2016–17 Polish Cup, First round
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 24 June 2016. The matches will be played on 22–27 July 2016. Participating in this round will the 20 winners from the previous round and 12 highest ranked teams from the 2015–16 I liga. Winners of match 2 will advance to the next round. The 12 teams joining in this round were seeded and their opponents were drawn from the 20 winners of the preliminary round (the other 6 formed the remaining 3 matches). Games will be hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2016–17 season. Hosts of matches between teams playing in the same tier will be decided by a draw. The number in brackets indicates what tier of Polish football each team competes in during the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Polish Cup, Round of 32
The draw for this round was conducted at the PGE Narodowy on 25 July 2016. The matches were played from 9 to 24 August 2016. Participating in this round were the 16 winners from the previous round and 16 teams from the 2015–16 Ekstraklasa. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2016–17 season. The hosts of matches of teams playing in the same tier were the teams occupying a higher position in the bracket.


2016–17 Polish Cup, Round of 16
Competing in this round will the 16 winners from the previous round. The draw for this round was conducted at PGE Narodowy, Warsaw on 25 July 2016. Matches will be played on 20–28 September 2016. Hosts of matches between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 12 August 2016.


2016–17 Polish Cup, Quarterfinals
The 8 winners from Round of 16 will compete in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first leg took place on 25–26 October 2016. The second leg took place on 29–30 November 2016. The draw for this round was conducted at PGE Narodowy, Warsaw on 25 July 2016. Host of first match between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 29 September 2016.


2016–17 Polish Cup, Semifinals
The 4 winners from Quarterfinals will compete in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first legs took place on 28 February and 1 March 2017. The second legs took place on 4–5 April 2017. The draw for this round was conducted at Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków on 30 November 2016.


2016–17 Polish Cup, Final
The final match was played at the PGE Narodowy, Warsaw on 2 May 2017. Host of the final match was decided by a draw conducted on 10 April 2017.


2016–17 Polish Cup of men's volleyball
2016–17 Polish Cup is the 60th edition of the Polish Cup of men's volleyball tournament.


2016–17 Polish Cup of men's volleyball
As a venue for final tournament was chosen Centennial Hall in Wrocław. On January 15, 2017 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle achieved 6th Polish Cup in history after beating defender of title PGE Skra Bełchatów. 5 of 7 individual awards went to ZAKSA's players. Dawid Konarski from ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle was awarded Most Valuable Player.


2016–17 Polish Women's Cup
The 2016–17 Polish Cup in women's football was the 33rd edition of the competition. Medyk Konin won its fifth title in a row after defeating Górnik Łęczna in the final, like in the two previous editions, but this time by a narrower 2–1 scoreline.


2016–17 Polska Hokej Liga season
The 2016–17 Polska Hokej Liga season was the 82nd season of the Polska Hokej Liga, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Eleven teams participated in the league. Two teams returned to the league: GKS Katowice returned after a year of inactivity, and Stoczniowiec Gdańsk was promoted from the Polish 1. Liga. Due to financial constraints, KH Zagłębie Sosnowiec, Naprzód Janów, and STS Sanok did not return to the league. Sosnowiec and Janów dropped down to the Polish 1. Liga, while Sanok suspended operations altogether.


2016–17 Polska Hokej Liga season
The regular season format remained the same as the previous season, but with 11 teams rather than 12. The First Round had teams playing 20 matches, after which GKS Tychy led the league with 50 points.


2016–17 Polska Hokej Liga season
The league was then divided into two groups for the Second Round: Group A, consisting of the top 6 teams, and Group B, consisting of the bottom 5 teams. GKS Tychy remained at the top of Group A, finishing the regular season with 93 points. From the weaker group (Group B), Unia Oswiecim and GKS Katowice advanced to the playoffs.


2016–17 Polska Hokej Liga season
KS Cracovia won the playoff championship, beating GKS Tychy. Polonia Bytom won the bronze medal game, rounding out the top three.


2016–17 Polska Hokej Liga season, Regular season (First Round)
After 20 matches, the top 6 teams advanced to the stronger group (Group A) to determine standings before playoffs. The bottom 5 teams advanced to the weaker group (Group B) to determine the two teams that would also advance to the playoffs, and the team that would be relegated.


2016–17 Polska Hokej Liga season, Regular season (Second Round, Group A)
The top 6 teams from the First Round were put in this group to determine the standings before the playoffs. Results from the Second Round are added to results from the First Round.


2016–17 Polska Hokej Liga season, Regular season (Second Round, Group B)
The bottom 6 teams from the First Round were put in this group to determine the standings before the playoffs. Results from the Second Round are added to results from the First Round. The top two teams advanced to the Playoffs. The remaining teams, excluding SMS I Sosnowiec, were moved to the relegation round. SMS I Sosnowiec, an under-20 team, is not eligible to be relegated.


2016–17 Polska Hokej Liga season, Relegation Round
The bottom two teams from Group B (excluding SMS I Sosnowiec, who can not be relegated), face each other to determine who stays in the league and who will be relegated. Stoczniowiec Gdansk won the best-of-four series 4-2, against TKH Toruń. As a result, Torun was relegated.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Port Vale's 105th season of football in the English Football League, and fourth successive season in EFL League One. Vale finished in 21st place – one point from safety – and were relegated. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 through to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season
The club underwent a complete transformation of the playing and managerial team, with 16 players coming in (plus two on loan) and 16 players going out over the course of the summer. Ten of the new arrivals came from European leagues outside the UK, and bookmakers predicted the club would be relegated, though chairman Norman Smurthwaite expected the team to push for the play-offs under the stewardship of new manager Bruno Ribeiro.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season
Vale were knocked out of the EFL Cup by League Two side Carlisle United, and they failed to make it out of the group stages of the EFL Trophy as they were unable to score against League Two clubs Doncaster Rovers and Mansfield Town. Ribeiro, the club's first foreign manager, resigned on Boxing Day with the club languishing in 17th-place.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season
Assistant manager Michael Brown stepped in as caretaker-manager, but was unable to arrest Vale's slide down the table. The club had a poor January transfer window, losing top-scoring loanee striker Alex Jones, star goalkeeper Jak Alnwick, and reigning Player of the Year Anthony Grant. Despite failing to score in six of their final seven games, the fight against relegation went to the last day of the season at Fleetwood Town, but a 0–0 draw was not enough to escape the drop. After relegation was confirmed Smurthwaite announced that he was stepping down as chairman.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Following the decision of Rob Page to leave Port Vale to manage Northampton Town at the end of the 2015–16 campaign a number of names were linked with the Vale job. Chairman Norman Smurthwaite hinted of three "outstanding" candidates, which The Sentinel reported as being Brian Little, Paul Dickov, and José Morais. Bookmakers initially listed Michael Brown as the odds-on favourite, before switching to Morais, then Shefki Kuqi, and then Bruno Ribeiro. Ribeiro was appointed as manager on 20 June, with Michael Brown as his assistant, and Peter Farrell as first team coach.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
He made Dutch centre-back Kjell Knops his first signing of the season, who had spent the previous five years in the Eerste Divisie with MVV Maastricht. A day later, Curaçao under-20 striker Rigino Cicilia was signed after being released by Dutch side Roda JC Kerkrade. The next to join were French midfielders Quentin Pereira and Anthony de Freitas. Another Dutch centre-back, Calvin Mac-Intosch, was then signed from Cambuur.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
The next trio to arrive were all Portuguese: midfielder Paulo Tavares and left-back Kiko, both from Vitória Setúbal, and striker Carlos Saleiro from Oriental. A ninth new arrival followed, Chris Mbamba, a Zimbabwean-born former Sweden under-17 international winger from Norwegian 2. Divisjon club HamKam. A pair of English players then joined the club, former Premier League veteran winger Jerome Thomas and 22-year old former Blackburn Rovers forward Anton Forrester. Bookmakers made Vale second favourites for relegation, though Smurthwaite intimated that he expected the club to reach the play-offs.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Andy Smith was confirmed as the club's new first team coach whilst the club decided to not hire Peter Farrell after all; Farrell only found out the news on his future after he heard it reported on the radio, and said "It would have been more respectful if someone had the decency to ring me up rather than leave it for 10 days". The club's Player of the Year, Anthony Grant, then submitted a transfer request. The playing squad however continued to grow, with a 12th signing, Monaco reserve team captain Sébastien Amoros, signing a 12-month contract.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
The signing of 20-year old midfielder Nathan Ferguson then took the club to 13 new players, and Ribeiro said he wanted to further expand the squad by securing the services of veteran trialist Nathan Tyson. However he lost a player, as right-back Adam Yates was ruled out of action for seven months with an ankle cruciate ligament injury. Ribeiro broke with tradition by naming three players as joint-captains: goalkeeper Jak Alnwick, veteran full-back Ben Purkiss, and star midfielder Anthony Grant.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Nine players made their debut for the club on the opening day of the season at Valley Parade, as Vale held Bradford City to a 0–0 draw. Ribeiro planned to strengthen his team further though, and was hopeful of signing another goalkeeper, striker, winger and left back. He achieved one of his targets by bringing in young Birmingham City striker Alex Jones on loan until January. Ribeiro went on to achieve his first win as Vale manager with a 2–0 victory over a poor Southend United side on 13 August.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Despite only joining the club six weeks ago, Carlos Saleiro agreed to have his contract cancelled by mutual consent as he "found it difficult to adjust to life in the country". The good results kept coming though, and impressive young defender Nathan Smith scored a headed goal as Vale extending their run of league clean sheets to three games with a 1–0 win over Rochdale. In a bizarre revelation, The Sun newspaper reported that Mario Balotelli could join the Vale on loan; the story was ridiculed by local journalists and fans on social media.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Vale conceded their first league goal in a 1–0 defeat at Swindon Town on 20 August, despite Ribeiro's view that Vale were the better side on the day. Northampton Town boss Rob Page was allowed to sign JJ Hooper on a five-month loan deal starting from 22 August, after the striker began the season on the right-wing for Vale. Later that night a grenade was found at Vale Park, which was later determined to be a training device from World War II. With Kiko and Yates both injured, Ribeiro signed Liverpool Academy left-back Sam Hart on a season-long loan.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
He also signed 29-year old former Northern Ireland striker Martin Paterson, who had been a free agent after leaving Blackpool. Vale continued their excellent start to the campaign by beating Scunthorpe United 3–1; substitutes Paterson, Hart and Amoros all made their first appearances for the club in the game, with the latter two players making their first appearances in professional football. Vale rounded off the month with two deadline day signings: Portuguese goalkeeper Miguel Santos from Benfica B and Swiss attacker Gëzim Shalaj from Enosis Neon Paralimni. Nathan Smith was named as the Football League Young Player of the Month for August.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Vale opened September by losing 4–1 to Bury in rain-soaked conditions at Gigg Lane; Ribeiro blamed himself for his players' poor performance, saying it was his job to instil the right attitude into the team before the match. Vale recovered and went on to claim a point at Peterborough United after Alex Jones converted a penalty in stoppage time to level the scores at 2–2.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Visitors Gillingham led 1–0 at Vale Park on 17 September, before Vale turned round the game completely to achieve a 2–1 victory; manager Justin Edinburgh told the media that he believed the crowd had influenced the referee, to which Jerome Thomas responded on social media by displaying his bruised and bloodied shin. Vale then found themselves in the reverse situation at the Memorial Stadium, going from a 1–0 lead to an ultimate 2–1 defeat after Bristol Rovers equalised on 43 minutes. The perfect home form continued with a 3–1 victory over Millwall. Alex Jones was nominated for the EFL League One Player of the Month award for August and September after scoring six goals in eight games.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Coventry City manager Tony Mowbray resigned days before Coventry travelled to Vale Park for their fixture on 1 October. Vale were beaten 2–0 to lose their 100% home record and to give Coventry their first league win of the season. Vale's fixture at Milton Keynes Dons was shown live on Sky TV, and the Daily Mirror reported that Ribeiro paid £1,500 out of his own pocket to pay for a hotel stay for the team before the game as Smurthwaite refused to pay for the trip out of club funds.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Smurthwaite refuted the newspaper's claim, saying he paid for the hotel accommodation out of his own pocket. The investment paid off as Vale scored their first goal at Stadium mk and recorded their first away victory of the season with a 1–0 win. However they then put in a poor performance at Bramall Lane, losing 4–0 to Sheffield United despite United having three goals disallowed. They seemed to be heading for another defeat at home to Charlton Athletic, before they managed a late comeback to achieve a 1–1 draw.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Former Wigan Athletic and Newcastle United defender Ryan Taylor then joined the club on a short-term deal. He made his debut at home to Oxford United, and scored the equalising goal from the penalty spot as Vale came back from two goals down at half-time; Oxford had dominated the game in the first half before Vale initiated a more direct game plan in the second half. Vale could not repeat the feat after going 3–0 down at high-flying Bolton Wanderers after 16 minutes, though did manage to score a consolation goal to make the score a respectable 3–1.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Vale moved back into the play-offs on 12 November after coming from behind to beat Fleetwood Town 2–1 at Vale Park. Fleetwood boss Uwe Rösler said that "Port Vale rode their luck today and I look like Father Christmas so they got a gift today from us". However Grant was sent off for two bookable offences and suspended for a total of six games and fined £2,000 after he returned to the field after the match to argue with the referee on the full-time whistle. Vale then suffered a 2–0 defeat at Charlton, and dropped down to 11th-position.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
On 22 November, Vale came from behind at home to struggling Oldham Athletic to lead the game with a late strike from Cicilia, only for Oldham to score an equalising goal deep into stoppage time. They ended the month two points outside the play-offs after playing out a 0–0 draw with last-placed Shrewsbury Town.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Rob Page returned to Vale Park as manager of Northampton Town for the first time on 10 December, and masterminded a 3–2 victory to leapfrog the Vale, who sank to 15th-place. The poor form worsened with a 4–0 defeat at AFC Wimbledon that could have been much heavier without some fine goalkeeping from Alnwick.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
This caused Smurthwaite to declare that 'Plan B' had been triggered, meaning the signing of "seasoned, higher grade" players, whilst he admitted he felt "a little bit hoodwinked" as Ribeiro's friends in the game (José Mourinho, Aitor Karanka, and Carlos Carvalhal) had provided him with glowing references but had thus far failed to lend any of their players to the Vale. Out of form Walsall then inflicted a 1–0 Boxing Day defeat on the Vale. This proved to be too much for Ribeiro, who announced his resignation hours later; Michael Brown was placed in temporary charge. Brown's first match in charge was a 1–0 home victory over Chesterfield.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Vale opened the new year at bottom club Oldham Athletic, and Alnwick made some excellent saves to secure a 0–0 draw and a point which moved the Vale two places up the table. However Brown stated that the player's fitness rates were so low they were "alarming". Having allowed Santos and Hart to leave the club, Brown then signed veteran midfielder Chris Eagles on a short-term contract, and brought in 20-year loanee Callum Guy in from Derby County and 20-year striker Tyler Walker on loan from Nottingham Forest.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Ryan Boot made his debut in goal and Eagles, Guy and Walker also made their debuts in a 2–2 home draw with Bury on 20 January; Walker scored the opening goal whilst Guy was named as man of the match. Brown went on to make a fourth signing in Rochdale full-back Scott Tanser. Vale twice took the lead away at high-flying Scunthorpe United, but went on to lose the game 3–2 with a penalty which Brown said had "never been a penalty in a million years".


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Brown further added to squad by signing 19-year old Queens Park Rangers midfielders Olamide Shodipo and Axel Prohouly on loan until the end of the season. However Rangers triggered Alnwick's £250,000 release clause, and his departure left the Vale without arguably their player of the season so far. Vale also sold reigning Player of the Year Anthony Grant to Peterborough United for an undisclosed "six-figure fee". Brown completed Vale's January transfer window by signing veteran midfielder Danny Pugh and bringing in goalkeeper Leo Fasan on loan from Celtic.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Vale welcomed back Grant with Peterborough United on 4 February – Fasan, Shodipo and Pugh all made their Vale debuts – and were beaten, 3–0, despite Fasan's man-of-the-match performance and his saving a penalty. Youth team goalkeeper Joe Slinn went on to turn professional at the club, becoming the fifth goalkeeper on the club's books. A Remie Streete header seemed to have handed Vale a comfortable win at Gillingham, but a Josh Parker header five minutes into injury time levelled the game at 1–1.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Streete then fractured his leg in a 2–0 defeat at Millwall, as Vale dropped to just one place above the relegation zone. A 1–1 home draw with Bristol Rovers then allowed Bury to overtake Vale to leave Vale in the relegation zone for the first time in the season; the injury also crisis worsened as Walker left the pitch with a serious knee injury. Bradford City then came to Burslem to claim three points, with Alex Jones scoring his first goal in Bradford colours to make the final score 2–1. A waterlogged pitch at Rochdale on 28 February left the Vale powerless to prevent Swindon overtaking them and other relegation rivals to pick up points; Vale entered March five points from safety but with three game in hand.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Brown signed Vale's eighth goalkeeper of the season on 1 March after former Turkey youth international Deniz Mehmet agreed to a short-term contract. Vale then travelled to play-off chasing Southend United, and picked up a useful point after grinding out a 1–1 draw despite losing Pugh and Thomas to injury and having to hand a debut to youth team graduate Billy Reeves. Vale came from one goal down to record an important 3–2 victory at home to relegation rivals Swindon Town on 11 March.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
However they went on to lose 2–1 at Northampton Town three days later – a damaging defeat as the two teams directly above the relegation zone (Bury and Oldham) both won to leave Vale five points short of safety. Brown acted on 17 March by bringing in former Cameroon international defender André Bikey and re-signing Ryan Taylor on contracts running until the end of the season. Later that evening Taylor provided an assist and scored a goal as Vale claimed a crucial 2–1 home win over relegation rivals Shrewsbury Town.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Vale had the chance to exit the relegation zone on 21 March, but put in a poor performance at the Ricoh Arena and conspired to become the only team to lose home and away to bottom club Coventry City that season. They missed another opportunity to overtake Shrewsbury in 20th-place four days later after playing out a 0–0 draw at home to MK Dons in front of a crowd of just 3,877.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Vale beat Wimbledon, 2–0, on 1 April to overtake Shrewsbury, Gillingham and Oldham and finish the day in 18th place. However they lost 3–0 at Rochdale three days later, losing Pugh to a red card and Knops to a serious knee injury. Vale then suffered a 1–0 defeat at Chesterfield, which dropped them back into the relegation zone. League leaders Sheffield United ran out comfortable 3–0 winners in front of a season high 8,999 crowd – 4,330 of which were United fans – at Vale Park on Good Friday.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Vale put in a decent performance away at Oxford United, but lost the game 2–0 after individual errors from Mehmet and then Smith handed easy chances to the home side.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Bolton Wanderers were Vale's final home opponents of the season in an eventful and disastrous game on 22 April, Cicilia was sent off in the first half for two bookable offences, and as Bolton took the lead after 66 minutes a pitch invasion from the away fans sparked a clash between both sets of fans as the players left the field whilst police restored order; the players returned to see out a 2–0 away win, and other results went against the Vale to leave them needing to win their final two games to stand any chance of survival.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
A late Chris Eagles strike at Walsall gave the Vale a 1–0 victory to keep their survival fight going until the final day of the season. In order to retain their League One status Vale had to beat Fleetwood on the final day and rely on either Gillingham failing to win at Northampton or Bury failing to pick up a point at Southend. Third-place Fleetwood were difficult opponents however, as they needed a win to stand a chance of securing automatic promotion, and manager Uwe Rosler said they "have to settle the score" after losing at Vale Park in November. Gillingham and Bury both dropped points, but Vale failed to take advantage a they saw out a 0–0 draw with Fleetwood.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League One
Brown decided to release 10 players at the end of the season: Sébastien Amoros, Remie Streete, JJ Hooper, Sam Johnson, Sam Kelly, Ryan Lloyd, Deniz Mehmet, Harry Pickering, Scott Tanser, and Jerome Thomas; he also arranged deals with Rigino Cicilia, Kiko, Chris Mbamba, Quentin Pereira, and Paulo Tavares so that those five players could leave their contracts early. Sam Foley also left the club after rejecting the offer of a new contract. Ben Purkiss was the next to leave after he elected to join Swindon Town.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
The club sold 3,344 season tickets, priced as low as £345 for adults, for the 2016–17 season; match day tickets were £23. Smurthwaite stated that the playing budget was around £1.3 million. A Norwegian hedge fund signed an exclusivity deal in view of purchasing the club on 16 June 2016. Smurthwaite stated that the hedge fund ended their interest after meeting with Ribeiro. Smurthwaite renewed his dispute with The Sentinel by banning the newspaper from attending the club's press conference where Ribeiro was unveiled as the club's new manager.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
He went on to appoint Colin Garlick as the club's CEO, and in January stated that "I'm only really involved now when it comes to prising open the sweetie jar for the money". In March, Smurthwaite used the OneValeFan fansite to ask supporters to vote whether he should sell the club to one of two hedge funds that he said had met his asking price for the club.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
The Sentinel revealed one interested party was a Norwegian company who proposed a sale figure of £6.5 million based on a valuation of Vale Park at £10 million, the playing squad at £5 million and expected crowds of 20,000 in the Championship. Smurthwaite said this information had been leaked by "some long standing fans" he had consulted for advice. He went on to issue a statement apologizing for his decision to appoint Ribeiro and expressing regret at his attempts to communicate with fans over social media. He said there would be no further dialogue over social media, though "sadly I do not think this will change the activities of the keyboard warriors but at least they will now know that I will not be reading or responding to it".


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Smurthwaite issued a statement on 2 May apologising for relegation, and stated that he would be stepping down as chairman and would no longer attend games as he looked to sell the club. Three days later, Burslem-based IT company Synectics Solutions's husband and wife owners Carol and Kevin Shanahan went public to announce they had made a bid of £1.25 million for the club. This bid was quickly matched by a local consortium fronted by property developer Kevin Jones, the owner and managing director of both ManorShop and ICL (International Computer Logistics) of Kidsgrove. Smurthwaite rejected both offers, saying that "I do not anticipate any further dialogue with either party with regard to the sale."


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
In April 2018, it was revealed that Port Vale had made a profit of £466,343 over the course of the 2016–17 season, due in part to £390,000 in player sales and £100,000 in exclusivity payments.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Vale faced a home tie with League Two side Stevenage in the First Round of the FA Cup, and managed to progress by edging a narrow game 1–0, but were booed off by sections of the home support. Witnessed by a crowd of just 3,093 (only 173 of which were Stevenage fans), this was Vale's lowest attendance for a home FA Cup tie since 1906; this was despite ticket prices being almost halved to £12 on the day. They then cruised to a 4–0 victory at home to League Two side Hartlepool United to make it into the Third Round. Huddersfield Town, fourth in the Championship, proved far superior to the Vale in the Third Round, as they cruised to a 4–0 win at the John Smith's Stadium.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Vale were drawn away to League Two club Carlisle United in the First Round of the newly re-branded EFL Cup, and lost the game 2–1 after conceding two goals in a poor first half. In his post-match interview Ribeiro criticised his team's work rate, and said that "I am very disappointed with my players."


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the EFL Trophy, Vale were drawn in Northern Group E with Derby County under-23s, Doncaster Rovers (League Two), Mansfield Town (League Two). Only 1,198 spectators turned out to witness the opening victory over Derby County U23 – the second lowest ever attendance for a competitive fixture at Vale Park – as a Nathan Smith header secured a 1–0 win, though coach Andy Smith criticised the players for putting in a low-tempo performance.


2016–17 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
They went on to lose 1–0 at home to Mansfield Town in front of an even lower crowd of 1,075 – 29 more than the lowest ever attendance at Vale Park. Vale then failed to beat Doncaster, and were eliminated from the competition despite winning the penalty shoot-out that resulted from the 0–0 draw.


2016–17 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by first-year head coach Terry Porter, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–22, 2–16 in WCC play to finish in last place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Saint Mary's.


2016–17 Portland Pilots men's basketball team, Previous season
The Pilots finished the 2015–16 season 12–20, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to Gonzaga.


2016–17 Portland Pilots men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 15, 2016, the school fired head coach Eric Reveno. He finished at Portland with a 10-year record of 140–178. On April 1, the school announced that Terry Porter had been hired as head coach.


2016–17 Portland Pilots women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represented the University of Portland in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pilots, led by third year coach Cheryl Sorensen. They played their homes games at Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Women's Tournament to Pacific.


2016–17 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by eighth-year head coach Tyler Geving, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big Sky Tournament, they defeated Northern Arizona in the First Round before losing to top-seeded North Dakota in the Quarterfinals.


2016–17 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
On March 16, 2017, the Vikings announced that they had parted ways with head coach Tyler Geving after 8 seasons. The school then hired Santa Clara associate head coach and ex-Portland State assistant Barret Peery as the new head coach on April 10.


2016–17 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team, Previous season
The Vikings finished the 2015–16 season 13–18, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Northern Colorado in the First Round of the Big Sky Tournament to advance to the Quarterfinals where they lost to Weber State.


2016–17 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team represents Portland State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vikings, led by second-year head coach Lynn Kennedy, play their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. They advance to the semifinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament to Idaho State.


2016–17 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 2016–17 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


2016–17 Portland Trail Blazers season
The Blazers would finish the regular season with a 41–41 record, securing the 8th seed. In the playoffs, they faced against the 1st seeded and eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors in the First Round, in which they were swept in four games.


2016–17 Portland Trail Blazers season, Draft picks
The Trail Blazers received the 47th pick of the 2016 NBA draft from the Orlando Magic in exchange for $1.2 million and a 2019 second-round pick. The Trail Blazers used this pick to draft Jake Layman out of Maryland.


2016–17 Portsmouth F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Portsmouth's 118th season of existence and their fourth consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team
The 2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the SWAC Tournament, they lost to Grambling State in the quarterfinals.


2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team, Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2015–16 season 7–24, 7–11 in SWAC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament to Jackson State.


2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team, Previous season
On January 27, 2016, following a 1–16 start to the season, head coach Byron Rimm II resigned. Assistant coach Byron Smith was named interim coach. On March 14, Prairie View A&M removed the interim coach tag and named Byron Smith head coach.


2016–17 Premier League
The 2016–17 Premier League was the 25th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 13 August 2016 and concluded on 21 May 2017. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 15 June 2016.


2016–17 Premier League
Chelsea won their fifth Premier League title, and sixth English title, with two matches to spare following a 1–0 away win over West Bromwich Albion on 12 May.


2016–17 Premier League
The defending champions were Leicester City, who finished 12th, thereby setting a new record for the worst Premier League title defence; the record had previously been held by Chelsea, who had finished 10th in 2015–16 after winning the title in 2014–15.


2016–17 Premier League
Burnley, Middlesbrough and Hull City entered as the three promoted teams from the 2015–16 Football League Championship.


2016–17 Premier League, Overview, Premier League rebranding
On 9 February 2016, the Premier League announced a rebrand; beginning with the 2016–17 season, the competition was known simply as the Premier League, without any sponsor's name attached. As part of the rebranding, a new logo was introduced.


2016–17 Premier League, Overview, Ticket prices
From the beginning of the 2016–17 season, ticket prices for away fans were capped at £30 per ticket.


2016–17 Premier League, Overview, Summary
Antonio Conte enjoyed a successful start as Chelsea manager, winning the title in his first season at the club and earning a record number of league victories for a season, with only poor early form preventing them from also setting a new points total. Tottenham Hotspur shrugged off a disappointing Champions League campaign to push Chelsea close for the title, though they ultimately missed out. However, they finished the season with statistically both the best attack and defence, with striker Harry Kane once again claiming the Golden Boot.


2016–17 Premier League, Overview, Summary
Furthermore, the season marked the end of Tottenham's 118-year stay at the White Hart Lane stadium, temporarily using Wembley for the subsequent season, before a new stadium move. Manchester City finished one spot better than the previous season in Pep Guardiola's first season in charge, though ended the season trophy-less, despite recording the third-best attack and reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup.


2016–17 Premier League, Overview, Summary
Liverpool made the Champions League for the first time in three years in Jürgen Klopp's first full season, though they were prevented from finishing any higher than fourth by an inconsistent start to 2017, a consequence of both losing their £35 million signing Sadio Mané to international duty in January and February as well as suffering from several dropped points against bottom-half teams.


2016–17 Premier League, Overview, Summary
Despite winning seven of their final eight games, Arsenal finished fifth and failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 1997, as fan pressure on both manager Arsène Wenger and majority-shareholder Stan Kroenke grew. While they did win the FA Cup for the third time in four seasons, making Wenger the most successful manager in the competition's history, they endured yet another disappointing Champions League run, eliminated at the round of 16 for a seventh successive year.


2016–17 Premier League, Overview, Summary
Manchester United finished sixth, one lower than the previous season, in José Mourinho's first season in charge, with their failure to turn any one of their 15 draws – with 12 earned amidst the season-record 25 matches unbeaten run – into victories proving problematic. They did at least win the EFL Cup and won the Europa League final. The latter was the first Europa League title in their history, not only securing a place in the Champions League but also made them only the fifth club to have won all three major European trophies.


2016–17 Premier League, Overview, Summary
Everton, the final team to qualify for the UEFA competitions, made their first return to that level for 3 years. Under Ronald Koeman, who replaced Roberto Martínez following his sacking towards the end of the previous season after a period of mid-table stagnation, the club would spend virtually the entire season in the Europa League places; never mounting any serious push for the Champions League places, but always remaining well clear of the rest of the league. This also meant that for the fourth time in seven seasons, the top seven positions were occupied by the same teams.


2016–17 Premier League, Overview, Summary
In only their second-ever top-flight season, AFC Bournemouth built on the success of the previous season as they secured a ninth-place finish and scored 55 goals, defying the critics who had tipped them to struggle from second-season syndrome. Much as Chelsea had the previous season, Leicester City made a poor defence of their title, despite having what turned out to be the best Champions League run of any English club this season. They were beaten by Hull City in the first match, the first time this has happened to a reigning Premier League champion. With the club struggling, manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked in February and replaced by coach Craig Shakespeare, who steered the club to 12th. It broke the record of the lowest finish for Premier League title holders, set by Chelsea the previous season by finishing 10th, but comfortably clear of relegation.


2016–17 Premier League, Overview, Summary
Swansea City had looked dead and buried after early struggles under Francesco Guidolin and then a disastrous spell with Bob Bradley as manager, but were saved by a late improvement under Paul Clement's management. Burnley fared the best of the promoted clubs, with only atrocious away form preventing them finishing higher as they made their home-ground of Turf Moor one of the hardest places to get a point from – and secured a second successive top-flight season for the first time in 40 years.


2016–17 Premier League, Overview, Summary
Watford, in their first successive top-flight campaign for 30 years, successfully ensured a third consecutive Premier League season – however, as a result of poor away form, a disastrous end to the season and several spells of indifferent form throughout the campaign, the Hornets were unable to really build on the previous season despite recording their first league victories over Manchester United and at Arsenal since the 1980s.


2016–17 Premier League, Overview, Summary
After several successive escapes from relegation, Sunderland's resilience finally broke and they dropped into the Championship after a decade, having spent virtually the entire season rooted to the bottom of the table. Middlesbrough also struggled through their first top-flight season in eight years, with a poor end to the season, the weakest goal-scoring record in the division and an inability to turn one of their 13 draws into victories dooming them. Hull City were the final relegated side, never quite recovering from a disastrous pre-season which saw manager Steve Bruce quit and next to no new players signed. Despite encouraging early season form under Mike Phelan, a dismal run in the winter saw him sacked and replaced by Marco Silva, who steered the club to a much better second half of the season, but it ultimately proved to be a case of too little, too late.


2016–17 Premier League, Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Burnley, Middlesbrough and Hull City. Burnley and Hull City returned to the top flight after a season's absence while Middlesbrough returned after a seven-year absence. They replaced Newcastle United, Norwich City and Aston Villa, ending their top flight spells of six, one and twenty-eight years respectively.


2016–17 Premier League, Season statistics, Scoring, Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals(H) – Home team(A) – Away team


2016–17 Premier League Cup
The 2016–17 Premier League Cup is the fourth edition of the competition, and the first since it was renamed from the U21 Premier League Cup following the age limit being increased to under–23.


2016–17 Premier League Cup, Qualifying rounds
Two qualifying rounds were required to finalise the 32 teams that would enter the Group Stage. The First Qualifying Round consisted of the six EPPP Category 3 academy sides, with the three winners progressing to the next round.


2016–17 Premier League Cup, Qualifying rounds
In the Second Qualifying Round, the three winners were joined by Barnsley and Watford (the two teams who finished bottom of their respective Category 2 leagues in 2015/16). Of the five teams in the Second Qualifying Round draw, one received a bye straight to the Group Stage, with the two winners joining them.


2016–17 Premier League Cup, Group stage
The draw for the group stage took place on 6 September 2016. Teams play each other twice, with the group winners and runners–up advance to the round of 16.


2016–17 Premier League International Cup
The 2016–17 Premier League International Cup was the third season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-23 players.


2016–17 Premier League International Cup
Villarreal were the defending champions, having defeated PSV 4–2 in the previous season's final, but were eliminated in the group stage.


2016–17 Premier League International Cup, Qualification
Twelve teams in Premier League 2 were invited to represent England in the tournament, while European teams that qualify for the knockout stages were guaranteed an invite for the following season's competition. The teams were split into six groups of four - with two English league clubs per group. The group winners, and two best runners-up, progressed into the knockout phase of the tournament. The knockout matches were single leg fixtures.


2016–17 Premier League International Cup, Qualification
All matches - including fixtures between non-English teams - were played in England and Wales.


2016–17 Premier League International Cup, Qualification, Teams
Valencia, Feyenoord, Sparta Prague, Dinamo Zagreb, VfL Wolfsburg, and Hertha Berlin were the new international entrants in the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Premier League International Cup, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 28 July 2016. The teams were drawn into four groups, each containing two English sides and two European sides.


2016–17 Premier League Tournament
The 2016–17 Premier League Tournament was the 29th season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. Fourteen teams competed, split into two groups of seven. Burgher Recreation Club replaced Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club, who were relegated from the previous years' tournament, after finishing bottom of the  Plate League. Sinhalese Sports Club won the competition.


2016–17 Premier League Tournament Tier B
The 2016–17 Premier League Tournament Tier B was the second division of the 29th season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament was contested by nine teams, starting on 2 December 2016 and concluding on 29 January 2017. Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club joined the division after they were relegated from the 2015–16 Tier A tournament.


2016–17 Premier League Tournament Tier B
Panadura Sports Club finished top of the table, but it was runners-up Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club who secured promotion to Tier A due to a match-fixing scandal that resulted in the match between Panadura SC and Kalutara Physical Culture Club played on 23–25 January 2017 being declared null and void.


2016–17 Premier League of Belize
The 2016–17 Premier League of Belize is the sixth season of the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. There are two seasons which are spread over two years, the opening (which will be played towards the end of 2016) and the closing (which will be played at the beginning of 2017).


2016–17 Premier League of Belize, Opening season
From the 2015–16 Premier League of Belize season, all 6 teams continued to play in the opening season of 2016–17. FC Belize and Freedom Fighters returned to the league, as well as a newly formed team, Orange Walk, making 9 teams in total.


2016–17 Premier League of Belize, Opening season
There would be one league consisting of the 9 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 20 August 2016.


2016–17 Premier League of Belize, Opening season, Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.


2016–17 Premier League of Belize, Closing season
8 of the 9 teams that participated in the opening season will participate in the closing season, with Orange Walk not competing.


2016–17 Premier League of Belize, Closing season
The format will be the same as the opening season with one league consisting of the 8 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The closing season commenced on 28 January 2017.


2016–17 Premier League of Belize, Closing season, Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.


2016–17 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2016–17 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, known as Liga 12 and also known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the seventeenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The season began on 23 July 2016 and will conclude on 28 May 2017, with a winter break between early December 2016 and late February 2017. The official fixture schedule was released on 24 June 2016.


2016–17 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Teams
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 10 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from each of the second-level league.


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


2016–17 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Regular season
In contrast to previous seasons, this season has a two-stage format. In the regular season, each of the 12 teams play home-and-away once, resulting in 22 games played each. The top six teams in the regular season qualify for the Championship round, the bottom six teams qualify for the Relegation round. Each team then plays home-and-away against the other teams within their own group, for an additional ten games played each, a season total of 32 games.


2016–17 Premiership Rugby
The 2016–17 Aviva Premiership was the 30th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the seventh one to be sponsored by Aviva. The reigning champions entering the season were Saracens, who had claimed their third title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the 2016 final. Bristol Bears had been promoted as champions from the 2015–16 RFU Championship after a seven year absence.


2016–17 Premiership Rugby
The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the fourth successive season. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown for the final time on ITV with extended highlights on BT Sport.


2016–17 Premiership Rugby, Summary
Exeter Chiefs won their first title after defeating Wasps in the final at Twickenham after having finished second in the regular season table. Bristol Bears were relegated with two games of the season remaining. It was the fourth time that Bristol have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 2008–09 Premiership Rugby season.


2016–17 Premiership Rugby, Summary
As usual, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham, the thirteenth instance since its inception in 2004.


2016–17 Premiership Rugby, Teams
Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Bristol Bears who were promoted from the 2015–16 RFU Championship after a top flight absence of seven years. They replaced London Irish who were relegated after twenty years in the top flight.


2016–17 Premiership Rugby, Pre-season
The 2016 Singha Premiership Rugby Sevens was held in July and August. Once again, the four Welsh Regions contested as a group, alongside the twelve Premiership clubs, which were split into three groups. The top two sides from each group contested the series final at the Ricoh Arena on 6 August.


2016–17 Premiership Rugby, Table
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (R) RelegatedStarting table — source:


2016–17 Premiership Rugby, Table
Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled


2016–17 Premiership Rugby, Regular season
Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 7 July 2016. As is the norm, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham. For the first time since its 2004 inception, the Double Header involved only two of the original London teams - Harlequins and Saracens - with London Irish having been relegated to the Championship for 2016-17 and Wasps no longer being based near London. Unlike the previous year, no games would take place abroad. All fixtures are subject to change.


2016–17 Premiership Rugby, Play-offs
As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Twickenham on 27 May 2017.


2016–17 Premiership Rugby, Leading scorers
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2016–17 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represented Presbyterian College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by 28th-year head coach Gregg Nibert, played their home games at the Templeton Physical Education Center in Clinton, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 1–17 in Big South play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big South Tournament to Campbell.


2016–17 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team
Head coach Gregg Nibert resigned on April 12, 2017 after 28 seasons at Presbyterian, and was replaced by Wofford assistant Dustin Kerns on May 22.


2016–17 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team, Previous season
The Blue Hose finished the 2015–16 season 11–20, 5–13 in Big South play to finish a four-way tie for eighth place. They defeated Radford in the first round of the Big South Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Winthrop.


2016–17 Presbyterian Blue Hose 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 Preston North End F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Preston North End's second consecutive season in the Championship in their 137th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Primeira Liga
The 2016–17 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 83rd season of the Primeira Liga, the top Portuguese professional league for association football clubs.


2016–17 Primeira Liga
Benfica successfully defended their title, winning the league for a fourth consecutive season and record 36th time.


2016–17 Primeira Liga, Teams
For the third consecutive season, the league was contested by a total of 18 teams, which included the best 16 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 LigaPro.


2016–17 Primeira Liga, Teams
Porto B won the 2015–16 LigaPro title on 8 May 2016, but as the reserve team of Primeira Liga side Porto they were ineligible for promotion, which meant that the third-placed team would be promoted instead. On the same day, Chaves drew 1–1 with Portimonense to secure the return to the top flight of Portuguese football, 17 years after their last appearance in the 1998–99 season. On the final matchday, Feirense secured the third place and last promotion slot after drawing 1–1 with Chaves; they return to the Primeira Liga four years after their last appearance in the 2011–12 season.


2016–17 Primeira Liga, Teams
The two promoted clubs replaced Académica and União da Madeira. Académica confirmed their relegation on 7 May 2016 after a run of 14 consecutive seasons in the Primeira Liga, following a goalless draw against Braga. On the last matchday, União da Madeira's 2–1 defeat against Rio Ave also sealed their relegation, one season after having been promoted.


2016–17 Primeira Liga, Awards, Monthly awards, Goal of the season
The goal of the season was disputed by all the previous winners of the monthly polls.


2016–17 Primeira Liga, Attendances
Source: Notes:1: Played last season in LigaPro.2: Tondela managed to get the highest season attendance of 4,987 spectators in two matches (against Sporting CP and Braga).


2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana
The 2016-17 Argentine Primera B Metropolitana is the 118th season of the third tier of football in Argentina. The season began on 26 August and will end in May 2017. Nineteen teams will compete in the league.


2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana, League table
Deportivo Morón is the champion of the 2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana at 34th week.


2016–17 Primera B Nacional
The 2016–17 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 32nd season of the Argentine second division. The season began in August 2016 and ended in July 2017. Twenty-three teams competed in the league, twenty returning from the 2016 season, one team that was relegated from Primera División and two teams promoted from Federal A and B Metropolitana.


2016–17 Primera B Nacional, Competition format
The league's format changed from the previous season. Twenty-three teams which played each other twice for a total of forty-four matches each. The Champion and the runner-up earned promotion to the Primera División. Four teams were relegated at the end of the season.


2016–17 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
The bottom four teams of this table were relegated. In the Primera B Nacional, clubs with an indirect affiliation with Argentine Football Association are relegated to the Torneo Federal A, while clubs directly affiliated are relegated to Primera B Metropolitana.


2016–17 Primera B de Chile
The 2016–17 Primera B de Chile, known as the 2016–17 Campeonato Loto for sponsorship purposes, was the 63rd season of Chile's second-flight football. The competition began on July 31, 2016 and ended on April 30, 2017.


2016–17 Primera Divisió
The 2016–17 Primera Divisió or Lliga Grup Becier, was the 22nd season of top-tier football in Andorra. The season began on 18 September 2016 and concluded on 21 May 2017; this was followed by the two-legged relegation play-off on 28 and 31 May 2017. The defending champions were FC Santa Coloma, who won their tenth championship in the previous season.


2016–17 Primera Divisió, Competition format
The participating teams first played a round-robin schedule containing three rounds with every team playing each opponent at least once "home" and once "away" for a total of 21 matches ("home" and "away" designation is symbolic as all teams except Encamp, which has its own stadium, play at several venues). The league then split up in two groups of four teams with each of them playing teams within its group in a home-and-away cycle of matches. The top four teams competed for the championship and qualification spots for European competitions while the bottom four clubs played to avoid one direct relegation spot and one relegation play-off spot. Records earned in the regular season (first round) are carried over in full to the respective second round.


2016–17 Primera Divisió, Promotion and relegation from 2015–16
Penya Encarnada d'Andorra were relegated after the previous season due to finishing in eighth place. They were replaced by Segona Divisió champions Jenlai.


2016–17 Primera Divisió, Promotion and relegation from 2015–16
Encamp, who finished last season in 7th place, were originally set to compete in a two-legged relegation play-off against Carroi, the runner-up of the 2015–16 Segona Divisió for one spot in the 2016–17 Primera Divisió. However, on 20 May 2016, after the first leg, it was announced that Encamp were awarded the tie against Carroi, therefore Encamp remained in the top flight for the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Primera Divisió, Championship and relegation round
Records earned in the regular season were taken over to the Championship round and relegation round.


2016–17 Primera Divisió, Primera Divisió play-offs
The seventh-placed team (third-placed in the relegation round) of the 2016–17 Primera Divisió, Ordino, and the runners-up of the 2016–17 Segona Divisió, Penya Encarnada, played in a two-legged relegation play-off for one spot in 2017–18 Primera Divisió.


2016–17 Primera Divisió, Primera Divisió play-offs
Penya Encarnada won 5–3 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2017–18 Primera Divisió; Ordino were relegated to the 2017–18 Segona Divisió.


2016–17 Primera División (women)
The 2016–17 Primera División Femenina de Fútbol, also known as Liga Iberdrola for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th edition of Spain's highest women's football league. Athletic Club were the defending champions. The competition started on 3 September 2016.


2016–17 Primera División (women), Team changes
Betis and Tacuense will make their debut in the top league after achieving promotion in the previous season.


2016–17 Primera División (women), Team changes
The two promoted clubs replaced Oviedo Moderno and Collerense, relegated to Segunda División.


2016–17 Primera División (women), Overview
On 20 May 2017, Atlético de Madrid achieved the title after beating Real Sociedad in the last round by 2–1. The Colchoneras ended the season without losses.


2016–17 Primera División (women), Overview
One week before, newcomer team Tacuense was relegated to Segunda División. The league ended with the relegation of Basque Oiartzun two seasons after their last promotion.


2016–17 Primera División Sala (women)
The 2016–17 season of the Primera División Sala is played by 16 teams.


2016–17 Primera División de Futsal
The 2016–17 season of the Primera División de Fútbol Sala was the 28th season of top-tier futsal in Spain. It was the sixth season under the "Primera División" name. The regular season started on October 11, 2016, and ended on April 29, 2017. The championship playoffs followed the end of the regular season.


2016–17 Primera División de Futsal
Movistar Inter defeated FC Barcelona Lassa 3 games to 2 in Championship Final series, winning its twelfth title overall and fourth in a row.


2016–17 Primera División de Futsal
Elche V. Alberola and UMA Antequera finished in the last two places in the league and so were relegated at the end of the 2015-2016 regular season. ElPozo Ciudad de Murcia won the league, but are unable to be promoted because a club's "B" team cannot play in the top division. Plásticos Romero were promoted as highest ranking side from the Segunda División de Futsal. Gran Canaria won the promotion playoffs 2 games to 0 over Naturpellet Segovia and became the second team promoted to the Primera Division after a two-year absence from the top flight.


2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season
The 2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season (also known as the Liga Pepsi) is the 18th season and 35th and 36th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Alianza and Dragón were the defending champions of the Apertura and Clausura, respectively. The league will consist of 12 teams. There will be two seasons conducted under identical rules, with each team playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 22 games per tournament. At the end of each half-season tournament, the top 8 teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.


2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season
The champions of Apertura or Clausura with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. The other champion, and the runner-up with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2017 CONCACAF League. Should the same team win both tournaments, both runners-up will qualify for CONCACAF League. Should the final of both tournaments features the same 2 teams, the semifinalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF League.


2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2015–16 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2015–16 Segunda División.


2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information
C.D. Atlético Marte were relegated to 2016–17 Segunda División the previous season.


2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information
The relegated team was replaced by the 2015–16 Segunda División playoffs promotion winner. C.D. Municipal Limeño won the Apertura 2015 and Clausura 2016 title, meaning there was no need for a promotion playoff and were promoted automatically.


2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information, Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2016.


2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information, Promotion and relegation
Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2016.


2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in the 2016–17 season. The following players:


2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, List of foreign players in the league
A new rule was introduced this season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club  and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player/s is released and its before the close of the season transfer window.


2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, List of foreign players in the league
(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)


2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua
The 2016–17 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 69th and 70th champions in the history of the league. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2016, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2017.


2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua, Format
The Apertura play-off format was changed from previous years, while the Clausura will use the same 4-team play-off format. For the Apetura, the top four teams from the regular stage advanced to a "quadrangular" double-round robin instead of a play-off stage. The regular stage and quadrangular winners would have played to decide the tournament's champion, but ultimately the same team won both and the final was not necessary. The same format was recently adopted by the Costa Rican Primera División, but for both half season.


2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua, Teams
A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 sides from the 2015–16 season and one sids directly promoted from the 2015–16 Segunda division. The final participant will be determined in a two-legged play-off, in which the 9th placed Primera division side ART Jalapa will play the team who finished second in Segunda division which was Sebaco. Sebaco won 4-3 on aggregate over ART Jalapa which meant they were promoted in the Primera Division.


2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua, Apertura, Regular season
The regular season began on 2016. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.


2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua, List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2016. The following players:


2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua, List of foreign players in the league
A new rule was introduced this year, that clubs can only have five foreign players in a squad.


2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua, Clausura, Regular season
The regular season began on 2017. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.


2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua, List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2017. The following players:


2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua, Championship Playoff
As the winners of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, Real Estelí were declared the season champions without a playoff. It is their 14th league title.


2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua, Relegation playoff
The ninth place team in the aggregate table, Sebaco, played a two-leg playoff against the second place team from the Segunda División de Nicaragua, San Francisco, for one spot in next season's Primera División.


2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua, Relegation playoff
San Francisco won 3-2 on aggregate and are promoted to the Primera División. Sebaco are relegated to the Segunda División.


2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 23–7, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the Ivy League regular season championship. They defeated Penn and Yale to win the inaugural Ivy League Tournament championship. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 12 seed in the West Region. There they lost in the First Round to Notre Dame.


2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 22–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.


2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Honors and accomplishments
Mitch Henderson was a unanimous Ivy League Coach of the Year selection.


2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Honors and accomplishments
Senior forward Spencer Weisz was selected as Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year and a unanimous All-Ivy League first team honoree, despite only ranking fourth on Princeton in scoring average. He became the 8th player in Ivy League history to win both the league's Rookie of the Year Award and Player of the Year Award. Weisz also earned honorable mention on the Associated Press All-America team, and was named to the Jewish Sports Review 2016-17 Men's College Basketball All-American First Team.


2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Honors and accomplishments
Weisz led Princeton in rebounds, assists (4.2 per game; 125; 2nd in the league), and steals (1.5 per game; 46; 2nd in the Ivy League), while coming in 2nd in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6), 5th in 3-point field goals (61) and defensive rebounds (137), and 10th in total rebounds (161). In December 2016, he tied the Princeton single-game record for assists in a game, with 13 against Liberty. He posted his career high of 26 points in a February 3, 2017, 69–64 victory over Dartmouth. He served again as a co-captain.


2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Honors and accomplishments
Senior Steven Cook  was also a unanimous All-Ivy League first team honoree, and was named a third team Academic All-America selection. Cook was included on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All‐District 13 first-team. Weisz and Devin Cannady were second team selections.


2016–17 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Honors and accomplishments
Myles Stephens was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and an All-Ivy League first team honoree. Stephens was the most outstanding player of the 2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament, and Cook was also on the All-Tournament team. The tournament was the inaugural Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament. By virtue of winning the tournament, the team earned Princeton its first NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament invitation since the 2010–11 team did so.


2016–17 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by tenth year head coach Courtney Banghart, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League. The team was picked by the Ivy League in the pre-season to finish second in the conference. The team finished the season with a 16–14 overall, 9–5 Ivy record and appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Villanova in the first round.


2016–17 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season with a 23–6 overall record and 12–2 in the Ivy League. Their only two conference losses came against Pennsylvania, who won the season-ending championship game. The Tigers were an at-large selection to the NCAA Tournament, notably becoming the first-ever Ivy League team to earn an at-large bid in either the men's or women's NCAA Tournament. However, they lost in the first round to West Virginia.


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


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


2016–17 Principality Premiership
The 2016–17 Principality Premiership was the first season of the new format of the Principality Premiership, the top tier of club rugby in Wales run by the Welsh Rugby Union. It was contested by sixteen Welsh clubs following an expansion from twelve teams. The next two seasons will be "ring-fenced" and will have no relegation until the 2018–19 season. The competition was won by Merthyr in their first season in the Premiership. The second-tier competition was won by Newport who won their first silverware since the 2003–04 Premiership season.


2016–17 Principality Premiership, Structure
The Principality Premiership's structure includes all the teams playing each other once, either home or away, before the table is split into a top 8 and bottom 8 after 15 rounds and points are reset to zero. Each team then plays each other team once, again either home or away, in their respective tier. After all fixtures have been played, a play-off system is implemented for the top 4 teams in each section to determine the winner. The play-off winner of the top 8 will be crowned 2016–17 Principality Premiership champions. This is the first season in which the "ring-fenced" system will be implemented, meaning no team is in danger of relegation until the 2018–19 season.


2016–17 Principality Premiership, Teams
After a two-season absence spent in the WRU Championship, Swansea returned to the Premiership finishing as runners-up in the 2015–16 WRU Championship. Also promoted to the Premiership, for the first time, were Championship winners Merthyr, Bargoed and RGC 1404, who narrowly finished above Pontypool to deny them a return to the Premiership after demotion in 2012.


2016–17 Principality Premiership, Teams
Orange = Newport Gwent DragonsBlue = Cardiff BluesBlack = OspreysRed = Scarlets


2016–17 Principality Premiership, Standings (Phase One)
After 15 rounds, the table is split into two groups (top 8 and bottom 8)


2016–17 Principality Premiership, Phase Two
After 15 rounds, the table is split into a top 8 and bottom 8 and points are reset to zero. Each team now plays each other team once, either home or away, in their respective tiers to total 22 games over the entire season. After these 7 rounds, a play-off system is implemented for the top 4 teams of each tier respectively. The winners of the play-offs for Tier One are crowned 2016–17 Principality Premiership champions.


2016–17 Pro A season
The 2016–17 Pro A season was the 95th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). The season started on 24 September 2016 and ended on 24 June 2017.


2016–17 Pro A season
A total of 330 games were played over the season, as Élan Chalon won its second national championship in club history after beating SIG Strasbourg in the playoff finals. D. J. Cooper of Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez was named Most Valuable Player of the regular season.


2016–17 Pro A season, Teams, Promotion and relegation
Rouen Métropole Basket and STB Le Havre were relegated after finishing in the last two spots in the 2015–16 Pro A season. Hyères-Toulon Var Basket was promoted after it was crowned as the new Pro B champions. ESSM Le Portel was promoted from the Pro B after winning the promotion play-offs.


2016–17 Pro A season, Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams will advance to the Playoffs, while the last two qualified teams will be relegated to the Pro B.


2016–17 Pro A season, Playoffs
The quarter-finals were played in a best-of-three format, while the semi-finals and finals were played in a best-of-five format. The higher seeded team would get home advantage during the series.


2016–17 Pro A season, All-Star Game
The event took place on 29 December 2016 and the game was played at the Bercy Arena in Paris. The Foreign Team won the game 129–130 and John Roberson of Élan Chalon was named All-Star Game MVP.


2016–17 Pro Basketball League
The 2016–17 Pro Basketball League (PBL), for sponsorship reasons the EuroMillions Basketball League, season was the 90th season of the first tier of basketball in Belgium. The defending champion was Oostende, which successfully defended its title.


2016–17 Pro Basketball League
On September 4, it was announced that the new name of the league would be EuroMillions Basketball League.


2016–17 Pro Basketball League, Teams
VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster withdrew from the league, because of a financial disability to participate.


2016–17 Pro Basketball League, Playoffs
The quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three format, while the semifinals and finals were played in a best-of-five playoff format. The higher seeded teams played the first, third and fifth game of the series at home.


2016–17 Pro12
The 2016–17 Pro12 (also known as the Guinness Pro12 for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League, and the seventh with a four-country format. It was the third season to be referred to as the Guinness Pro12.


2016–17 Pro12
The twelve competing teams were the four Irish teams: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster; two Italian teams: Treviso and Zebre; two Scottish teams: Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors and four Welsh teams: Cardiff Blues, Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets. The first stage involved the 12 teams playing home and away in a league format with the top four sides qualifying for the semi-finals. The semi-finals were one-off matches with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd, with the higher ranked team receiving home advantage. The winners of the semi-finals proceeded to the Pro 12 final which was played at the Aviva Stadium on 27 May 2017. The final was contested by Scarlets and Munster with Scarlets winning 46-22.


2016–17 Pro12, Changes for the season, Ireland
Reigning champions Connacht started the season with a new coaching team. Backs and kicking coach Andre Bell left his role to return to his family in New Zealand. Head performance analyst and assistant attack coach Conor McPhillips took over coaching of the backs, while the team's former head coach Eric Elwood took over as kicking coach. The close season also saw the departure of the side's all-time record try-scorer Fionn Carr, who scored 42 tries over two spells with the province. Connacht's homeground, the Galway Sportsground underwent renovations during the summer, with the addition of a seated stand increasing its capacity to 8,100.


2016–17 Pro12, Changes for the season, Ireland
Beaten finalists Leinster also saw changes to their backroom staff, with defence coach Kurt McQuilkin leaving the role for personal reasons in August 2016. Former England head coach Stuart Lancaster joined the province in the role of "senior coach" the following month as McQuilkin's replacement. Leinster also hired World Cup winning former New Zealand head coach Graham Henry as a consultant coach during the off-season. After taking over the captaincy when Kevin McLaughlin was forced to retire, Isa Nacewa was appointed as team captain on a permanent basis ahead of the season opener.


2016–17 Pro12, Changes for the season, Ireland
After finishing sixth in the previous season, Munster replaced much of their coaching staff. Johan "Rassie" Erasmus joined as Director of Rugby from his role as high performance manager with South Africa, while Jacques Nienaber is the new defence coach. Head coach Anthony Foley remained part of the coaching team, with a focus on lineouts and the breakdown. Jerry Flannery was also retained in his role as scrum coach, while Felix Jones, who was forced to retire due to injury the previous season, joined the backroom team as a technical coach with a focus on attack.


2016–17 Pro12, Changes for the season, Ireland
After CJ Stander deputised as captain for the previous season, Munster announced ahead of the season that Peter O'Mahony would reassume the role when he returned from injury. On 16 October 2016, Anthony Foley died suddenly in the Munster team hotel in Paris while on an away trip to play Racing 92 in the European Champions Cup.


2016–17 Pro12, Changes for the season, Ireland
Ulster announced in August 2016 that Rory Best would vacate the captaincy of the province. The Ireland captain was replaced in his role by Andrew Trimble, the team's record try-scorer, and Rob Herring, who took on the role in Best's absence the previous season.


2016–17 Pro12, Changes for the season, Italy
After sacking head coach Umberto Casellato during the course of the previous season, Benetton Treviso hired former Canada head coach Kieran Crowley as his replacement. Marius Goosen, who served as coach following Casellato's dismissal, stayed with the side as Director of Rugby, the role he held before replacing Casellato.


2016–17 Pro12, Changes for the season, Italy
After finishing ahead of Treviso in the previous season, Zebre played in top level European competition for the first time since the tournament format was changed at the end of the 2013–14 season. Zebre had the highest amount of changes to their squad in the competition with a total of 29 players either joining or departing the first team.


2016–17 Pro12, Changes for the season, Scotland
After discussions of a possible move from Murrayfield to Easter Road in 2015 did not come to fruition, it was announced in May 2016 that Edinburgh had agreed a partnership with George Watson's College and would play their home fixtures at the school's 6,000 capacity Myreside venue in the second half of the season. It was also announced that the team would have the option of returning to Murrayfield for larger games.


2016–17 Pro12, Changes for the season, Scotland
Edinburgh had previously used the ground as a home in its early years as a professional side and had played a home match there as recently as the 2015 Six Nations Championship. The off-season saw the loss of team captain Mike Coman, who left to join London Irish. With his departure, Grant Gilchrist and Stuart McInally took on the role in a joint capacity. On 28 September 2016, just four games into the season, Alan Solomons resigned as the team's head coach. The departure saw assistant coach Duncan Hodge promoted to acting head coach.


2016–17 Pro12, Changes for the season, Scotland
It was announced in October 2016 that this would be Gregor Townsend's last year in charge of Glasgow Warriors as he would depart at the end of the season to take up the role of Scotland head coach. After serving as the team's sole captain in 2015–16, Jonny Gray shared the role with Henry Pyrgos for the season. Following issues with the playing surface at the team's home stadium, Scotstoun, an artificial playing surface was installed at the ground.


2016–17 Pro12, Changes for the season, Wales
This was the Welsh Regions' first full domestic season under a revised arrangement with the WRU.


2016–17 Pro12, Changes for the season, Wales
Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson made seven signings for next season with Kirby Myhill, George Earle and Steven Shingler joining from the Scarlets, Rhys Gill from Saracens, Nick Williams from Ulster, Matthew Morgan from Bristol and Willis Halaholo from the Hurricanes.


2016–17 Pro12, Changes for the season, Wales
Newport Gwent Dragons parted company with director of rugby Lyn Jones and began the season with his long-time assistant Kingsley Jones promoted to head coach. Wales international Taulupe Faletau left the Dragons for Bath Rugby in the off-season. The season ended with Newport shareholders voting to pass ownership of the Dragons and the Rodney Parade ground to the WRU.


2016–17 Pro12, Changes for the season, Wales
The Ospreys added Bradley Davies, Hugh Gustafson and former Scarlets forwards Rhodri Jones and Rob McCusker to their playing staff. Meanwhile Brad Davis joined the coaching group under Steve Tandy.


2016–17 Pro12, Changes for the season, Wales
Scarlets entered their third season under head coach Wayne Pivac. The off-season saw the return of former player Jonathan Davies following a spell at Clermont Auvergne. Other new signings included Rhys Patchell, Werner Kruger and Jonathan Evans, while New Zealander Johnny McNicholl arrived later in the season.


2016–17 Pro12, Match summary
Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.


2016–17 Pro12, Rounds 1 to 22, Round 3
After 40 minutes of play, the match was "abandoned due to adverse weather conditions causing considerable risk to both the players and spectators". Zebre were leading 22–10 (3 tries to 1) when the match was abandoned. The game was rescheduled for 1 April 2017.


2016–17 Pro12, Rounds 1 to 22, Round 9
Postponed prior to kickoff due to frozen pitch. Game rescheduled on 11 March 2017.


2016–17 Pro12, Play-offs, Semi-finals
The top four teams at the end of the league rounds meet in the semi-finals in a 1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd format with the 1st and 2nd teams playing at home.


2016–17 Pro12, Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities. Correct as of 8 May 2017.


2016–17 Pro50 Championship
The 2016–17 Pro50 Championship was the fifteenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. The competition ran from 10 February to 6 June 2017. It was originally scheduled to start in May, but was brought forward to February in preparation for Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) series against Afghanistan. The opening fixtures replaced the scheduled fixtures in the Logan Cup, which were rescheduled for later in the competition. The Pro50 Championship restarted late in May 2017, following the conclusion of the Logan Cup.


2016–17 Pro50 Championship
Matabeleland Tuskers won the tournament with one game to spare.


2016–17 ProA
The 2016–17 ProA was the 10th season of the ProA, the second level of basketball in Germany. The champions the runners-up of the play-offs are promoted to the 2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga. The season started on September 22, 2016 and ended on May 7, 2017. Mitteldeutscher won the championship and promoted along with runners-up Oettinger Rockets.


2016–17 ProA, Play-offs
The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played in a best-of-five play-off format. The Finals are played in a two-legged series in which the team with the most aggregate points wins.


2016–17 ProB
The 2016–17 ProB was the 10th season of the ProB, the third level of basketball in Germany. The champions and finalists of the league are promoted to the 2017–18 ProA. Weißenhorn Youngstars won the title after defeating PS Karlsruhe Lions in the finals.


2016–17 ProB, Playoffs
The champions and the runners-up of the playoffs would qualify for the 2017–18 ProA season.


2016–17 Professional U18 Development League
The 2016–17 Professional U18 Development League was the fifth season of the Professional Development League system.


2016–17 Professional U18 Development League, League 1
The league was split into two regional divisions, north and south. After playing each team in their own division twice, the league was split into a second league stage consisting of three further divisions. The winning team of Group A in the second league stage became the overall champion and qualified for the UEFA Youth League for the 2017–18 season.


2016–17 Professional U18 Development League, League 2
The Professional U18 Development League 2, also known as U18 PDL-2, was split into two regional divisions.


2016–17 Professional U18 Development League, League 2
Teams played each team in their own division twice, and each team in the other division once, for a total of 28 games each.


2016–17 Professional U18 Development League, League 2
At the end of the season, the teams finishing in the top two positions of both divisions met in the knockout stage to determine the overall league champion.


2016–17 Professional U23 Development League
The 2016–17 Professional U23 Development League is the fifth season of the Professional Development League system, and the first since the age limit was raised from under-21 to under-23.


2016–17 Professional U23 Development League, League 1
Premier League 2 (previously the Under 21 Premier League) was the fifth season of the competition since its introduction in 2012, and the first since being changed from an under-21 league to under-23.


2016–17 Professional U23 Development League, League 1
The league was split into two divisions, with teams allocated places in Division 1 or 2 based on their performance in the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 Professional U23 Development League, League 1
At the end of the season, the team which finished top of Division 1 was crowned as overall champions, and the bottom two teams in Division 1 will be relegated to Division 2 for the 2017–18 season.


2016–17 Professional U23 Development League, League 2
The Professional U23 Development League 2, also known as U23 PDL-2 is split into two regional divisions.


2016–17 Professional U23 Development League, League 2
Teams will play each team in their own division twice, and each team in the other division once, for a total of 28 games each.


2016–17 Professional U23 Development League, League 2
At the end of the season, the teams finishing in the top two positions of both divisions will meet in the knockout stage to determine the overall league champion.


2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by sixth-year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big East Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Creighton. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 11 seed where they lost to USC in the First Four.


2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball team, Previous season
The Friars finished the season 24–11, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Butler in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed where they defeated USC in the First Round before losing to North Carolina in the Second Round.


2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball team, Preseason
Prior to the season, Providence was picked to finish ninth in a poll of Big East coaches.


2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Providence Friars women's basketball team will represent Providence College in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by first year head coach Jim Crowley, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Women's Tournament to Seton Hall.


2016–17 Providence Friars women's ice hockey season
The Providence Friars represents Providence College in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2016–17 Providence Friars women's ice hockey season, Awards and honors
Coach Bob Deraney claimed his 300th career win at Maine on January 29.


2016–17 Prva A liga
The 2016–17 Prva A Liga, known as Erste košarkaške lige by sponsorship reasons, is the 11th season of the Montenegrin Basketball League, the top tier basketball league on Montenegro. Budućnost VOLI is the defending champion.


2016–17 Prva A liga, Competition format
Nine of the eleven teams that play the league join the regular season and play a three-round robin competition where the six first qualified teams join the playoffs with the two 2016–17 ABA League teams (Budućnost Voli and Mornar). The last qualified team is relegated.


2016–17 Prva A liga, Playoffs
Budućnost VOLI and Mornar joined directly the playoffs as they participated in the 2016–17 ABA League. The finals were played with a 1-1-1-1-1 format, playing Budućnost VOLI games 1, 3 and 5 at home.


2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter, in his 12th season with the Boilers. The team played their home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana and were members of the Big Ten Conference. With their win over Indiana on February 28, 2017, Purdue clinched their first  Big Ten Championship since 2009, 22nd overall. With Wisconsin's loss on March 2, Purdue clinched an outright championship, their 23rd championship, the most in Big Ten history.


2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in to win the Big Ten regular season championship. In the Big Ten Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Michigan. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region where they beat Vermont and Iowa State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In their first trip to the Sweet Sixteen since 2010, they lost to No. 1-seeded and No. 3-ranked Kansas.


2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Boilermakers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 26–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Illinois and Michigan to advance to the championship game. In the championship game, they lost to Michigan State. The Boilermakers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where, as a No. 5 seed, they were upset by No. 12-seeded Little Rock in the First Round.


2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Preseason
Purdue was picked to finish second in the Big Ten in preseason polls by Sports Illustrated and USA Today. Caleb Swanigan was named to the preseason All-Big Ten team as voted by a panel of conference media.


2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Class of 2016 recruits
Carsen Edwards accepted Purdue's offer August 11, 2015. He knew other guards had official visits to the university scheduled, and wanted to accept his offer while he had the chance. He said, "If I were to wait and let them get there, I may miss a good opportunity, so I went ahead and took it."


2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Class of 2016 recruits
Matt Haarms had his first official visit to Purdue in September 2016. Haarms liked Purdue's history of developing centers and forwards, saying "some of the greatest big men are coming out of Purdue." He committed to Purdue in October 2016.


2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team will represent Purdue University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by eleventh year head coach Sharon Versyp, play their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 10–6 in Big Ten play to finish in tie for fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Maryland. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Green Bay in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in an overtime thriller in the second round.


2016–17 QMJHL season
The 2016–17 QMJHL season is the 48th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 22, 2016, and ended on March 18, 2017.


2016–17 QMJHL season
The playoffs began on March 23, 2017, and ended on May 10. The winning team, the Saint John Sea Dogs, were awarded the President's Cup and a berth in the 2017 Memorial Cup tournament, which was held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario from May 19–28, 2017.


2016–17 QMJHL 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; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title


2016–17 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes