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.

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

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity2015–16 season Atalanta Bergamo Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia 13th in Serie A Bologna Bologna Stadio Renato Dall'Ara 14th in Serie A Cagliari Cagliari Stadio Sant'Elia Chievo Verona Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi 9th in Serie A Crotone Crotone Stadio Ezio Scida Serie B runners-up Empoli Empoli Stadio Carlo Castellani 10th in Serie A Fiorentina Florence Stadio Artemio Franchi 5th in Serie A Genoa Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 11th in Serie A Internazionale Milan San Siro 4th in Serie A Juventus Turin Juventus Stadium Lazio Rome Stadio Olimpico 8th in Serie AMilan Milan San Siro 7th in Serie A Napoli Naples Stadio San Paolo 2nd in Serie A Palermo Palermo Stadio Renzo Barbera 16th in Serie A Pescara Pescara Stadio Adriatico Serie B playoffs winners Roma Rome Stadio Olimpico 3rd in Serie A Sampdoria Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 15th in Serie A Sassuolo Sassuolo Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore(Reggio Emilia) 6th in Serie A Torino Turin Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino 12th in Serie A Udinese Udine Dacia Arena 17th in Serie A

Personnel and kits TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor(s)MainOtherAtalanta Gian Piero Gasperini Cristian Raimondi Nike SuisseGas/TWSBologna Roberto Donadoni Daniele Gastaldello Macron FAACCagliari Massimo Rastelli Daniele Dessena Macron ISOLA Artigianato di SardegnaChievo Rolando Maran Sergio Pellissier Givova Paluani/Pescherie Viviani/Cubi e Perina/Centro Atlante Verona/Midac Batteries/VOL Ortofrutta/Salumi Negri/I. Bis Trading/Nobis Assicurazioni/Salumi Coati/Nico Abbigliamento e Calzature/958 Santero/CF Costruzioni/Italgreen/Candiano SicilyCrotone Davide Nicola Claiton Zeus Sport Vieni in Calabria/Sovreco/Metal CarpinteriaEmpoli Giovanni Martusciello Massimo Maccarone Joma GensanFiorentina Paulo Sousa Gonzalo Rodríguez Le Coq Sportif Folletto/Vorwerk (in UEFA matches)Genoa Ivan Jurić Nicolás Burdisso Lotto Prénatal/Eviva EnergiaInternazionale Stefano Vecchi (caretaker) Mauro Icardi Nike PirelliJuventus Massimiliano Allegri Gianluigi Buffon Adidas Jeep/Jeep CompassNoneLazio Simone Inzaghi Lucas Biglia MacronClinica Paideia/Libera. Associazioni, nomi e numeri contro le mafie/SèlecoNoneMilan Vincenzo Montella Riccardo Montolivo Adidas Fly EmiratesNoneNapoli Maurizio Sarri Marek Hamšík Kappa LetePalermo Diego Bortoluzzi (caretaker) Roberto Vitiello Joma Lewer/BisatenPescara Zdeněk Zeman Ledian Memushaj Errea Saquella Caffè Roma Luciano Spalletti Francesco Totti NikeTelethonNoneSampdoria Marco Giampaolo Angelo Palombo Joma Veratour/Invent EnergySassuolo Eusebio Di Francesco Francesco Magnanelli Kappa MapeiNoneTorino Siniša Mihajlović Marco Benassi Kappa Suzuki/Suzuki IgnisUdinese Luigi Delneri Danilo HS Sport Dacia

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 2016Pre-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 BrocchiEnd 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 ManciniMutual 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 IachiniSacked 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 JurićSacked 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

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers + Rank Player Club Goals1 Edin DžekoRoma292 Dries MertensNapoli283 Andrea BelottiTorino264 Gonzalo HiguaínJuventus24 Mauro IcardiInternazionale6 Ciro ImmobileLazio237 Lorenzo InsigneNapoli188 Keita BaldéLazio16 Marco BorrielloCagliari Alejandro GómezAtalanta

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainst ResultDate Carlos BaccaMilanTorino 3–2 (H) Andrea BelottiTorinoBologna 5–1 (H) Nikola KalinićFiorentinaCagliari 5–3 (A) Mohamed SalahRomaBologna 3–0 (H) Dries MertensNapoliCagliari 5–0 (A) Dries Mertens4NapoliTorino 5–3 (H) Diego FalcinelliCrotoneEmpoli 4–1 (H) Marek HamšíkNapoliBologna 7–1 (A) Dries MertensNapoliBologna 7–1 (A) Marco Parolo4LazioPescara 6–2 (A) Roberto IngleseChievoSassuolo 3–1 (A) Andrea BelottiTorinoPalermo 3–1 (H) Mauro IcardiInternazionaleAtalanta 7–1 (H) Éver BanegaInternazionaleAtalanta 7–1 (H) Alejandro GómezAtalantaGenoa 5–0 (A) Mauro IcardiInternazionaleFiorentina 4–5 (A) Keita BaldéLazioPalermo 6–2 (H) Grégoire DefrelSassuoloTorino 3–5 (A) 4 Player scored four goals; (H) – Home (A) – Away

Awards Annual awards Award Winner Club Most Valuable Player Gianluigi Buffon Juventus Coach of the Year Maurizio Sarri Napoli Best Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon Juventus

Serie A Team of the Year Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon(Juventus) Defenders Dani Alves(Juventus) Leonardo Bonucci(Juventus) Kalidou Koulibaly(Napoli) Alex Sandro(Juventus) Midfielders Radja Nainggolan(Roma) Marek Hamšík(Napoli) Miralem Pjanić(Juventus) Forwards Dries Mertens(Napoli) Gonzalo Higuaín(Juventus) Paulo Dybala(Juventus)

Attendances

TeamAv. home att.Internazionale 46,620Milan 40,294Juventus 39,489Napoli 36,605Roma 32,638Fiorentina 26,470Lazio 21,947Bologna 21,912Genoa 20,347Sampdoria 19,852Torino 19,300Udinese 17,448Atalanta 16,946Cagliari 13,467Chievo 13,368Pescara 13,308Palermo 13,204Sassuolo 12,362Empoli 9,483Crotone 8,222

References

External links

Official website