The 2016–17 season was the 90th season in ACF Fiorentina's history and their 79th in the top-flight of Italian football. Fiorentina competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Europa League.
The club continued its league regression under Paulo Sousa, finishing eighth after an average league campaign, while also being eliminated in the Coppa Italia in the quarter-finals. However perhaps the poorest result of the season was Fiorentina's elimination from the UEFA Europa League in the round of 32 by German club Borussia Mönchengladbach; after winning the first leg 1–0 in Germany and taking a 2–0 lead at home in the second leg, the team managed to concede four straight goals, losing 4–3 on aggregate.
The season was Sousa's second and last in charge of the team, as his contract was not renewed for the 2017–18 season.
Players
Squad information Last updated on 28 May 2017 Appearances include league matches only No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age at end of season) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 12 Ciprian Tătărușanu GK Steaua București 2014 2019 81 0 23 Giacomo Satalino GK Youth Sector 2017 2019 0 0 57 Marco Sportiello GK Atalanta 2017 2018 2 0 97 Bartłomiej Drągowski GK Jagiellonia Białystok 2016 2021 1 0 Defenders 2 Gonzalo Rodríguez (Captain) CB Villarreal 2012 2017 159 22 4 Sebastian De Maio CB Anderlecht 2016 2017 6 0 13 Davide Astori CB Cagliari 2015 2019 66 2 15 Maximiliano Olivera CB / RB Rijeka 2016 2017 18 0 18 Carlos Salcedo CB Guadalajara 2016 2017 18 0 31 Hrvoje Milić LB Hajduk Split 2016 2018 17 0 40 Nenad Tomović CB / RB Genoa 2012 2020 124 1 Midfielders 5 Milan Badelj DM / CM Hamburg 2014 2018 81 4 6 Carlos Sánchez DM / CM Aston Villa 2016 2018 29 1 8 Matías Vecino CM / AM Nacional 2013 2021 67 5 11 Hernán Toledo AM Deportivo Maldonado 2016 2017 0 0 19 Sebastián Cristóforo CM Sevilla 2016 2017 19 0 20 Borja Valero (Vice-Captain) DM / CM / AM Villarreal 2012 2019 166 14 21 Riccardo Saponara AM Empoli 2017 2018 11 2 24 Ianis Hagi AM / RW Viitorul Constanța 2016 2019 2 0 72 Josip Iličić AM / RW / SS Palermo 2013 2018 106 29 Forwards 9 Nikola Kalinić CF / ST Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2015 2019 69 27 10 Federico Bernardeschi RW / LW / SS Youth Sector 2011 2019 72 14 16 Cristian Tello W Barcelona 2016 2017 51 6 25 Federico Chiesa AM / RW Youth Sector 2016 2021 27 3 26 Joshua Pérez RW Youth Sector 2016 2019 1 0 30 Khouma Babacar CF / ST Youth Sector 2009 2019 83 23 32 Jan Mlakar CF / ST Youth Sector 2017 1 0 Players transferred during the season 1 Luca Lezzerini GK Youth Sector 2011 2018 3 0 7 Mauro Zárate SS / AM West Ham United 2016 2018 22 5 14 Matías Fernández CM / AM / RM Sporting CP 2012 2018 96 7 17 Kevin Diks RB Vitesse 2016 2021 2 0 28 Marcos Alonso LB / LM Bolton Wanderers 2013 2021 58 4
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Davide Astori Cagliari €3.5M Option to buy exercised Jaime Báez Livorno Loan return Joshua Brillante Como Loan return Gilberto Hellas Verona Loan return Mario Gómez Beşiktaş Loan return Ante Rebić Hellas Verona Loan return Giuseppe Rossi Levante Loan return Amidu Salifu Brescia Loan return Andrés Schetino Livorno Loan return Bartłomiej Drągowski Jagiellonia Białystok €3.2M Kevin Diks Vitesse €2.5M Ianis Hagi Viitorul Constanța €2M Hrvoje Milić Hajduk Split €1M Josip Maganjić Hajduk Split €0.7M
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Hernán Toledo Vélez Sarsfield €0.5M Loan with an option to buy for €7M Carlos Sánchez Aston Villa €0.3M Loan with a mandatory option to buy if Sánchez appears in 50% of Fiorentina's matches Cristian Tello Barcelona €0.5M Loan with an option to buy for €7.5M Sebastien De Maio Anderlecht Loan Carlos Salcedo Guadalajara Loan Loan with an option to buy for €7M Sebastián Cristóforo Sevilla Loan Adam Chrzanowski Lechia Gdańsk Loan Marco Sportiello Atalanta Loan Loan with an option to buy Riccardo Saponara Empoli Loan 18-month loan with an option to buy for €10M
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Manuel Pasqual Empoli Free José María Basanta Monterrey €1M Rafał Wolski Lechia Gdańsk €0.5M Filippo Bandinelli Latina Undisclosed Joshua Brillante Sydney Undisclosed Facundo Roncaglia Celta Vigo Free Mario Gómez Wolfsburg €7M Marcos Alonso Chelsea €27M Mauro Zárate Watford €2.75M
Loans out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Ante Rebić Eintracht Frankfurt Undisclosed On loan until the end of the season Giuseppe Rossi Celta Vigo Loan Loan with an option to buy Jaime Báez Spezia Loan Matías Fernández Milan €0.5M Loan with an option to buy for €1M Luca Lezzerini Avellino Loan Kevin Diks Vitesse Loan
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall Competition Started round Current position Final position First match Last match Serie A Matchday 1 — 8th 20 August 2016 28 May 2017 Coppa Italia Round of 16 — Quarter-finals 11 January 2017 24 January 2017 Europa League Group stage — Round of 32 15 September 2016 23 February 2017 Last updated: 28 May 2017
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style="background:#9400D3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Defenders
! colspan=14 style="background:#9400D3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style="background:#9400D3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Forwards
! colspan=14 style="background:#9400D3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal19FWNikola Kalinić150520210FWFederico Bernardeschi11121430FWKhouma Babacar100414472MFJosip Iličić501657FWMauro Zárate20248MFMatías Vecino301416FWCristian Tello400425FWFederico Chiesa301495MFMilan Badelj200213DFDavide Astori200220MFBorja Valero101221MFRiccardo Saponara2002132DFGonzalo Rodríguez10016MFCarlos Sánchez100119MFSebastián Cristóforo0011Own goal1001Totals6311882
Last updated: 28 May 2017
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal112GKCiprian Tătărușanu12*131681GKLuca Lezzerini1*001Totals121316
* Includes one shared clean sheet against Chievo.
Last updated: 28 May 2017
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal1GKLuca Lezzerini00000000000012GKCiprian Tătărușanu00000000000023GKGiacomo Satalino00000000000057GKMarco Sportiello00000000000097GKBartłomiej Drągowski0000000000002DFGonzalo Rodríguez6110001007114DFSebastian De Maio10000000010013DFDavide Astori1110100000121015DFMaximiliano Olivera40010110060117DFKevin Diks00000000000018DFCarlos Salcedo70000000070031DFHrvoje Milić40000000040040DFNenad Tomović120020020016005MFMilan Badelj90010010011006MFCarlos Sánchez6001001008008MFMatías Vecino70010010090011MFHernán Toledo00000000000019MFSebastián Cristóforo10000000010020MFBorja Valero50000010060021MFRiccardo Saponara10000000010024MFIanis Hagi10000000010072MFJosip Iličić2000001003007FWMauro Zárate1000011002019FWNikola Kalinić50110010070110FWFederico Bernardeschi50100020070116FWCristian Tello10000000010025FWFederico Chiesa31010001042026FWJoshua Pérez00000000000030FWKhouma Babacar000000000000Totals9233902131011445 Last updated: 28 May 2017
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