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 from Serie B after just one year of being relegated.[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
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2015–16 season |
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Atalanta | Bergamo | Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | 26,542 | 13th in Serie A |
Bologna | Bologna | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara | 38,279 | 14th in Serie A |
Cagliari | Cagliari | Stadio Sant'Elia | 16,000 | Serie B champions |
Chievo | Verona | Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi | 38,402 | 9th in Serie A |
Crotone | Crotone | Stadio Ezio Scida | 16,547 | Serie B runners-up |
Empoli | Empoli | Stadio Carlo Castellani | 16,800 | 10th in Serie A |
Fiorentina | Florence | Stadio Artemio Franchi | 47,282 | 5th in Serie A |
Genoa | Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 36,685 | 11th in Serie A |
Internazionale | Milan | San Siro | 80,018 | 4th in Serie A |
Juventus | Turin | Juventus Stadium | 41,507 | Serie A champions |
Lazio | Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 72,698 | 8th in Serie A |
Milan | Milan | San Siro | 80,018 | 7th in Serie A |
Napoli | Naples | Stadio San Paolo | 60,240 | 2nd in Serie A |
Palermo | Palermo | Stadio Renzo Barbera | 36,349 | 16th in Serie A |
Pescara | Pescara | Stadio Adriatico | 20,476 | Serie B playoffs winners |
Roma | Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 72,698 | 3rd in Serie A |
Sampdoria | Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 36,685 | 15th in Serie A |
Sassuolo | Sassuolo | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore (Reggio Emilia) |
23,717 | 6th in Serie A |
Torino | Turin | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino | 27,994 | 12th in Serie A |
Udinese | Udine | Dacia Arena | 25,144 | 17th in Serie A |
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 | Mutual consent | 15 May 2016 | Pre-season | 26 May 2016[13] | ||
Udinese | End of interim spell | 19 May 2016 | 19 May 2016[14] | |||
Torino | Signed by Italy | 25 May 2016 | 25 May 2016[15] | |||
Genoa | Signed by Atalanta | 14 June 2016[16] | 28 June 2016[17] | |||
Atalanta | Sacked | 14 June 2016 | 14 June 2016[16] | |||
Crotone | Signed by Genoa | 23 June 2016 | 23 June 2016[18] | |||
Sampdoria | Signed by Milan | 28 June 2016 | 4 July 2016[19] | |||
Milan | End of Interim spell | 28 June 2016 | 28 June 2016[20] | |||
Lazio | 6 July 2016 | 6 July 2016[21] | ||||
Lazio | Resigned | 8 July 2016[22] | 8 July 2016[23] | |||
Internazionale | Mutual consent | 8 August 2016[24] | 9 August 2016[25] | |||
Palermo | 6 September 2016[26] | 15th | 6 September 2016[27] | |||
Udinese | Sacked | 2 October 2016[28] | 16th | 4 October 2016[29] | ||
Internazionale | 1 November 2016[30] | 12th | 1 November 2016[31] | |||
Internazionale | End of interim spell | 8 November 2016 | 9th | 8 November 2016[32] | ||
Palermo | Sacked | 30 November 2016 | 20th | 30 November 2016[33] | ||
Palermo | Resigned | 24 January 2017[34] | 19th | 26 January 2017[35] | ||
Pescara | Sacked | 14 February 2017[36] | 20th | 14 February 2017 | ||
Pescara | End of interim spell | 14 February 2017 | 20th | 17 February 2017[37] | ||
Genoa | Sacked | 19 February 2017 | 16th | 19 February 2017[38] | ||
Genoa | 10 April 2017 | 16th | 10 April 2017[39] | |||
Palermo | 11 April 2017 | 19th | 11 April 2017[40] | |||
Internazionale | 9 May 2017 | 7th | 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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Milan | Torino | 3–2 (H) | 21 August 2016 | |
Torino | Bologna | 5–1 (H) | 28 August 2016 | |
Fiorentina | Cagliari | 5–3 (A) | 23 October 2016 | |
Roma | Bologna | 3–0 (H) | 6 November 2016 | |
Napoli | Cagliari | 5–0 (A) | 11 December 2016 | |
Napoli | Torino | 5–3 (H) | 18 December 2016 | |
Crotone | Empoli | 4–1 (H) | 29 January 2017 | |
Napoli | Bologna | 7–1 (A) | 4 February 2017 | |
Napoli | Bologna | 7–1 (A) | 4 February 2017 | |
Lazio | Pescara | 6–2 (A) | 5 February 2017 | |
Chievo | Sassuolo | 3–1 (A) | 12 February 2017 | |
Torino | Palermo | 3–1 (H) | 5 March 2017 | |
Internazionale | Atalanta | 7–1 (H) | 12 March 2017 | |
Internazionale | Atalanta | 7–1 (H) | 12 March 2017 | |
Atalanta | Genoa | 5–0 (A) | 2 April 2017 | |
Internazionale | Fiorentina | 4–5 (A) | 22 April 2017 | |
Lazio | Palermo | 6–2 (H) | 23 April 2017 | |
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 | Atalanta, Internazionale and Milan | |
2 | Bologna and Sassuolo | |
Lazio and Roma | ||
Genoa and Sampdoria | ||
Juventus and Torino | ||
Empoli and Fiorentina | ||
1 | Pescara | |
Crotone | ||
Napoli | ||
Udinese | ||
Cagliari | ||
Palermo | ||
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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