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.
.jpg) Juventus celebrating their title win | |
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Biggest home win | Internazionale 7–1 Atalanta (12 March 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Bologna 1–7 Napoli (4 February 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Lazio 7–3 Sampdoria (7 May 2017) |
| Longest winning run | 7 games Internazionale Juventus |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Juventus |
| Longest winless run | 22 games Pescara |
| Longest losing run | 9 games Palermo |
| Highest attendance | 78,328 Internazionale 2–2 Milan (15 April 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 510 Crotone 1–1 Palermo (18 September 2016) |
| Total attendance | 8,113,386 |
| Average attendance | 22,047 |
← 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.
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."
On 29 April 2016, Crotone earned their first ever promotion to Serie A. One week later, Cagliari was also promoted after just one year in Serie B. On 9 June 2016, Pescara won the Serie B play-off to return to Serie A after a 3-year absence.
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. The former Prime Minister left the club after 31 years and 29 trophies.
On 28 May 2017, Francesco Totti, AS Roma legendary footballer, played his last match against Genoa.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta |  Gian Piero Gasperini | Cristian Raimondi | Nike | SuisseGas/TWS, Modus FM/Toulà Catering | Elettrocanali |
| Bologna | Roberto Donadoni | Daniele Gastaldello | Macron | FAAC | Illumia |
| Cagliari | Massimo Rastelli | Daniele Dessena | Macron | ISOLA Artigianato di Sardegna, Ichnusa | Eva Arredamenti |
| Chievo | Rolando Maran | Sergio Pellissier | Givova | Paluani/Pescherie Viviani/Cubi e Perina/Centro Atlante Verona/Midac Batteries/VOL Ortofrutta/Negri Salumi/I. Bis Trading/Nobis/Coati Salumi/Nico Abbigliamento e Calzature/Santero 958/CF Costruzioni/Italgreen/Candiano Sicily, Midac Batteries/Bottagisio Sport Center/Karrell | Filo diretto/Nobis |
| Crotone | Davide Nicola |  Claiton | Zeus Sport | Vieni in Calabria/Sovreco/Metal Carpinteria | Metal Carpinteria |
| Empoli | Giovanni Martusciello | Massimo Maccarone | Joma | Gensan, Computer Gross | Giletti |
| Fiorentina |  Paulo Sousa |  Gonzalo Rodríguez | Le Coq Sportif | Folletto/Vorwerk (in UEFA matches) | Save the Children |
| Genoa |  Ivan Jurić | Nicolás Burdisso | Lotto | Prénatal/Eviva Energia, Syneasy/Zentiva | LeasePlan |
| Internazionale | Stefano Vecchi (caretaker) | Mauro Icardi | Nike | Pirelli | Driver |
| Juventus | Massimiliano Allegri | Gianluigi Buffon | Adidas | Jeep/Jeep Compass | None |
| Lazio | Simone Inzaghi | Lucas Biglia | Macron | Clinica Paideia/Libera. Associazioni, nomi e numeri contro le mafie/Sèleco | None |
| Milan | Vincenzo Montella | Riccardo Montolivo | Adidas | Fly Emirates | None |
| Napoli | Maurizio Sarri |  Marek Hamšík | Kappa | Lete, Pasta Garofalo | Caffè Kimbo |
| Palermo | Diego Bortoluzzi (caretaker) | Roberto Vitiello | Joma | Lewer | Bisaten |
| Pescara |  Zdeněk Zeman |  Ledian Memushaj | Errea | Saquella Caffè, Officina Metalmeccanica Angelucci | Armata di Mare |
| Roma | Luciano Spalletti | Francesco Totti | Nike | Telethon | None |
| Sampdoria | Marco Giampaolo | Angelo Palombo | Joma | Veratour/Invent Energy, Lino Sonego | Ssangyong |
| Sassuolo | Eusebio Di Francesco | Francesco Magnanelli | Kappa | Mapei | None |
| Torino |  Siniša Mihajlović | Marco Benassi | Kappa | Suzuki, Frattelli Beretta/Il Buon Riso | Tecnoalarm |
| Udinese | Luigi Delneri | Danilo | HS Sport | Dacia, Vortice | Magnadyne |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empoli | Marco Giampaolo | Mutual consent | 15 May 2016 | Pre-season | Giovanni Martusciello | 26 May 2016 |
| Udinese | Luigi De Canio | End of interim spell | 19 May 2016 | Giuseppe Iachini | 19 May 2016 | |
| Torino | Gian Piero Ventura | Signed by Italy | 25 May 2016 | Siniša Mihajlović | 25 May 2016 | |
| Genoa | Gian Piero Gasperini | Signed by Atalanta | 14 June 2016 | Ivan Jurić | 28 June 2016 | |
| Atalanta | Edoardo Reja | Sacked | 14 June 2016 | Gian Piero Gasperini | 14 June 2016 | |
| Crotone | Ivan Jurić | Signed by Genoa | 23 June 2016 | Davide Nicola | 23 June 2016 | |
| Sampdoria | Vincenzo Montella | Signed by Milan | 28 June 2016 | Marco Giampaolo | 4 July 2016 | |
| Milan | Cristian Brocchi | End of Interim spell | 28 June 2016 | Vincenzo Montella | 28 June 2016 | |
| Lazio | Simone Inzaghi | 6 July 2016 | Marcelo Bielsa | 6 July 2016 | ||
| Lazio | Marcelo Bielsa | Resigned | 8 July 2016 | Simone Inzaghi | 8 July 2016 | |
| Internazionale | Roberto Mancini | Mutual consent | 8 August 2016 |  Frank de Boer | 9 August 2016 | |
| Palermo | Davide Ballardini | 6 September 2016 | 15th | Roberto De Zerbi | 6 September 2016 | |
| Udinese | Giuseppe Iachini | Sacked | 2 October 2016 | 16th | Luigi Delneri | 4 October 2016 |
| Internazionale | Frank de Boer | 1 November 2016 | 12th | Stefano Vecchi (caretaker) | 1 November 2016 | |
| Internazionale | Stefano Vecchi | End of interim spell | 8 November 2016 | 9th | Stefano Pioli | 8 November 2016 |
| Palermo | Roberto De Zerbi | Sacked | 30 November 2016 | 20th | Eugenio Corini | 30 November 2016 |
| Palermo | Eugenio Corini | Resigned | 24 January 2017 | 19th |  Diego López | 26 January 2017 |
| Pescara | Massimo Oddo | Sacked | 14 February 2017 | 20th | Luciano Zauri (interim) | 14 February 2017 |
| Pescara | Luciano Zauri | End of interim spell | 14 February 2017 | 20th | Zdeněk Zeman | 17 February 2017 |
| Genoa | Ivan Jurić | Sacked | 19 February 2017 | 16th | Andrea Mandorlini | 19 February 2017 |
| Genoa | Andrea Mandorlini | 10 April 2017 | 16th | Ivan Jurić | 10 April 2017 | |
| Palermo | Diego López | 11 April 2017 | 19th | Diego Bortoluzzi (caretaker) | 11 April 2017 | |
| Internazionale | Stefano Pioli | 9 May 2017 | 7th | Stefano Vecchi (caretaker) | 10 May 2017 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus (C) | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 77 | 27 | +50 | 91 | Qualification for the 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 for the Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Atalanta | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 72 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Lazio | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 70 | |
| 6 | Milan | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 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 |
