2016–17 Serie A
The 2016–17 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 115th season of top-tier Italian football, the 85th in a round-robin tournament, and the 7th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. Juventus were the defending champions. The season ran from 20 August 2016 to 28 May 2017.[3][4][5]
Juventus celebrating their title win | |
Season | 2016–17 |
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Dates | 20 August 2016 – 28 May 2017 |
Champions | Juventus 33rd title |
Relegated | Empoli Palermo Pescara |
Champions League | Juventus Roma Napoli |
Europa League | Atalanta Lazio Milan |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,123 (2.96 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Edin Džeko (29 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Internazionale 7–1 Atalanta (12 March 2017)[2] |
Biggest away win | Bologna 1–7 Napoli (4 February 2017)[2] |
Highest scoring | Lazio 7–3 Sampdoria (7 May 2017)[2] |
Longest winning run | 7 games[2] Internazionale Juventus |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 games[2] Juventus |
Longest winless run | 22 games[2] Pescara |
Longest losing run | 9 games[2] Palermo |
Highest attendance | 78,328 Internazionale 2–2 Milan (15 April 2017)[2] |
Lowest attendance | 510 Crotone 1–1 Palermo (18 September 2016)[2] |
Total attendance | 8,113,386[2] |
Average attendance | 22,047[2] |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
On 21 May, Juventus won a record sixth consecutive title and 33rd title overall with a game in hand following their 3–0 win over Crotone.[6]
Events
On 14 April 2016, it was announced that Serie A was selected by the International Football Association Board to test video assistant refereeing, which were initially private for the 2016–17 season, before allowing them to become a live pilot phase with replay assistance in the 2017–18 season at the latest. On the decision, FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio said, "We were among the first supporters of using technology on the pitch and we believe we have everything required to offer our contribution to this important experiment."[7]
On 29 April 2016, Crotone earned their first ever promotion to Serie A.[8] One week later, Cagliari was also promoted after just one year in Serie B.[9] On 9 June 2016, Pescara won the Serie B play-off to return to Serie A after a 3-year absence.[10]
On 13 April 2017, historical Milan president Silvio Berlusconi sold the ownership of the club to Chinese-born, Luxembourg-based Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux, with Li Yonghong as representing acting chairman.[11] The former Prime Minister left the club after 31 years and 29 trophies.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Empoli | Marco Giampaolo | Mutual consent | 15 May 2016 | Pre-season | Giovanni Martusciello | 26 May 2016[13] |
Udinese | Luigi De Canio | End of interim spell | 19 May 2016 | Giuseppe Iachini | 19 May 2016[14] | |
Torino | Gian Piero Ventura | Signed by Italy | 25 May 2016 | Siniša Mihajlović | 25 May 2016[15] | |
Genoa | Gian Piero Gasperini | Signed by Atalanta | 14 June 2016[16] | Ivan Jurić | 28 June 2016[17] | |
Atalanta | Edoardo Reja | Sacked | 14 June 2016 | Gian Piero Gasperini | 14 June 2016[16] | |
Crotone | Ivan Jurić | Signed by Genoa | 23 June 2016 | Davide Nicola | 23 June 2016[18] | |
Sampdoria | Vincenzo Montella | Signed by Milan | 28 June 2016 | Marco Giampaolo | 4 July 2016[19] | |
Milan | Cristian Brocchi | End of Interim spell | 28 June 2016 | Vincenzo Montella | 28 June 2016[20] | |
Lazio | Simone Inzaghi | 6 July 2016 | Marcelo Bielsa | 6 July 2016[21] | ||
Lazio | Marcelo Bielsa | Resigned | 8 July 2016[22] | Simone Inzaghi | 8 July 2016[23] | |
Internazionale | Roberto Mancini | Mutual consent | 8 August 2016[24] | Frank de Boer | 9 August 2016[25] | |
Palermo | Davide Ballardini | 6 September 2016[26] | 15th | Roberto De Zerbi | 6 September 2016[27] | |
Udinese | Giuseppe Iachini | Sacked | 2 October 2016[28] | 16th | Luigi Delneri | 4 October 2016[29] |
Internazionale | Frank de Boer | 1 November 2016[30] | 12th | Stefano Vecchi (caretaker) | 1 November 2016[31] | |
Internazionale | Stefano Vecchi | End of interim spell | 8 November 2016 | 9th | Stefano Pioli | 8 November 2016[32] |
Palermo | Roberto De Zerbi | Sacked | 30 November 2016 | 20th | Eugenio Corini | 30 November 2016[33] |
Palermo | Eugenio Corini | Resigned | 24 January 2017[34] | 19th | Diego López | 26 January 2017[35] |
Pescara | Massimo Oddo | Sacked | 14 February 2017[36] | 20th | Luciano Zauri (interim) | 14 February 2017 |
Pescara | Luciano Zauri | End of interim spell | 14 February 2017 | 20th | Zdeněk Zeman | 17 February 2017[37] |
Genoa | Ivan Jurić | Sacked | 19 February 2017 | 16th | Andrea Mandorlini | 19 February 2017[38] |
Genoa | Andrea Mandorlini | 10 April 2017 | 16th | Ivan Jurić | 10 April 2017[39] | |
Palermo | Diego López | 11 April 2017 | 19th | Diego Bortoluzzi (caretaker) | 11 April 2017[40] | |
Internazionale | Stefano Pioli | 9 May 2017 | 7th | Stefano Vecchi (caretaker) | 10 May 2017[41][42] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Juventus (C) | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 77 | 27 | +50 | 91 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Roma | 38 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 90 | 38 | +52 | 87 | |
3 | Napoli | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 94 | 39 | +55 | 86 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
4 | Atalanta | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 72 | Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
5 | Lazio | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 70 | |
6 | Milan | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 63 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
7 | Internazionale | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 62 | |
8 | Fiorentina | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 60 | |
9 | Torino | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 53 | |
10 | Sampdoria | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 48 | |
11 | Cagliari | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 55 | 76 | −21 | 47 | |
12 | Sassuolo | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 46 | |
13 | Udinese | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 45 | |
14 | Chievo | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 43 | |
15 | Bologna | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 41 | |
16 | Genoa | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 36 | |
17 | Crotone | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 34 | |
18 | Empoli (R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 32 | Relegation to Serie B |
19 | Palermo (R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 77 | −44 | 26 | |
20 | Pescara (R) | 38 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 81 | −44 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[43]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2016–17 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fifth-placed team and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Leader and 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage | |
2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage | |
2017–18 UEFA Champions League play-off round | |
2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage | |
2017–18 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round | |
Relegation to 2017–18 Serie B |
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
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Top assists
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Hat-tricks
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Carlos Bacca | Milan | Torino | 3–2 (H) | 21 August 2016 |
Andrea Belotti | Torino | Bologna | 5–1 (H) | 28 August 2016 |
Nikola Kalinić | Fiorentina | Cagliari | 5–3 (A) | 23 October 2016 |
Mohamed Salah | Roma | Bologna | 3–0 (H) | 6 November 2016 |
Dries Mertens | Napoli | Cagliari | 5–0 (A) | 11 December 2016 |
Dries Mertens4 | Napoli | Torino | 5–3 (H) | 18 December 2016 |
Diego Falcinelli | Crotone | Empoli | 4–1 (H) | 29 January 2017 |
Marek Hamšík | Napoli | Bologna | 7–1 (A) | 4 February 2017 |
Dries Mertens | Napoli | Bologna | 7–1 (A) | 4 February 2017 |
Marco Parolo4 | Lazio | Pescara | 6–2 (A) | 5 February 2017 |
Roberto Inglese | Chievo | Sassuolo | 3–1 (A) | 12 February 2017 |
Andrea Belotti | Torino | Palermo | 3–1 (H) | 5 March 2017 |
Mauro Icardi | Internazionale | Atalanta | 7–1 (H) | 12 March 2017 |
Éver Banega | Internazionale | Atalanta | 7–1 (H) | 12 March 2017 |
Alejandro Gómez | Atalanta | Genoa | 5–0 (A) | 2 April 2017 |
Mauro Icardi | Internazionale | Fiorentina | 4–5 (A) | 22 April 2017 |
Keita Baldé | Lazio | Palermo | 6–2 (H) | 23 April 2017 |
Grégoire Defrel | Sassuolo | Torino | 3–5 (A) | 28 May 2017 |
4 Player scored four goals ; (H) – Home (A) – Away
Number of teams by regions
Number | Region | Team(s) |
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3 | Lombardy | Atalanta, Internazionale and Milan |
2 | Emilia-Romagna | Bologna and Sassuolo |
Lazio | Lazio and Roma | |
Liguria | Genoa and Sampdoria | |
Piedmont | Juventus and Torino | |
Tuscany | Empoli and Fiorentina | |
1 | Abruzzo | Pescara |
Calabria | Crotone | |
Campania | Napoli | |
Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Udinese | |
Sardinia | Cagliari | |
Sicily | Palermo | |
Veneto | Chievo |
Attendances
These are the average attendances of the football clubs:[45]
Team | Home average |
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Internazionale | 46,620 |
Milan | 40,294 |
Juventus | 39,489 |
Napoli | 36,605 |
Roma | 32,638 |
Fiorentina | 26,470 |
Lazio | 21,947 |
Bologna | 21,912 |
Genoa | 20,347 |
Sampdoria | 19,852 |
Torino | 19,300 |
Udinese | 17,448 |
Atalanta | 16,946 |
Cagliari | 13,467 |
Chievo | 13,368 |
Pescara | 13,308 |
Palermo | 13,204 |
Sassuolo | 12,362 |
Empoli | 9,483 |
Crotone | 8,222 |
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