The 2016–17 season was Eibar's third consecutive season in La Liga after finishing in 14th place the previous season to ensure another year in the Spanish top flight.
Season On 5 May, Eibar announced their first ever international tour with visits to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States. The tour objectives as stated by the club were, "to improve the brand image, the internationalization of the club, bring the club to shareholders, fans and club members in this country and open up possibilities for sponsorship mediums in the United States." On 23 May, Eibar announced the election of Amaia Gorostiza as the new president and the first female to hold the post for the club. Later in the day, the first match of the US Tour was held at Richard Wackar Stadium at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, against the Philadelphia Fury of the American Soccer League (ASL). The match ended 1–1 with a goal from Borja Bastón in the 44th minute. The team played their next match at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas versus the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League (NASL). The match ended 2–2 with goals from Gonzalo Escalante and Antonio Luna, respectively; however, the team went on to lose 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out.
On 20 July, Eibar announced a partnership agreement with current Segunda División B club UD Logroñés. The agreement will see Eibar send a minimum of three and a maximum of six players out on loan to Logroñés for the next three seasons. On 19 August, Eibar opened the league season against Deportivo La Coruña at the Estadio Riazor. After scoring first with a goal from Iván Ramis, the game ended 2–1 in favor of the hosts. On 27 August, Eibar earned its first league victory in the home opener, beating Valencia 1–0 with a goal from Pedro León. On 11 September, after the FIFA international break, Eibar defeated Granada at Los Cármenes 2–1 with goals from Pedro León and Sergi Enrich. On 17 September, Eibar claimed a 1–1 draw against Sevilla with nine men after goalkeeper Yoel Rodríguez and captain Dani García both saw red cards. On 20 September, down in La Rosaleda, Eibar lost 2–1 against Málaga with the lone goal coming from La Liga debutante Nano. On 24 September, Eibar defeated Real Sociedad with a scoreline of 2–0, making it the third consecutive victory in Ipurua over their Basque neighbors in the Primera División.
On 2 October, Eibar earned a historic point and a first goal at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium when they earned a 1–1 draw against European Champions Real Madrid. Fran Rico opened the scoring in the sixth minute with a header in the box for the historic goal. On 17 October, Eibar loss their first home match 2–3 against Osasuna, with goals from Gonzalo Escalante and Sergi Enrich. On 30 October, Eibar fought back to earn all 3 points against Villarreal. After falling a goal back, the Armeros left it late and won 2–1 with goals by Ramis (80th) and Pedro León (87th). On 6 November, Eibar lost on the road in added time on a penalty to Las Palmas with a 0–1 scoreline. On 19 November, Eibar returned home to a 1–0 victory over Celta Vigo. Fran Rico scored Eibar's 100th goal in La Liga play. On 25 November, Eibar thumped Real Betis 3–1 to continue their hot home streak. On 29 November, in the 2016–17 Copa del Rey Round of 32 first leg encounter, Eibar took a 2–1 advantage back home over Sporting Gijon with goals from Bebé and Rubén Peña.
Squad
Team statistics {|cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; " |- style="background:#8B0000; color:white;" ! rowspan="2"| Number ! rowspan="2"| Position ! rowspan="2"| Name ! rowspan="2"| Age ! rowspan="2"| Since ! colspan="5"| La Liga ! colspan="5"| Copa del Rey ! rowspan="2"| Signed from ! rowspan="2"| Notes |- style="background:#8B0000; color:white;" ! Apps ! Mins ! ! ! ! Apps ! Mins ! ! ! |- ! colspan="17" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Goalkeepers |- |1 || GK || align="left"| Yoel Rodríguez || || 2016
|20 |1698 |0 |1 |1
|5 |450 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Valencia (on loan) || |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |13 || GK || align="left"| Asier Riesgo || || 2015
|14 |1135 |0 |0 |1
|1 |90 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Osasuna || |- |30 || GK || align="left"| Markel Areitio || || 2016
|1 |45 |0 |0 |0
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Durango || |- ! colspan="17" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Defenders |- |3 || CB || align="left"| Álex Gálvez || || 2016
|14 |1014 |0 |3 |0
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"| Werder Bremen || |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |4 || CB || align="left"| Iván Ramis || || 2015
|19 |1482 |3 |4 |0
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Levante || |- |7 || RB || align="left"| Ander Capa (vice-captain) || || 2012
|26 |2118 |0 |8 |0
|1 |90 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Youth system || |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |15 || CB || align="left"| Mauro dos Santos || || 2015
|11 |763 |0 |1 |0
|1 |90 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Almería || |- |18 || RB || align="left"| Anaitz Arbilla || || 2016
|18 |1345 |0 |4 |0
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Espanyol || |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |19 || LB || align="left"| Antonio Luna || || 2015
|25 |2076 |1 |3 |0
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"| Aston Villa || |- |20 || CB || align="left"| Florian Lejeune || || 2016
|29 |2520 |1 |6 |1
|1 |90 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"| Manchester City || |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |23 || LB || align="left"| David Juncà || || 2015
|3 |186 |0 |1 |0
|1 |90 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Girona || |- ! colspan="17" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Midfielders |- |5 || MF || align="left"| Gonzalo Escalante || || 2015
|26 |1723 |2 |8 |0
|1 |90 |0 |1 |0 |align="left"| Catania || |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |6 || MF || align="left"| Cristian Rivera || || 2016
|12 |510 |0 |1 |0
|1 |75 |0 |1 |0 |align="left"|Real Oviedo || |- |8 || |AM || align="left"| Takashi Inui || | || 2015
|22 |1590 |1 |5 |0
|1 |5 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"| Eintracht Frankfurt || |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |10 || AM || align="left"| Jota || || 2016
|5 |200 |0 |0 |0
|1 |90 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"| Brentford (on loan) || |- |11 || MF || align="left"| Rubén Peña || || 2016
|25 |967 |1 |2 |0
|1 |90 |1 |0 |0 |align="left"|Leganés || |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |14 || MF || align="left"| Dani García (captain) || || 2014
|30 |2645 |1 |8 |1
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Real Sociedad || |- |16 || MF || align="left"| Fran Rico || || 2016
|17 |1226 |2 |5 |0
|1 |15 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Granada (on loan) || |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |21 || MF || align="left"| Pedro León || || 2016
|32 |2620 |10 |4 |0
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Getafe || |- |24 || MF || align="left"| Adrián González || || 2015
|23 |1379 |7 |3 |0
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Elche || |- ! colspan="17" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Forwards |- |9 || FW || align="left"| Sergi Enrich || || 2015
|32 |2364 |10 |4 |0
|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"|Numancia || |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |17 || FW || align="left"| Kike || || 2016
|18 |1083 |6 |7 |0
|1 |19 |0 |0 |0 |align="left"| Middlesbrough || |- |22 || FW || align="left"| Nano || || 2016
|6 |159 |1 |0 |0
|1 |85 |0 |0 |0 | align="left"|Tenerife || |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |25 || FW || align="left"| Bebé || || 2016
|19 |678 |3 |2 |0
|1 |71 |1 |0 |0 |align="left"| Benfica ||
From youth squad
Technical staff {|cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- ! style="background:#8B0000; color:white; text-align:center;"| Position ! style="background:#8B0000; color:white; text-align:center;"| Name |- |align="left"|First team manager || align="left"|José Luis Mendilibar |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |align="left"|Assistant coach || align="left"|Iñaki Bea |- |style="text-align: left;" rowspan="2"|Fitness coach || align="left"|Toni Ruiz |- |align="left"|Alain Gandiaga |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |align="left"|Goalkeeping coach || align="left"|Josu Anuzita |- |style="text-align: left;" rowspan="2"|Physiotherapist || align="left"|Manu Sánchez |- |align="left"|Unai Ormazabal |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |align="left"|Doctor || align="left"|Alberto Fernández |- |align="left"|Team liaison || align="left"|German Andueza |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |align="left"|Equipment manager || align="left"|Ángel Fernández
Transfers
In NumberPositionNameAgeMoving fromTypeTransfer windowSource– FW Kike Middlesbrough Transfer Summer – MF Rubén Peña Leganés Transfer Summer – MF Pere Milla Logroñés Transfer Summer – DF Unai Elgezabal Barakaldo Transfer Summer – DF Florian Lejeune Manchester City Transfer Summer – DF Jordi Calavera Gimnàstic Transfer Summer – MF Cristian Rivera Real Oviedo Transfer Summer – MF Pedro León Getafe Transfer Summer – GK Yoel Rodríguez Valencia Loan Summer – RB Roger Escoruela Gavà Transfer Summer – FW Bebé Benfica Transfer Summer – FW Juanfran Villanovense Transfer Summer – CB Álex Gálvez Werder Bremen Transfer Summer – MF Fran Rico Granada Loan Summer – FW Nano Tenerife Transfer Summer – RB Anaitz Arbilla Espanyol Transfer Summer
Out Number Position Name Age Moving to Type Transfer window Source3 DF Aleksandar Pantić Villarreal Loan return Summer 6 DM Josip Radošević Napoli Loan return Summer 11 MF Izet Hajrović Werder Bremen Loan return Summer 18 FW Borja Bastón Atlético Madrid Loan return Summer 1 GK Xabi Irureta Zaragoza End of contract Summer 25 GK Jaime Jiménez Retired End of contract Summer 23 DF Borja Ekiza Zirka End of contract Summer 21 FW Saúl Berjón UNAM End of contract Summer 2 DF Ion Ansotegi Mallorca End of contract Summer 20 MF Keko Gontán Málaga Transfer Summer 16 FB Lillo Sporting Gijón Contract rescinded Summer 10 CF Mikel Arruabarrena Eastern Contract rescinded Summer – RB Roger Escoruela Real Unión Loan Summer – GK Jon Ander Felipe Logroñés Loan Summer – DF Jon Ander Amelibia Logroñés Loan Summer – LB Sergi García Logroñés Loan Summer – CF Thaylor Lubanzadio Logroñés Loan Summer – LB Ander Gayoso Tudelano Loan Summer – RB Txemi García Bermeo Loan Summer – FW Juanfran Logroñés Loan Summer – CB Mikel Gurrutxaga Amurrio Loan Summer – MF Pere Milla UCAM Murcia Loan Summer – AM Iñigo Barrenetxea Sestao Loan Summer 2 DF Jordi Calavera Lugo Loan Summer – DF Unai Elgezabal Alcorcón Loan Summer
Competitions
Overall Competition Started round Current position/round Final position/round First match Last matchLa Liga — — 10th 19 August 2016 21 May 2016Copa del Rey Round of 32 — Quarter-finals 3 December 2016 25 January 2017
Record
Pre-season and friendlies Kickoff times are in CEST or CET.
RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueScoreScorerAttendanceRefereeUnited States Tour 22 May 2016 21:00 Philadelphia Fury N 1–1 Borja Bastón United States Tour 25 May 2016 04:00 New York Cosmos N 2–2 (4–5 p) Escalante , Luna Juan Guzman Jr (United States)Pre-season 19 July 2016 19:00 Real Unión A 1–0 Milla 300 Julen Escarelo (Basque Country)Pre-season 22 July 2016 19:00 Real Sociedad B H 0–1 Pre-season 26 July 2016 20:00 Mirandés A 2–2 Kike G. , Elgezabal 1,200 Díez Cano (Castile and León)Austrian Tour 28 July 2016 18:00 Lekhwiya N 3–1 Elgezabal , Milla , Bebé Patrick Elsler (Austria)Austrian Tour 30 July 2016 16:00 Beşiktaş N 0–3 Austrian Tour 4 August 2016 18:00 1. FC Köln N 0–2 Austrian Tour 6 August 2016 18:30 RB Leipzig N 2–3 Bebé Kilometroak 2016 10 August 2016 18:00 Real Sociedad N 1–1 Rubén Peña Rezola Etxeberria (Basque Country)Pre-season 12 August 2016 19:00 Osasuna N 1–0 Kike G. 2,000 Galech Apeztegia (Navarre)City of Zaragoza Trophy 13 August 2016 21:00 Real Zaragoza A 2–2 (5–6 p) M. M. Dos Santos , Inui 2,000 Prieto Iglesias (Navarre)Barreda Balompié Centenary 1 September 2016 19:00 Sporting Gijón N 1–1 Adrián Cordero Vega (Cantabria)Friendly 6 October 2016 18:00 Leganés N 1–0 Inui 500 Díaz Cano (Burgos)Friendly 10 November 2016 12:00 Osasuna N 0–4 1,000 Prieto Iglesias (Navarre)
Primera División
League table
Results summary
Result round by round
Matches Kickoff times are in CEST or CET.