2016–17 Yeovil Town F.C. season, Review, March
After eight matches without a win, Yeovil traveled to Morecambe and recorded a 3–1 win with goals from Matt Butcher, Alex Lacey and Bevis Mugabi as Yeovil won their first away game since October. On 12 March, the club announced the death of post-war record goalscorer Dave Taylor at the age of 76. Yeovil then faced Barnet, on 15 March, and took an early lead through Ben Whitfield but were forced to salvage a late 2–2 draw courtesy of Liam Shephard's first goal for the club. On 18 March, Yeovil faced Accrington Stanley but were held to a 1–1 draw despite the visitors playing almost 70 minutes with 10 men.


2016–17 Yeovil Town F.C. season, Review, March
Yeovil ended the month with the short trip to West County rivals Exeter City, and took a 3–0 lead with goals from François Zoko, Shayon Harrison and Alex Lacey, but three goals in 238 seconds saw Exeter complete a remarkable comeback to secure a 3–3 draw.


2016–17 Yeovil Town F.C. season, Review, April and May
Yeovil opened the month of April with a 2–0 defeat at home against Carlisle United, as their opponents ended a seven-game winless run without scoring, after midfielder Ben Whitfield was shown a straight red card. The Glovers suffered two further defeats 3–1 away at promotion chasing Portsmouth, and 1–0 away at relegation threatened Newport County. On 17 April, Yeovil eased their relegation fears with a comfortable 3–0 win, their first in seven games, against Crewe Alexandra with goals from Matthew Dolan, Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro and Otis Khan.


2016–17 Yeovil Town F.C. season, Review, April and May
The club's poor away form continued though as they suffered a 4–2 defeat away at Grimsby Town, on 22 April, despite a first goal for the club from Alex Lawless and a thirteenth of the season from top goalscorer François Zoko. Yeovil's final home match of the season, saw them entertain Stevenage, the Glovers took the lead with Akpa Akpro scoring his second goal for the club but Josh McQuoid earned play-off chasing Stevenage a point as Yeovil confirmed safety with a game to spare.


2016–17 Yeovil Town F.C. season, Review, April and May
The club's end of season awards, followed the conclusion of the match with defender Alex Lacey collecting two awards, Artur Krysiak and Matthew Dolan won one award each and Otis Khan won the Bobby Hamilton Young Player of the Year award, while Krysiak also collected the Community Champion award. Yeovil ended the season with a 2–0 defeat away at Colchester United to finish the season in 20th place.


2016–17 Yeovil Town F.C. season, Summary and aftermath
After a strong start to the season Yeovil struggled in the second half of the season with only 3 wins in their final 27 league games, as the club slid from the play-off positions to finish in 20th position. In the league the team won 8 matches, drew 8 and lost 7 at home, compared to winning 3, drawing 9 and losing 11 away from home. The club's 49 league goals was the joint second fewest in League Two. Tom Eaves recorded the highest number of appearances during the season, appearing in 48 of Yeovil's 56 matches. François Zoko finished as the club's top goalscorer with 13 goals, with 8 of those coming in the league.


2016–17 Yeovil Town F.C. season, Summary and aftermath
The end of the season saw manager Darren Way release six players, Ollie Bassett, Tom Eaves, Brandon Goodship, Alex Lawless, Joe Lea and captain Darren Ward. While the club offered new contracts to nine out of contract players. Midfielder Kevin Dawson rejected the offer of a new contract to sign for fellow League Two side Cheltenham Town and reunite with former manager Gary Johnson, while Nathan Smith and François Zoko quickly agreed new one-year and two-year contracts respectively, while winger Otis Khan, defenders Bevis Mugabi, Tom James and keeper Jonny Maddison also agreed new two-year contracts. Defender Alex Lacey rejected the club's offer of a new two-year contract and signed for League One side Gillingham. Meanwhile, midfielder Matthew Dolan rejected the club's offer to sign for fellow League Two side Newport County.


2016–17 Yeovil Town F.C. season, Club
The club's management team and backroom staff remained largely the same as the end of the 2015–16 season, with manager Darren Way having signed a new three-year contract in April 2016, with assistant Terry Skiverton and physio Mike Micciche stayed in their current roles. While player-goalkeeper coach Chris Weale was released at the end of the season, having rejected Way's offer of a new contract solely as a goalkeeper coach and was replaced by academy goalkeeping coach Sam Shulberg. The end of the season also saw the departure of head of youth David Byrne after a year in the role.


2016–17 Yeovil Town F.C. season, Club
A new home kit was once again introduced, having been chosen by the fans in October 2015, the new kit featured green and white hoops with black sleeves. While the away kit was maintained for a second season. The kits continued to feature Jones Building Group as the main sponsor who extended their contract until 2019, and Thatchers Cider as rear shirt sponsor.


2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by 12th-year head coach Jerry Slocum, played their home games at the Beeghly Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the regular season 13–21, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Horizon League Tournament, they defeated Cleveland State and Oakland before losing to Northern Kentucky in the Semifinals.


2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team
On March 7, 2017, Jerry Slocum announced he was retiring as head coach at Youngstown State. He had a record of 142–232 in 12 years at the school. On March 27, the school hired Jerrod Calhoun from Division II Fairmont State as the new head coach.


2016–17 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Penguins finished the 2015–16 season 11–21, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in seventh place. They lost to Detroit in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.


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


2016–17 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle season
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 2016–2017 season is the 2016/2017 volleyball season for Polish professional volleyball club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.


2016–17 ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle season
After achieving title of 2016 Polish Champion in a main players of ZAKSA stayed in team on 2016/17 season: Sam Deroo, Paweł Zatorski, Benjamin Toniutti, Kevin Tillie.


2016–17 Zamalek SC season
The 2016–17 season is Zamalek's 58th season in the Egyptian Premier League and 58th consecutive season in the top flight of Egyptian football. The club will participate in the Premier League, Egypt Cup, Super Cup, and the CAF Champions League.


2016–17 Zamalek SC season, Team kit
The team kits for this season are manufactured by Joma.


2016–17 Zanzibar Premier League
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2016–17 Zanzibar Premier League
The 2016–17 Zanzibar Premier League season is the top level of football competition in Zanzibar.


2016–17 Zanzibar Premier League, Qualifying stage
The qualifying stage was divided into two leagues, one for teams in Unguja Island and one for teams in Pemba Island. In both leagues, the top four teams qualify for the championship playoff (8 Bora).


2016–17 Zimbabwe Tri-Series
The 2016–17 Zimbabwe Tri-Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that was held in Zimbabwe in November 2016. It was a tri-nation series between the national representative cricket teams of Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. The Sri Lankan team were originally scheduled to tour Zimbabwe for two Tests, three ODIs and one Twenty20 International (T20I). However, the ODIs and T20I were replaced by this tri-series.


2016–17 Zimbabwe Tri-Series
DRS technology was used for the first time in a limited-overs series in Zimbabwe. This follows its use in the second Test in Zimbabwe's series against Sri Lanka that immediately preceded the tri-series.


2016–17 Zimbabwe Tri-Series
Sri Lanka won the tournament by beating Zimbabwe by 6 wickets in the final.


2016–17 Zimbabwe Tri-Series, Squads
Shane Dowrich and Miguel Cummins were added to the West Indies' squad in place of Marlon Samuels and Alzarri Joseph. Darren Bravo was dropped from the West Indies' squad after he posted a comment on Twitter that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) deemed to be "inappropriate and unacceptable". He was replaced by Jason Mohammed. Sunil Narine left the squad due to personal reasons and was replaced  by Devendra Bishoo.


2016–17 Zira FK season
The Zira FK 2016-17 season is Zira's second Azerbaijan Premier League season, and third season in their history. It is their second season with Adil Shukurov as manager, during which they will participate in the Azerbaijan Cup as well as the League.


2016–17 Zira FK season, Season events
On 27 December 2016, Adil Shukurov had his contract as manager terminated by mutual consent, with Aykhan Abbasov taking over as manager until the end of the season.


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


2016–17 Zira FK 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 Zira FK 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 Zira FK 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 Zira FK 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 Zob Ahan F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Zob Ahan Football Club's 16th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 21st consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League, and had their 46nd year in existence as a football club.


2016–17 Zob Ahan F.C. season, Players, Iran Pro League squad
As of 19 January 2016Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Zob Ahan F.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 Zob Ahan F.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 Zob Ahan F.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 Zob Ahan F.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 Zob Ahan F.C. season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2016–17 Zob Ahan F.C. season, Statistics, Top scorers
Friendlies and pre-season goals are not recognized as competitive match goals.


2016–17 Zob Ahan F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2016–17 curling season
The 2016–17 curling season began in August 2016 and ended in April 2017.


2016–17 curling season
Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.


2016–17 curling season, Curling Canada sanctioned events
This section lists events sanctioned by and/or conducted by Curling Canada (formerly the Canadian Curling Association). The following events in bold have been confirmed by Curling Canada as are part of the 2016–17 Season of Champions programme.


2016–17 curling season, Other events
Note: Events that have not been placed on Curling Canada's list of sanctioned events are listed here. If an event is listed on Curling Canada's final list for the 2016–17 curling season, it will be moved up to the "Curling Canada-sanctioned events" section.


2016–17 figure skating season
The 2016–17 figure skating season began on July 1, 2016, and ended on June 30, 2017. Elite skaters began the season competing on the Grand Prix series or Junior Grand Prix series, culminating in the Grand Prix Final, and the ISU Challenger Series. Following national championships, competitors will appear at ISU Championships, such as the 2017 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships.


2016–17 figure skating season, Age eligibility
Skaters are eligible to compete in ISU events at the senior, junior, or novice levels according to their age:


2016–17 figure skating season, Changes
If skaters of different nationalities team up, the ISU requires that they choose one country to represent.


2016–17 figure skating season, Changes
Date refers to date when the change occurred or, if not available, the date when the change was announced.


2016–17 film awards season
The 2016–17 film awards season began in November 2016 with the Gotham Independent Film Awards 2016 and ended in February 2017 with the 89th Academy Awards. Major winners for the year included La La Land, Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea, among others.


2016–17 in Algerian football
The 2016–17 season will be the 56th season of competitive association football in Algeria.


2016–17 in Armenian football
The following article is a summary of the 2016–17 football season in Armenia, which is the 25th season of competitive football in the country and runs from August 2016 to May 2017.


2016–17 in Australian soccer
The 2016–17 season was the twelfth season of the current professional domestic soccer competition in Australia.


2016–17 in Australian soccer, Domestic competitions, National Premier Leagues
The 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals Series began on 17 September 2016.


2016–17 in Australian soccer, National teams, Men's senior, Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2016–17.


2016–17 in Australian soccer, National teams, Men's under 23, Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2016–17.


2016–17 in Australian soccer, National teams, Men's under-20, Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 20 national team in 2016–17.


2016–17 in Australian soccer, National teams, Men's under-17, Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 17 national team in 2016–17.


2016–17 in Australian soccer, National teams, Women's senior, Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2016–17.


2016–17 in Belgian football
The following article is a summary of the 2016–17 football season in Belgium, which is the 114th season of competitive football in the country and runs from July 2016 until June 2017.


2016–17 in Belgian football, National teams, Belgium national football team
The Belgium national football team started their qualification campaign, winning 5 matches easily but needing a last minute equalizer at home against Greece to remain undefeated. They were less successful in friendlies, with two draws and one loss.


2016–17 in Belgian football, Men's football, League season, Promotion and relegation
The following teams had achieved promotion or suffered relegation going into the 2016–17 season.


2016–17 in Belgian football, Men's football, League season, Belgian First Division A
Anderlecht secured its 34th championship, denying Club Brugge a second consecutive title. Oostende qualified for the first time for European football while Westerlo was relegated at the bottom end of the table.


2016–17 in Belgian football, Men's football, League season, Belgian First Division B
In the opening tournament, Roeselare edged out Lierse to assure its place in the promotion play-offs. In the closing tournament, Lierse competed with Antwerp for the lead, with Lierse being overtaken by Antwerp on the final matchday. Therefore, Lierse, who scored the most points overall, did not qualify for the promotion play-offs which were instead played by Roeselare and Antwerp. Antwerp beat Roeselare twice (3–1 at home and 1–2 in Roeselare) and returned to the highest level of Belgian football after thirteen seasons at the second level. Roeselare did qualify for the Europa League play-offs together with Lierse and Union SG. At the bottom end, Lommel United was relegated.


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


2016–17 in Belgian football, Men's football, League season, Belgian First Division B
The four bottom teams overall competed in the relegation play-offs. In spite of a strong comeback, Lommel United was relegated finally on the last matchday after losing away to OH Leuven.


2016–17 in Belgian football, UEFA competitions
Champions Club Brugge qualified directly for the group stage of the Champions League, while runners-up Anderlecht started in the qualifying rounds. As cup winner, Standard Liège qualified directly for the group stage of the Europa League, while Gent and Genk started in the qualifying rounds.


2016–17 in Belgian football, UEFA competitions
Overall, Belgian football clubs performed very strongly during the 2016–17 season, with both Anderlecht, Genk and Gent still active after the winter break and going very far in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, more specifically it was the first time since the 1993–94 season that three Belgian clubs reached the last 16 in Europe in the same season.


2016–17 in Belgian football, Managerial changes
This is a list of changes of managers within Belgian professional league football (Belgian First Division A and Belgian First Division B):


2016–17 in Cape Verdean football
The 2016–17 season was the season of competitive football (soccer) in Cape Verde.


2016–17 in Cape Verdean football, Final standings, Cape Verdean Football Championships
This was the second season divided into three groups and the first with a knockout stage. FC Ultramarina (Group A), CS Mindelense (of Group B) and Sporting Praia (Group C) finished first and qualified into the playoffs. The best second placed club who finished first Académica do Porto Novo also qualified. Another delay occurred in July and was the next such delay in nine years. The stadium access to Estádio Orlando Rodrigues was locked as the stadium did not have extra keys for the first leg due to an unknown reason.


2016–17 in Cape Verdean football, Final standings, Cape Verdean Football Championships
A week later, Mindelense was unofficially awarded 3-0 and the club was still no entrant into the finals. Ultramarina appealed to the problems with their entry into the stadium. It caused the next delay of the national championship finals competition in nine years (but not overall). The first leg was rescheduled, Mindelense did not show up due to unknown reasons and Mindelense-Ultramarina Tarrafal club strength was probably 50/50, it wasn't held into August and after August 13, Mindelense was indeed disqualified and its second leg result was annulled, but several kept it as stood.


2016–17 in Cape Verdean football, Final standings, Cape Verdean Football Championships
As Mindelense lost 0-2 in the second leg and the first leg unheld. Mindelense was out of the competition and overall was fourth behind Académica Porto Novo. The match between Sporting Praia and Académica Porto Novo went one and won with a total of two goals to one with a victory in the second leg, Sporting had to wait 1+1⁄2 months for their final appearance where they won all two legs and won their next national title in five years.


2016–17 in Cape Verdean football, Final standings, Cape Verdean Football Championships, Best second placed club
The second placed club with the most points (sometimes goals and matches if equal) qualified into the knockout stage.


2016–17 in Cape Verdean football, Island or regional competitions, Regional Super Cups
The 2016 champion winner played with a 2016 cup winner (when a club won both, a second place club competed).


2016–17 in Cape Verdean football, Island or regional competitions, Regional Champions Cup
Each of the three islands held their first ever Champion's Cup


2016–17 in Cape Verdean football, Transfer deals, Summer-Fall transfer window
The September/October transfer window runs from the end of the previous season in September up to mid-October.


2016–17 in Croatian football
The following article presents a summary of the 2016–17 football season in Croatia, which will be the 26th season of competitive football in the country.


2016–17 in Cypriot football
The following article is a summary of the 2016–17 football season in Cyprus, which is the 75th season of competitive football in the country and runs from August 2016 to May 2017.


2016–17 in Czech football
The 2016–17 season is the 24th season of competitive football in the Czech Republic.


2016–17 in Dutch football
The 2016–17 season was the 128th season of competitive football in the Netherlands.


2016–17 in English football
The 2016–17 season was the 137th season of competitive association football in England.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Premier League
Antonio Conte enjoyed a successful start to life as Chelsea manager, winning the title in his first season at the club and earning a record number of league victories for a season, with only poor early form preventing them from also setting a new points total.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur shrugged off a disappointing Champions League campaign to push Chelsea close for the title, though they ultimately missed out – however, they ultimately finished with both the best attack and defence, with striker Harry Kane once again claiming the Golden Boot, whilst they ultimately went unbeaten at home during their final season at White Hart Lane. Manchester City improved on the previous season's finish by one place in Pep Guardiola's first season in charge, though ultimately ended the season trophyless, despite recording the third-best attack and reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup.


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


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Premier League
Despite winning seven of their final eight games, Arsenal finished in fifth place and failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 1997, as fan pressure on both manager Arsène Wenger and share-owner Stan Kroenke grew. While they did win the FA Cup for the third time in four seasons, making Wenger the most successful manager in the competition's history, they endured yet another disastrous Champions League run, losing at the last-16 stage for a seventh successive year.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Premier League
Manchester United finished in sixth place, one place lower than the previous season, in José Mourinho's first season in charge with their failure to turn any one of their 15 draws into victories, though they did at least win the EFL Cup and won the Europa League final, winning the competition for the first time in their history and therefore securing a place in the Champions League.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Premier League
In only their second-ever top-flight season, AFC Bournemouth built on the success of the previous season as they secured a ninth-place finish and scored 55 goals, defying the critics who had tipped them to struggle from second-season syndrome. Much as Chelsea had the previous season, Leicester City made a poor defence of their title, despite having what turned out to be the best Champions League run of any English club this season by reaching the quarter-finals. With the club struggling, manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked in February and replaced by coach Craig Shakespeare, who steered the club to 12th place, still the lowest finish for a defending Premier League champion, but comfortably clear of relegation.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Premier League
Crystal Palace had looked in serious danger of relegation early on, but a revival after Sam Allardyce took over saw them comfortably survive, securing a club-record fifth successive top-flight season in the process. Swansea City also looked dead and buried after early struggles under Francesco Guidolin and then a disastrous spell with Bob Bradley as manager, but were ultimately saved by a late improvement under Paul Clement's management.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Premier League
Burnley fared the best of the promoted clubs, with only atrocious away form preventing them finishing higher as they made their home-ground of Turf Moor one of the hardest places to get a point from – and secured a second successive top-flight season for the first time in 40 years.


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


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Premier League
After several successive escapes from relegation, Sunderland's resilience finally collapsed and they dropped into the Championship after a decade, spending virtually the entire season rooted to the bottom of the table, as David Moyes being the first manager to spend a full season in charge of the Black Cats since 2011 ultimately amounted to nothing. Middlesbrough also struggled throughout their first top-flight season in eight years, with a poor end to the season, the weakest goalscoring record in the division and an inability to turn one of their 13 draws into victories ultimately dooming them.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Premier League
Hull City were the final relegated side, never quite recovering from a disastrous pre-season which saw manager Steve Bruce quit and next to no new players signed; despite encouraging early season form under Mike Phelan, a dismal run in the winter saw him sacked and replaced by Marco Silva, who steered the club to a much better second half of the season, but it ultimately proved to be a case of too little, too late.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Championship
Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion led the way for most of the season, and ultimately secured the two automatic promotion spots.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Championship
Newcastle, as in their previous spell in the second tier, made an immediate return to the top-flight as champions despite a late scare with three games to go (and because of both Sunderland and Middlesbrough being relegated, it would be the first time since 1998 that the Magpies were the sole North-East team in the top-flight), while Brighton (ironically managed by Chris Hughton who steered Newcastle to promotion in their previous spell in the Championship) lost out on the title on the last day, after not winning any of their last 3 games – however, by this point, they had already earned promotion to the top-flight for only the second time in their history, and for the first time since 1983, after they narrowly missed out to Middlesbrough on goal difference on the final day of the previous season.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Championship
Taking the final spot through the playoffs were Huddersfield Town, who won promotion to the top-flight for the first time in 45 years and in manager David Wagner's first full season in charge – whilst they did endure a poor end to the season and ultimately finished with a negative goal difference, the Terriers gradually eased their way through the play-off semi-final games against Sheffield Wednesday and then edged out Reading on penalties in the final at Wembley.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Championship
Leeds United managed a promotion challenge for the first time in six years and secured only their third finish in the top half of the Championship since being relegated from the Premier League in 2004, but poor runs of form either end of the season combined with an excellent late run by Fulham saw them fall short of the play-offs.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Championship
Aston Villa's first season outside of the top-flight since 1988 proved to be turbulent as they changed managers after just ten games – whilst they didn't look like relegation material, their failure to turn draws into wins also prevented them from making anything resembling a promotion challenge despite striker Jonathan Kodjia scoring 19 of their goals.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Championship
Birmingham City's season surprised for all the wrong reasons, as they controversially sacked manager Gary Rowett in favour of Gianfranco Zola in December despite being only just outside the play-offs, only for their form to completely collapse in the second half of the season, leaving them needing a late improvement after Zola was replaced by Harry Redknapp and then a final-day win at Bristol City to stay up.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Championship
After two seasons flirting with relegation, Rotherham United finished bottom in what was a truly awful league campaign, getting through three managers by the end of November and recording the lowest second tier points total since 3 points for a win was introduced in 1981, with only a three match unbeaten run at the end of the season stopping them from conceding 100 goals.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Championship
Wigan Athletic were immediately relegated back to League One, never quite getting back to grips with life in the Championship and ultimately being cost dear by a poor end to the season, as well as a failure to win home games between October and January.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, Championship
Blackburn Rovers filled the final relegation spot in a season marred by increasing fan protests aimed at the owners; while a late-season revival under Tony Mowbray meant they took survival to the last day, other results ultimately went against them and sent them down to the third tier for the first time since 1980; this also made them the first former Premier League champions to drop down into the third tier (Leicester City and Manchester City had both been in the third tier since the formation of the Premier League, but did not win the league until after their spells in the third tier). In their first ever season in the Championship, Burton Albion flirted with the drop on several occasions but ultimately pulled themselves away from the bottom three to ensure their first season in the second tier would not be their last.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, League One
After five seasons of near-misses and playoff heartbreak, Sheffield United finally ended their exile from the Championship and returned to the second tier for the first time since 2011, going up as champions and breaking the 100-point mark in the process. Despite making a slow start, the Blades gradually surged up the table and into the top two, giving former player Chris Wilder promotion in his first season as the club's manager as well as his second successive promotion in a year.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, League One
Taking second place in a battle that went to the final day, Bolton Wanderers secured promotion back to the Championship at the first opportunity and in manager Phil Parkinson's first season in charge, never once looking like falling out of the top six. Taking the final spot through the play-offs were Millwall who shrugged off losing in the final the previous year by scraping into the top six in their last few games and then scraped past opponents Bradford City in the final at Wembley, returning to the second tier after two years.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, League One
Fleetwood Town enjoyed their best season in their history, earning an unlikely fourth place, missing out on automatic promotion on the final day before only just being edged out by Bradford City in the play-offs semi-finals.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, League One
In their first ever season at this level, AFC Wimbledon surprised the critics with an early challenge for promotion – whilst several dropped points and a failure to win any of their last six games pushed them back down into mid-table and below rivals Milton Keynes Dons (who looked like suffering a second successive relegation before the arrival of Hearts manager Robbie Neilson helped push them away from the drop), the club were not once in danger of suffering an immediate relegation back to League Two and ensured their stay in the third tier would last beyond one season.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, League One
Northampton Town's first season in League One since 2009 started strongly as they continued their impressive unbeaten run, but a sharp drop in form in the winter months pushed them into the relegation battle, before a late good run of form helped them move back up the table. For the second season in a row, John Sheridan returned to Oldham Athletic to mastermind the Latic's great escape from relegation, despite their miserable scoring record that saw them score less than all four relegated teams.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, League One
At the bottom of the table, Chesterfield's three-year stay in League One came to an end as their decline in form following the loss of manager Paul Cook to Portsmouth finally took its toll.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, League One
Coventry City fared not much better as they hit rock-bottom and fell into the bottom tier of the Football League for the first time since 1959 and just 16 years after having been in the top-flight – even victory in the Football League Trophy and a late run of good results following the return of successful former manager Mark Robins proved to not be enough, as growing fan protests towards the owners left the Sky Blues facing a bleak future.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, League One
Only two years after narrowly missing out on promotion to the Championship, Swindon Town fell into League Two for the first time since 2012 with several poor results proving costly, despite the surprise appointment of former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood as director of football.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, League One
Taking the final spot were Port Vale, who looked like shrugging off the loss of manager Rob Page to Northampton Town – however, a complete collapse in form around the winter period saw them slide into the relegation zone and they were relegated on the final day after drawing at Fleetwood, as it turned out a victory would have proved enough to save them.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, League Two
Having lost in the play-offs just the previous year, Portsmouth shrugged off the heartbreak and won promotion to League One for the first time since 2013 and their first promotion in 14 years – despite looking set for the play-offs once more, a late surge in form from January onwards helped propel them into the top 3, taking the title on the last day.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, League Two
Going up in second were Plymouth Argyle, who also shrugged off their play-off loss from the previous year and ensured their six-year exile from the third tier came to an end, only missing out on the title by goal difference. Doncaster Rovers took the last automatic spot, securing an immediate return to League One – they had ironically been the first club to be promoted, but a failure to win any of their last five games pushed them into third place. Taking the last place through the play-offs were Blackpool, who also secured an immediate return to League One by defeating Exeter City at Wembley, also giving the club their first promotion since 2010 after 3 relegations in 5 years.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, League Two
Despite losing their manager to Shrewsbury Town and then dismissing his replacement after only five months, Grimsby Town's first season in the Football League for six years saw them never once threatened with relegation and they secured their Football League status comfortably. Crewe Alexandra endured a turbulent season both on and off the pitch, as their strong start petered out and they were sucked into the relegation fight, which led to the dismissal of manager Steve Davis, an act seen as overdue by the fans after months of protests against the owners and their refusal to sack him. However, following the appointment of former player David Artell as manager, the Railwaymen fought their way back up the table and finished comfortably clear of the bottom two.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, League Two
At the bottom of the table, after 112 years in the Football League and just three years after narrowly missing out on promotion to the Championship, Leyton Orient finally hit rock-bottom and were relegated to the fifth tier in a season that saw them change managers five times and was marked by increasing fan protests against the club owners, one of which led to the end of their final home game being finished behind closed doors.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, League Two
Taking the final spot on the last day were Hartlepool United, who finally saw their 96-year stay in the Football League end in the worst possible way – they had looked safe at the turn of the year but a collapse in form as well as failing to better the result of the team above them in their last game ultimately cost them their status. Having spent much of the season adrift in the relegation spaces, a late surge in form saw Newport County narrowly fight their way to safety – with a last-minute goal from player Mark O'Brien against Notts County on the final day proving to be crucial.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, National League Top Division
Six years after suffering relegation from League Two, Lincoln City returned to the Football League in a season of unprecedented success and off-field tragedy – not only did they win promotion as champions, nearly breaking the 100-point mark in the process, but they became the first non-league team in over 100 years to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, even securing victory at top-flight team Burnley along the way, honouring the sudden passing of former player and manager Graham Taylor in January in the best possible way.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, National League Top Division
Going up through the playoffs were Forest Green Rovers, who avenged their loss in the playoff final the previous year by comfortably beating Tranmere Rovers at Wembley in manager Mark Cooper's first full season in charge – in the process of winning promotion, not only did the club secure their place in the Football League for the first time in their history but they also ensured that their hometown of Nailsworth became the smallest settlement to ever host a Football League club.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, National League Top Division
At the bottom of the table, North Ferriby United's first-ever season in the fifth tier ended in disaster as they finished last, undone by their inability to score and having the second worst defence. Southport fared little better as their run of seven successive seasons in the fifth tier finally came to an end in the worst possible fashion, conceding nearly 100 goals and making it through not just three managers but even losing their chairman along the way.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, National League Top Division
Braintree Town took the third spot on the last day of the season, only one season after finishing third in the table and losing out to eventually-promoted Grimsby Town over two legs – just one win from their final three games would have saved them from the drop.


2016–17 in English football, Men's Football, League season, National League Top Division
Despite victory in the FA Trophy, York City took the last spot on the final day of the campaign, suffering the embarrassment of a second successive relegation and becoming the first club to suffer back-to-back relegations from the Football League to the sixth tier; whilst their form between January and April gave them a good chance of survival, an awful first half of the season ultimately proved to be costly for their hopes, as did a staggering five results all going against them on the final day of the season.


2016–17 in English football, Women's Football, Cup competitions, FA WSL Cup
Manchester City won their second cup after 2014 and completed the double.


2016–17 in English football, Managerial changes
This is a list of changes of managers within English league football:


2016–17 in French football
The following article is a summary of the 2016–17 football season in France, which was the 83rd season of competitive football in the country and ran from July 2016 to June 2017.


2016–17 in German football
The 2016–17 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Germany.


2016–17 in German football, National teams, Germany national football team, 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Germany won the FIFA Confederations Cup for the first time with a 1–0 victory over Chile in the final.


2016–17 in Honduran football
The 2016–17 season is the 69th season of competitive association football in Honduras.


2016–17 in Indian football
The 2016–17 season was the 138th season of competitive association football in India.


2016–17 in Indian football, Indian Super League
Atlético de Kolkata won the title second time after defeating the Kerala Blasters in a penalty shootout, 4–3, during the final. The match had ended 1–1 after ninety minutes and extra time.


2016–17 in Israeli football
The 2016–17 season was the 69th season of competitive football in Israel, and the 91st season under the Israeli Football Association, established in 1928, during the British Mandate.


2016–17 in Italian football
The 2016–17 season is the 115th season of competitive football in Italy.


2016–17 in Italian football, Cup competitions, Supercoppa Italiana
Assistant referees:Riccardo Di FioreAlessandro GiallatiniFourth official:Marco BarbiratiAdditional assistant referees:Paolo ValeriCarmine Russo


2016–17 in Polish football
The 2016–17 season was the 92nd season of competitive football in Poland.


2016–17 in Scottish football
The 2016–17 season was the 120th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 16 July 2016, with the first round of the 2016–17 Scottish League Cup. The 2016–17 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 6 August.


2016–17 in Scottish football, Scottish clubs in Europe
Celtic, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian qualified for European competition.


2016–17 in Scottish football, Women's football, Individual honours
Jane Ross and Caroline Weir were both nominated for the (English) PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year award.


2016–17 in Scottish football, Women's football, Scotland women's national team
The Scotland women's national football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time. A loss by Finland against Portugal confirmed that Scotland would finish qualifying as one of the six best runners-up, guaranteeing a place in UEFA Women's Euro 2017.


2016–17 in Senegalese football
The 2016–17 season was the season of competitive football (soccer) in Senegal.


2016–17 in Spanish football
The 2016–17 season is the 115th season of competitive association football in Spain.


2016–17 in Spanish football, UEFA competitions, 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The final will be 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 in Swiss football
The following is a summary of the 2016–17 season of competitive football in Switzerland.


2016–17 in Swiss football, Men's national team
The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.


2016–17 in Swiss football, Women's national team
The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.


2016–17 in Turkish football
The 2016–17 season was the 112th season of competitive football in Turkey.


2016–17 in Ukrainian football
The 2016–17 season was the 26th season of competitive association football in Ukraine since dissolution of the Soviet Union.


2016–17 in Ukrainian football, Men's club football
Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details


2016–17 in Ukrainian football, Women's club football
Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details


2016–17 in skiing
From July 1, 2016 to April 23, 2017, the following skiing events took place at various locations around the world.


2016–17 national figure skating championships
National figure skating championships of the 2016–17 season are taking place mostly between November 2016 and February 2017. Medals may be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2016–17 snooker season
The 2016–17 snooker season was a series of professional snooker tournaments played between 5 May 2016 and 1 May 2017.


2016–17 snooker season
The number of ranking events was increased in 2016/17, with a target of 20 ranking events for 2017/18. According to the World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn, total prize money for the World Snooker Tour in 2016/17 hit £10 million for the first time ever. The trophy for the Masters was renamed the Paul Hunter trophy in perpetuity, in memory of the three-time Masters champion who died in 2006.


2016–17 snooker season
The Snooker Shoot Out became a ranking event for the first time. The Australian Goldfields Open has been cancelled.


2016–17 snooker season
The Players Championship featured the top-16 players on the one year ranking list, as the Players Tour Championship has been cancelled and no order of merit was issued.


2016–17 snooker season
The new Home Nations Series was introduced in this season with the English Open, Northern Ireland Open, Scottish Open and Welsh Open tournaments. The winner of all four tournaments could earn a massive £1 million bonus prize.


2016–17 snooker season, Players
The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2016 World Championship, and the 30 players earning a two-year card the previous year automatically qualified for the season (Vinnie Calabrese has resigned his membership). The top eight players from the European Tour Order of Merit and top two players from the Asian Tour Order of Merit, who have not already qualified for the Main Tour, also qualify. Another two players come from the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs, and a further twelve places were available through the Q School.


2016–17 snooker season, Players
The rest of the places on to the tour come from the amateur events and national governing body nominations. Yan Bingtao's two-year tour card will commence this season. Also, since Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry have both retired from professional play, only James Wattana was offered an Invitational Tour Card. The list of all professional players in the 2016/2017 season includes 129 players.


2016–17 snooker season, Players, New professional players
All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.


2016–17 snooker season, Calendar
The following tables outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.


2016–17 ÖFB-Frauenliga
The 2016–17 ÖFB-Frauenliga is the 46th season of the women's football top level league in Austria. FSK St. Pölten-Spratzern were the defending champion. They renamed to SKN St. Pölten to appeal a broader region and won their third title in a row this season.


2016–17 Újpest FC season
The 2016–17 season will be Újpest FC's 111th competitive season, 105th consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 131st year in existence as a football club.


2016–17 Újpest FC season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla
The 2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 66th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 6 October 2016 and ended on 30 April 2017. KR won its fourth title in a row by defeating Grindavík 3–2 in the Finals.


2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla, Competition format
The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once "home" and once "away" for a total of 22 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the two last qualified were relegated to Division 1.


2016–17 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)
The 2016–17 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 60th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on October 5, 2016 and ended on April 24, 2017. Keflavík won its sixteenth title by defeating defending champions Snæfell 3–1 in the Finals.


2016–17 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball), Competition format
The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 28 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team was relegated to Division 1.


2016–17 İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. season
The 2016–17 season was İstanbul Başakşehir's eighth consecutive season in the Süper Lig and their 27th year in existence. This season, İstanbul Başakşehir participated in the Süper Lig, Turkish Cup and UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 28 July 2016 to 4 June 2017.


2016–17 İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. season, Competitions, Süper Lig, Results summary
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


2016–17 İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. season, Competitions, Turkish Cup, Group Stage
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


2016–2017 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 4
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 4 was held in Oberhof, Germany, from 5 January until 8 January 2017.


2016–2017 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 5
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 5 was held in Ruhpolding, Germany, from 11 January until 15 January 2017.


2016–2017 Cook Inlet natural gas leak
In December 2016, a natural gas pipeline running beneath Turnagain Arm in Cook Inlet, near Nikiski, Alaska, southwest of Anchorage ruptured, leaking large quantities of natural gas into the water. The escaped gas rose and was released into Earths atmosphere after clearing the surface. An estimated that 6 - 8.8 million litres (210,000 - 310,000 cubic feet) of natural gas was being released from the damaged pipe per day. The pipeline operator, Hilcorp Energy, has said that there is presently too much sea ice to safely launch a repair mission.


2016–2017 Cook Inlet natural gas leak
They added that shutting off the flow of natural gas through the pipeline would compound the problem, because the pipe had previously been used to transport crude oil and the residual crude in the pipe would then be exposed to the sea water once the pipeline was depressurized. The leak was first reported in February 2017, but an investigation by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration states that the leak may have begun in December 2016.


2016–2017 Cook Inlet natural gas leak
The leak was reported to be dry natural gas being sent to the platforms as fuel, which consists of 99% methane. Divers reported that the leak was caused by the pipeline being laid across a rock on the ocean floor, resulting in a small hole.


2016–2017 Cook Inlet natural gas leak
Non -profit organizations representing the environment have either sued or expressed interest in suing Hilcorp Energy, claiming that the ongoing situation is a danger to beluga whales and other marine life.


2016–2017 Cook Inlet natural gas leak
The leak was repaired April 13, 2017 when divers were able to install a clamp on the leaking pipe.


2016–2017 Cook Inlet natural gas leak, Litigation and state response
The Alaska-based environmental organization Cook Inlet Keeper has sent a letter to Hilcorp Energy, stating their intent to sue the energy company, for what the group alleges are violations of the Clean Water Act. The Center for Biological Diversity further alleges that Hilcorp Energy is in violation of four federal laws. In addition to the Clean Water Act, the Center maintains that Hilcorp is violating the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act and the Pipeline Safety Act in a letter to the company announcing the Centers planned litigation against them.


2016–2017 Cook Inlet natural gas leak, Litigation and state response
In addition, the administration of Alaska Governor Bill Walker, through the cabinet-level Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), has demanded that Hilcorp Energy closely monitor the environmental impact of the ongoing leak. ADEC has also requested that Hilcorp hire specialists to look for dead fish and other marine life in the area, and to come up with a repair plan by March 8, 2017.


2016–2017 Drought in Tamil Nadu
The 2016–2017 Drought in Tamil Nadu is a disaster among the farmers of Tamil Nadu. This drought has happened due to the worst rainfall of last 140 years in Tamil Nadu. The rain bringing season of Northeast monsoon had left the farmers subdued with little rainfall.


2016–2017 Drought in Tamil Nadu
The drought had caused many farmer head of households to commit suicide.


2016–2017 Drought in Tamil Nadu, Northeast monsoon
In Tamil Nadu the average annual rainfall had gradually decreased 62% in 2016. The Northeast monsoon season had subdued Tamil Nadu with the worse rainfall ever, just scattering rain in some areas. The highest deficit of normal rainfall in Indian states in 2016 is recorded in Tamil Nadu with 82% deficit.


2016–2017 Drought in Tamil Nadu, Charred crops in Tamil Nadu
Agriculture in Tamil Nadu has faced a thunder like hit since the low rainfall had left the crops and agricultural lands with no water for irrigation purposes. Also the Kaveri water issue became a huge headache for the farmers in Tamil Nadu, as no water is obtained from the tributaries of Kaveri river where it is the only source of irrigation for the Tamil Nadu farmers. The crops had severely charred in lakhs of hectares. It is said that the harvest in the year will be the worst ever in Tamil Nadu.


2016–2017 Drought in Tamil Nadu, Farmers death due to depression
Since the agricultural growth of crops had decreased and charred due to less water for irrigation, the farmers in Tamil Nadu requested the state to be announced as affected by drought. Many fasting strike and mass movements were held due to the delay of announcing Tamil Nadu as affected by drought. Farmers fell in deep depression because of indebtedness and charred crops in their fields. Tamil Nadu farmers fell ill and dead each day due to heart attack.


2016–2017 Drought in Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu announced drought-hit
On 10 January 2017, Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam announced that Tamil Nadu will be announced as drought-hit state. Since entire Tamil Nadu was devastated by the drought because of low rainfall, huge expenses will be incurred in protecting the people and central financial assistance will be sought because of this, he said. He further said that Rs.5465 per acre will be provided for farmers who suffered 33% loss sowing paddy and other irrigational crops and Rs.7287 per acre for long term crops.


2016–2017 Drought in Tamil Nadu, Farmers protest in Delhi
As announced by the TN Government the relief funds are not distributed evenly and not abandoning the loans of the farmers they got from the cooperative banks, they got frustrated. Since the Central and State government betrayed the Tamil Nadu farmers, they started to protest against the central Government in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis
A constitutional crisis in the Gambia started after the presidential elections on 1 December 2016, and ended with the outgoing president Yahya Jammeh being forced to step down in favour of his elected successor Adama Barrow on 21 January 2017, after resistance.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis
Although long-serving incumbent President Yahya Jammeh initially accepted the surprising victory of Adama Barrow, he rejected the election results eight days later. Jammeh called for the election to be annulled and appealed to the Supreme Court. Troops were subsequently deployed in the capital Banjul and Serekunda.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis
After ECOWAS delegates failed to persuade Jammeh to step down, a coalition of military forces from Senegal, Nigeria, and Ghana invaded the Gambia on 19 January 2017 to compel him to relinquish power. Two days later, Jammeh surrendered presidential duties in favour of Barrow and left the country to exile in Equatorial Guinea.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Initial reactions
Following the announcement of the results of the elections, opposition supporters widely celebrated the surprise victory and were stunned by Jammeh's concession of defeat. Thousands of people celebrated in the streets of Banjul. However, some expressed caution about what Jammeh might do next – suggesting that he could still try to retain power despite what had happened. A businessman said "I will only believe it when I see him leaving state house. He still controls the army, and his family are the top brass."


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Initial reactions
A few days after the election, 19 opposition prisoners were released, including Ousainou Darboe, the leader of Barrow's United Democratic Party. Darboe had been arrested in April 2016 and sentenced to three years in prison, and his arrest had led to Barrow's candidacy.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Initial reactions
Interviewed shortly after the election, Barrow thanked the Gambian people, including those in the diaspora outside of the country, and appealed to them to put aside their differences and work together for the development of their country. He said, "I know Gambians are in hurry but not everything is going to be achieved in one day. I would therefore appeal to all Gambians and friends of the Gambia to join us and help move this great country forward. I don't want this change of regime to be a mere change. I want it to be felt and seen in the wellbeing of the country and all Gambians. So we are calling on all Gambians and friends of the Gambia to help us make the Gambia great again."


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Initial reactions
Barrow said his early priorities include helping the agriculture sector. He said "We don't have minerals here. The backbone of this country is agriculture. ... Under President Yahya's government, all those farming centres collapsed completely, and they no longer exist." Asked about his plans for judicial reform, he said "We want a free and independent judiciary whereby nobody can influence the judiciary. We will put laws in place to protect those people running the judiciary. They will have that job security, they will have that independence. We will reduce the powers of the president."


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results
On 9 December 2016, Jammeh appeared on Gambian state television to announce that he had "decided to reject the outcome of the recent election" due to "serious and unacceptable abnormalities ... during the electoral process". He said that a new election should be held under "a god-fearing and independent electoral commission".


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results
The announcement came after Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, the chair of the opposition coalition, called for Jammeh's prosecution within a year of the handing over of power in January 2017 and said "We are going to have a national commission for asset recovery" to obtain the return of money and property from Jammeh and his family.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results
By 10 December, the military of the Gambia was deployed in key locations in Banjul, the capital, and set up sandbagged positions with machine guns, although they were just waving the citizenry through the checkpoints. Troops were also deployed in Serekunda, the Gambia's largest city. The Guardian's African correspondent speculated that the prospect of prosecution under a new government might have led security and military leaders to back Jammeh. An attempt by Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) chair and President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to negotiate a resolution to the dispute failed when Sirleaf's plane was not allowed to enter the country.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results
Jammeh's party, the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), said it would follow up Jammeh's statement by petitioning the Supreme Court to invalidate the election results, meeting a 10-day deadline established by law for contesting an election. There is currently a Chief Justice of the Gambia, but there has not been an active Supreme Court in the country for a year and a half (since May 2015), and it was thought that at least four additional judges would have to be appointed in order for the Supreme Court to convene to hear the case.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results
According to human rights groups interviewed by Reuters, Jammeh wields considerable influence over the courts. Of the three Chief Justices between 2013 and 2015, one was jailed, another was dismissed, while the third fled the country after acquitting someone whom Jammeh had wanted to be convicted. Alieu Momarr Njai, the head of the elections commission, said that if it went to court, they would be able to show that the final tally was correct.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results
On 13 December security forces took over the offices of the election commission and prevented the chief of the commission and its staff entering the building. The APRC submitted its appeal seeking the invalidation of the results. Meanwhile, the four regional leaders sent by ECOWAS met with Jammeh but left without an agreement. The military ceased its occupation of the electoral commission's offices in late December and the government said that its staff was free to return to work. It said that the occupation was intended to prevent an attack on the building.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results
It also called for calm and said that daily life should continue as usual. In his 2017 New Year address, Jammeh furiously criticized the position taken by ECOWAS, saying that "it is totally illegal as it violates the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of member states" and "is in effect a declaration of war and an insult to our constitution". He vowed that he was "ready to defend this country against any aggression and there will be no compromise for that".


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results, Domestic reactions
On the same day as Jammeh's rejection of the results, Barrow said that Jammeh did not have the constitutional authority to nullify the vote and call for new elections, arguing that only the Independent Electoral Commission could do that. Barrow said he had moved to a safe house for protection. According to supporters protecting Barrow's residence, the police and military of the Gambia had declined to protect the president-elect. The third candidate in the election, Mamma Kandeh, also called on Jammeh to step down, saying"Your swift decision earlier to concede defeat and your subsequent move to call Adama Barrow to congratulate him was lauded throughout the world. We therefore prevail on you to reconsider your decision."


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results, Domestic reactions
On 12 December, the Gambia bar association held an emergency meeting. They called Jammeh's rejection of the election results "tantamount to treason" and passed a unanimous resolution calling for the resignation of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Nigerian judge Emmanuel Oluwasegun Fagbenle, for gross misconduct, saying he had shown a lack of independence and impartiality by campaigning for Jammeh and inappropriately interfering with decisions made by judicial officials. The Gambia teachers' union called Jammeh's action "a recipe for chaos and disorder which undoubtedly endangers the lives of all Gambians particularly our children".


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results, Domestic reactions
The Gambia Press Union, the University of the Gambia, and the country's medical association and Supreme Islamic Council also supported the view that Jammeh should step aside and allow Barrow to assume the presidency. On 20 December, twelve serving Gambian ambassadors sent a congratulatory letter to Barrow and called on Jammeh to step down. In response, Jammeh's new Information Minister, Seedy Njie said on 10 January 2017 that the twelve ambassadors had been fired.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results, Domestic reactions
On 13 January, Barrow said that Jammeh should not seek asylum in Nigeria, which had been suggested by some MPs in the Nigerian Parliament. President Buhari of Nigeria continued trying to negotiate a peaceful end to the impasse. Barrow also stated that he would still be inaugurated on 19 January, despite the dispute. Talks aimed at ending the crisis ended without agreement on 14 January, prompting the African Union (AU) to state that it would no longer recognise Jammeh as president of The Gambia after 19 January.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results, Domestic reactions
Barrow was instead invited to a regional summit in Mali to further discuss the transition of power. Barrow himself went to Senegal in the days before his inauguration, due to concerns for his safety. He also suffered a personal tragedy during this period when his 8-year-old son died after being bitten by dogs. Barrow missed the boy's funeral on 16 January 2017, as he did not feel safe to return to The Gambia to attend.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results, International reactions
Jammeh's action was condemned by the governments of the US and Senegal. The AU also declared that Jammeh's actions were "null and void". After Senegal called for an emergency United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting, the UNSC declared in a unanimous statement that Jammeh must peacefully hand over power.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results, International reactions
It was announced that a delegation of four West African heads of state planned to go to The Gambia on 13 December to try to persuade Jammeh to accept the results of the election and step down. These included the President of Liberia and chair of ECOWAS Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari, the (outgoing) President of Ghana John Mahama, and the President of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma. The African Union said it also planned to send a negotiating delegation to The Gambia, led by President of Chad and chair of the AU Idriss Déby.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results, International reactions
Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, issued a statement saying that the European Union requested Jammeh to respect the outcome of the election and step down, and that "Any attempt to reverse carries the risk of serious consequences." Samantha Power, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, said "It is a very dangerous moment."


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results, International reactions
On 14 December, United Nations officials said that Jammeh would not be allowed to remain head of state and would face strong sanctions if he continues to try to do so after his current term expires. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the United Nations Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel said "For Mr. Jammeh, the end is here and under no circumstances can he continue to be president. By that time (18 Jan.), his mandate is up and he will be required to hand over to Mr. Barrow."


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results, International reactions
Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, said the refusal to accept the election result was an "outrageous act of disrespect of the will of the Gambian people". When asked whether the U.N. would consider military action to force Jammeh's departure, Chambas did not rule out the possibility – saying only "It may not be necessary. Let's cross that bridge when we get there."


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results, International reactions
On 16 December, ECOWAS issued a statement saying that Barrow "must be sworn in" in order to "respect the will of the Gambian people", and that "The authority [ECOWAS] shall undertake all necessary actions to enforce the result of the election." ECOWAS appointed Muhammadu Buhari as its chief mediator for the dispute, and appointed John Mahama as co-mediator. On 19 December, the AU expressed its full support of the position taken by ECOWAS. Idriss Déby, chair of the AU, called ECOWAS's position a "principled stand with regards to the situation in The Gambia".


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results, International reactions
Despite pressure from regional leaders, Jammeh, speaking on television on the evening of 20 December, said that he would not leave office at the end of his term in January unless the Supreme Court of the Gambia upheld the results. He again insisted that a new election was necessary: "I will not cheat but I will not be cheated. Justice must be done and the only way justice can be done is to reorganise the election so that every Gambian votes. That's the only way we can resolve the matter peacefully and fairly." Striking a defiant tone, he rejected any foreign interference and declared that he was prepared to fight.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Jammeh rejects results, International reactions
On 23 December, ECOWAS announced that they would send in troops if Jammeh failed to step down. The president of the ECOWAS Commission, Marcel Alain de Souza, said "The deadline is January 19 when the mandate of Jammeh ends." The military intervention would be led by Senegal. De Souza said "If he doesn't go, we have a force that is already on alert, and this force will intervene to restore the will of the people." Speaking on 7 January, Johnson Sirleaf emphasized the importance of peaceful resolution, saying that ECOWAS was "committed to a peaceful mediation and a peaceful transfer of power in The Gambia. We will continue to pursue that for now".


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Supreme Court consideration
Six additional appointments to the Supreme Court (five—Habeeb A. O. Abiru, Abubakar Datti Yahaya, Abubakar Tijani, Obande Festus and Akomaye Angim—from Nigeria, and one—Nicholas Colin Brown—from Sierra Leone) were reported to have been made in secret, starting in October 2016, with the cooperation of Chief Justice Fagbenle. One of the newly appointed justices, Akomaye Angim, is a former Chief Justice of The Gambia.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Supreme Court consideration
However, it was not clear whether the new justices had all accepted their appointments – especially in the case of Abiru, who was reported to be planning to reject his appointment and to meet with other appointees who may do the same. Fagbenle said on 21 December that a Supreme Court hearing to consider the APRC's appeal would be held on 10 January 2017, with the newly appointed judges.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Supreme Court consideration
On 10 January, the date on which the Supreme Court was scheduled to hear the APRC's appeal of the election results, Chief Justice Emmanuel Fagbenle said the foreign judges that had been appointed to hear the case would only be available in May or November, so the hearing of the case needed to be delayed for several months. Fagbenle said "We can only hear this matter when we have a full bench of the Supreme Court", and officially adjourned the session until 16 January.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Supreme Court consideration
Onogeme Uduma, a Nigerian who was intended to act as the president of the court, was reported to be unavailable until May. It was also reported that one of Jammeh's top ministers, Sherriff Bojang, had resigned in protest over Jammeh's refusal to accept defeat, although state television reported that Bojang had been sacked.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Supreme Court consideration
Fagbenle suggested that mediation would be the best way forward to resolve the impasse. However, Jammeh appeared on state television and declared that he will stay in office "to ensure the rule of law is upheld" until the Supreme Court makes a decision on his appeal, which is not expected until at least May 2017. He slammed the stances of the United Nations, the African Union, and ECOWAS as "foreign interference" in The Gambia's affairs.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Supreme Court consideration
Jammeh filed a new request for an injunction to try to prevent Chief Justice Fagbenle from swearing in Barrow as president. However, Fagbenle said he would not consider the new case, saying "Given that the injunction affects me in my capacity as the chief justice, I will recuse myself from hearing it." A lawyer for Jammeh's party conceded that obtaining an injunction to prevent Barrow from being sworn in was not possible at this stage.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Media crackdown and state of emergency
On 1 and 2 January 2017, three private radio stations, Taranga FM, Hilltop Radio, and Afri Radio, were shut down under orders from the National Intelligence Agency. On 3 January, it was reported that Alieu Momar Njai, the head of the electoral commission, had left the country or gone into hiding due to concerns about his safety. In a New Year message, Chief of Defence Staff Ousman Bargie affirmed that Jammeh had "the unflinching loyalty and support of The Gambia Armed Forces".


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Media crackdown and state of emergency
On 17 January, a day before the end of his presidential mandate, Jammeh announced a 90-day state of emergency. In a televised declaration, Jammeh justified the move by citing "the unprecedented and extraordinary amount of foreign interference" during and preceding the December 2016 vote. Opposition parties accused Jammeh of using the measure to retain the presidency and feared that it could be used to void the election result.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Media crackdown and state of emergency
The National Assembly approved the state of emergency along with a resolution denouncing foreign interference and an extension of its own term, due to end in April, by three months (to 11 July 2017). It then approved an extension of Jammeh's term for three months.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Inauguration of Adama Barrow and ECOWAS intervention
Following the announcement of the state of emergency, Senegalese troops were deployed to the Gambian border on 18 January as the spearhead of the ECOWAS military response. These were supported by aircraft and personnel from the Nigerian Air Force, together with a ship from the Nigerian Navy. The same day, Gambian Army Chief Ousman Badjie reportedly said that his forces would not fight in the event of foreign intervention against Jammeh.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Inauguration of Adama Barrow and ECOWAS intervention
Vice President Isatou Njie-Saidy resigned on 18 January. By that point, eight cabinet members had resigned due to the crisis.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Inauguration of Adama Barrow and ECOWAS intervention
The opposition vowed to go ahead with the inauguration at Banjul Mini-Stadium, but this was later cancelled, with Barrow's spokesman Halifa Sallah stating that he would be sworn in at an undisclosed location. It was revealed that he would be sworn in at the Gambia's embassy in Dakar. President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz met with Jammeh in an unsuccessful attempt to persuade him to leave office. On 19 January, ECOWAS gave Jammeh a deadline that ended at midnight to step down. Troops from Senegal, Nigeria and other neighboring countries gathered at Gambia's border with Senegal, waiting for an ECOWAS order to enter Gambia. Planes of the Nigerian Air Force were seen flying over the Gambia.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Inauguration of Adama Barrow and ECOWAS intervention
Botswana became the first country to cease recognition of Jammeh on 19 January. On 19 January 2017, Senegalese forces crossed the border and invaded the Gambia.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Inauguration of Adama Barrow and ECOWAS intervention
Adama Barrow was sworn in as President of The Gambia at a ceremony in an embassy of The Gambia in Dakar, Senegal, on 19 January 2017. Hours later, Senegalese Armed Forces entered The Gambia to enforce Barrow's presidency. The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution backing Barrow while calling on Jammeh to step down. It backed ECOWAS' efforts to ensure the results of the 2016 presidential election are respected, but endorsed "political means first", without expressing support for military action.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Inauguration of Adama Barrow and ECOWAS intervention
Senegal later halted its offensive in order to mediate the crisis one final time, with the invasion to proceed at noon on 20 January if Jammeh still refused to relinquish power. That night, Jammeh sacked the remainder of his cabinet, according to reports from the Gambia Radio & Television Service, and announced he would replace it with new members.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Inauguration of Adama Barrow and ECOWAS intervention
Jammeh, however, refused to step down even after the noon deadline passed, and while it was subsequently extended to 16:00 GMT, he again refused to resign. Mauritania's President Mohamed Abdul Aziz, President of Guinea Alpha Condé and United Nations' regional chief Mohammed Ibn Chambas tried to persuade him to step down. Gambia's army chief Lieutenant-General Ousman Badjie pledged his allegiance to Barrow and stated that the Gambian Army would not fight ECOWAS. Barrow and a Senegalese official later stated that Jammeh had agreed to step down and would leave the country. Mauritania's President Aziz later announced that a deal had been reached for him to step down and leave the country.


2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis, Inauguration of Adama Barrow and ECOWAS intervention
During the early hours on 21 January, Jammeh announced on state television that he was stepping down from the post of President, and he left the country later the same day. The National Assembly revoked the state of emergency imposed by Jammeh on 24 January. Following, 4,000 ECOWAS troops remained in the Gambia to maintain order in preparation for Barrow to return and consolidate his presidency. Five days later, Barrow returned to the Gambia while requesting the ECOWAS troops (now numbering about 2,500) to stay for at least six months to help him firmly establish order.


2016–2017 Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup
The 2016–2017 Bikarkeppni kvenna was the 43rd edition of the Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup, won by Keflavík against Skallagrímur. The competition was managed by the Icelandic Basketball Federation and the final four was held in Reykjavík, in the Laugardalshöll in February 2018. Ariana Moorer was named the Cup Finals MVP after scoring 29 points and grabbing 19 rebounds.


2016–2017 Israel Football League season
The 2016–2017 Israel Football League season was the tenth season of the Israel Football League (IFL). The fields were enlarged to 80 yards and the games were now played with nine player teams. The season concluded with the Jerusalem Lions defeating the Tel Aviv Pioneers in Israel Bowl X.


2016–2017 Israel Football League season, Regular season
The regular season consisted of 10 games for each team, with two games (home and away) against each team within their division and one game against each of the other teams.


2016–2017 Israel Football League season, Israel Bowl X
Lions 44 – 36 PioneersThe Lions made a last minute comeback and then won in overtime.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest
The 2016–2017 unrest in Kashmir, also known as the Burhan aftermath, refers to a series of violent protests in the Kashmir Valley and subsequently Chenab valley , Poonch district and Rajouri district of Northern Jammu division   in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It started with the killing of Burhan Wani, a commander of the Kashmir-based Islamic militant organisation Hizbul Mujahideen, by Indian security forces on 8 July 2016. After his killing, anti-Indian protests started in all 10 districts of the Kashmir Valley. Protesters defied curfew with attacks on security forces and public properties.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest
Curfew was imposed in all 10 districts of the valley on 15 July and mobile services were suspended by the government. Kashmir valley remained under 53 days of consecutive curfew which was lifted from all areas on 31 August, however was reimposed in some areas the next day. Jammu and Kashmir Police and Indian paramilitary forces used pellet guns, tear gas shells, rubber bullets, as well as assault rifles, resulting in the deaths of more than 90 civilians, with over 15,000 civilians injured and as the result of pellet guns, many people also were blinded. Two security personnel also died while over 4,000 personnel were injured in the riots.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest
Some columnists including Prem Shankar Jha have termed the unrest as Kashmir's Intifada.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Background
In late 2015 and early 2016, observers of Kashmir reported growth in home-grown Islamic militancy and radicalization of the Kashmiri Muslim population. Several reasons for the growth have been cited such as the absence of a political dialogue, the lack of economic opportunities, frustration due to high unemployment, excessive militarization of the public space and repeated human rights violations by the security forces.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Background
According to scholar-journalist Haris Zargar, the increasing radicalization represented a counter-reaction to the shaping of the nationalist identity in India based on its rising middle class and Hindu nationalism. The rise of forceful Hindu nationalism affected how Kashmiri Muslims viewed the Indian state and reshaped their Kashmiri Muslim identity. The communal polarization in India and the violence targeting Muslims are widely discussed in Kashmiri homes.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Background
In the 2014 Indian general election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a majority in the Lower House of the Indian Parliament. Narendra Modi became the prime minister. In the state Legislative Assembly elections in the same year the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won a majority of the seats in the Kashmir region and the BJP won the majority of seats in the Jammu region. Even though both parties campaigned against each other, they joined together to form a coalition government, with Mufti Mohammad Sayeed becoming the chief minister.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Background
Following his death in 2016, his daughter Mehbooba Mufti took over as chief minister (first woman chief minister in region). The joining together of the two parties led to the perception of a shrinking political space. It is said to have formed the "final straw" in the people's disaffection. Furthermore,the Muslim majority sub -regions Chenab Valley and Pir Panjal Range in Northern Jammu division had intensified their demand for separate divisionhood and more autonomy which irked the ruling class of mainland Jammu


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Background
The militant wing commanded by Burhan Wani, part of the Islamic militant organisation, Hizbul Mujahideen, has been dubbed "new-age militancy". It has been designated as a terrorist organization. It has recruited local youth, educated and middle-class, who are conversant with social media and not afraid to reveal their identities. They have achieved an immense popularity among the Kashmiri population.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Background
When Waseem Malla and Naseer Ahmad Pandit, two of Burhan's associates were killed by security forces, tens of thousands of local Kashmiris came to attend the funeral and the funeral rites had to be repeated six times to allow all the mourners to participate. Some of the youths who recently became militants had campaigned for PDP during the general elections in 2014.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Operation against Burhan
On 8 July 2016, Burhan Wani was killed in a planned operation by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Rashtriya Rifles. Following a tip-off that Wani was planning to come down from the Tral forest for Eid celebrations, he and two associates were cornered in the Kokernag area. According to police officials, after an exchange of fire, the house in which the militants were staying was bombed, killing all three militants. However, some eyewitnesses have stated that the three militants were shot down while trying to escape.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Operation against Burhan
According to a police official, there were misgivings within the security establishment against killing Wani owing to his popularity, but they were not heeded by the authorities. Wani left home to become a militant at age 15 after an incident with the police that humiliated him. The Kashmiri youth angered by the "never-ending militarization" of the Valley were drawn to him. His constant presence on social media made him a household name.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Operation against Burhan
Journalist Fahad Shah stated that, with Wani's killing, the situation in Kashmir entered a period of "amplified instability". At Wani's funeral, an estimated 200,000 people came to mourn him, some of them from remote parts of the valley. Forty back-to-back funeral prayers were offered as well as a 21-gun salute by militants. Protesters started demonstrating against his killing, and continuous incidents of stone-pelting have been reported since the news of his death.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, July
After the news of Burhan's death spread, protests erupted in some areas of Kashmir Valley. Curfew-like restrictions were imposed in some places in South Kashmir during the night, and internet services in many areas were suspended. Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik called for a strike to protest against the killing of Wani. Geelani, along with other separatist leaders including Asiya Andrabi and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, called for a three-day shutdown in Kashmir to protest against the killing. The shutdown was repeatedly extended into August by the end of the month.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, July
Violent clashes broke out in response to Burhan's killing on 9 July in some areas. Over 20 police stations were attacked by mobs who stole weapons from the stations and fired upon the security forces. Stone pelting was reported from many parts of Kashmir, including transit camps of Kashmiri Pandits. Train services and the pilgrimage to Amarnath Temple were suspended. All state board exams were postponed, while the Srinagar Jammu National Highway was shut to traffic. By the end of the day, over 200 people were injured and 11 protesters were killed.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, July
By 10 July, more than 20 were confirmed to have died during the unrest. More than 300 CRPF personnel were reported to have been injured. In addition, many vehicles and buildings belonging to security forces were attacked during the day with a number of them being set ablaze. Some suspected militants hiding among protesters also threw grenades at the security personnel.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, July
Two policemen also died in July during the unrest. One of them died on 9 July when a mob attacked and pushed his mobile bunker into the waters of Jhelum river. Another died on 24 July, having succumbed to the injuries he received in an attack on a police station by stone-pelters on 15 July.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, July
On the night of 12 July, about 200–300 Kashmiri Pandit employees fled the transit camps in Kashmir due to the constant attacks by protesters. Over 1300 government employees belonging to the community fled the region during the unrest. 800 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) meanwhile were sent to Kashmir in addition to the 1,200 already sent on 9 July to aid the state's police.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, July
On 15 July, curfew was imposed in all districts of Kashmir and mobile phone networks were suspended. Also on the same day, the separatists extended the call for shutdown till 18 July. Re -opening of schools and colleges in Kashmir was postponed due to the unrest. The government announced on the same day that it was sending 2,000 additional CRPF personnel to Kashmir.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, July
The law-and-order situation in the valley had started to improve by 24 July. In view of this, curfew was lifted from four districts and parts of Srinagar city, with Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure still remaining in force. By 26 July, it was lifted from all areas of the region except Anantnag.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, July
Protests erupted in many areas after the lifting of the curfew, which was reimposed a day later in Kulgam district, Anantnag and some parts of Srinagar in view of the march called by separatists. It was later reimposed in Pulwama district and Shopian district as well.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, July
On 29 July, violent clashes broke out in several places, with over 130 people reported injured. 70 incidents of stone-pelting were reported, including attacks on army camps. During the protests, a government building in Rafiabad and an animal husbandry office in Shopian were set on fire, and a grenade lobbed in Shopian. On 30 July, the cavalcade of state Education Minister Naeem Akhtar, who was traveling with MLC Yashir Reshi, was pelted with stones by crowds who were later dispersed at Dangerpora and Shilwat.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, August
On 1 August in Srinagar, protesters attacked state Education Minister Naeem Akhtar's residence with petrol bombs. Akhtar and his family were not present at the time. The cavalcade of Law and Rural Development Minister Abdul Haq was attacked with stones by protesters in Tangdhar area managed to escape the attack unhurt. A mob attacked the vehicle of the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Ramban with stones and set it ablaze on the national highway near Lethpora. Two protesters were killed in defence by a Personal Security Officer of the ADC who was rescued by the CRPF.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, August
The unrest also started spreading to the Chenab valley region of Jammu Division in August with shutdowns being observed in many towns. Protests against civilian casualties were held in Doda with people shouting pro-freedom slogans. On 5 August curfew was imposed in several places in view of the march called by separatists who were arrested. Three people were killed and 674 injured during violent clashes that erupted after Friday prayers.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, August
The separatists asked Kashmiris to observe a "black day" on 15 August on 11 August. Curfew was extended in several parts of Kashmir the next day in view of the call given by separatists to people for marching to the Eidgah on 13 and 14 August. The next day after Friday prayers, violent protests erupted in several cities, during which hundreds of people were injured. Protests after Friday prayers also took place in Doda against the civilian deaths in Kashmir. Many were injured in the clashes that broke out, with police and protesters blaming each other. The Seerat committee called for a three-day shutdown against alleged police action.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, August
Most parts of Kashmir were placed under curfew on 13 August in view of the weekend protests called by separatists.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, August
On Pakistan's Independence Day, flags of Pakistan were hoisted at many places across Kashmir and pro-Pakistan rallies were carried out, with dozens of people reported injured when security personnel tried to disperse them. Separatist leader Asiya Andrabi was injured along with many other protesters while leading a women-only rally in Tral when security personnel lobbed teargas shells to disperse them.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, August
On 16 August, five protesters were killed due to firing by security personnel in clashes with security forces and protesters blaming each other.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, August
On 17 August, a march called by the separatists to the office of UNMOGIP, in Srinagar, was stopped by security forces. On the same day, the house of the MLA of Shopian, Mohammed Yousuf Bhat, was attacked by a mob.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, August
On 21 August, a youth was killed after being hit by a teargas shell in Srinagar while over 70 people were injured in protests across the region, including about 60 people in a village of Rafiabad Tehsil. Pro -freedom rallies were held at Anantnag, Shopian and Pulwama, with 40,000 people attending a rally in a Shopian village addressed by separatists including Geelani. The Border Security Force (BSF) was removed from counter-insurgency operations and deployed to maintain law and order in Srinagar for the first time in 12 years on 22 August. On 23 August, two special police officers in Sopore resigned from their posts after their houses were attacked by mobs.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, August
On 24 August, a youth died after receiving injuries in a clash with the security forces while 9 policemen were reportedly injured on the same day when a grenade was lobbed at them from a crowd of protestors in Pulwama.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, August
Curfew was lifted from all parts of Kashmir on 31 August. One person was killed while over 100 were injured in clashes during the day. A police quarters and house of Rajya Sabha member of PDP, Nazir Ahmad Laway were set on fire by protesters in Hanad Chawalgam of Kulgam district.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, September
Curfew was reimposed in most places of the region on 2 September including Srinagar, Badgam, Ganderbal, Bandipora and Handwara. The next day, curfew was lifted from most parts it had been reimposed a day earlier, with only some areas of Srinagar remaining under curfew. Meanwhile, a youth was killed in clashes between protesters and security forces in Qazigund. Over 600 people were reported to have been injured during clashes on 4 September with the office of Deputy Commissioner in Shopian being set on fire.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, September
On 5 September, a youth who had been wounded a day earlier in the protests, succumbed to his injuries in Sopore. In addition, over 120 people were injured during the day as security forces tried to foil pro-freedom rallies. In Zangalpora village of Kulgam, protesters set a policeman's house on fire.


2016–2017 Kashmir unrest, Timeline of unrest, 2016, September
The shutdown was repeatedly extended by the separatists into October. On 15 September, the shutdown was extended till 22 September. On 16 September, a protester who had been injured on 9 September, succumbed to his death while over 50 people were injured in clashes during the day including 15 in Dooru village and 20 in Sopore.