# 2016–17 Serie A

The 2016–17 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 115th season of top-tier Italian football, the 85th in a round-robin tournament, and the 7th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. Juventus were the defending champions. The season ran from 20 August 2016 to 28 May 2017.
On 21 May, Juventus won a record sixth consecutive title and 33rd title overall with a game in hand following their 3–0 win over Crotone.

## Events

On 14 April 2016, it was announced that Serie A was selected by the International Football Association Board to test video assistant refereeing, which were initially private for the 2016–17 season, before allowing them to become a live pilot phase with replay assistance in the 2017–18 season at the latest. On the decision, FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio said, "We were among the first supporters of using technology on the pitch and we believe we have everything required to offer our contribution to this important experiment."
On 29 April 2016, Crotone earned their first ever promotion to Serie A. One week later, Cagliari was also promoted after just one year in Serie B. On 9 June 2016, Pescara won the Serie B play-off to return to Serie A after a 3-year absence.
On 13 April 2017, historical Milan president Silvio Berlusconi sold the ownership of the club to Chinese-born, Luxembourg-based Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux, with Li Yonghong as representing acting chairman. The former Prime Minister left the club after 31 years and 29 trophies.
On 28 May 2017, Francesco Totti, AS Roma legendary footballer, played his last match against Genoa.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2015–16 season |
| Atalanta | Bergamo | Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | 26,542 | 13th in Serie A |
| Bologna | Bologna | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara | 38,279 | 14th in Serie A |
| Cagliari | Cagliari | Stadio Sant'Elia | 16,000 | Serie B champions |
| Chievo | Verona | Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi | 38,402 | 9th in Serie A |
| Crotone | Crotone | Stadio Ezio Scida | 16,547 | Serie B runners-up |
| Empoli | Empoli | Stadio Carlo Castellani | 16,800 | 10th in Serie A |
| Fiorentina | Florence | Stadio Artemio Franchi | 47,282 | 5th in Serie A |
| Genoa | Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 36,685 | 11th in Serie A |
| Internazionale | Milan | San Siro | 80,018 | 4th in Serie A |
| Juventus | Turin | Juventus Stadium | 41,507 | Serie A champions |
| Lazio | Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 72,698 | 8th in Serie A |
| Milan | Milan | San Siro | 80,018 | 7th in Serie A |
| Napoli | Naples | Stadio San Paolo | 60,240 | 2nd in Serie A |
| Palermo | Palermo | Stadio Renzo Barbera | 36,349 | 16th in Serie A |
| Pescara | Pescara | Stadio Adriatico | 20,476 | Serie B playoffs winners |
| Roma | Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 72,698 | 3rd in Serie A |
| Sampdoria | Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 36,685 | 15th in Serie A |
| Sassuolo | Sassuolo | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore (Reggio Emilia) | 23,717 | 6th in Serie A |
| Torino | Turin | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino | 27,994 | 12th in Serie A |
| Udinese | Udine | Dacia Arena | 25,144 | 17th in Serie A |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) | Shirt sponsor(s) |
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main | Other |
| Atalanta | Gian Piero Gasperini | Cristian Raimondi | Nike | SuisseGas/TWS | Front Modus FM/Toulà Catering Back Elettrocanali |
| Bologna | Roberto Donadoni | Daniele Gastaldello | Macron | FAAC | Back Illumia |
| Cagliari | Massimo Rastelli | Daniele Dessena | Macron | ISOLA Artigianato di Sardegna | Front Ichnusa Back Eva Arredamenti |
| Chievo | Rolando Maran | Sergio Pellissier | Givova | Paluani/Pescherie Viviani/Cubi e Perina/Centro Atlante Verona/Midac Batteries/VOL Ortofrutta/Salumi Negri/I. Bis Trading/Nobis Assicurazioni/Salumi Coati/Nico Abbigliamento e Calzature/958 Santero/CF Costruzioni/Italgreen/Candiano Sicily | Front Midac Batteries/Bottagisio Sport Center/Karrell Back Filo diretto Assicurazioni/Nobis Assicurazioni |
| Crotone | Davide Nicola | Claiton | Zeus Sport | Vieni in Calabria/Sovreco/Metal Carpinteria | Back Metal Carpinteria |
| Empoli | Giovanni Martusciello | Massimo Maccarone | Joma | Gensan | Front Computer Gross Back Giletti SpA |
| Fiorentina | Paulo Sousa | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Le Coq Sportif | Folletto/Vorwerk (in UEFA matches) | Back Save the Children |
| Genoa | Ivan Jurić | Nicolás Burdisso | Lotto | Prénatal/Eviva Energia | Front Syneasy/Zentiva Back LeasePlan |
| Internazionale | Stefano Vecchi (caretaker) | Mauro Icardi | Nike | Pirelli | Back Driver |
| Juventus | Massimiliano Allegri | Gianluigi Buffon | Adidas | Jeep/Jeep Compass | None |
| Lazio | Simone Inzaghi | Lucas Biglia | Macron | Clinica Paideia/Libera. Associazioni, nomi e numeri contro le mafie/Sèleco | None |
| Milan | Vincenzo Montella | Riccardo Montolivo | Adidas | Fly Emirates | None |
| Napoli | Maurizio Sarri | Marek Hamšík | Kappa | Lete | Front Pasta Garofalo Back Kimbo Caffè |
| Palermo | Diego Bortoluzzi (caretaker) | Roberto Vitiello | Joma | Lewer/Bisaten | Back Bisaten/Giuseppe Di Maria |
| Pescara | Zdeněk Zeman | Ledian Memushaj | Errea | Saquella Caffè | Front Officina Metalmeccanica Angelucci Back Armata di Mare |
| Roma | Luciano Spalletti | Francesco Totti | Nike | Telethon | None |
| Sampdoria | Marco Giampaolo | Angelo Palombo | Joma | Veratour/Invent Energy | Front Lino Sonego Back SsangYong Tivoli |
| Sassuolo | Eusebio Di Francesco | Francesco Magnanelli | Kappa | Mapei | None |
| Torino | Siniša Mihajlović | Marco Benassi | Kappa | Suzuki/Suzuki Ignis | Front Fratelli Beretta/Il Buon Riso Back Tecnoalarm |
| Udinese | Luigi Delneri | Danilo | HS Sport | Dacia | Front Vortice Back Magnadyne |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Empoli | Marco Giampaolo | Mutual consent | 15 May 2016 | Pre-season | Giovanni Martusciello | 26 May 2016 |
| Udinese | Luigi De Canio | End of interim spell | 19 May 2016 | Pre-season | Giuseppe Iachini | 19 May 2016 |
| Torino | Gian Piero Ventura | Signed by Italy | 25 May 2016 | Pre-season | Siniša Mihajlović | 25 May 2016 |
| Genoa | Gian Piero Gasperini | Signed by Atalanta | 14 June 2016 | Pre-season | Ivan Jurić | 28 June 2016 |
| Atalanta | Edoardo Reja | Sacked | 14 June 2016 | Pre-season | Gian Piero Gasperini | 14 June 2016 |
| Crotone | Ivan Jurić | Signed by Genoa | 23 June 2016 | Pre-season | Davide Nicola | 23 June 2016 |
| Sampdoria | Vincenzo Montella | Signed by Milan | 28 June 2016 | Pre-season | Marco Giampaolo | 4 July 2016 |
| Milan | Cristian Brocchi | End of Interim spell | 28 June 2016 | Pre-season | Vincenzo Montella | 28 June 2016 |
| Lazio | Simone Inzaghi | End of Interim spell | 6 July 2016 | Pre-season | Marcelo Bielsa | 6 July 2016 |
| Lazio | Marcelo Bielsa | Resigned | 8 July 2016 | Pre-season | Simone Inzaghi | 8 July 2016 |
| Internazionale | Roberto Mancini | Mutual consent | 8 August 2016 | Pre-season | Frank de Boer | 9 August 2016 |
| Palermo | Davide Ballardini | Mutual consent | 6 September 2016 | 15th | Roberto De Zerbi | 6 September 2016 |
| Udinese | Giuseppe Iachini | Sacked | 2 October 2016 | 16th | Luigi Delneri | 4 October 2016 |
| Internazionale | Frank de Boer | Sacked | 1 November 2016 | 12th | Stefano Vecchi (caretaker) | 1 November 2016 |
| Internazionale | Stefano Vecchi | End of interim spell | 8 November 2016 | 9th | Stefano Pioli | 8 November 2016 |
| Palermo | Roberto De Zerbi | Sacked | 30 November 2016 | 20th | Eugenio Corini | 30 November 2016 |
| Palermo | Eugenio Corini | Resigned | 24 January 2017 | 19th | Diego López | 26 January 2017 |
| Pescara | Massimo Oddo | Sacked | 14 February 2017 | 20th | Luciano Zauri (interim) | 14 February 2017 |
| Pescara | Luciano Zauri | End of interim spell | 14 February 2017 | 20th | Zdeněk Zeman | 17 February 2017 |
| Genoa | Ivan Jurić | Sacked | 19 February 2017 | 16th | Andrea Mandorlini | 19 February 2017 |
| Genoa | Andrea Mandorlini | Sacked | 10 April 2017 | 16th | Ivan Jurić | 10 April 2017 |
| Palermo | Diego López | Sacked | 11 April 2017 | 19th | Diego Bortoluzzi (caretaker) | 11 April 2017 |
| Internazionale | Stefano Pioli | Sacked | 9 May 2017 | 7th | Stefano Vecchi (caretaker) | 10 May 2017 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Juventus (C) | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 77 | 27 | +50 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Roma | 38 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 90 | 38 | +52 | 87 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Napoli | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 94 | 39 | +55 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Atalanta | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 72 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Lazio | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Milan | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 7 | Internazionale | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 62 | |
| 8 | Fiorentina | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 60 | |
| 9 | Torino | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 53 | |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 48 | |
| 11 | Cagliari | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 55 | 76 | −21 | 47 | |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 46 | |
| 13 | Udinese | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 45 | |
| 14 | Chievo | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 43 | |
| 15 | Bologna | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 41 | |
| 16 | Genoa | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 36 | |
| 17 | Crotone | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 34 | |
| 18 | Empoli (R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 32 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 19 | Palermo (R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 77 | −44 | 26 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 20 | Pescara (R) | 38 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 81 | −44 | 18 | Relegation to Serie B |
* 1 2 Since the winners of the 2016–17 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fifth-placed team and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ATA | BOL | CAG | CHV | CRO | EMP | FIO | GEN | INT | JUV | LAZ | MIL | NAP | PAL | PES | ROM | SAM | SAS | TOR | UDI |
| Atalanta | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Bologna | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–7 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Cagliari | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–5 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Chievo | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Crotone | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Empoli | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Fiorentina | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–3 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Genoa | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Internazionale | 7–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 |
| Juventus | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Lazio | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–3 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 7–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Milan | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Napoli | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 |
| Palermo | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 |
| Pescara | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Roma | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| Sampdoria | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Sassuolo | 0–3 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Torino | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | — | 2–2 |
| Udinese | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — |
* ↑ The Lega Serie A announced on 30 August 2016 that Sassuolo were found guilty for fielding an ineligible player in their match against Pescara in Round 2. They decided to award the match to Pescara as a 3–0 forfeit win; the match originally finished 2–1 to Sassuolo.

## Attendances

| Team | Av. home att. |
| Internazionale | 46,620 |
| Milan | 40,294 |
| Juventus | 39,489 |
| Napoli | 36,605 |
| Roma | 32,638 |
| Fiorentina | 26,470 |
| Lazio | 21,947 |
| Bologna | 21,912 |
| Genoa | 20,347 |
| Sampdoria | 19,852 |
| Torino | 19,300 |
| Udinese | 17,448 |
| Atalanta | 16,946 |
| Cagliari | 13,467 |
| Chievo | 13,368 |
| Pescara | 13,308 |
| Palermo | 13,204 |
| Sassuolo | 12,362 |
| Empoli | 9,483 |
| Crotone | 8,222 |