title: 2016–17 in Italian football
text: # 2016–17 in Italian football
  
  The 2016–17 season is the 115th season of competitive football in Italy.
  
  ## Promotions and relegations (pre-season)
  
  Teams promoted to Serie A
  
  * Crotone
  * Cagliari
  * Pescara
  
  Teams relegated from Serie A
  
  * Carpi
  * Frosinone
  * Hellas Verona
  
  Teams promoted to Serie B
  
  * Cittadella
  * SPAL
  * Benevento
  * Pisa
  
  Teams relegated from Serie B
  
  * Como
  * Livorno
  * Modena
  * Virtus Lanciano
  
  ## National teams
  
  ### Italy national football team
  
  **UEFA Euro 2016**
  
  **Group stage**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase |
  | 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase |
  | 3 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | Advance to knockout phase |
  | 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
  
  * 1 2 Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy.
  
  **2018 FIFA World Cup qualification**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Spain | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | +33 | 28 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup |
  | 2 | Italy | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 23 | Advance to second round |
  | 3 | Albania | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 13 | |
  | 4 | Israel | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 12 | |
  | 5 | Macedonia | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | |
  | 6 | Liechtenstein | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 39 | −38 | 0 | |
  
  ## League season
  
  ### Serie A
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Juventus (C) | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 77 | 27 | +50 | 91 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
  | 2 | Roma | 38 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 90 | 38 | +52 | 87 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
  | 3 | Napoli | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 94 | 39 | +55 | 86 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
  | 4 | Atalanta | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 72 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
  | 5 | Lazio | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 70 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
  | 6 | Milan | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 63 | Qualification to 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.
  
  ### Serie B
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | SPAL (C, P) | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 78 | Promotion to Serie A |
  | 2 | Hellas Verona (P) | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 74 | Promotion to Serie A |
  | 3 | Frosinone | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 74 | Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals |
  | 4 | Perugia | 42 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 65 | Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals |
  | 5 | Benevento (O, P) | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 65 | Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round |
  | 6 | Cittadella | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 63 | Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round |
  | 7 | Carpi | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 62 | Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round |
  | 8 | Spezia | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 60 | Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round |
  | 9 | Novara | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 56 | |
  | 10 | Salernitana | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 54 | |
  | 11 | Virtus Entella | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 54 | |
  | 12 | Bari | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 53 | |
  | 13 | Cesena | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 53 | |
  | 14 | Avellino | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 50 | |
  | 15 | Brescia | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 50 | |
  | 16 | Ascoli | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 49 | |
  | 17 | Pro Vercelli | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 49 | |
  | 18 | Ternana | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 49 | |
  | 19 | Trapani (R) | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 44 | Relegation to Serie C |
  | 20 | Vicenza (R) | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 41 | Relegation to Serie C |
  | 21 | Latina (R, E) | 42 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 35 | Revival in Serie D |
  | 22 | Pisa (R) | 42 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 35 | Relegation to Serie C |
  
  * 1 2 Hellas Verona is ahead of Frosinone on head-to-head goal difference: Hellas Verona 2–0 Frosinone, Frosinone 1–0 Hellas Verona.
  * 1 2 Perugia is ahead of Benevento on head-to-head points: Perugia 3–1 Benevento, Benevento 0–0 Perugia.
  * ↑ Benevento was deducted one point.
  * 1 2 Salernitana is ahead of Virtus Entella on head-to-head points: Salernitana 1–1 Virtus Entella, Virtus Entella 0–1 Salernitana.
  * 1 2 Bari is ahead of Cesena on head-to-head points: Bari 2–1 Cesena, Cesena 1–1 Bari.
  * ↑ Avellino was initially deducted three points due to match fixing. The deduction was later changed to two points.
  * 1 2 Avellino is ahead of Brescia on head-to-head points: Avellino 1–1 Brescia, Brescia 0–2 Avellino.
  * 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Ascoli 7 pts, Pro Vercelli 7 pts, Ternana 3 pts. Ascoli is ahead of Pro Vercelli on head-to-head record: Ascoli 3–1 Pro Vercelli, Pro Vercelli 1–1 Ascoli.
  * 1 2 Since the difference between the 18th-placed team and the 19th-placed team was five points, there was no play-out and the 19th-placed team was relegated directly.
  * ↑ Latina was initially deducted seven points. The deduction was later changed to four points.
  * 1 2 Latina is ahead of Pisa on overall goal difference.
  * ↑ Latina was declared insolvent and excluded from the Italian football league system. The team was later refound in Serie D.
  * ↑ Pisa was deducted four points.
  
  ### Lega Pro
  
  | Group A | Group B | Group C |
  | - | - | - |
  | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Cremonese (C, P) 38 78 2 Alessandria 38 78 3 Livorno 38 69 4 Arezzo 38 65 5 Giana Erminio 38 63 6 Piacenza 38 61 7 Como (R) 38 59 8 Viterbese 38 54 9 Lucchese 38 51 10 Renate 38 51 11 Pro Piacenza 38 51 12 Siena 38 45 13 Pistoiese 38 43 14 Pontedera 38 43 15 Olbia 38 42 16 Carrarese (O) 38 39 17 Prato (O) 38 39 18 Tuttocuoio (R) 38 38 19 Lupa Roma (R) 38 33 20 Racing Roma (R) 38 30 Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2017. Source: Soccerway (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Venezia (C, P) 38 80 2 Parma (O, P) 38 70 3 Pordenone 38 66 4 Padova 38 66 5 Reggiana 38 59 6 Gubbio 38 58 7 Sambenedettese 38 56 8 FeralpiSalò 38 53 9 Albinoleffe 38 52 10 Bassano Virtus 38 51 11 Santarcangelo 38 50 12 Südtirol 38 47 13 Maceratese (R) 38 45 14 Modena 38 44 15 Mantova (R) 38 41 16 Teramo (O) 38 40 17 Fano (O) 38 39 18 Forlì (R) 38 37 19 Lumezzane (R) 38 34 20 Ancona (R) 38 31 Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2017. Source: Lega Pro (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Foggia (C, P) 38 85 2 Lecce 38 74 3 Matera 38 65 4 Juve Stabia 38 64 5 Virtus Francavilla 38 57 6 Siracusa 38 57 7 Cosenza 38 55 8 Paganese 38 50 9 Casertana 38 49 10 Fondi 38 49 11 Catania 38 47 12 Fidelis Andria 38 47 13 Reggina 38 45 14 Messina (R) 38 44 15 Monopoli 38 42 16 Akragas (O) 38 39 17 Vibonese (R) 38 39 18 Catanzaro (O) 38 38 19 Melfi (R) 38 34 20 Taranto (R) 38 30 Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2017. Source: Lega Pro (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated |
  
  ## Cup competitions
  
  ### Supercoppa Italiana
  
  | Juventus | Milan |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 1 | Gianluigi Buffon (c) |
  | RB | 26 | Stephan Lichtsteiner | 35' |
  | CB | 24 | Daniele Rugani |
  | CB | 3 | Giorgio Chiellini |
  | LB | 12 | Alex Sandro | | 32' |
  | CM | 6 | Sami Khedira |
  | CM | 8 | Claudio Marchisio |
  | CM | 27 | Stefano Sturaro | | 79' |
  | AM | 5 | Miralem Pjanić | | 67' |
  | CF | 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín | 120+1' |
  | CF | 17 | Mario Mandžukić |
  | Substitutes: ||
  | GK | 25 | Neto |
  | GK | 32 | Emil Audero |
  | DF | 4 | Medhi Benatia |
  | DF | 15 | Andrea Barzagli |
  | DF | 33 | Patrice Evra | | 32' |
  | DF | 40 | Luca Coccolo |
  | MF | 7 | Juan Cuadrado |
  | MF | 11 | Hernanes |
  | MF | 18 | Mario Lemina | | 79' |
  | MF | 20 | Marko Pjaca |
  | MF | 22 | Kwadwo Asamoah |
  | FW | 21 | Paulo Dybala | | 67' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Massimiliano Allegri ||
  | GK | 99 | Gianluigi Donnarumma |
  | RB | 20 | Ignazio Abate (c) | | 102' |
  | CB | 29 | Gabriel Paletta |
  | CB | 13 | Alessio Romagnoli | 43' |
  | LB | 2 | Mattia De Sciglio | 70' |
  | CM | 33 | Juraj Kucka | 59' |
  | CM | 73 | Manuel Locatelli | | 73' |
  | CM | 91 | Andrea Bertolacci |
  | RW | 8 | Suso |
  | CF | 70 | Carlos Bacca | | 102' |
  | LW | 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
  | Substitutes: ||
  | GK | 1 | Gabriel |
  | DF | 15 | Gustavo Gómez |
  | DF | 17 | Cristián Zapata |
  | DF | 31 | Luca Antonelli | | 102' |
  | MF | 10 | Keisuke Honda |
  | MF | 14 | Matías Fernández |
  | MF | 16 | Andrea Poli |
  | MF | 23 | José Sosa |
  | MF | 80 | Mario Pašalić | | 73' |
  | FW | 7 | Luiz Adriano |
  | FW | 9 | Gianluca Lapadula | | 102' |
  | FW | 11 | M'Baye Niang |
  | Manager: ||
  | Vincenzo Montella ||
  | Assistant referees: Riccardo Di Fiore Alessandro Giallatini Fourth official: Marco Barbirati Additional assistant referees: Paolo Valeri Carmine Russo | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Twelve named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |
  
  ### Coppa Italia
  
  | Juventus | Lazio |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 25 | Neto |
  | CB | 15 | Andrea Barzagli |
  | CB | 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
  | CB | 3 | Giorgio Chiellini (c) |
  | RM | 23 | Dani Alves | 86' |
  | CM | 8 | Claudio Marchisio |
  | CM | 28 | Tomás Rincón |
  | LM | 12 | Alex Sandro |
  | AM | 21 | Paulo Dybala | | 78' |
  | AM | 17 | Mario Mandžukić |
  | CF | 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
  | Substitutes: ||
  | GK | 1 | Gianluigi Buffon |
  | GK | 32 | Emil Audero |
  | DF | 4 | Medhi Benatia |
  | FW | 7 | Juan Cuadrado |
  | MF | 14 | Federico Mattiello |
  | MF | 18 | Mario Lemina | | 78' |
  | MF | 22 | Kwadwo Asamoah |
  | DF | 26 | Stephan Lichtsteiner |
  | MF | 27 | Stefano Sturaro |
  | FW | 34 | Moise Kean |
  | FW | 46 | Mehdi Léris |
  | Manager: ||
  | Massimiliano Allegri ||
  | GK | 1 | Thomas Strakosha |
  | CB | 13 | Wallace |
  | CB | 3 | Stefan de Vrij | 69' |
  | CB | 15 | Bastos | 53' |
  | RM | 8 | Dušan Basta |
  | CM | 16 | Marco Parolo | 21' |
  | CM | 20 | Lucas Biglia (c) |
  | CM | 21 | Sergej Milinković-Savić |
  | LM | 19 | Senad Lulić |
  | CF | 17 | Ciro Immobile |
  | CF | 14 | Keita Baldé |
  | Substitutes: ||
  | GK | 31 | Marius Adamonis |
  | GK | 55 | Ivan Vargić |
  | DF | 2 | Wesley Hoedt |
  | DF | 4 | Patric |
  | FW | 9 | Filip Đorđević |
  | MF | 10 | Felipe Anderson | 53' |
  | FW | 11 | Luca Crecco |
  | MF | 18 | Luis Alberto | 69' |
  | FW | 25 | Cristiano Lombardi |
  | DF | 26 | Ștefan Radu | 21' |
  | FW | 71 | Mamadou Tounkara |
  | MF | 96 | Alessandro Murgia |
  | Manager: ||
  | Simone Inzaghi ||
  
  * Match rules
  * 90 minutes.
  * 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  * Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  
  ## Juventus
  
  ### UEFA Champions League
  
  **Group stage**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | SEV | LYO | DZG |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Juventus | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
  | 2 | Sevilla | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 |
  | 3 | Lyon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 |
  | 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
  