim Maharashtra
Nationalist Congress Party Become Largest Party in West Maharashtra Region. Pashchim Maharashtra Was Considered as Bastion of NCP. Performance of NCP here proved that. Indian National Congress Become Second Largest Party here. Shiv Sena is thrown on fourth position.


2016–17 Maharashtra local elections, Regionwise Breakout, Uttar Maharashtra (Khandesh)
BJP Become Largest Party in Khandesh Region. Khandesh Was never Considered as Bastion of Any Party. Khandesh Always gave Mixed Results. Shiv Sena Become Second Largest Party here. Nationalist Congress Party is thrown on fourth position. NCP Poor perforamce here is subject to the Arrest of NCP Mass Leader Chhagan Bhujbal in corruption charges.


2016–17 Maharashtra local elections, Regionwise Breakout, Marathwada
NCP Become Largest Party in Marathwada Region. Marathwada Was Considered as Bastion of Indian National Congress. Performance of NCP here broke the INC Bastion. Indian National Congress Become Second Largest Party here. Shivsena is thrown on fourth position.


2016–17 Maharashtra local elections, Regionwise Breakout, Vidarbh
BJP Become Largest Party in Vidarbha Region. Vidarbha Was Considered as Bastion of BJP. Performance of BJP here proved that. Indian National Congress Become Second Largest Party here. Shivsena is thrown on fourth position.


2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team  represented the University of Maine during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by third-year head coach Bob Walsh, played their home games at Cross Insurance Center as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 7–25 (3–13 in America East) to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarter-finals of the America East Tournament to Vermont.


2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team, Previous season
The Black Bears finished the 2015–16 season with an 8–22 overall record and 4–12 in conference. They finished in a tie for seventh place in America East play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Vermont.


2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team, Preseason
Maine was picked to finish last in the preseason America East poll.


2016–17 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by sixth year head coach Richard Barron, played their home games at the Cross Insurance Center and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 9–7 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the America East Women's Tournament where they lost to Albany.