2016–17 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key events
On 1 June 2016, Rotherham appointed Alan Stubbs as manager, with John Doolan joining him as assistant manager. Both signed three-year contracts with the Millers. Two days later, the club announced the departure of first team coach Nicky Eaden.


2016–17 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key events
On 30 June 2016, Andy Holden was appointed as first team coach. Holden had previously worked with Stubbs at Hibernian.


2016–17 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key events
On 19 October 2016 the club announced the departure of Stubbs, Doolan and Holden with immediate effect.


2016–17 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key events
Kenny Jackett was named manager on 21 October 2016, signing a three-year deal. On 28 November, 39 days later and after only 5 games in charge, he resigned. Paul Warne took over as interim manager.


2016–17 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key events
On 12 January 2017, the club changed goalkeeping coach, with Andy Dibble leaving for Cardiff and Mike Pollitt returning to the club for a third time to replace him.


2016–17 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key events
Rotherham became the first side in the top six tiers of English football to be relegated in the 2016–17 season on 1 April, after losing 1–0 at home to Fulham.


2016–17 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key events
On 5 April 2017, the club formally appointed Paul Warne as manager, on a one-year rolling contract.


2016–17 Rotherham United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player statistics
Players with zero appearances have been unused substitutes in one or more games.


2016–17 Rotherham United F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
On 5 December 2016, the third round draw for the EFL Cup was made.


2016–17 Rotherham United F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 22 June 2016, the first round draw for the EFL Cup was made.


2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference
The 2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference is the third-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship and Trophy competitions. It is the inaugural Conference under its new format, that will see Andorra, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta and Sweden compete for the Conference 1 title. While Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey will compete for the Conference 2 title.


2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference
The winners of Conference 1 North and South will play an additional match, a promotion play-off to the Trophy competition for the 2017–18 season. While the bottom placed teams of Conference 1 North and South will be relegated to Conference 2 for the following season, replacing the North and South winners of Conference 2. The team with the worst record in an aggregated Conference 2 table, will be relegated to the Development league for the following season.


2016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships
The 2016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2016–17 season is the first of its new format and structure, where all Levels play on a one-year cycle, replacing the old format of a two-year cycle, where the teams played each other both home and away.


2016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships
For all teams competing, except the Development league, this year's edition of the Rugby Europe International Championships doubles as the 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifiers for the European region, where the winner of the Championship, excluding Georgia, automatically qualifies to the tournament as Europe 1. All other teams remains in contention, playing in their respective leagues, but also playing in World Cup play-offs, for the right to play in the Europe/Oceania play-off against Oceania 3.


2016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships, Countries
Pre -tournament World Rugby rankings (from November 28 for Championship, from August 29 for all other levels) in parentheses


2016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships, Countries
Due to financial instability, Turkey has cancelled all matches for the 2016–17 season and is no longer part of World Cup Qualifying.


2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy
The 2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy is the second-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship. It is the inaugural Trophy competition under its new format, that will see Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland and Ukraine compete for the title, and a place in the Championship-Trophy Promotion play-off.


2016–17 Rugby Europe Trophy
This years competition sees Portugal drop down out of the top six, outside the Rugby Europe Championship, replacing Belgium who earned Promotion to the Championship for 2017.


2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 season
The 2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 was the second-level French rugby union club competition, behind the Top 14, for the 2016–17 season. It ran alongside the 2016–17 Top 14 competition; both competitions are operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR).


2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 season, Competition format
The top team at the end of the regular season (after all the teams played one another twice, once at home, once away), is declared champion and earns a spot in the next Top 14 season. Teams ranked second to fifth compete in promotion playoffs, with the semifinals being played at the home ground of the higher-ranked team. The final is then played on neutral ground, and the winner earns the second ticket to the next Top 14.


2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 season, Competition format
The LNR uses a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. It trialled a new system in 2007–08 explicitly designed to prevent a losing team from earning more than one bonus point in a match, a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. LNR chose to continue with this system for subsequent seasons.


2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 season, Competition format
The 2016–17 season was the last for the then-current Pro D2 promotion system. From 2017–18 forward, Pro D2 will institute a playoff system identical to the one currently used in Top 14, with the top six teams qualifying for the playoffs and the top two teams receiving byes into the semifinals. The league championship and automatic promotion place will go to the winner of the playoffs; the runner-up will enter a playoff with the second-from-bottom Top 14 team, with the winner of that playoff taking up the final place in Top 14 for the following season.


2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 season, Table
The current table for the 2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 is:


2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 season, Relegation
Normally, the teams that finish in 15th and 16th places in the table are relegated to Fédérale 1 at the end of the season. In certain circumstances, "financial reasons" may cause a higher-placed team to be demoted instead, or prevent one of the two finalists in Fédérale 1 from promotion.


2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 season, Play–offs
The highest ranked team at the end of the regular season, Oyonnax Rugby, earned automatic promotion to the Top 14 as champion de France de PRO D2 2017.


2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 season, Play–offs, Semi–finals
The semi–finals followed a 2 v 5, 3 v 4 system, with the higher ranked team playing at home.


2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 season, Play–offs, Final
The winners of the semi–finals played off for the second promotion spot to the Top 14.


2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 season, 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.


2016–17 Russian Bandy Super League
The 2016–17 Russian Bandy Super League is the 25th season of the present highest Russian men's bandy top division, Russian Bandy Super League. The regular season began on 7 November 2016, and the final was played on 26 March 2016, when SKA-Neftyanik became Russian champion for the first time.


2016–17 Russian Bandy Super League
In their last match of the regular season, Vodnik Arkhangelsk played against Baykal-Energiya. The loss apparently would make Vodnik facing a weaker team in the playoffs, therefore the team started to score own goals. Baykal-Energiya joined, apparently for fun. Vodnik won 11-9, with all goals scored in the match being own goals. The two teams are facing sanctions from the Russian Bandy Federation.


2016–17 Russian Cup
The 2016–17 Russian Cup was the 25th season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union.


2016–17 Russian Cup
The competition started on 15 July 2016. The cup champion won a spot in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage.


2016–17 Russian Cup, First round
The games were played on 15 and 16 July 2016.


2016–17 Russian Cup, Second round
The games were played on 24 and 25 July 2016.


2016–17 Russian Cup, Third round
The games were played on 1 August and 7–8 August 2016.


2016–17 Russian Cup, Fourth round
The games were played on 24 and 25 August 2016.


2016–17 Russian Cup, Round of 32
Teams from the Premier League enter the competition at this round. The games were played on 21 and 22 September 2016.


2016–17 Russian Cup, Round of 16
The games were played on 26 and 27 October 2016.


2016–17 Russian Cup, Quarter-finals
The games were played on 28 February and 1 March 2017.


2016–17 Russian Cup, Semi-finals
The games were played on 5 and 6 April 2017.


2016–17 Russian Football National League
The 2016–17 Russian National Football League was the 25th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 11 July 2016 and ended on 19 May 2017.


2016–17 Russian Handball Super League
The 2016–17 Superleague is the 25th season of the Russian Handball Super League, Russian's top-tier handball league. A total of twelve teams contest this season's league. Chekhovskiye Medvedi are the defending champions.


2016–17 Russian Handball Super League, Format
The competition format for the 2016–17 season consists of a home-and-away double round-robin system. The first eight teams qualifies for play-offs, while the last four plays relegation round. The last team of this relegation round is relegated.


2016–17 Russian Handball Super League, Teams
The following 12 clubs compete in the Superleague during the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Russian Premier League
The 2016–17 Russian Premier League was the 25th season of the premier league football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 14th under the current Russian Premier League name. CSKA Moscow came into the season as the defending champions of the 2015-16 season. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 20 June 2016.


2016–17 Russian Premier League, Teams
As in the previous season, 16 teams played in the 2016–17 season. After the 2015–16 season, FC Kuban Krasnodar, FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Mordovia Saransk were relegated to the 2016–17 Russian National Football League. They were replaced by three clubs from the 2015–16 Russian National Football League, FC Arsenal Tula, FC Orenburg and FC Tom Tomsk.


2016–17 Russian Premier League, Tournament format and regulations, Basic
The 16 teams played a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams twice, once at home and once away. Thus, a total of 240 matches was played, with 30 matches played by each team.


2016–17 Russian Premier League, Tournament format and regulations, Promotion and relegation
The teams that finish 15th and 16th will be relegated to the FNL, while the top 2 in that league will be promoted to the Premier League for the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Russian Premier League, Tournament format and regulations, Promotion and relegation
The 13th and 14th Premier League teams will play the 4th and 3rd FNL teams respectively in two playoff games with the winners securing Premier League spots for the 2017–18 season.


2016–17 Russian Premier League, Relegation play-offs
The draw for relegation play-offs scheduling took place on 24 April 2017.


2016–17 Russian Premier League, Relegation play-offs, Second leg
0–0 on aggregate. SKA-Khabarovsk won 5–3 on penalties and were promoted to the 2017–18 Russian Premier League; Orenburg were relegated to the 2017–18 Russian National Football League.


2016–17 Russian Premier League, Relegation play-offs, Second leg
2–2 on aggregate. Arsenal Tula won on away goals and retained their spot in the 2017–18 Russian Premier League; Yenisey Krasnoyarsk remained in the 2017–18 Russian National Football League.


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


2016–17 Russian Premier League, Season events, Transfer bans
On 3 November 2016, FC Tom Tomsk was banned from registering new players for debts to PFC CSKA Moscow for Pyotr Ten's transfer fee. On 27 December 2016, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to a former player Andrei Lyakh. On 19 January 2017, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to player Sergey Kuznetsov and former players Maksim Tishkin, Artyom Yarmolitsky, Aslan Dudiyev, Aleksandr Zhirov, Sergey Samodin, Vitali Dyakov, Anton Kochenkov and Pyotr Ten. On 31 January 2017, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to former players Oleksandr Kasyan and Pavel Golyshev.


2016–17 Russian Premier League, Season events, Transfer bans
On 10 February 2017, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to former players Pavel Golyshev and Kirill Pogrebnyak. On 20 February 2017, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to players Aleksei Pugin, Artyom Popov and Kirill Kombarov. By the time the winter player registration window closed on 24 February 2017, the ban remained as place. Most of the players who represented Tom in games played in 2016 left the club as free agents due to non-payment of wages, and as a result, Tom were forced to play out the 2017 games remaining on their schedule with the players registered for their Under-21 squad.


2016–17 Russian Premier League, Season events, Transfer bans
On 16 November 2016, FC Rubin Kazan was banned from registering new players for debts to former player Shota Bibilov. On 23 December 2016, the ban was re-confirmed for debts to player Ruslan Kambolov. On 17 February 2017, the ban was removed.


2016–17 Russian Premier League, Season events, Transfer bans
On 19 December 2016, FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, FC Tom Tomsk, FC Amkar Perm and FC Rubin Kazan were banned from registering new players by the licensing committee of the Russian Football Union for unspecified debts. Krylia Sovetov's ban was removed on 30 January 2017.


2016–17 Russian Premier League, Attendances
Source: Notes:1:


2016–17 Russian Premier League, Attendances
Zenit played two of their home matches at Krestovsky Stadium.2: Krasnodar played their first five home matches of the season at Kuban Stadium.3: CSKA Moscow played last season at Arena Khimki.4: Team played last season in the Russian Football National League.5: Rubin Kazan played six of its home matches at Central Stadium and played eight of its home matches there last season.6: Krylia Sovetov played one of their home matches at a Neftyanik Stadium and played three of their home matches last season at Start Stadium.7: Ufa played one of its home matches last season at Start Stadium.8: Tom Tomsk played its home matches against Rostov and Lokomotiv Moscow at the away team's stadium and played last season in the Russian Football National League.


2016–17 Russian Premier League, Awards, Top 33
On 22 May 2017, Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:


2016–17 Russian Professional Football League
The 2016–17 Professional Football League was the third highest division in Russian football. The Professional Football League is geographically divided into 5 zones. The winners of each zone are automatically promoted into the National Football League. The bottom finishers of each zone lose professional status and are relegated into the Amateur Football League.


2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by first-year head coach Steve Pikiell, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey as third-year members of the Big Ten Conference.


2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
They finished the season 15–18, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. As the No. 14 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Ohio State in the first round, marking their first ever Big Ten Tournament win. However, they lost to Northwestern in the second round.


2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
The Knights began the season 6–0 for the first time since 1975. On February 4, 2017, with a win at Penn State, Rutgers got its first ever road win in Big Ten play.


2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team, Previous season
The Scarlet Knights finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 7–25, 1–17 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in conference. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to Nebraska.


2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 20, 2016, the school fired head coach Eddie Jordan after three years at Rutgers. On March 19, the school hired Steve Pikiell, former head coach at Stony Brook, as head coach.


2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team will represent Rutgers University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by twenty-second year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, play their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as third year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a 4 way for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Wisconsin.


2016–17 Rwanda National Football League
The 2016–17 Rwanda National Football League, known as the Azam Rwanda Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the 40th season of top-tier football in Rwanda. The season started on 14 October 2016 and concluded on 15 June 2017.


2016–17 Réunion Premier League
The 2016–17 Réunion Premier League was the 67th season of the Réunion Premier League, the professional league for association football clubs in Réunion, since the league's establishment in 1950. The season started on 23 April 2016 and concluded on 16 April 2017.


2016–17 S.L. Benfica season
The 2016–17 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 113th season in existence and the club's 83rd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 7 August 2016 with the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira match and concluded on 28 May 2017 with the Taça de Portugal final.


2016–17 S.L. Benfica season
Benfica played in the Primeira Liga as three-time defending champions, and were successful in defending their title, becoming a four-time champions (tetra) for the first time in their history; setting a new record of 36 league titles. In the Taça da Liga, Benfica, who also participated as the three-time defending holders, lost to eventual winners Moreirense in the semi-finals. It was Benfica's first defeat in the competition since 31 October 2007, which ended a 42-game unbeaten run. In the Taça de Portugal, Benfica beat Vitória de Guimarães to win their 26th trophy – a new record. With this victory, Benfica also achieved their 11th double (dobradinha) and second treble of league, cup and super cup, 36 years after the first one.


2016–17 S.L. Benfica season
Internationally, Benfica played in the UEFA Champions League, where they reached the knockout phase for the first time in two consecutive years. They were eliminated from the competition in round of 16 by Borussia Dortmund on 4–1 aggregate.


2016–17 S.L. Benfica season, Technical staff
Terminated his contract with Benfica. Signed with Hull City on 5 January.


2016–17 S.L. Benfica season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Source:  and links in notes. Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2016–17 S.S. Lazio season
The 2016–17 season was the 117th season in Società Sportiva Lazio's history and their 29th consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. Lazio competed in Serie A, finishing fifth, and in the Coppa Italia, where they finished as runners-up to Juventus, losing the final 2–0.


2016–17 S.S. Lazio season
Following the extremely brief tenure of Marcelo Bielsa during pre-season, Simone Inzaghi, who had acted as interim coach following Stefano Pioli's sacking in the second half of the 2015–16 season, assumed the post permanently.


2016–17 S.S. Lazio season
New signing Ciro Immobile finished as the club's top scorer with 23 goals in Serie A and 26 in total.


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


2016–17 S.S.C. Napoli season
The 2016–17 season was Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli's 71st season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Champions League.


2016–17 S.S.C. Napoli season
In the league, Napoli enjoyed an excellent campaign, finishing third but scoring a league-high 94 goals, led by Dries Mertens, converted from a winger into a centre-forward, who finished with 28 goals, only one behind capocannoniere Edin Džeko. The club was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia by eventual winners Juventus, and were knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16 by eventual champions Real Madrid.


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


2016–17 SAFA Second Division
The 2016-17 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of the SAFA Second Division, the third tier league for South African association football clubs, since its establishment in 1998. Due to the size of South Africa, the competition is split into nine divisions, one for each region. After the league stage of the regional competition was completed, the nine teams are placed into two 'streams', sometimes referred to as the Inland and Coastal streams.


2016–17 SAFA Second Division
It was won by Uthongathi, who beat Super Eagles 1-0 in the playoff final. Both teams were promoted to the 2017-18 National First Division.


2016–17 SBV Vitesse season
During the 2016–17 season Vitesse participated in the Dutch Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup. Vitesse would win the final of the KNVB Cup against AZ on 30 April 2017. It was the club's first major honour in their 120 plus year history.


2016–17 SBV Vitesse season, Pre-season
On 21 June 2016, it was announced that Vitesse would host Belgian side Oostende for a pre-season friendly, as well as hosting the 2016 Fox Sports Cup, which features sides such as West Bromwich Albion and Porto.


2016–17 SBV Vitesse season, Competitions, Eredivisie, Matches
The fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 21 June 2016 at 9am.


2016–17 SBV Vitesse season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


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


2016–17 SC Bastia season
The 2016–17 SC Bastia season was the 51st consecutive season of the club in the French professional leagues. The club competed in Ligue 1, the Coupe de la Ligue and the Coupe de France.


2016–17 SC Bastia season, Players
French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.


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


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


2016–17 SC Freiburg season
The 2016–17 SC Freiburg season is the 113th season in the football club's history and 17th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having won the 2. Bundesliga in the previous season, therefore earning promotion. SC Freiburg will also participate in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. It is the 62nd season for SC Freiburg in the Schwarzwald-Stadion, located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. It covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


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


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


2016–17 SC Paderborn 07 season
The 2016–17 SC Paderborn 07 season is the 110th season in the football club's history. After being relegated from the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga, Paderborn now play in the 3. Liga. They also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. The season covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 SC Paderborn 07 season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 SD Eibar season
The 2016–17 season was Eibar's third consecutive season in La Liga after finishing in 14th place the previous season to ensure another year in the Spanish top flight.


2016–17 SD Eibar season, Season
On 5 May, Eibar announced their first ever international tour with visits to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States. The tour objectives as stated by the club were, "to improve the brand image, the internationalization of the club, bring the club to shareholders, fans and club members in this country and open up possibilities for sponsorship mediums in the United States." On 23 May,  Eibar announced the election of Amaia Gorostiza as the new president and the first female to hold the post for the club.


2016–17 SD Eibar season, Season
Later in the day, the first match of the US Tour was held at Richard Wackar Stadium at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, against the Philadelphia Fury of the American Soccer League (ASL). The match ended 1–1 with a goal from Borja Bastón in the 44th minute. The team played their next match at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas versus the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League (NASL). The match ended 2–2 with goals from Gonzalo Escalante and Antonio Luna, respectively; however, the team went on to lose 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out.


2016–17 SD Eibar season, Season
On 20 July, Eibar announced a partnership agreement with current Segunda División B club UD Logroñés. The agreement will see Eibar send a minimum of three and a maximum of six players out on loan to Logroñés for the next three seasons. On 19 August, Eibar opened the league season against Deportivo La Coruña at the Estadio Riazor. After scoring first with a goal from Iván Ramis, the game ended 2–1 in favor of the hosts. On 27 August, Eibar earned its first league victory in the home opener, beating Valencia 1–0 with a goal from Pedro León.


2016–17 SD Eibar season, Season
On 11 September, after the FIFA international break, Eibar defeated Granada at Los Cármenes 2–1 with goals from Pedro León and Sergi Enrich. On 17 September, Eibar claimed a 1–1 draw against Sevilla with nine men after goalkeeper Yoel Rodríguez and captain Dani García both saw red cards. On 20 September, down in La Rosaleda, Eibar lost 2–1 against Málaga with the lone goal coming from La Liga debutante Nano. On 24 September, Eibar defeated Real Sociedad with a scoreline of 2–0, making it the third consecutive victory in Ipurua over their Basque neighbors in the Primera División.


2016–17 SD Eibar season, Season
On 2 October, Eibar earned a historic point and a first goal at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium when they earned a 1–1 draw against European Champions Real Madrid. Fran Rico opened the scoring in the sixth minute with a header in the box for the historic goal. On 17 October, Eibar loss their first home match 2–3 against Osasuna, with goals from Gonzalo Escalante and Sergi Enrich. On 30 October, Eibar fought back to earn all 3 points against Villarreal.


2016–17 SD Eibar season, Season
After falling a goal back, the Armeros left it late and won 2–1 with goals by Ramis (80th) and Pedro León (87th). On 6 November, Eibar lost on the road in added time on a penalty to Las Palmas with a 0–1 scoreline. On 19 November, Eibar returned home to a 1–0 victory over Celta Vigo. Fran Rico scored Eibar's 100th goal in La Liga play. On 25 November, Eibar thumped Real Betis 3–1 to continue their hot home streak. On 29 November, in the 2016–17 Copa del Rey Round of 32 first leg encounter, Eibar took a 2–1 advantage back home over Sporting Gijon with goals from Bebé and Rubén Peña.


2016–17 SD Eibar season, Squad, Team statistics, From youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 SD Huesca season
The 2016–17 season is the 57th season in SD Huesca ’s history.


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


2016–17 SDHL season
The 2016–17 SDHL season was the tenth season of the Swedish Women's Hockey League. The season began in September 2016 and ended in March 2017. It was the first season the league was known under the SDHL name, having changed from Riksserien the previous year.


2016–17 SDHL season, Significant events, Regular season
In October 2016, Luleå set a new SDHL regular season attendance record, with 3150 spectators turning up for a match against Modo Hockey, beating the previous record of 2653. The match also marked Luleå and Swedish national team star Emma Nordin's return to the ice after suffering a knee injury in the previous season. Later that month. Djurgården players launched a fundraiser for breast cancer research after the club's CEO Jenny Silfverstrand was diagnosed with the cancer.


2016–17 SDHL season, Significant events, Regular season
On the 2nd of December 2016, Luleå defeated Djurgården 11-0, one of the biggest victories in SDHL history.


2016–17 SDHL season, Significant events, Regular season
In December 2016, both Brynäs IF and HV71 announced initiatives to try and beat Luleå's record for attendance, after both the clubs had struggled with attendance figures early in the season. Earlier that month, Damettan club Göteborg HC had attempted to form a partnership with local men's top-flight club Frölunda with the hope of pushing the club towards promotion to the SDHL, but had been turned down.


2016–17 SDHL season, Significant events, Post-season
In May 2017, the IF Sundsvall Hockey women's side were cut, despite having managed to save their place in the SDHL during the qualification playoffs the organisation citing a need to save money for its third-tier men's side. The club was criticised for the decision, with forward Mathilda Gustafsson stating that "If we were a company instead of an association, you would never shut down a department which only employed women because the cost inhibits the male employees." The third-placed club in the qualification playoffs, Damettan club Göteborg HC were promoted to the SDHL to take their place in the 2017–18 season. SDE Hockey had finished second in the qualification playoffs, and so were able to secure their SDHL place for 2017-18.


2016–17 SDHL season, Standings
Each team played 36 regular season games, with three points being awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points is crowned the regular season champion.


2016–17 SDHL season, Standings
The top 8 clubs at the end of the regular season then go on to compete in the playoff quarterfinals in best of five elimination series. The club that advances all the way to the finals and wins is crowned the league champion. The bottom two regular season clubs must face the top Damettan teams in a qualification playoff to determine which two clubs shall compete in the SDHL the following season.


2016–17 SEHA League
The 2016–17 season was the sixth season of the SEHA (South East Handball Association) League and third under the sponsorship of the Russian oil and gas company Gazprom. Ten teams from seven countries (Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Slovakia and Slovenia) participated in that year's competition.


2016–17 SEHA League
Telekom Veszprém were the defending champions. The SEHA League was consisted of two phases – the first has 18 rounds in which all teams play one home and one away game against each other. After that, the four best ranked clubs played on the Final Four tournament.


2016–17 SEHA League
The campaign began on 30 August 2016 with the match between last year's runner up Vardar and fourth placed Meshkov Brest. The regular season ended on 16 March 2017, with the decisive match between PPD Zagreb and Meshkov Brest.


2016–17 SEHA League
The Final Four tournament was held in the city of Brest and organised in cooperation with Meshkov Brest, from 7 April to 9 April 2017.


2016–17 SEHA League, Team information, Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2016–17 SEHA League, with their manager, team captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.


2016–17 SEHA League, Final four
The final four will be held at the Universal Sports Complex Victoria in Brest, Belarus on 7 and 9 April 2017.


2016–17 SEHA League, Format
The first-placed team of the group faces the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team will play against the third-placed team from the other group in the final four.


2016–17 SHL season
The 2016–17 SHL season is the 42nd season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began in September 2016 and ended in March 2017. The playoffs follow the conclusion of the regular season.


2016–17 SHL season
Rögle BK and Leksands IF were forced to play in the SHL qualifiers to defend their SHL status. Rögle won their series against BIK Karlskoga in four games while Leksand lost to Mora IK over six games. Therefore, Mora were promoted to the SHL at the expense of Leksand.


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


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


2016–17 SHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.


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


2016–17 SHL season, Playoffs
The top six teams will qualify directly for the quarter-finals, while the four teams ranked 7–10 will play a best-of-three series (also called a Play In to the Playoffs) and battle for the two remaining spots.


2016–17 SHL season, Playoffs, Playoff bracket
In the first round the 7th-ranked team will meet the 10th-ranked team and the 8th-ranked team will meet the 9th-ranked team for a place in the second round. In the second round, the top-ranked team will meet the lowest-ranked winner of the first round, the 2nd-ranked team will face the other winner of the first round, the 3rd-ranked team will face the 6th-ranked team, and the 4th-ranked team will face the 5th-ranked team. In the third round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home advantage.


2016–17 SHL season, Playoffs, Playoff bracket
In the first round the meetings are played as best-of-three series and the rest is best-of-seven series that follows an alternating home team format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team will be at home for game 2 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).


2016–17 SHL season, Playoffs, Round of 16
The teams ranked 7 and 10, and the teams ranked 8 and 9, respectively, will face each other in a best-of-three series in order to qualify for the quarter-finals. The better-ranked teams in the two series will receive home advantage, i.e. two home games, if necessary. The two winners will take the two remaining quarter-final spots.


2016–17 SHL season, Playoffs, Statistics, Playoff scoring leaders
List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the playoffs. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. Updated as of April 29, 2017. GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2016–17 SHL season, Playoffs, Statistics, Playoff leading goaltenders
These are the leaders in GAA and save percentage among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Updated as of April 29, 2017.


2016–17 SHL season, Playoffs, Statistics, Playoff leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team
The 2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by second year head coach Jon Harris, played their home games at the Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 1–15 in OVC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They failed to qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.


2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cougars finished the 2015–16 season 6–22, 3–13 in OVC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.


2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Preseason
Six players, all of whom saw major playing time, returned from the 6–22 team of 2015–16. They were joined by two players who sat out last season as "redshirts" under NCAA transfer rules, four freshmen, and two walk-on players who earned roster spots in open tryouts. A fifth freshman joined the squad at the semester break, and he, another freshman, and a transfer student were redshirted. The one non-returning player transferred to a Division II school.


2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Preseason
In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, SIUE was picked to finish fifth in the OVC's West Division.


2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Preseason
With a forbidding foreboding, the  Cougars lost their only exhibition game at home to the Division II McKendree Bearcats.


2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Regular season
The season started on a positive note with two wins at Hawaii. The Cougars then lost three in a row before winning two to raise their record to 4–3. They then lost the next six games (including another Division II loss) before beating Divisions II Missouri S&T in the final non-conference game.


2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Regular season
The conference slate was a near-total disaster, as the Cougars pulled out their only OVC win  in their last game on Senior Night. With a 1–15 OVC record, SIUE did not qualify for the conference tournament.


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


2016–17 SK Rapid Wien season
The 2016–17 SK Rapid Wien season was the 119th season in club history.


2016–17 SK Rapid Wien season, Background, Background information
Rapid Wien finished the 2015–16 season in second place. Therefore, Rapid Wien started in the 3rd qualifying round of the 2016/17 Europa League competition.


2016–17 SK Rapid Wien season, Background, Background information
This was the first season Rapid played in the Allianz Stadion.


2016–17 SK Rapid Wien season, Background, Background information
On 7 November 2016, after a 0-1 defeat at home against Wolfsberger AC both manager Mike Büskens and Director of Football Andreas Müller were sacked. Four days later Damir Canadi was presented as the new manager, joining Rapid from league rival SCR Altach. On 11 December, Fredy Bickel was presented as the new Director of Football.


2016–17 SK Rapid Wien season, Background, Background information
On 9 April 2017, after a 0-3 defeat in Ried manager Damir Canadi was sacked and replaced by his former assistant coaches Goran Djuricin and Martin Bernhard until end of season. Djuricin was later appointed as manager for the following season.


2016–17 SK Rapid Wien season, Austrian Cup, Austrian Cup review
In a curious turn of events, Rapid played all of its first three games in the Austrian Cup in the Sportklub Stadium in Vienna as neither the home grounds of the opponents had the infrastructure to host the game and the venue of the Linzer Stadion, where Blau-Weiß Linz initially wanted to move, was already occupied at the time with hosting the 2016 World Karate Championships.


2016–17 SK Rapid Wien season, Europa League, Europa League review
Rapid entered the Europa League in the 3rd qualifying round and qualified for the group stage after knocking out Torpedo Zhodino and AS Trenčín. Rapid was drawn into group F to compete against Athletic Bilbao, K.R.C. Genk and US Sassuolo Calcio and did not qualify for the knockout stage.


2016–17 SK Slavia Prague season
The 2016–17 season was SK Slavia Prague's 24th season in the Czech First League. The team competed in Czech First League and the Czech Cup.


2016–17 SK Slavia Prague season, Season Events
On 6 May, Slavia gathered three points against Bohemians Prague (match-week 27), which was sufficient to be mathematically assured that the team will finish ahead of Sparta in the league table.


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


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


2016–17 SKNFA Super League
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2016–17 SKNFA Super League
The 2016–17 Saint Kitts Premier Division, alternatively known as the SNKFA Super League, is the 37th season of the Saint Kitts Premier Division, the top division of football in Saint Kitts. The league consists of 10 clubs that play 24 matches with a three-match series against each other club. The regular season began on 10 September 2016 and ended on 14 May 2017. The season culminates with the playoffs to determine the league champion that run from 24 May 2017 until 17 June 2017.


2016–17 SKNFA Super League, Final four
The top four finishers of the regular season will participate in the single round-robin "Final Four", to determine the league champion.


2016–17 SKNFA Super League, Final four, Championship final
The top two finishers of the final four will participate in a best two-of-three series to determine the champion. The third leg is only played if necessary.


2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
The 2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Tim Jankovich and played their home games on their campus in University Park, Texas at Moody Coliseum. They were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 30–5, 17–1 in AAC play to win the AAC regular season championship. In the AAC Tournament, they defeated East Carolina, UCF, and Cincinnati to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 6 seed in the East region, they lost in the First Round to #11 USC.


2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Mustangs finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 25–5, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in second place in conference. Due to multiple NCAA violations, including academic fraud and unethical conduct, SMU was ineligible for all postseason play including the AAC Tournament and NCAA Tournament. Additionally, head coach Larry Brown was suspended for nine games.


2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team, Previous season
On July 8, 2016, Larry Brown resigned as head coach. A few days later, the school named Tim Jankovich head coach.


2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
The 2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by first year head coach Travis Mays, played their home games at Moody Coliseum and were fourth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 7–9 in AAC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to South Florida. They received a bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Louisiana Tech and Abilene Christian in the first and second rounds before losing to Indiana in the third round.


2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team, Media
All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on . Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, , and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.


2016–17 SPFL Development League
The 2016–17 SPFL Development League was the 19th season of the highest youth Scottish football league and the third season under the "Development League" format. It began in August 2016 and ended in May 2017.


2016–17 SPFL Development League, Changes
The league remained at 17 teams. All twelve 2016–17 Scottish Premiership clubs participated in the league, with Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Hibernian and St Mirren making up the numbers. Eligible players were those born in 1997 or later, but five players of any age were permitted in the matchday squad of 18.


2016–17 SPFL Development League, Matches
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.


2016–17 SPFL Development League, Matches
The result of a match between Dunfermline and Motherwell on 21 February was annulled, and a 3–0 win awarded to Motherwell, because Dunfermline fielded a player who was under suspension from the Scottish Football Association.


2016–17 SPHL season
The 2016–17 SPHL season was the 13th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).


2016–17 SSV Jahn Regensburg season
The 2016–17 SSV Jahn Regensburg season was the club's seventh season in the 3. Liga.


2016–17 SSV Jahn Regensburg season, Events
SSV Jahn Regensburg won promotion after beating VfL Wolfsburg II in the 2015–16 Regionalliga promotion play-offs.


2016–17 SSV Jahn Regensburg season, Events
In the preseason match against FC Sopron on 16 July Ali Odabas sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury which means he will not be able to play in the next eight or nine months.


2016–17 SSV Jahn Regensburg season, 3. Liga, 3. Liga fixtures & results, Promotion play-off results
On 20 May 2016, Jahn Regensburg qualified for the promotion play-off. Regensburg won the relegation 3–1 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.


2016–17 STOK Elite Division
The 2016–17 STOK Elite Division was the 2nd season of the Cypriot fourth-level football league.


2016–17 STOK Elite Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2016–17 STOK Elite Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2016–17 Cypriot Third Division and the last two teams were relegated to the regional leagues.


2016–17 STOK Elite Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2016–17 SV Darmstadt 98 season
The 2016–17 SV Darmstadt 98 season is the 119th season in the football club's history and 2nd consecutive and 4th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2015. Darmstadt 98 will also participate in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. It is the 96th season for Darmstadt in the Jonathan-Heimes-Stadion am Böllenfalltor, located in Darmstadt, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 SV Darmstadt 98 season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 SV Mattersburg season
The 2016–17 SV Mattersburg season saw the club take part in the League and Cup.


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


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


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


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


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


2016–17 SV Wehen Wiesbaden season
The 2016–17 SV Wehen Wiesbaden season is the 91st season in the football club's history. For the 8th consecutive season, Wehen Wiesbaden play in the 3. Liga. They also are participating in this season's edition of the Hessian Cup. The season covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


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


2016–17 SV Werder Bremen II season
The 2016–17 SV Werder Bremen II season is the 6th season for the football club in the 3. Liga. The season covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


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


2016–17 SV Werder Bremen season
The 2016–17 SV Werder Bremen season is the 107th season in the club's football history. In 2016–17 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football league system. It is the clubs 34th consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1981.


2016–17 SV Werder Bremen season
The club also is taking part in the 2016–17 edition of the DFB-Pokal.


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


2016–17 SVB Cup
The 2016–17 Surinamese Cup (Beker van Suriname) is the 20th edition of the cup competition in Suriname. 32 teams from the top 3 leagues in the country will participate.


2016–17 SVB Cup, First round
Matches are played between 6. January and 15. January S.V. Nishan 42 – S.C.S. Randjiet Boys S.V. Transvaal – Inter Boskamp ACoconut – Rica Prof S.V. Voorwaarts – S.C.S.V. BomastarS.V. Jong Rambaan – OSV Sportvereniging Nationaal Leger – Kitha S.V. Caravan – Slee Jr. S.V. Papatam – Bintang Lair S.V. Botopasi – Paraguay Inter Moengotapoe – Sunny Point F.C. West United – TOK S.V. Notch – S.V. Santos S.V. Leo Victor – BSV WBC – Marcon P.V.V. – Tahiti S.V. Robinhood – Flora


2016–17 SVB Cup, Round 1
January 7Rica Prof         0-1 ACoconut          Boma Star         1-1 Voorwaarts        [4-3 pen]Kitha             1-8 SNL               Slee Jr.          6-2 Caravan           Bintang Lair      0-2 Papatam           [abandoned at 0-2 in 2nd half after 4 red cards against Bintang Lair]Tahiti            1-2 PVV


2016–17 SVB Cup, Round 1
January 14Randjiet Boys     0-4 Nishan 42         Paraguay          0-6 Botopasi          [abandoned at 0-6 in 60' when Paraguay were left with 7 players]Sunny Point       1-3 Inter MoengotapoeTOK               1-1 West United       [TOK on pen]Santos            3-0 Notch             BSV               1-1 Leo Victor        [Leo Victor on pen]Marcon            0-3 WBC               Inter Boskamp     0-6 Transvaal


2016–17 SVB Cup, Quarterfinals
April 26WBC               2-2 Leo Victor        [WBC on pen (no extra time)]Nishan 42         2-2 Inter Moengotapoe [3-4 pen (no extra time)]


2016–17 SVB Cup, Final
June 30, André Kamperveenstadion, ParamariboInter Moengotapoe 3-3 Papatam           [aet, 4-3 pen]


2016–17 SVB Topklasse
The 2016–17 Telesur Topklasse is the 84th season of top tier Suriname football league and 1st season of the Topklasse, the highest football league competition of Suriname. The season began in November 2016, and ended in June 2017. Telesur became official broadcaster and sponsor of the Topklasse before the start of this season.


2016–17 SVB Topklasse, Changes from 2015–16
League expanded to 12 teams and changed names from Hoofdklasse to Topklasse. Excelsior and Takdier Boys relegated to Eerste Klasse now known as the Hoofdklasse. Jong Rambaan, PVV, SNL and Voorwaarts were promoted from the Eerste Klasse.


2016–17 Sacramento Kings season
The 2016–17 Sacramento Kings season was the 72nd season of the franchise, its 68th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 32nd in Sacramento. It was their first season at Golden 1 Center. On May 10, 2016, the Kings hired Dave Joerger as their new head coach.


2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets were led by ninth-year head coach Brian Katz and played their home games at the Hornets Nest as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Sky Tournament, they defeated Idaho State in the First Round before losing to Eastern Washington in the Quarterfinals.


2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team, Previous season
The Hornets finished the 2015–16  season 14–17, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Montana State in the First Round of the Big Sky Tournament to advance to the Quarterfinals where they lost to Montana.


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


2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets, led by fourth year head coach Bunky Harkleroad and played their home games at Hornets Nest. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to Weber State.


2016–17 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team
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2016–17 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Pioneers' 18th season of NCAA Division I basketball, all played in the Northeast Conference. The Pioneers were led by fourth-year head coach Anthony Latina and played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut. They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in NEC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to Mount St. Mary's.


2016–17 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Pioneers finished the 2015–16 season 12–18, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a three was tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to LIU Brooklyn.


2016–17 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's ice hockey season
The 2016-17 Pioneers represented Sacred Heart University as a Division I independent team during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2016–17 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by fifth-year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at the DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Bryant and Wagner to advance to the Championship game of the NEC Tournament where they lost to Mount St. Mary's. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Jacksonville in the First Round to win the Hugh Durham Classic. However, they lost in the Second Round to UMBC.


2016–17 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team, Previous season
The Red Flash finished the 2015–16 season 13–17, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the Quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to Fairleigh Dickinson.


2016–17 Saint Francis Red Flash 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 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 22nd-year head coach Phil Martelli, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 4–14 A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 13 seed in the A-10 Tournament, they lost to Massachusetts in the first round.


2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Hawks finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 28–8, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated George Washington, Dayton, and VCU to be with the A-10 Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a #8 seed, they defeated Cincinnati in the first round, their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2004, to advance to the second round where they lost to Oregon. DeAndre' Bembry was named A-10 player of the year.


2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team, Preseason
Saint Joseph's was picked to finish in ninth place in the Preseason A-10 poll.


2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team will represent the Saint Joseph's University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, led by sixteenth year head coach Cindy Griffin, played their home games at Hagan Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Duquesne. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where lost to Virginia in the first round.


2016–17 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team, 2016–17 media
All non-televised Hawks home games will air on the A-10 Digital Network. All Hawks games will be streamed via the Saint Joseph's Sports Network on sjuhawks.com.


2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by first-year head coach Travis Ford. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in 11th place. They received the No. 11 seed in the A-10 Tournament where they defeated Duquesne in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to George Washington.


2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team, Previous season
The Billikens finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 11–22, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They defeated George Mason in the first round of the A-10 Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to George Washington.


2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 10, 2016, head coach Jim Crews was released from his coaching duties by the school. On March 30, the school hired Travis Ford as head coach.


2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team, Preseason
The Billikens were picked to finish in last place in the A-10 Preseason Poll.


2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team will represent the Saint Louis University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Billikens, led by fifth year head coach Lisa Stone, played their home games at the Chaifetz Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.


2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team, 2016–17 media
All non-televised Billikens home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network.


2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's 16th season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, California. They finished the season 29–5, 16–2 in WCC play to finish in second place. In the WCC Tournament, they defeated Portland and BYU before losing to Gonzaga in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 7 seed in the West region, they beat VCU in the First Round before losing to No. 2-seeded Arizona in the Second Round.


2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team, Previous season
The Gaels finished the 2015–16 season 29–6, 15–3 in WCC play to win a share of the WCC regular season conference championship. They defeated Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine to advance to the championship game of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. As a regular season conference champion and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As a No. 2 seed in the NIT, they defeated New Mexico State and Georgia to advance to the quarterfinals before losing to Valparaiso.


2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team, Preseason
The Gaels were picked to finish second in the WCC preseason poll. Emmett Naar, Dane Pineau, and Joe Rahon were selected to the All-WCC preseason team. The Gaels were ranked No. 17 in the preseason AP poll and No. 19 in the preseason Coaches Poll.


2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gales, led by eleventh year head coach Paul Thomas, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC Women's Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Colorado State in the first round.


2016–17 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team
The 2016–17 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team represented Saint Peter's University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Peacocks, led by 11th-year head coach John Dunne, played their home games at the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 14–6 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Canisius in the MAAC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Monmouth. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Albany, Texas State, Furman and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi to become CIT champions.


2016–17 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team, Previous season
The Peacocks finished the 2015–16 season 14–16, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Tournament to Fairfield.


2016–17 Saint-Barthelemy Championships
The 2017 Saint Barthélemy Championship was the 14th season of the competition. The per obtained statistics, the season began on 30 September 2016 and ended on 7 April 2017. It is unknown what all the results were, but it was confirmed that ASPSB won the title, making it their first title in six years, and their record fifth-overall title.


2016–17 Saint-Barthelemy Championships, Standings, Other competitions
ASPSB beat AS Gustavia 2–1 in the Taça Jose Veiga da Silva 2016 and the Coupe de Saint-Barth was abandon.


2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by seventh-year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Central Arkansas and Houston Baptist to advance to the semifinals of the Southland Tournament where they lost to New Orleans. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bearkats finished the 2015–16 season 18–16, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Nicholls State in the quarterfinals of the Southland Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Jackson State.


2016–17 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Scott Padgett, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 20–16, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon Tournament before losing in the Quarterfinals to Furman. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Canisius in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Liberty.


2016–17 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 14–19, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated VMI in the First Round of the SoCon Tournament to advance to the Quarterfinals where they lost to Chattanooga.


2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season
The 2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season was the franchise's 50th season, its 44th season in the San Antonio area, and its 41st in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season was the team's first without longtime team cornerstone Tim Duncan since 1996–97; Duncan retired from the NBA on July 11, 2016 as a 5-time champion and the first NBA player ever to win championships in 3 straight decades. With the elimination of the NHL (National Hockey League)'s Detroit Red Wings from the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs on March 28, 2017, the Spurs—with 20 consecutive NBA Playoffs appearances—held the longest active playoff streak in any of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.


2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season
Despite Duncan no longer on the team, the Spurs finished the regular season with a 61–21 record, securing the second seed in the Western Conference playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in six games. In the Western Conference Semifinals, they defeated the Houston Rockets in six games. In the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs were swept by the eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors in four games. This was San Antonio's first time being swept in the playoffs since the 2010 Western Conference Semifinals, when they were defeated by the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. The Spurs were also close to rematching the defending NBA champions Cleveland Cavaliers in the Finals  for the first time since 2007.


2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season
As of 2021, this is the only time in the post-Tim Duncan era that the Spurs advanced past the First Round of the Western Conference Playoffs.


2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season, Season synopsis, Preseason
The 2016 NBA draft was held on June 23, 2016, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Spurs chose guard Dejounte Murray with the 29th pick of the first round.


2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season, Season synopsis, Preseason
On July 11, Tim Duncan announced his retirement from the NBA.


2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season, Season synopsis, Preseason
On July 19, it was confirmed that the Spurs would play a game at the Mexico City Arena in Mexico City, Mexico on January 14, 2017 against the Phoenix Suns.


2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season, Season synopsis, Regular season
On March 8, with a 114–104 win over the Sacramento Kings the Spurs extended their league record for consecutive 50+ win seasons to 18 straight.


2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season, Season synopsis, Regular season
On April 4, with a 95–89(OT) win over the Memphis Grizzlies the Spurs secured their first back to back 60+ win seasons in team history.


2016–17 San Antonio Spurs season, Season synopsis, Regular season
The San Antonio Spurs were eliminated 4-0 by the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals.


2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
The 2016–17 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's 18th season at San Diego State. The Aztecs played their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated UNLV and Boise State to advance to the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Colorado State. They Aztecs did not participate in a postseason tournament for the first time since the 2004–05 season.


2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
On April 11, 2017, head coach Steve Fisher announced his retirement after 18 seasons at San Diego State and 27 seasons overall as NCAA head coach, handing over the head coaching job to his longtime assistant Brian Dutcher.


2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Aztecs finished the 2015–16 season 28–10, 16–2 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They defeated Utah State and Nevada to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Fresno State. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated IPFW, Washington, and Georgia Tech to advance to the tournament semifinals at Madison Square Garden. There, they lost to eventual NIT Champion George Washington.


2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball team
The 2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball team represents San Diego State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by fourth year head coach Stacie Terry. The Aztecs played their home games at the Viejas Arena and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 6–12 in Mountain West play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Women's Tournament to San Jose State.


2016–17 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
The 2016–17 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lamont Smith's second season at San Diego. The Toreros competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. They finished the season 13–18, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Portland.


2016–17 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team, Previous season
The Toreros finished the 2015–16 season 9–21, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Loyola Marymount.


2016–17 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team
The 2016–17 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team will represent the University of San Diego in the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Toreros, members of the West Coast Conference, were led by head coach Cindy Fisher, in her twelfth season at the school. The Toreros play their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion on the university campus in San Diego, California. They finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC Women's Tournament where they lost to BYU.


2016–17 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
The 2016–17 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Kyle Smith's first season at San Francisco. The Dons played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the First Round to Rice.


2016–17 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team, Previous season
The Dons finished the 2015–16 season 15–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to Pepperdine.


2016–17 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 9, 2016, head coach Rex Walters was fired. On March 30, the school hired Kyle Smith as head coach.


2016–17 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team
The 2016–17 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team represents the University of San Francisco in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It is head coach Molly Goodenbour's first season at San Francisco. The Dons, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Women's Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.


2016–17 San Jose Sharks season
The 2016–17 San Jose Sharks season was the 26th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990. The Sharks failed to repeat their success of winning the Western Conference in 2016 after losing to Edmonton in the first round in six games.


2016–17 San Jose Sharks season, Schedule, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2016–17 San Jose Sharks season, Schedule, Playoffs
The Sharks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's third seed and will face the second seed of the same division, the Edmonton Oilers.


2016–17 San Jose Sharks season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only. ‡Traded mid-season


2016–17 San Jose Sharks season, Transactions
The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:


2016–17 San Jose Sharks season, Draft picks
Below are the San Jose Sharks' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24 and 25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.


2016–17 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
The 2016–17 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fourth year head coach Dave Wojcik, played their home games at the Event Center Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to Utah State.


2016–17 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
On July 10, 2017 Dave Wojcik resigned as head coach for personal reasons. On August 4, the school hired Jean Prioleau as head coach.


2016–17 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. During the season, the Spartans were invited and participated in the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage, Alaska. During the tournament, they defeated San Diego and Alaska–Anchorage to earn 5th place. In the postseason, they lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to Colorado State.


2016–17 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team
The 2016–17 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team represented San José State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fourth year head coach Jamie Craighead, played their home games at the Event Center Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Women's Tournament where they lost to Colorado State.


2016–17 San Miguel Beermen season
The 2016–17 San Miguel Beermen season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Herb Sendek's first season at Santa Clara. The Broncos played their home games at the Leavey Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated San Francisco in the WCC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Gonzaga.


2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team, Previous season
The Broncos finished the 2015–16 season 11–20, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to BYU.


2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 7, 2016, head coach Kerry Keating was fired by Santa Clara. On March 29, the school hired Herb Sendek as head coach.


2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team represented Santa Clara University in the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Broncos, led by first year head coach Bill Carr. The Broncos were members of the West Coast Conference and play their home games at the Leavey Center. They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Women's Tournament to Saint Mary's.


2016–17 Santosh Trophy
The 2016–17 Santosh Trophy was be the 71st edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main state competition for football in India.


2016–17 Santosh Trophy
Services are the reigning champions. Teams such as Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala have begun preparations for the tournament.


2016–17 Santosh Trophy, Qualified teams
The following 10 teams have qualified for the Santosh Trophy proper.


2016–17 Santosh Trophy qualification
The 2016–17 Santosh Trophy qualifiers are the qualifiers for the 2016–17 Santosh Trophy. All the teams participating in the qualifiers are divided into five zones based on where they are based and each zone is divided into two groups each.


2016–17 Santosh Trophy qualification, Format
Each team is put into five zones; each zone has two groups. The leaders of every group qualify for the tournament proper.


2016–17 Sapling Cup
2016–17 Hong Kong Sapling Cup (officially the 2016–17 R&F Properties Sapling Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 2nd edition of the Sapling Cup. The Cup is contested by the 9 teams in the 2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League.


2016–17 Sapling Cup
The objective of the Cup is to create more potential playing opportunities for youth players. In this Cup competition, each team must play a minimum of two players born on or after 1 January 1995 (U22) and six foreign players at most during every whole match, or to send at most four foreign players during every whole match.


2016–17 Saski Baskonia season
The 2016–17 season was Baskonia's 57th in existence and the club's 34th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish basketball and the 17th consecutive season in the top flight of European basketball. Baskonia was involved in four competitions.


2016–17 Saski Baskonia season, Competitions, Liga ACB, Results by round
Last updated: January 29, 2017.Source: Competitive matchesGround: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.


2016–17 Saski Baskonia season, Competitions, EuroLeague, Results by round
Last updated: January 27, 2017.Source: Competitive matchesGround: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.


2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
The 2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 42nd season of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 30 teams, 14 teams from the Pro League, and 16 teams from the First Division. It started with the Preliminary stage on 15 August 2016 and concluded with the final on 10 March 2017.


2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
The holders were Al-Hilal who beat Al-Ahli 2–1 in the previous season's final on 19 February 2016. They were eliminated in the semi-finals by Al-Nassr.


2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ittihad won their 8th title following a 1–0 win over Al-Nassr in the final.


2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, First stage, Preliminary round
The Preliminary round fixtures were played on 15, 16, 25, 26, 27 & 28 August 2016. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Second stage, Round of 16
The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 26, 27, 28 & 29 September 2016. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Second stage, Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 24 & 25 October 2016. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Second stage, Semi-finals
The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 26 & 27 December 2016. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Second stage, Final
The final was held on 10 March 2017 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2016–17 Saudi First Division
2016–17 Saudi First Division was the 40th season of the Saudi First Division since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 11 August 2016 and concluded on 5 May 2017.


2016–17 Saudi First Division, Teams
A total of 16 teams are contesting the league, including 11 sides from the 2015–16 season, two relegated from the 2015–16 Saudi Professional League and three promoted from the 2015–16 Saudi Second Division. Al-Qaisumah were promoted as champions, while Al-Adalh were promoted as Group B winners. Wej secured the final berth by winning the play-offs.


2016–17 Saudi First Division, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 Saudi Professional League
The 2016–17 Saudi Professional League (also known as the Jameel League for sponsorship reasons) was the 41st season of Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1976. The season started on 11 August 2016 and concluded on 4 May 2017.


2016–17 Saudi Professional League
Al-Hilal won their fourteenth league title, and first since the 2010–11 season, with two matches to spare following a 2–1 win over Al-Shabab on 20 April. The defending champions were Al-Ahli who finished as runners-up.


2016–17 Saudi Professional League
Al-Ettifaq and Al-Batin entered as the two promoted teams from the 2015–16 Saudi First Division.


2016–17 Saudi Professional League, Teams
The league comprises 14 teams, 11 from the 2015–16 campaign, as well as two teams promoted from the 2015–16 First Division and the relegation play-off winners.


2016–17 Saudi Professional League, Teams
On the final day of the season Al-Mojzel won the First Division title and their first-ever promotion to the top flight after a 3–2 win against Al-Jeel. Al-Ettifaq were also promoted after they finished in 2nd place, it will be their first participation in the Pro League since the 2013–14 season. The two promoted teams replaced Najran and Hajer. Al-Raed were relegation play-off winners.


2016–17 Saudi Professional League, Teams
On 3 August 2016, Al-Mojzel were stripped of their tile and were instead relegated to the Second Division due to a match fixing scandal. The SAFF decided to promote Al-Batin instead.


2016–17 Saudi Professional League, Teams, Foreign players
The number of foreign players is limited to 4 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.


2016–17 Saudi Professional League, League table, Positions by round
The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. If a club from the Saudi Professional League wins the King Cup, they will qualify for the AFC Champions League, unless they have already qualified for it through their league position. In this case, an additional AFC Champions League group stage berth will be given to the 3rd placed team, and the AFC Champions League play-off round spot will be given to 4th.


2016–17 Saudi Professional League, Relegation play-offs
Al-Batin which finished 12th will face Najran, the 3rd-placed 2016–17 Saudi First Division side for a two-legged play-off. Al-Batin beat Najran 3–2 on aggregate.


2016–17 Saudi Professional League, Attendances, By team
Updated to games played on 4 May 2017Source: Notes:† Teams played previous season in First Division.


2016–17 Savannah State Tigers basketball team
The 2016–17 Savannah State Tigers basketball team represented Savannah State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 12th-year head coach Horace Broadnax, played their home games at Tiger Arena and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–16, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place. The team was ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.


2016–17 Savannah State Tigers basketball team, Previous season
They finished the 2015–16 season 16–16, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Delaware State and Bethune–Cookman to advance to the semifinals of the MEAC Tournament where they lost to Hampton. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas–Arlington.


2016–17 Savannah State Tigers basketball team, Preseason
The Eagles were picked to finish in 11th place in the preseason MEAC poll. Troyce Manassa was named to the preseason All-MEAC third team.


2016–17 Scandinavian Cup
The 2016–17 Scandinavian Cup was a season of the Scandinavian Cup, a Continental Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began on 9 December 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway and concluded with a stage event 3–5 March 2017 in Madona, Latvia.


2016–17 Scarlets season
The 2016–17 season was the 14th season in the history of the Scarlets, a Welsh rugby union regional side based in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. In this season, they won the Pro12 playoffs after finishing third in the league, and also competed in the Rugby Champions Cup and the Anglo-Welsh Cup. It was Wales international centre Jonathan Davies' first season back at the region after leaving for Clermont Auvergne in 2014. Scarlets also signed Welsh international Rhys Patchell, South African international Werner Kruger and New Zealander Johnny McNicholl ahead of the 2016–17 season, whilst Welsh internationals Rhodri Jones and Rhodri Williams, club stalwart Phil John and New Zealand international Regan King were among the players who left.


2016–17 Scarlets season, Pre-season and friendlies
Although advertised as a home match, the friendly against Bath was held at Eirias Stadium as opposed to Parc y Scarlets.


2016–17 Scarlets season, Statistics
(+ in the Apps column denotes substitute appearance, positions listed are the ones they have started a game in during the season)


2016–17 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season
The 2016–17 season was the 48th campaign of the Scottish Basketball Championship, the national basketball league of Scotland. 18 teams were split into Division 1, featuring 10 teams, and Division 2, featuring 8 teams. Falkirk Fury won their 5th league title.


2016–17 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season, Teams
The line-up for the 2016-17 season features the following teams:


2016–17 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season, Format
In Division 1, each team plays each other twice, once home, once away, for a total of 18 games.


2016–17 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season, Format
In Division 2, each team plays each other twice, once home, once away, for a total of 14 games.


2016–17 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season, Chairman's Cup
The Chairman's Cup is a national knockout competition for teams who play outwith the National League system.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup
The 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the IRN-BRU Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the 26th season of the competition. The tournament took on a different format from previous seasons with a total of 54 teams participating.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup
It was the first season with two clubs from both Northern Ireland and Wales competing alongside the 30 members of the 2016–17 Scottish Championship, 2016–17 Scottish League One and 2016–17 Scottish League Two, four teams from the 2016–17 Highland Football League and four from the 2016–17 Lowland Football League as well as the Under-20 teams of the teams competing in the 2016–17 Scottish Premiership.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup
The defending champions, Rangers, who defeated Peterhead in the 2016 final, did not compete in the competition due to their promotion to the Scottish Premiership. Irn Bru replaced Petrofac as the main sponsor of the competition in June 2016.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round
The draw for the first round was made on 23 June at Hampden Park. The 28 teams entering at this stage were separated into 4 regional pools. This was to ensure that U20s teams were not drawn against each other and that teams from the Highland and Lowland Leagues were not drawn against each other.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round, North Section, Draw  and seeding
Teams from Pool A will be drawn against teams from Pool B. Teams in Bold qualified for the Second round.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round, South Section, Draw and seeding
Teams from Pool C will be drawn against teams from Pool D. Teams in Bold qualified for the Second round.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, Second round
The draw for the second round was made at 12:30pm on Thursday, 4 August at Hampden Park and streamed live on Periscope by Irn-Bru's football Twitter account. The 14 teams advancing from the first round were joined by the top two teams from the 2015–16 Scottish League Two and the eight teams placed third to 10th from the 2015–16 Scottish League One.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, Second round
The second round ties will take place on Tuesday 16 or Wednesday 17 August 2016.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, Second round, North Section, Draw and seeding
Teams from Pot A will be drawn against teams from Pot B. Teams in Bold advanced to the third round.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, Second round, South Section, Draw and seeding
Teams from Pot C will be drawn against teams from Pot D. Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the third round.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, Third round
The draw for the third round was made on Thursday 18 August at 1pm at The Kelpies and was streamed live on Periscope by Irn-Bru's football Twitter account. The 12 teams advancing from the second round will be joined by the ten teams from the 2016–17 Scottish Championship and the bottom two teams from the 2015–16 Scottish Championship.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, Third round
The third round ties took place on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September 2016.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, Third round, North Section, Draw and seeding
Teams from Pot A will be drawn against teams from Pot B. Teams in Bold advanced to the fourth round.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, Third round, South Section, Draw and seeding
Teams from Pot C will be drawn against teams from Pot D. Teams in Bold advanced to the fourth round.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, Fourth round
The 12 teams advancing from the third round were to be joined by the four teams that finished first and second in the 2015–16 NIFL Premiership and the 2015–16 Welsh Premier League.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, Fourth round, Draw and seeding
The draw for the fourth round was made at the Oriam National Performance Centre, Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh on Tuesday, 6 September at 12pm. The draw was made by John Hartson and IRN-BRU super fan Michael Douglas. There was no seeding for the draw however, teams for Northern Ireland and Wales could not be drawn against each other. As a result they were placed into two separate pots (A and B) before being drawn against the remaining Scottish teams (Pot C). The Welsh teams were drawn first followed by the Northern Irish teams with one of each playing at home and one away.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, Quarter-finals, Draw
The draw for the quarter-finals was made at the Titan Crane on the River Clyde in Clydebank on Monday, 10 October at 2pm and was streamed live on Periscope by Irn-Bru's football Twitter account. The draw was made by former Dundee United and Scotland striker Kevin Gallacher and Rio 2016 silver medallist Dan Wallace. There was no seeding for the draw however, as with the previous round, teams from Northern Ireland and Wales, should they qualify, would not be drawn against each other. The ties took place on the weekend of 12 and 13 November.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, Semi-finals, Draw
The draw for the semi-finals was made at the Toryglen Regional Football Centre in Glasgow on Monday, 14 November and streamed live on Periscope by Irn-Bru's football Twitter account. The draw was made by former Manchester City and Scotland striker Paul Dickov and current Scotland and Hibernian striker Abi Harrison. There was no seeding for the draw and the ties are due to take place on the weekend of 18 and 19 February 2017.


2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, Player of the Round
The Golden Ball Award is a 'Player of the Round' award given to the player who is adjudged to have had the best performance of that round out of all the players in teams left competing in that round of the competition. The winner is voted for by supporters from a chosen short-list of players on the .