The 2016–17 season was Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli's 71st season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Champions League.
In the league, Napoli enjoyed an excellent campaign, finishing third but scoring a league-high 94 goals, led by Dries Mertens, converted from a winger into a centre-forward, who finished with 28 goals, only one behind capocannoniere Edin Džeko. The club was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia by eventual winners Juventus, and were knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16 by eventual champions Real Madrid.
Players
Squad information
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Lorenzo Tonelli Empoli €10M Emanuele Giaccherini Sunderland €1.5M + bonuses Arkadiusz Milik Ajax €35M Piotr Zieliński Udinese €16M Amadou Diawara Bologna Undisclosed Marko Rog Dinamo Zagreb Undisclosed Leonardo Pavoletti Genoa €18M
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Nikola Maksimović Torino €5M + Mirko Valdifiori Loan with an obligation to buy for €20M
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Mariano Andújar Estudiantes Undisclosed Gonzalo Higuaín Juventus €90M Paid in two installments. Third highest football transfer of all-time and highest ever transfer for an Italian club. David López Espanyol Undisclosed Mirko Valdifiori Torino Undisclosed Omar El Kaddouri Empoli Undisclosed Manolo Gabbiadini Southampton €17M + €3M in bonuses
Loans out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Jonathan de Guzmán Chievo Loan Loan with an option to buy Alberto Grassi Atalanta Loan
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall Competition Started round Final position First match Last match Serie A Matchday 1 3rd 21 August 2016 28 May 2017 Coppa Italia Round of 16 Semi-finals 10 January 2017 5 April 2017 Champions League Group stage Round of 16 13 September 2016 7 March 2017
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style="background:#5DAFE3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Defenders
! colspan=14 style="background:#5DAFE3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style="background:#5DAFE3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Forwards
! colspan=14 style="background:#5DAFE3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA CLTotal114FWDries Mertens281534224FWLorenzo Insigne18112037FWJosé Callejón142117417MFMarek Hamšík121215599FWArkadiusz Milik5038620MFPiotr Zieliński5106723FWManolo Gabbiadini311584MFEmanuele Giaccherini110221DFVlad Chiricheș200226DFKalidou Koulibaly200262DFLorenzo Tonelli2002125MFAllan100119DFNikola Maksimović1001Own goal0000Totals94813115 Last updated: 28 May 2017
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA CLTotal125GKPepe Reina121114Totals121114 Last updated: 28 May 2017
Disciplinary record PlayerSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA CLTotal1GKRafael00000000000022GKLuigi Sepe00000000000025GKPepe Reina1001001003002DFElseid Hysaj8000100008103DFIvan Strinić30000000030011DFChristian Maggio00010010020019DFNikola Maksimović10010000020021DFVlad Chiricheș00000000000026DFKalidou Koulibaly60010020090031DFFaouzi Ghoulam10010000020033DFRaúl Albiol80000000080062DFLorenzo Tonelli2000000002004MFEmanuele Giaccherini0000000000005MFAllan3000001004008MFJorginho30000010040017MFMarek Hamšík10000000010020MFPiotr Zieliński40000010050030MFMarko Rog40010000050042MFAmadou Diawara10020010040077MFOmar El Kaddouri0000000000007FWJosé Callejón30110000040114FWDries Mertens60000010070023FWManolo Gabbiadini00100000000124FWLorenzo Insigne20010000030032FWLeonardo Pavoletti00000000000099FWArkadiusz Milik100100100300Totals5802111010007912 Last updated: 28 May 2017
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