 By the end of the season, Nancy achieved the 19th position on the league table and was relegated again to Ligue 2.On 25 July, Hadji extended his contract for another season even though it was believed he was going to retire by the end of the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season.He scored 4 goals in 5 matches against FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Stade Brestois 29, Valenciennes FC and Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 respectively.