The 2016–17 season is Chaves' fourteenth season in the top flight of Portuguese football. This marked Chaves' return to the Portuguese top tier, after a seventeen-year absence.
Squad
Transfers In Pos.PlayerSigned fromDetailsDateSource Astra GiurgiuFree Transfer FamalicãoUndisclosed MirandelaLoan Return MirandelaLoan Return AcadémicaFree Transfer Enosis Neon ParalimniUndisclosed TondelaFree Transfer VizelaLoan Return FC PortoLoan Apollon LimassolFree Transfer WolfsburgFree Transfer BragaLoan PartizanFree Transfer Pana MarítimoFree Transfer FC PortoLoan União da MadeiraFree Transfer BenficaLoan BragaLoan Académico de ViseuTrade KayserisporUndisclosed BenficaLoan Santa Clara€50,000 Sporting da CovilhãUndisclosed Vitória de GuimarãesUndisclosed APOEL FCFree Transfer Sporting Kansas CityFree Transfer BragaLoan Santa ClaraUndisclosed FC PortoLoan
Out Pos.PlayerSigned byDetailsDateSource BoavistaFree Transfer Santa ClaraFree Transfer Cova da PiedadeFree Transfer Cova da PiedadeFree Transfer VizelaFree Transfer NacionalFree Transfer S.C. CovilhãFree Transfer MirandelaFree Transfer FamalicãoFree Transfer Sporting da CovilhãFree Transfer AnápolisEnd of Loan C.D. AvesFree Transfer Académico de ViseuFree Transfer PenafielFree Transfer NacionalEnd of Loan Excel MouscronEnd of Loan OliveirenseLoan Académico de ViseuLoan VilaverdenseLoan VizelaFree Transfer FC PortoEnd of Loan BragaEnd of Loan CD AvesRescind Contract Braga€350,000 Juventude de Pedras SalgadasLoan Juventude de Pedras SalgadasLoan Braga€1,000,000 FreamundeLoan Shimizu S-Pulse€500,000Free AgentRescind Contract
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
+Performance by competitionCompetitionStarting roundFinal position/roundFirst matchLast matchPrimeira Liga 11th 20 August 2016 21 May 2017Taça de Portugal Third round Semi-finals 16 October 2016 4 April 2017Taça da Liga Second round Second round 27 October 2016 27 October 2016
+ Statistics by competitionCompetitionPrimeira LigaTaça de PortugalTaça da LigaTotal
Primeira Liga
League table
Results by round
Matches
Taça de Portugal
Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Taça da Liga
Second round
Player statistics
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Defenders
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Midfielders
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Forwards
! colspan="15" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Players transferred out during the season
References