# 2016–17 Celta de Vigo season

The 2016–17 Celta de Vigo season was the club's 93rd season in its history and its 51st participating in La Liga, the top-flight of Spanish football.

## Squad
### First team squad

    As of 2 September 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Sergio (3rd captain) |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Hugo Mallo (captain) |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Andreu Fontàs (4th captain) |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Pape Cheikh Diop |
| 5 | MF | CHI | Marcelo Díaz |
| 6 | MF | SRB | Nemanja Radoja |
| 7 | FW | BEL | Théo Bongonda |
| 8 | MF | CHI | Pablo Hernández |
| 9 | FW | SWE | John Guidetti |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Iago Aspas |
| 11 | MF | DEN | Pione Sisto |
| 12 | FW | GLP | Claudio Beauvue |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Rubén Blanco |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Lemos |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Jozabed (on loan from Fulham) |
| 17 | MF | DEN | Andrew Hjulsager |
| 18 | MF | DEN | Daniel Wass |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Jonny |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Sergi Gómez |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Carles Planas |
| 22 | DF | ARG | Gustavo Cabral (vice-captain) |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Josep Señé |
| 24 | DF | ARG | Facundo Roncaglia |
| 25 | FW | ITA | Giuseppe Rossi (on loan from Fiorentina) |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SRB | Dejan Dražić (on loan at Valladolid) |
| — | MF | GAB | Lévy Madinda (on loan at Gimnàstic) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Álex López (on loan at Valladolid) |
| — | FW | ESP | Pedro Martín (on loan at Mirandés) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 17 June 2016 | FW | Naranjo | Gimnàstic | Undisclosed |
| 6 July 2016 | DF | Álvaro Lemos | Lugo | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2016 | DF | Facundo Roncaglia | Fiorentina | Undisclosed |
| 1 August 2016 | FW | Pione Sisto | Midtjylland | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | FW | Borja Domínguez | Córdoba | Free |
| 1 July 2016 | FW | Nolito | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2016 | FW | Yelko Pino | Lugo | Free |

### Loan out

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To |
| 27 July 2016 | 30 June 2017 | MF | Álex López | Valladolid |

## Competitions
### Overall
### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Málaga | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 46 |
| 12 | Valencia | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 46 |
| 13 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 45 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 39 |
| 15 | Real Betis | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 39 |
* 1 2 Málaga ahead of Valencia on head-to-head points: Valencia–Málaga 2–2, Málaga–Valencia 2–0
* 1 2 Las Palmas ahead of Real Betis on head-to-head goal difference: Las Palmas–Real Betis 4–1, Real Betis–Las Palmas 2–0

#### Result round by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D |
| Position | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### UEFA Europa League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ajax | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Celta Vigo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | |

#### Knockout phase
##### Semi-finals
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 21 May 2017.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Sergio | 44 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Rubén Blanco | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | ESP | Iván Villar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Hugo Mallo | 41 | 3 | 22+1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Andreu Fontàs | 27 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Pape Cheikh Diop | 19 | 1 | 5+11 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Jonny | 50 | 1 | 23+7 | 0 | 7+1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Sergi Gómez | 36 | 1 | 21+4 | 0 | 3+3 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Carles Planas | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ARG | Gustavo Cabral | 45 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | ARG | Facundo Roncaglia | 48 | 3 | 30+2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7+2 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | CHI | Marcelo Díaz | 39 | 2 | 17+9 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SRB | Nemanja Radoja | 50 | 1 | 27+4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CHI | Pedro Hernández | 45 | 1 | 20+6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | DEN | Pione Sisto | 49 | 5 | 19+11 | 3 | 2+4 | 0 | 10+3 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Lemos | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Jozabed | 28 | 2 | 12+7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | DEN | Andrew Hjulsager | 10 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | DEN | Daniel Wass | 54 | 7 | 29+3 | 3 | 5+3 | 2 | 10+4 | 2 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Josep Señé | 19 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | BEL | Théo Bongonda | 42 | 2 | 26+4 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SWE | John Guidetti | 42 | 9 | 14+9 | 4 | 2+4 | 1 | 12+1 | 4 |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Iago Aspas | 49 | 26 | 25+7 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 9+3 | 5 |
| 12 | FW | GLP | Claudio Beauvue | 19 | 2 | 5+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+6 | 1 |
| 25 | FW | ITA | Giuseppe Rossi | 29 | 6 | 9+9 | 4 | 2+2 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ESP | David Costas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CHI | Fabián Orellana | 9 | 4 | 6+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |