2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Off-season
No more moves were made until nearly a month later when, on August 22, Jhonas Enroth was signed to a one-year deal to backup newly acquired goaltender Frederik Andersen. Mark Hunter was also promoted to an assistant general manager, while Brandon Prust and Raman Hrabarenka were signed to professional try outs.


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


2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Playoffs
The Maple Leafs clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the 2012–13 season. They qualified as the second wildcard team in the Eastern Conference and faced the Washington Capitals, the division winner with the best record, in the first round. Washington won the series in 6 games, 4–2.


2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Playoffs
This was the third playoff series in NHL history where five games were decided in overtime, the first occurring in the 1951 Stanley Cup Finals between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens, and the second in the 2012 Western Conference Quarterfinals between the Phoenix Coyotes and the Chicago Blackhawks.


2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team and has now joined the Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only. ‡Denotes player spent time with the Maple Leafs and has now joined another team. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions, Free agents acquired
Players signed to professional try out contracts are not included in this table. Please see off-season for try outs.


2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Draft picks
Below are the Toronto Maple Leafs' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Leafs held on to each of their picks in all seven rounds, and acquired an additional four picks through various trades.


2016–17 Toronto Raptors season
The 2016–17 Toronto Raptors season was the 22nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 25, 2017, the team clinched a team-record fourth straight berth to the NBA playoffs. They finished the regular season with a 51–31 record as the 3rd seed. In the playoffs, the Raptors defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the First Round of the playoffs in six games, facing the defending NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the Semifinals, whom they met in last season's Eastern Conference Finals. However, the Raptors would be swept by the Cavaliers in four games.


2016–17 Toto Cup Al
The 2016–17 Toto Cup Al was the 32st season of the third-important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the 11th tournament involving Israeli Premier League clubs only.


2016–17 Toto Cup Al
The competition is held in two stages. First, fourteen Premier League teams were divided into three groups, five teams in groups A and B and four teams in group C, the teams playing against each other once. The best three teams from groups A and B and the best two teams from group C will advance to the quarter-finals, which will be played over two-legged ties. The semi-finals and the final are then played as one-legged matches in a neutral venue.


2016–17 Toto Cup Al
Hapoel Be'er Sheva won the cup by defeating Hapoel Kiryat Shmona 4–1 in the final.


2016–17 Toto Cup Al, Group stage
Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs, with the northern clubs allocated to Group A (include team from Kfar Saba), In Group B allocated the three teams from Tel Aviv, one team from Petah Tikva and one more team from Ra'anana, the rest of the teams In Group C .


2016–17 Toto Cup Leumit
The 2016–17 Toto Cup Leumit was the 27th season of the second tier League Cup (as a separate competition) since its introduction. It was held in two stages. First, sixteen Liga Leumit teams were divided into four regionalized groups, with the winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final were held as one-legged matches.


2016–17 Toto Cup Leumit
The defending cup holders were Hapoel Ashkelon, having won the cup on its previous edition.


2016–17 Toto Cup Leumit
In the final, played on 30 November 2016, Maccabi Sha'arayim defeated Hapoel Ramat Gan 2–1.


2016–17 Toto Cup Leumit, Group stage
Groups were allocated according to geographic distribution of the clubs. The groups were announced by the IFA on took place on 18 July 2016.


2016–17 Toto Cup Leumit, Group stage
The matches are due to be played from 1 August.


2016–17 Toto Cup Leumit, Group stage, Tiebreakers
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.


2016–17 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 25th season in the Premier League and 39th successive season in the top division of the English football league system. Along with the Premier League, the club competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Champions League. Upon finishing 3rd in the group stage of the Champions League they then qualified and entered into knock-out stage of the Europa League.


2016–17 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
They played their home domestic fixtures at White Hart Lane and their home European fixtures at Wembley Stadium. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
It was the club's final season at White Hart Lane before it was demolished to make way for the new stadium. Tottenham went the season unbeaten at their old stadium in all competitions: it was the first time they had been unbeaten at home in a league campaign since the 1964–65 season. In winning their final fourteen home league matches, they equalled the club record set over the final nine games of 1986–87 and the first five of 1987–88.


2016–17 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Squad, Current squad
Age listed below are accurate as of 21 May 2017


2016–17 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Friendlies, Pre-season
On 1 March 2016, it was announced that Tottenham would participate in the Australia edition of the 2016 International Champions Cup. On 24 June, it was announced on the Tottenham Hotspur website that they would also play against Inter Milan in Norway.


2016–17 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Friendlies, Post-season
On 8 May 2017, Spurs confirmed a return to Hong Kong to play an exhibition match against Kitchee SC, which closed Spurs' season.


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


2016–17 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.


2016–17 Toulouse FC season
The 2016–17 Toulouse FC season is the 47th professional season of the club since its creation in 1970.


2016–17 Toulouse FC 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 Toulouse FC 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 Toulouse FC season, Players, 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 Tour de Ski
The 2016–17 Tour de Ski was the 11th edition of the Tour de Ski. The World Cup stage event began in Val Müstair, Switzerland on December 31, 2016, and ended in Val di Fiemme, Italy on January 8, 2017. The cups were being defended by Therese Johaug (Norway) and Martin Johnsrud Sundby (Norway).


2016–17 Tour de Ski, Stages, Stage 7
The race for Fastest of the Day counts for 2016–17 FIS Cross-Country World Cup points. No bonus seconds were awarded on this stage.


2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth year head coach Pat Skerry, played their home games at SECU Arena in Towson, Maryland as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in third place. They defeated Northeastern in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to College of Charleston. Despite a 20 win season, the Tigers declined to participate in a postseason tournament.


2016–17 Towson Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 20–13, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to CAA Tournament. The Tigers received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Oakland.


2016–17 Towson Tigers women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Towson Tigers women's basketball team represents Towson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth year head coach Niki Reid Geckeler, play their home games at SECU Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 12–18, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Women's Tournament to Hofstra.


2016–17 Toyota Finance 86 Championship
The 2016–2017 Toyota Finance 86 Championship is the fourth running of the Toyota Finance 86 Championship. The championship began on 4 November 2016 at Pukekohe Park Raceway and will conclude on 12 March 2016 at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park.


2016–17 Toyota Finance 86 Championship, Race calendar and results
All rounds are to be held in New Zealand. The round one in Pukekohe Park Raceway will be held in support of the V8 Supercars. Rounds 3, 4 and 5 are to be held with the Toyota Racing Series.


2016–17 Toyota Finance 86 Championship, Championship standings
In order for a driver to score championship points, they had to complete at least 75% of the race winner's distance, and be running at the finish. All races counted towards the final championship standings.


2016–17 Toyota Finance 86 Championship, Championship standings
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap(M) – Driver aged 40 over(R) – Rookie


2016–17 Tractor S.C. season
The 2016–17 season is Tractor's 9th season in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Tractor is captained by Mehdi Kiani.


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


2016–17 Tractor S.C. 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 Tractor S.C. 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 Tractor S.C. 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 Tractor S.C. 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 Tractor S.C. season, Kit and sponsorship
Tractor is currently sponsored by the Hamrah-e Aval (Mobile Telecommunication Company) and also . They were previously sponsored by the Bank Sepah. On July 2014, the club signed a contract with Kelme, starting from 2014–15 season.


2016–17 Troy Trojans men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Troy Trojans men's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fourth-year head coach Phil Cunningham, played their home games at Trojan Arena in Troy, Alabama and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–15, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. The defeated Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, and Texas State to win the Sun Belt Tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 15 seed in the East region, they lost to Duke in the First Round.


2016–17 Troy Trojans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Trojans finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 4–16 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt Tournament.


2016–17 Troy Trojans women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Troy Trojans women's basketball team represented Troy University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fifth year head coach Chanda Rigby, played their home games at Trojan Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They defeat Arkansas State, Texas–Arlington and Louisiana–Lafayette to become champions of the Sun Belt Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament. They lost in the first round to Mississippi State.


2016–17 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by first-year head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr., played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as third-year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC Tournament to Tulsa.


2016–17 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team, Previous season
The Green Wave finished the season 12–22, 3–15 in American Athletic play to finish in last place. They defeated UCF and Houston in the American Athletic Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Memphis.


2016–17 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team, Previous season
Following the season, Tulane fired head coach Ed Conroy. On March 25, 2016, the school hired Mike Dunleavy Sr. as head coach.


2016–17 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by 23rd year head coach Lisa Stockton, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse and were third year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 7–9 in AAC play to finish in a 4-way tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament to UCF. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Texas-Arlington and Grambling State in the first and second rounds before losing to Alabama in the third round.


2016–17 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team, Media
All Green Wave games will be broadcast on WRBH 88.3 FM. A video stream for all home games will be on , ESPN3, or . Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.


2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by third-year head coach Frank Haith, played their home games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Tulane in the first round of the AAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Cincinnati.


2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team, Previous season
The Golden Hurricane finished the 2015–16 season 20–12, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of AAC Tournament to Memphis. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four to Michigan.


2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the third season for the Golden Hurricane as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Golden Hurricane, led by sixth year head coach Matilda Mossman, played their home games at the Reynolds Center.


2016–17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team, Media
All Golden Hurricane games were broadcast on KTGX CHROME 95.3 FM and KWTU 88.7 FM HD3. The audio broadcast could also be heard on Hurricane Vision. A video stream for all home games was on Hurricane Vision, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games were typically streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.


2016–17 Tunisian Cup
The 2016–17 Tunisian Cup (Coupe de Tunisie) was the 85th season of the football cup competition of Tunisia. The competition is organized by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football (FTF) and open to all clubs in Tunisia.


2016–17 Tunisian Cup, Round of 32
Étoile du Sahel got a bye and qualified to the Round of 16.


2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season was the 91st season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition started on 8 September 2016. The defending champions from the previous season are Étoile du Sahel.


2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Teams
A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 13 sides from the 2015–16 season and three promoted from the 2015–16 Ligue 2. AS Gabès was the first to obtain promotion, followed by Olympique Béja and finally US Tataouine. The three teams replaced EGS Gafsa, AS Kasserine and Stade Tunisien who were relegated to 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue 2. The teams are drawn in two groups of 8 each.


2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Teams
At the end of the first part of the season, the first 3 will qualify to the Championship Group, the 4th to 7th will contest the Relegation Group and the 8th of each group will be relegated to the Ligue 2. Étoile du Sahel are the defending champions from the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Relegation playoff
This game was played between the 6th of the Relegation Group and the 3rd of Ligue 2.


2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2
The 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 (Tunisian Professional League) season was the 62nd season since Tunisia's independence.


2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2, Promotion playoff
This game was played between the 6th of Ligue 1 Relegation Group and the 3rd of Ligue 2.


2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 3
The 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 3 (Tunisian Professional League) was competed by 48 teams divided in 4 groups of 12 teams each. The winner of each group is promoted to Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2.


2016–17 Turkish Cup
The 2016–17 Turkish Cup (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası) is the 55th season of the Turkish Cup. Ziraat Bankası is the sponsor of the tournament, thus the sponsored name is Ziraat Turkish Cup. The winners will earn a berth in the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, and also qualify for the 2017 Turkish Super Cup.


2016–17 Turkish Cup, Final
The final contested in Eslkişehir as a one-off match. The winner awarded 50 medals per club along with the Turkish Cup trophy.


2016–17 Turkish Handball Super League
The 2016–17 Turkish Handball Super League is the 39th season of the Turkish Handball Super League, Turkish's top-tier handball league. A total of fourteen teams contest this season's league, which began on 17 September 2016 and is scheduled to conclude in April 2017.


2016–17 Turkish Handball Super League
Beşiktaş J.K. are the defending champions, having beaten B.B Ankara Spor 3–0 in the previous season's playoff finals.


2016–17 Turkish Handball Super League, Format
The competition format for the 2016–17 season consists of a home-and-away round-robin system.


2016–17 Turkish Handball Super League, Teams
The following 14 clubs compete in the Turkish Handball Super League during the 2016–17 season. Marmara Gücü SK, Trabzon and Ankara Il Özel Idare were relegated from the previous season and Beykoz Belediyesi GSK, Selçuklu Belediyespor, Aziziye Belediyesi Termal Spor and Yozgat Bozok Spor were promoted from 2015-16 Turkish 1.lig.


2016–17 Turkish Men's Volleyball League
The 2016–17 Turkish Men's Volleyball League is the 47th edition of the top-flight professional men's volleyball league in Turkey.


2016–17 Turkish Men's Volleyball League, Playoffs
The eight teams that finished in the places 1 to 8 in the Regular season, compete in the Play-off (1-8).


2016–17 Turkish Women's Basketball League
The 2016-17 Turkish Women's Basketball League is the 37th edition of the top-flight professional women's basketball league in Turkey.


2016–17 Turkish Women's Basketball League
Tosyalı Toyo Osmaniye and MBK Doğuş Hastanesi promoted to Turkish Women's Basketball League after 2015-2016 season.


2016–17 Turkish Women's Basketball League
On June 10 İstanbul BGD and Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi have merged and it will compete as Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi. Girne Üniversitesi took the spot of the Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi.


2016–17 Turkish Women's First Football League
The 2016–17 season of the Turkish Women's First Football League was the 21st season of Turkey's premier women's football league.


2016–17 Turkish Women's First Football League, Second Stage
For the second stage points won in the first stage were halved.


2016–17 Turkish Women's Volleyball League
The 2016–17 Turkish Women's Volleyball League is the 34th edition of the top-flight professional women's volleyball league in Turkey.


2016–17 Turkish Women's Volleyball League, Play-offs
The eight teams that finished in the places 1 to 8 in the Regular season, compete in the Play-off (1-8).


2016–17 Tweede Divisie
The 2016–17 Tweede Divisie season was the first edition of the Dutch third tier since its initial dissolution from the 1970-71 season and the fifteenth overall using "Tweede Divisie" name. Fourteen teams were completed from the Topklasse Saturday and Sunday divisions. Seven highest-placed teams of each division earned promotion to constitute a new, amateur Tweede Divisie. This change in the league system was approved in a KNVB assembly in December 2014. Thus, the Topklasse and leagues below it decremented by one level, and furthermore, promotion and relegation between the Tweede Divisie and the Topklasse were implemented.


2016–17 U.C. Sampdoria season
The 2016–17 season was Unione Calcio Sampdoria's 60th season in Serie A, and their 5th consecutive season in the top-flight. Sampdoria competed in Serie A, finishing 10th, and in the Coppa Italia, where the club was eliminated in the round of 16 by Roma.


2016–17 U.C. Sampdoria 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 U.S. Città di Palermo season
The 2016–17 season was Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo's third consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. Palermo competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia. Palermo finished the league season in 19th place and were relegated to Serie B.


2016–17 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2017.Appearances and goals are counted for domestic leagues (Serie A and Serie B) and national cup (Coppa Italia) and correct as of 28 May 2017.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 U.S. Lecce season
The 2016–17 season is U.S. Lecce's fifth consecutive season in Lega Pro after their relegation from Serie A at the end of the 2011–12 season. The club competed in Lega Pro Girone C, finishing 2nd, in the Coppa Italia, where the club was knocked out in the third round by Genoa, and in the Coppa Italia Lega Pro, where the club was knocked out by Matera in the round of 32.


2016–17 U.S. Lecce season, Players, Squad information
Players in italics left the club during the seasonNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 U.S. Sassuolo Calcio season
The 2016–17 season was Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio's fourth consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. Sassuolo is competed in Serie A, finishing 12th, in the Coppa Italia, being eliminated in the round of 16, and in the UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated in the group stage. Sassuolo had achieved their first ever Europa League qualification after finishing 6th at the end of the 2015–16 season.


2016–17 U.S. Sassuolo Calcio 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 U.S. Sassuolo Calcio season, Players, Squad information
Players in the squad list submitted to UEFA for UEFA Europa League group stage are indicated by EL.


2016–17 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship
The 2016–17 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship was the 14th edition of the competition. The season began on 30 October 2016 and ended on 12 February 2017. The championship itself was a four-team tournament that determined the domestic champion of the U.S. Virgin Islands, based on the top two finishers in the St. Croix and St. Thomas Leagues.


2016–17 U.S. Virgin Islands Championship
The defending champions, Raymix, successfully defended their title, defeating Helenites, 1–0, in the championship.


2016–17 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 UAB Blazers basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by first-year head coach Robert Ehsan, played their home games at the Bartow Arena as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–16, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Charlotte in the first round of the C-USA Tournament before losing to Louisiana Tech.


2016–17 UAB Blazers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Blazers finished the 2015–16 season 26–7, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament to WKU. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to BYU.


2016–17 UAB Blazers men's basketball team, Previous season
Following the season, head coach Jerod Haase left UAB to accept the head coaching position at Stanford. On April 4, 2016, the school hired Robert Ehsan, who had been an assistant under Haase at UAB, as head coach .


2016–17 UAB Blazers men's basketball team, Preseason
The Blazers were picked to finish in first place in the preseason Conference USA poll. Chris Cokley and William Lee were selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team.


2016–17 UAB Blazers women's basketball team
The 2016–17 UAB Blazers women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blazers, led by fourth year head coach Randy Norton, played their home games at the Bartow Arena and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–15, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Conference USA Tournament, they were defeated in the first round by North Texas.


2016–17 UAE Division 1
Ajman Club were the champions of the 2016-17 UAE Division 1.


2016–17 UAE Division 1
As of 2016–17 the league features 12 sides who play each once for a total of 11 games each. The top two sides gain promotion to the Pro-League, there is no longer relegation as the UAE Division One Group B League stopped playing in 2012.


2016–17 UAE Division 1, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 UAE President's Cup
The 2016–17 UAE President's Cup was the 41st edition of the UAE President's Cup. Al-Jazira are the defending champions winning their third title in 2016 after beating Al-Ain 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.


2016–17 UAE Pro League
The 2016–17 UAE Pro League (also known as Arabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons) was the 42nd season of top-level football in the United Arab Emirates. Al-Ahli are the defending champions of this season's UAE pro league after securing their seventh title last season. Al-Jazira won its 2nd title on the 29th of April 2017 after defeating Hatta 5-0.


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


2016–17 UAE Pro League, Personnel and kits, Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.


2016–17 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team
The 2016–17 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by sixth-year head coach Jim Les, played their home games at The Pavilion as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 11–5 in Big West play to finish in second place. They defeated Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, and UC Irvine to win the Big West Tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 16 seed. They defeated North Carolina Central in the First Four before losing in the First Round to Kansas.


2016–17 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team, Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2015–16 season 11–19, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Big West Tournament to UC Santa Barbara.


2016–17 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 2016–17 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by seventh year head coach Russell Turner and played their home games at the Bren Events Center as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 21–15, 12–4 in Big West play to win the regular season conference championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big West Tournament, they defeated UC Riverside and Long Beach State before losing to UC Davis in the championship game.


2016–17 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
As a No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament title, UC Irvine received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As a No. 8 seed, they were defeated by No. 1 seed Illinois State in the first round. The team won their third Big West Regular Season title in the past four years and their 5th straight season with at least 20 wins.


2016–17 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Previous season
The Anteaters finished the 2015–16 season 28–10, 13–3 in Big West play to win a share of the regular season Big West championship. They defeated Cal Poly in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Long Beach State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated North Dakota, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Coastal Carolina to advance to the championship game. In the championship game, they lost to Columbia.


2016–17 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
The 2016–17 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders were led by fourth year head coach Dennis Cutts and played their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament to UC Irvine.


2016–17 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Highlanders the season 14–19, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big West Tournament to Long Beach State.


2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
The 2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 19th-year head coach Bob Williams, played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, nicknamed the Thunderdome, as members of the Big West Conference.


2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
They finished the season 6–22, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big West Tournament.


2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
On March 9, 2017, the school informed head coach Bob Williams that he would not return as head coach. Williams finished his 19-year career at the school as the school's all-time winningest coach with a record of 313–260. On March 30, it was announced that Arizona associate head coach and former New Orleans head coach Joe Pasternack had been hired as the next head coach.


2016–17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team, Previous season
The Gauchos finished the 2015–16 season 19–14, 11–5 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated UC Davis in the Big West Tournament losing to Hawaii in the semifinals. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16 Tournament, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Northern Illinois to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Old Dominion.


2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball team
The 2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights were members of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 48th season of basketball, were led by first-year head coach Johnny Dawkins and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 24–12, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Memphis in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to SMU. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Colorado, Illinois State and Illinois to advance to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden for the first time in school history where they lost to the eventual NIT Champion, TCU.


2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball team, Previous season
The Knights finished the season with a record of 12–18, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in seventh place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC Tournament to Tulane.


2016–17 UCF Knights men's basketball team, Previous season
After the season, Donnie Jones was fired as UCF's head coach. On March 24, 2016, the school hired Johnny Dawkins as head coach.


2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team
The 2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 40th season of basketball, were led by first-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. Under Coach Abe, the Knights earned their first 20-win season since 2010-11 as well as their first-ever WNIT bid.


2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team
They finished the season 21–12, 9–7 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to Connecticut. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where defeated Stetson in the first round before losing to Georgia Tech in the second round.


2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team, Media
All UCF games will have an audio or video broadcast available. For conference play, UCF games will typically be available on ESPN3, , or . Road games not on ESPN3 or AAC Digital will have an audio broadcast available on the . All non-conference home games will be streamed exclusively on UCF Knights All-Access. Select non-conference road games will have a stream available through the opponents website. The audio broadcast for home games will only be available through UCF Knights All-Access.


2016–17 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
The 2016–2017 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup – also known as the Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup for sponsorship reasons – was a season long cyclo-cross competition, organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The competition took place between 21 September 2016 and 22 January 2017, over a total of nine events. The defending champions were Wout van Aert in the men's competition and Sanne Cant in the women's competition.


2016–17 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
Van Aert was able to defend his World Cup title with a round to spare, not finishing any lower than second in the seven races – four wins and three second-place finishes – prior to his crowning. His main rival Mathieu van der Poel was the only other rider to take victories prior to the title being won, taking three straight wins during the season, but he missed several meetings, including the Memorial Romano Scotti in Rome, which allowed van Aert to take the title.


2016–17 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
With six different winners in as many races, the women's competition proved competitive. After a win at CrossVegas, Dutch rider Sophie de Boer held the leaders' jersey and despite Katie Compton taking the jersey after the following round at the Jingle Cross, de Boer was able to regain the jersey with consistent finishing. Over the next five races – despite not winning any races – de Boer achieved finishes of second, fourth, third and sixth, and with Cant missing the round in Rome, another third-place finish gave de Boer her first Cyclo-cross World Cup title.


2016–17 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, Points distribution
Points were awarded to all eligible riders each race. The top ten finishers received points according to the following table:


2016–17 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, Points distribution
Riders finishing in positions 11 to 50 also received points, going down from 40 points for 11th place by one point per place to 1 point for 50th place.


2016–17 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, Events
In comparison to last season's seven races, this season was scheduled to have nine. Lignières-en-Berry was taken out of the programme – while Rome (Fiuggi), Iowa and Zeven were added.


2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
The 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup was a multi-race series over a track cycling season. It was the 25th edition of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup organised by the UCI. The series ran from 4 November 2016 to 26 February 2017 and consisted of four rounds.


2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Series
This World Cup season consisted of four rounds, in Glasgow (United Kingdom), Apeldoorn (the Netherlands), Cali (Colombia) and Los Angeles (United States).


2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Series, Glasgow, Great Britain
The first round was hosted in Glasgow. The racing was held on three full days between 4 and 6 November 2016 at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. Glasgow returned to the calendar for the first time since 2013. The venue will host the UEC European Track Cycling Championships in 2018.


2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Series, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
The second round was hosted in Apeldoorn in the Gelderland province of the Netherlands. This round was held between 11 and 13 November 2016 at Omnisport Apeldoorn. Apeldoorn has previously hosted the 2011 and 2013 UEC European Track Cycling Championships and also previously hosted the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.


2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Series, Cali, Colombia
The third round will be hosted in Cali. Cali is the third most populated city in Colombia and a regular site for the World Cup series, with this year's meeting being the fourteenth time the city has hosted a World Cup round. The racing will be held on three full days between 17 and 19 February 2017 at the Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño. The venue recently hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2014.


2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Series, Los Angeles, United States
The last round of this World Cup season will be hosted in Los Angeles. This round will be held between 25 and 26 February 2017 at the VELO Sports Center. Los Angeles returns to the World Cup calendar for the first time since 2008.


2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Standings, Overall Team Standings
Overall team standings are calculated based on total number of points gained by the team's riders in each event.


2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins were led by fourth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They rode their offense to a 28–3 regular season record, averaging 91 points per game with a 53 percent field goal percentage. The talented squad featured five future players in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including three eventual first-round draft picks.


2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
UCLA entered the season ranked No. 16 in the preseason. After starting 13–0, the first time they were undefeated in non-conference play since they won a national championship in 1994–95, they moved up to No. 2 in the country. However, the Bruins suffered their first defeat in an 89–87 loss to No. 21 Oregon in the conference opener. UCLA won their next six games before losing at home to No. 14 Arizona for their first loss of the season at Pauley Pavilion.


2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The Wildcats exposed the Bruins weaknesses on defense, which had to that point been obscured by their potent offense. They suffered their second consecutive defeat after falling to USC, who won for the fourth straight time in their crosstown rivalry. They won their last nine games of the regular season to tie the school record for most regular season wins.


2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The Bruins struggled uncharacteristically with their offense during the  Pac-12 Tournament. They beat USC 76–74 while shooting just 41.2 percent before shooting a season-low 40.7 percent in an 86–75 loss to Arizona in the semifinals. UCLA entered the NCAA Tournament as a third seed in the South region. They advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the third time in four years, where they lost 86–75 to Kentucky.


2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bruins finished the season 15–17 overall; and 6–12 in the conference. During the season, the Bruins were invited and participated in the Maui Invitational in Maui, Hawaii. UCLA defeated Cal Poly and UNLV but lost against Kansas and Wake Forest to earn 4th place. UCLA also lost to North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic in Brooklyn, New York. In the postseason, the Bruins lost to USC in the first round of the 2016 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in Paradise, Nevada.


2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
The 2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by sixth year head coach Cori Close, play their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Boise State and Texas A&M in the first and second rounds before losing to UConn in the Sweet Sixteen.


2016–17 UConn Huskies men's basketball team
The 2016–17 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Kevin Ollie. The Huskies split their home games between the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated South Florida and Houston to advance to the semifinals of the AAC Tournament where they lost to Cincinnati.


2016–17 UConn Huskies men's basketball team, Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 25–11, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. The Huskies won the AAC Tournament as the fifth seed, defeating Cincinnati and Temple to reach the championship game. They defeated Memphis in the championship. The Huskies received a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated No. 8 seed Colorado in the First Round before losing to No. 1 seed Kansas in the Second Round.


2016–17 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey season
The 2016–17 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey team will represent the University of Connecticut in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Mike Cavanaugh his fourth season behind the bench at UConn. The Huskies play their home games at the XL Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, competing in their third season in Hockey East.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team
The 2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team represents University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma, in his 32nd season at UConn, will play their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the XL Center and were fourth year members of the American Athletic Conference.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team
They finished the season 36–1, 16–0 in AAC play to win both the AAC regular season and tournament titles to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Albany and Syracuse in the first and second rounds, UCLA in the sweet sixteen and Oregon in the elite eight to reach their eighteenth final four where they lost on a game winning buzzer beater in overtime to Mississippi State ending a 111-game winning streak.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Media
Every single Connecticut game is expected to be televised. Excluding exhibitions, most Connecticut games air on SNY, an ESPN network, or a CBS network. Exhibition games and games that air on SNY are also streamed on . Every game is expected to be broadcast on the UConn IMG Sports Network with an extra audio broadcast being available online to listen to through Husky Vision.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Exhibition, IUP
Connecticut took on the Division II Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks in their initial exhibition game. The Huskies started strong early, opening up a 13–2 lead in the opening minutes. The Crimson Hawks played roughly even over the next few minutes; the Huskies were leading 26–14 late in the first quarter. An 8–0 run to start the second quarter and a 14–0 run to start the second half helped extend the lead and Connecticut ended up with the win, 111–39. Katie Lou Samuelson was the leading scorer with 24 points for UConn while Carolyn Appleby was the leading scorer for IUP with 17 points.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Exhibition, Pace
The second, and final exhibition game of the season was against the Pace University Setters. The Huskies worked on their full-court press, which was effective against the Division II team, holding Pace to just three points in the first quarter against 35 for the Huskies. Connecticut continued the full-court pressure in the second quarter and led 59–9 at the half. In the third quarter, Connecticut stopped the press and let the Setters play in a half-court offense; Pace kept pace with Connecticut; each team scoring 13 in the third quarter. The final score, in favor of the Huskies 95–32. Pace's Kirsten Dodge was high scorer for the team with nine points. UConn's Gabby Williams had a double double scoring 24 points and securing 10 rebounds.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Florida State (away)
The opening of the regular-season was a road game against Florida State University. The Seminoles were ranked 12th, but did not have Leticia Romero, who had played on the Olympic team from Spain which won the silver medal. The Huskies brought a 75-game winning streak into the game, although several key players from those teams had graduated. Florida State led by four points at halftime, only the fourth time that Connecticut trailed at the half in their streak.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Florida State (away)
The Seminoles expanded the lead to seven; the largest deficit the Huskies had faced in the second half of the streak was two points, against Maryland the previous year. The Huskies had not had a player foul out the entire previous year but had two players with three fouls each by halftime, Katie Lou Samuelson and Gabby Williams. In the second half, Gabby Williams hit a three pointer, the first one of her career and Samuelson hit another three-pointer as part of a 14–2 run to give a five-point lead to UConn.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Florida State (away)
The Huskies would extend the margin to eight points, but the Seminoles responded and cut the lead to a single point with under a minute to go. Brittany Brown was fouled attempting a three-pointer and went to the line with a three-point deficit, making two of three to cut the lead to a single point. She missed the third free-throw, which was knocked out of bounds by two players, one from each team. The referees called it Florida State's ball, and affirmed the call after a review.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Florida State (away)
After inbounding, Shakayla Thomas tried to score but she was blocked by Naphessa Collier who then tapped the ball to Crystal Dangerfield. Florida State had one final chance, down by two points, but Imani Wright's three-point attempt missed the basket and Connecticut escaped with a two-point win, 78–76. Napheesa Collier had a career-high 28 points, while Saniya Chong added 16 points, 12 of which came in the fourth quarter.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Baylor (home)
Connecticut played Baylor in the first home game of the season. Baylor's AP ranking is #2 while Connecticut is #3. It is the first time since February 2015, when Connecticut faced South Carolina, that the Huskies were playing a team ranked ahead of them in a poll. Prior to the tip off, Connecticut unveiled the banner identifying the team as the 2016 NCAA champions. The Lady Bears scored twice before the Huskies first score. UConn responded and took a lead, but the lead changed hands repeatedly as the score remained close throughout the first half.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Baylor (home)
Baylor missed a three-pointer near the end of the half, allowing UConn to go into halftime with a three-point lead 32–29. Baylor opened the second half with a seven-point run to take the lead. However, shortly after, the Huskies led by Chrystal Dangerfield and Gabby Williams went on an 18–4 run to give UConn a 10-point lead. The Lady Bears responded and tied the game at 54 with about 7+1⁄2 minutes remaining in the game. UConn then went on a 16–2 run to make the score 70–56 with about a minute left in the game. The game ended with UConn leading 72–61. The win extended the UConn winning streak to 77 consecutive games, the second longest streak in women's basketball history, behind only by UConn's 90 consecutive wins. Baylor's Alexis Jones had 23 points while UConn's Dangerfield came off the bench to score 19 points.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, LSU (away)
UConn visited Baton Rouge for a game against LSU. The Lady Tigers kept the game close early, trailing by only 16–14. The Huskies opened up the game in the second quarter, hitting three consecutive three-pointers to extend the lead to 13 points. The Lady Tigers played roughly even in the second half, but the final score favored Connecticut 76–53. The final margin of 23 points was exactly half of the margin in the prior year's meeting in Connecticut where the Huskies won by 46 points. Katie Lou Samuelson was the leading scorer for the Huskies with 28 points on seven three-pointers.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Dayton (home)
Connecticut took on Dayton at home, the third time in history the two teams have met. The Huskies won both prior games, including the most recent game played in the Elite Eight game of the 2015 NCAA tournament. In that game, Dayton led at halftime, one of only three times in the last 127 games that UConn has trailed at halftime. The fans may have been thinking back to that game when Dayton was leading 10–5 just over four minutes into the game. Those thoughts dissipated when the Huskies scored the next 15 points.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Dayton (home)
Connecticut expanded the lead until it reached a 20-point margin at halftime. The two teams played roughly even in the third quarter, but three-pointers by Nurse and Samuelson opened the fourth quarter to start another 15–0 run. When the final buzzer sounded, Connecticut won 98–65. Samuelson, who had set her career high with 28 points in the prior game, set a new career-high with 29 points. Williams had a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Collier scored 22 points.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Chattanooga (home)
UConn played Chattanooga in the first regular-season game in Hartford. The Mocs led 5–0 and still led 14-13 late in the first quarter when Gabby Williams stole the ball and made a layup to put the Huskies ahead. UConn led by just 12 points at halftime, but after giving up the first basket of the second half, they scored 18 consecutive points. The Huskies won 80–43 giving them 80 consecutive wins. When asked about the 5 ranked teams in the upcoming schedule, Auriemma said "...we need to get our ass beat and soon and bad, so that some of our guys will come to realize that this is not as easy as they think it is".


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, DePaul (home)
Connecticut hosted 15th ranked DePaul at their campus arena. The Huskies hit their first nine shots, but it was the defense that impressed coach Auriemma as the team held the Blue Demons without a basket for almost 6 minutes. The score was 22–1 before the Blue Demons hit their first basket. Kia Nurse exceeded her best scoring output of the season in the first quarter, exceeded her prior career high in the second quarter, and ended with 33 points, a new career-high. Gabby Williams assisted on 10 baskets, a new career high. DePaul, who was leading the nation in made three-pointers, hit only seven of their 40 attempts. The Huskies had a 31-point lead at the end of the first quarter, and went on to win 91–46, recording their 81st consecutive victory.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Texas (neutral)
UConn faced 14th ranked Texas before a crowd of 9,014 at the Mohegan Sun Arena as part of the annual Jimmy V classic. The Longhorns dominated early, leading 10–6 at the first timeout of the quarter and 17–11 with just under two minutes to go in the quarter. Coach Auriemma thought the Texas was going to overwhelm Connecticut with their size and athletic ability. However, the Huskies responded with 11 consecutive points to take a five-point lead. They extended the lead to double digits and ended the half with a nine-point cushion.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Texas (neutral)
In the third quarter, Texas cut the lead to two and had a chance to tie or take the lead with the score at 51–49. After missing a shot that would have tied the game, Connecticut scored the next 12 points. Texas was unable to respond, and Connecticut came away with the win 72–54. Collier played virtually the entire game, not coming out until the final minute, scoring 24 points and pulling down eight rebounds.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Notre Dame (away)
The game between Notre Dame and Connecticut featured the teams ranked first and second in the AP and Coaches poll, with UConn holding the top position in the AP and the Irish holding the top position in the Coaches poll. The game was played at Notre Dame's Purcell Pavilion before a sellout crowd.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Notre Dame (away)
Notre Dame scored first, but Samuelson responded with a three-pointer to take the lead, a basket which would prove to be the only three-pointer of the game for the Huskies. That score was the first of several, as UConn opened up an 11–2 lead. Notre Dame responded, but UConn held a 23–14 lead at the end of the quarter. After UConn scored a basket to open the second quarter, the Irish scored nine consecutive points to close the gap to two points.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Notre Dame (away)
Notre Dame added another 9–0 run to take a lead 34–30, although UConn scored the final four points of the half to tie the game at halftime. The second half also featured runs, with UConn scoring the first eight points of the second half, holding the Irish scoreless until after the media timeout, but the Irish responded with an eight-point run of their own to tie the game. However, Notre Dame would only score one more point in the quarter. Connecticut held a seven-point lead at the end of the third quarter, extended the lead to double digits in the final quarter and won the game 72–61.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Notre Dame (away)
Samuelson, Williams and Nurse each played the full 40 minutes for UConn. Williams was the player of the game with 19 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Kansas State (away)
The game between UConn and Kansas State, played at their court, was a sellout. The attendance of 12,528 is the largest announced attendance at a women's Division I basketball game this year. The Wildcats had an early lead, up 4–2, but the Huskies scored the next 17 points to quiet the crowd. Connecticut led by 19 at the end of the first quarter, but it did not turn out to be a blowout. Kansas State cut the lead to 11 in the third quarter before UConn scored ten consecutive points to open up a more comfortable margin. The Huskies won the game 75–58 to record their 84th consecutive victory. Samuelson led all scorers with 26 points, while Collier had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals and 5 blocks.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Ohio State (home)
The two top scorers for Connecticut each hoisted an airball in their first shot attempts against Ohio State. The Buckeye's Kelsey Mitchell seemed unstoppable, scoring 19 points in the first half including several dazzling plays. Despite this, the Huskies were still up by six points at halftime. They had led by as many as 12 but Ohio State Responding to Connecticut runs. The third quarter would be different, as both Collier and Samuelson were hitting their shots, and Connecticut outscored Ohio State 30–14. UConn switched defenders on Mitchell asking Dangerfield to take on the task and Mitchell scored only four points in the second half. UConn won, 82–63 extending their win streak to 85 games.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Nebraska (away)
The game against Nebraska was never close. The Huskers hit just one of their first 10 shot attempts, and the Huskies led 22–7 at the end of the first quarter. The lead grew to as many as 48 points, giving the team a chance to play extended minutes for the bench. The final score was 84–41 in favor of Connecticut, giving the Huskies their 86th consecutive victory.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Maryland (away)
In a battle of unbeaten teams, UConn took on the Maryland Terrapins in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,950 in Maryland. Samuelson was sick before and during the game, seriously enough that Geno Auriemma wasn't sure she was going to play, but she ended up playing 39 minutes. Although she missed several shots in the first half, she came on strong in the second half and led the team in scoring with 23 points. Nurse played all 40 minutes and scored 19 points.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Maryland (away)
Both Collier and Williams committed fouls early and played significant portions of the second half with four fouls before Collier picked up her fifth and fouled out. The Huskies were leading by five points at halftime but opened up the third quarter with a 14–0 run in just over 2+1⁄2 minutes. They needed almost all of it, as Maryland came roaring back in the fourth quarter cutting the lead to five. With the lead down to six, Chong hit a key three-pointer late in the game to extend the margin to nine points. UConn won 87–81, recording its 87th consecutive victory and their 30th consecutive road victory.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, UCF (away)
Connecticut opened the conference schedule with a game against UCF in Orlando. Although the Knights had improved under head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, assisted by former UConn star Nykesha Sales, the team was no match for the Huskies, falling 84–48. Connecticut shot well, hitting over 60% of their field goals, and over 40% of their three-point attempts, but committed a season-high 21 turnovers. Collier hit 10 of her 11 field-goal attempts, leading to a team-high 22 points.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, East Carolina (home)
UConn played their first conference home game against East Carolina. Chong hit a three-pointer in the opening seconds of the game and the Huskies never trailed. Collier was the leading scorer with 21 points.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, South Florida (home)
UConn faced South Florida in Hartford with a chance to tie the consecutive wins record, set by Connecticut in 2010. At the time, the USF Bulls were the only other ranked team in the American conference. UConn scored 30 points in the first quarter and exceeded that with 35 in the second quarter, but it was the defense, holding South Florida to just six points in the first quarter, and 19 points by halftime, which impressed coach Auriemma. He told the team at halftime, that it ″was as good of a 20 minutes of basketball that any of them have ever been a part of". UConn won 102–37, the 90th consecutive victory for the team. Chong was the high scorer with 20 points.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, SMU (away)
Following the record-tying 90th consecutive victory, UConn had a chance to seize the record outright against SMU. The Huskies were not interested in suspense, scoring the first 21 points in the game, and finishing with an 88–48 victory to set the new record. Both Collier and Williams recorded double-doubles, with 19 points and 16 rebounds for Collier and 19 and 10 for Williams. Samuelson scored 28 points to lead all scorers.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, SMU (away)
Accolades came in from many observers, including  Anucha Browne, the NCAA Vice President of Women's Basketball Championships, who remarked, "Congratulations to Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies on the sustained excellence it has taken to establish a new consecutive games won record. Even though they make it look easy at times, 91 wins and counting is an unbelievable accomplishment. It is saying something when you have broken the all-time consecutive games won record three times. To have won over 70 games in a row three times over the last 14 years is a testament to the UConn student-athletes, coaches, administrators and fans who continue to fuel the program."


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Tulsa (away)
In their first game after setting the new NCAA consecutive wins record, UConn took on Tulsa at the Reynolds Center. The crowd of 1,391 was the smallest for a Huskies' game so far this season; on the other hand, it was the largest crowd to watch a women's basketball game in Tulsa, almost triple the next highest and well above the average attendance of 264. UConn never trailed, and collected their 92nd consecutive win by a score of 98–58. Samuelson set a career-high with 34 points; Williams recorded 13 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Tulane (home)
Samuelson missed her first five shots from the floor, but she did not stop shooting. In the second and third quarters, she scored 32 points to lead all scorers. Samuelson, having scored 94 points in her last three games, tied a UConn record; Maya Moore scored 94 in a three-game stretch in December 2010. Samuelson also recorded seven steals, a career best. The Huskies did not trail during the game and ended up winning their 93rd consecutive game, 100–56.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, East Carolina (away)
The game against East Carolina was notable more for milestones than for the game itself. In the third quarter, Nurse hit a basket to give her a thousand points in her career. In the fourth quarter, Williams found Natalie Butler for a basket, giving her a triple-double with 16 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, the fifth triple-double in UConn women's basketball history. The team went on to win the game 91–44, resulting in an NCAA record 94th consecutive win, as well as the 34th consecutive road game, tying  the NCAA record set by UConn in 2004.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Houston (home)
Four minutes into the game, Houston grabbed a two-point lead,  the first time UConn had trailed since December 11, 2016. The Huskies then went on a 21-0 run to take control of the game. Williams recorded a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Samuelson and Nurse scored 16 points apiece. The Huskies won 91-42, their 95th consecutive game.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Temple (away)
UConn traveled to the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia to face Temple, coached by former UConn assistant Tonya Cardoza. In the first half, UConn hit 77% of their shot attempts, and held Temple to 18 points, prompting head coach Auriemma to remark, "I can't think of one thing when we went in at halftime that I could've said, 'We need to do a better job.' That was about as good a first half as we've played, ..." The Huskies won 97–69, marking their 35th consecutive road win, a new NCAA record, as well as extending their overall win streak to 96. Collier had a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds; Samuelson added 25 points.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Tulsa (home)
The Huskies shot poorly early in the game against Tulsa, hitting only 33% of their shots in the first quarter. Nevertheless, the team took a lead it would never relinquish, extending a five-point first quarter lead to 17 at halftime. Shots started falling, and the team hit 57% of their field goal attempts for the game. Collier hit 10 of her 13 attempts, raising her season average to 67.5%, good for first in the conference. The final score was 96-50 in favor of Connecticut.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Cincinnati (away)
UConn faced Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena before 4029 fans, the largest Cincinnati crowd of the season by far. The Bearcats, under head coach Jamelle Elliott, a former UConn assistant, were having their best season in years, with a 14–9 record, but were no match for Connecticut. UConn's Collier took ten shots and hit all ten, as well as recording 12 rebounds, five blocks and six assists. Three other starters scored in double figures, while Chong added 9. The Huskies claimed their 98th consecutive victory, 96–49. The Huskies also set a new NCAA record for consecutive road victories at 36.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, SMU (home)
Having previously defeated SMU by 40 in Dallas, the outcome of the home game against SMU was not the uppermost issue. Samuelson had been unable to practice for the last two days due to illness, and her status was unknown even as game time neared. She did end up playing, and played all 20 minutes of the first half, scoring 19 points. Williams reached 200 rebounds, 100 assists, 50 steals, and 25 blocks for the season, becoming only the third Husky to accomplish this, along with Maya Moore (who was in attendance) and Breanna Stewart. Williams became the first Division I player to reach that milestone in the 2016-2017. UConn won the game 83-41 to extend their winning streak to 99 games.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, South Carolina (home)
After a dozen AAC games, in which the margin of victory was never less than 28 points, UConn faced sixth ranked South Carolina before a sellout crowd of 10,167. The game was close in the first half, with South Carolina trailing by no more than four. The Gamecocks were led by A'ja Wilson, who hit five of her eight shots to record 12 points in the first half. UConn recorded a 7–0 run in the end of the half to take a six-point lead at halftime.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, South Carolina (home)
After South Carolina cut the lead back to three points, the Huskies went on an 11–2 run to end the quarter. The Gamecocks could not trim the margin to single digits in the fourth quarter, and the Huskies went on to win their 100th consecutive game by a score of 66–55. Williams scored 26 points to record a career-high. Watching the game in the stands were former UConn stars Sue Bird, Maya Moore, Tina Charles and Breanna Stewart.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Tulane (away)
After defeating South Carolina in non-conference play, the Huskies returned to conference play against Tulane, still having never lost a game in conference history. UConn started the game on a 10–0 run, but had their worst shooting game of the season, hitting only 38% of their field-goal attempts. The Huskies led by as many as 17 points in the third quarter, but Tulane did not fade. Collier was in foul trouble and had to sit in the third quarter and played with four fouls in the fourth quarter.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Tulane (away)
Tulane hit 7 of 16 field goal attempts in the fourth quarter, cutting the lead to three points. Tulane had the ball for the final possession down just 3, but was unable to get a clear shot before time expired. Nurse did not play for the Huskies, sitting out with an ankle injury, after starting 73 consecutive games. Despite her foul problems and minimal playing time, Collier had a double-double with 26 points and 12 rebounds. UConn held on to win their 101st consecutive game by a score of 63–60, their narrowest margin of victory since their 2-point win against Florida State on opening night.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Temple (home)
Following the close game against Tulane, UConn returned home to take on Temple, winners of four of their last five and ranked for the first time in a decade. Samuelson had six steals, Williams hit all seven of her field-goal attempts and added seven rebounds, while Collier recorded 31 points, a career-high, hitting 13 of her 14 field-goal attempts, including two three-pointers. The team hit 59% of their field-goal attempts and held the Owls to 27%, winning easily by a score of 90–45.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, Memphis (home)
UConn faced Memphis on Senior Day, honoring their two seniors Saniya Chong and Tierney Lawler in pregame ceremonies. Lawler started for the first time in her career and assisted on a pass to Samuelson which resulted in a four-point play on the first possession of the game. Samuelson came into the game having hit just 11 of her previous 44 three-point attempts, but she hit five of her eight attempts in this game. The team hit 55% of their field-goal attempts while holding Memphis to 32%. UConn would go on to win their 103rd straight game, 91–48.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, Regular season, USF (away)
UConn closed the regular-season in the same way they opened it — with a trip to Florida. In the opening game, the Huskies escaped with a two-point win over Florida State; in the final regular-season game, they won by 28 points, 96–68, over South Florida. Collier hit 15 of her 19 field-goal attempts, including two of three 3 point attempts, and hit seven of her eight free-throw attempts to record 39 points, the fourth most ever by UConn player. Only Nykesha Sales who scored 46 points in 1997 and Maya Moore, who scored 40 and 41 points during her career, had higher point totals. Samuelson scored 16 to join the career 1000 point club.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, AAC Tournament, Tulsa (quarter-final)
After a first round bye, UConn faced Tulsa in the AAC quarterfinals. The game was close early on, with UConn holding only a four-point lead 14–10, but UConn put the game away with a 37-7 run. Collier hit seven of her nine field-goal attempts and led all scorers with 24 points. UConn ended up with 105 points, matching the total of their win streak. The final score was 105–57.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, AAC Tournament, UCF (semifinal)
UConn took on the University of Central Florida in the semifinal game of the tournament. Although the Huskies uncharacteristically missed a number of shots, missing 12 of the 17 shots in the second quarter, they improved in the second half and extended the 12 point halftime lead to more than 20 points. The Knights were aggressive in the paint, recording six offensive rebounds in the first quarter, but were unable to convert enough rebounds to take the lead. The Huskies ended up with the win 78–56 to advance to the championship game.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, AAC Tournament, South Florida (Championship)
The championship game was between UConn and South Florida. Under usual circumstances, the result of a conference tournament game would be the main story. In this case, the Huskies won the game easily 100–44 to win the American conference championship and keep two streaks alive — they've never lost a game against an American conference opponent and they have now won 107 consecutive games. Both of those accomplishments were overshadowed by Samuelson who took 10 field-goal attempts from beyond the heart arc and hit every one of them.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, AAC Tournament, South Florida (Championship)
She left the game with just over two minutes left in the third quarter to a "thunderous ovation". The 10-for-10 from beyond the arc establishes a new record for NCAA women's basketball is the most three-point shots made without a miss. One men's basketball player, Andre Smith, hit 10 of 10 in 2008 in a men's NCAA game. No NBA player has ever accomplished the feat.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, AAC Tournament, South Florida (Championship)
Samuelson ended up with 40 points, establishing a new career high, and the most points ever scored in an American athletic conference tournament game. It was the fourth 40 point performance in the history of UConn with only Nykesha Sales who scored 46 and Maya Moore, with two games, one with 41 points and the other, 40 points.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA Tournament
Connecticut took on the America East champion, in a first-round game between the top-seeded Huskies and the 16 seed Albany. The Huskies scored the first nine points, but the great Danes cut the lead to three points 10–7 early in the first quarter. Despite leading 58–32 at halftime, the halftime discussion among the players was how to boost their intensity on defense. The Huskies held Albany to 23 points in the second half and went on to win the game 116-55.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, Games, NCAA Tournament
The Huskies went on to beat Syracuse, UCLA, and Oregon before falling to No. 7 Mississippi State with a buzzer beater in overtime in the final four. The loss ended the Huskies record winning streak with 111 wins.


2016–17 UConn Huskies women's ice hockey season
The UConn Huskies women's ice hockey program represented the University of Connecticut Huskies during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2016–17 UD Almería season
The 2016–17 season was UD Almería's twentieth seventh season of existence and the second consecutive in Segunda División.


2016–17 UD Las Palmas season
The 2016–17 season was UD Las Palmas 49th season in existence . It covered a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.


2016–17 UD Las Palmas season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 UD Las Palmas season, Competitions, 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 UEFA Champions League
The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League was the 62nd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League
The final was played between Juventus and Real Madrid at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. It was the second time that the two teams faced each other in the competition's decisive match, having previously met in the 1998 final. Real Madrid, the defending champions, beat Juventus 4–1 to win a record-extending 12th title. With this victory, Real Madrid became the first team to successfully defend their title in the Champions League era, and the first to successfully defend a European Cup since Milan in 1990.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League
As winners, Real Madrid qualified as the UEFA representative for the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, Manchester United, in the 2017 UEFA Super Cup, ultimately triumphing in both competitions.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation
A total of 78 teams from 53 of the 55 UEFA member associations were expected to participate in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League (the exceptions being Liechtenstein, which did not organise a domestic league, and Kosovo, whose participation was not accepted in their first attempt as UEFA members). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2015 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2010–11 to 2014–15.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Distribution
In the default access list, the Champions League title holders enter the group stage. However, since Real Madrid already qualified for the group stage (as the runners-up of the 2015–16 La Liga), the Champions League title holders berth in the group stage is given to the Europa League title holders, Sevilla.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses, except Sevilla which qualified as Europa League title holders (TH: Champions League title holders; EL: Europa League title holders).


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2016 UEFA club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The draws for the first and second qualifying rounds were held on 20 June 2016. The first legs were played on 28 June, and the second legs were played on 5 and 6 July 2016.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The first legs were played on 12 and 13 July, and the second legs were played on 19 and 20 July 2016.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League play-off round.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 15 July 2016. The first legs were played on 26 and 27 July, and the second legs were played on 2 and 3 August 2016.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
The play-off round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2016. The first legs were played on 16 and 17 August, and the second legs were played on 23 and 24 August 2016.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2016, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles (introduced starting 2015–16 season):


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams enter the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League round of 32. The matchdays are 13–14 September, 27–28 September, 18–19 October, 1–2 November, 22–23 November, and 6–7 December 2016.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The youth teams of the clubs that qualify for the group stage also play in the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League on the same matchdays, where they compete in the UEFA Champions League Path (the youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations compete in a separate Domestic Champions Path until the play-offs).


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
A total of 17 national associations are represented in the group stage. Leicester City and Rostov made their debut appearances in the group stage. For the first time since the 2002–03 edition, England's Chelsea did not qualify for the group stage.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 12 December 2016. The first legs were played on 14, 15, 21 and 22 February, and the second legs were played on 7, 8, 14 and 15 March 2017.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2017. The first legs were played on 11 and 12 April, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 April 2017.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 21 April 2017. The first legs were played on 2 and 3 May, and the second legs were played on 9 and 10 May 2017.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 3 June 2017 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Statistics, Squad of the season
The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Statistics, Players of the season
New UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season, Defender of the Season, Midfielder of the Season, and Forward of the Season positional awards were introduced for the 2016–17 season. Votes were cast by coaches of the 32 teams in the group stage, together with 55 journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group, representing each of UEFA's member associations. The coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams. Jury members selected their top three players, with the first receiving five points, the second three and the third one. The shortlist of the top three players were announced on 4 August 2017. The award winners were announced and presented during the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 24 August 2017.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage began on 13 September and ended on 7 December 2016. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
The draw was held on 25 August 2016, 18:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles:


2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) for maximum television coverage.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
The fixtures were decided after the draw. On each matchday, four groups play their matches on Tuesday, while the other four groups play their matches on Wednesday, with the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) alternating between each matchday.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
There are other restrictions: for example, teams from the same city (e.g., Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid) in general do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control), and teams in certain countries (e.g., Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan) do not play at home on the last matchday (due to cold weather and simultaneous kick-off times).


2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage, Draw
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries. Therefore, Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv (Pot 3) and Russian clubs CSKA Moscow (Pot 1) and Rostov (Pot 4) could not be drawn into the same group.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage, Teams
Below are the participating teams (with their 2016 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their seeding pot. They include 22 teams which enter in this stage, and the 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route).


2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage, Format
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams enter the Europa League round of 32.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 17.01):


2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage, Groups
The matchdays are 13–14 September, 27–28 September, 18–19 October, 1–2 November, 22–23 November, and 6–7 December 2016. The match kickoff times are 20:45 CEST/CET, except for matchday 5 in Russia which are 18:00 CET. The match kickoff times for matchdays 4 and 5 in Turkey were changed from 20:45 CET to 18:45 CET due to the decision of the Turkish government to use the UTC+3 time zone all year round starting from September 2016.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage, Groups
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase began on 14 February and ended on 3 June 2017 with the final at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, to decide the champions of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout phase.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).


2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).


2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
The knockout phase involved the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores were level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw was held on 12 December 2016. The first legs were played on 14, 15, 21 and 22 February, and the second legs were played on 7, 8, 14 and 15 March 2017.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw was held on 17 March 2017. The first legs were played on 11 and 12 April, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 April 2017.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw was held on 21 April 2017. The first legs were played on 2 and 3 May, and the second legs were played on 9 and 10 May 2017.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 3 June 2017 at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 28 June and ended on 24 August 2016. A total of 56 teams competed in the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide 10 of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).


2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule would be applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time would be played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
The away goals rule would be again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie would be decided by penalty shoot-out.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds took place before the results of the previous round were known.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
For these draws (or in any cases where the result of a tie in the previous round was not known at the time of the draw), the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advanced to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association are not drawn against each other, and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
There were two routes which the teams were separated into during qualifying:


2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
A total of 56 teams (41 in Champions Route, 15 in League Route) were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round. The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) advanced to the group stage to join the 22 teams which enter in the group stage. The 15 losers of the third qualifying round entered the Europa League play-off round, and the 10 losers of the play-off round enter the Europa League group stage.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
Below are the participating teams (with their 2016 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
A total of eight teams played in the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 20 June 2016.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 28 June, and the second legs were played on 5 and 6 July 2016.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 34 teams played in the second qualifying round: 30 teams which entered in this round, and the four winners of the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 20 June 2016.


2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
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2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 12 and 13 July, and the second legs were played on 19 and 20 July 2016.