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2016–17 FC Barcelona season
2016-17 FC Barcelona season: Luis Enrique's final campaign. Second in La Liga with 90 points and a club-record 116 goals, Messi's 37-goal Pichichi, Copa del Rey and Supercopa titles, Champions League quarter-final exit to Juventus after the 6-1 comeback over PSG.
2016–17 La Liga
2016–17 La Liga, the 86th Spanish top-flight season, won by Real Madrid (Zidane) with 93 points over Barcelona's 90, sealed 0-2 at Málaga on 21 May 2017; 33rd title, 106 goals, record 58 away goals.
2016–17 Leicester City F.C. season
2016–17 Leicester City F.C. season: defending Premier League champions' campaign under Claudio Ranieri then Craig Shakespeare; 12th place with 44 points, Champions League quarter-finals, Ranieri sacked February 2017.
2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season
2016-17 Liverpool F.C. season: Klopp's first full campaign; Liverpool finished 4th in the Premier League with 76 points, up from 8th, qualifying for the Champions League play-off round; League Cup semi-final and FA Cup fourth-round exits.
2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season
2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season: Pep Guardiola's first campaign as manager; City finished third in the Premier League with 78 points, lost the Champions League round of 16 to Monaco, and won no trophy.
2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season
2016–17 Manchester United season: José Mourinho's first campaign; sixth in the Premier League on 69 points but winners of the Community Shield, EFL Cup, and Europa League (2–0 over Ajax), with Pogba's world-record £89m signing and Ibrahimović's 28 goals.
2016–17 National League
2016–17 National League, England's fifth tier. Lincoln City won the Premier division with 99 points; Forest Green Rovers beat Tranmere Rovers 3-1 at Wembley for their first EFL promotion; York City, Braintree, Southport, and North Ferriby were relegated.
2016–17 NCAA football bowl games
The 2016–17 NCAA football bowl games were 40 postseason games completing the 2016 FBS season, capped by Clemson's 45–40 win over Alabama in the title game in Tampa.
2016–17 Premier League
2016–17 Premier League, the 25th top-flight season, won by Chelsea under Antonio Conte with 93 points and a record 30 wins; Kane won the Golden Boot with 29 goals; Sunderland, Middlesbrough, and Hull were relegated.
2016–17 Real Madrid CF season
The 2016–17 Real Madrid CF season, under Zinédine Zidane, won La Liga, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup, and the Supercopa de España.
2016–17 Russian Premier League
2016–17 Russian Premier League: 25th Russian top-flight season, 31 July 2016–21 May 2017. Spartak Moscow won its first title in 16 years under Massimo Carrera with 69 points; CSKA second, Zenit third.
2016–17 Scottish Premiership
2016-17 Scottish Premiership: league season won by Celtic, Brendan Rodgers' 'invincibles', unbeaten W34 D4 L0, 30 points clear of Aberdeen; Rangers third on their top-flight return; sixth straight title.
2016–17 Serie A
The 2016–17 Serie A was the 115th season of Italy's top football division, won by Juventus with 91 points, clinching a record sixth consecutive Scudetto in May 2017.
2016–17 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
2016-17 Tottenham Hotspur season: Mauricio Pochettino's Spurs finished Premier League runners-up with a club-record 86 points, unbeaten at White Hart Lane in its final season, Kane winning the Golden Boot with 29 goals.
2016–17 UEFA Champions League
2016–17 UEFA Champions League, won by Real Madrid, who beat Juventus 4-1 in the Cardiff final on 3 June 2017, becoming the first club to defend the title in the current format (12th European Cup); record 380 goals, Ronaldo top scorer with 12.
2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage
2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage: 32 clubs, draw 25 August 2016 in Monaco, six matchdays 13 September to 7 December 2016; 96 games, 278 goals, Dortmund's record 21 goals and 8-4 win over Legia, Messi top scorer with 10.
2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, February to 3 June 2017, ending with Real Madrid beating Juventus 4-1 in Cardiff; Barcelona's 6-1 comeback against PSG, away goals rule in force, Real Madrid's record 12th title.
2016–17 UEFA Europa League
The 2016–17 UEFA Europa League was the eighth season of UEFA's second-tier club football competition, won by Manchester United, who beat Ajax 2-0 in the final in Solna, Sweden.
2017 AFC Cup
2017 AFC Cup, the AFC's secondary Asian club competition, won by Iraq's Air Force Club (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya), who beat FC Istiklol 1-0 in the November 4, 2017 final at Hisor Central Stadium to retain their title under a new five-zone format.
2017 Africa Cup of Nations
2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2017, CAN 2017): 31st edition, hosted by Gabon 14 January to 5 February 2017 after Libya withdrew; 16 teams, four cities, first fan parks; Cameroon won and earned $4 million.
2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, CAF's 2015-2016 group campaign for Gabon 2017; Senegal won all six games, Guinea-Bissau qualified first time, Nigeria and South Africa missed out, Cameroon later won the title.
2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team: Nick Saban's Alabama squad, 13-1 (7-1 SEC), ranked No. 1 preseason and final AP, beat Georgia 26-23 OT in the CFP National Championship after a 24-6 Sugar Bowl win over Clemson; only loss 26-14 at Auburn.
2017 College Football Playoff National Championship
2017 College Football Playoff National Championship: No. 2 Clemson beat No. 1 Alabama 35-31 on January 9, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, on Deshaun Watson's 2-yard TD pass to Hunter Renfrow with one second left, Clemson's first title since 1981, avenging the 45-40 rematch loss.
2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup (Copa Oro 2017), 14th edition, July 7-26 in the United States; United States won its sixth title, beating Jamaica 2-1 in the Levi's Stadium final on Jordan Morris's 88th-minute goal.
2017 Copa Libertadores
2017 Copa Libertadores (Conmebol Libertadores Bridgestone 2017), 58th edition, first annual-format tournament with 47 clubs and VAR; Grêmio beat Lanús 2-1 in the final for a third title.
2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, ninth edition, held in Nassau, Bahamas, 27 April-7 May 2017. Brazil beat Tahiti 6-0 in the final for a record fifth title; Ahmadzadeh won the Golden Ball, Gori top scorer with 17 goals.
2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)
2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA), or Europe Qualifier Jesolo 2016: European qualifying tournament in Jesolo, Italy, 2-11 September 2016; 28 teams, 82 matches; Poland, Switzerland, Portugal, and Italy qualified for Bahamas 2017, Poland winning the final 6-3 over Switzerland.
2017 FIFA Club World Cup
2017 FIFA Club World Cup (FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017): 14th edition, held 6–16 December 2017 in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. Real Madrid beat Grêmio 1–0 in the final, becoming the first team to retain the title.
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, held in Russia 17 June to 2 July 2017, was the tenth and final edition of the eight-team Tournament of Champions. Germany beat Chile in the final; it pioneered VAR at senior international level before the 2018 World Cup.
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup squads
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup squads: the eight 23-player rosters (three goalkeepers each, 184 players total) named for Russia, 17 June to 2 July 2017; Germany won with a rested experimental squad, Russia fielded only domestic-league players.