The 2016–17

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season was the 25th successive season that the club played in the

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, the highest tier of

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Key events

The

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were against

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, Istra 1961,

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, and

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. On 13 June former

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and Squadra Azzurra coach

Massimo Carrera Massimo Carrera (; born 22 April 1964) is an Italian professional football manager and former player, who was most recently the manager of clubs Spartak Moscow and later AEK Athens, before leaving continental football and joining local club Bari ...

joined the club in an assistant manager role. Manager

Dmitri Alenichev Dmitri Anatolyevich Alenichev (russian: Дмитрий Анатольевич Аленичев; born 20 October 1972) is a Russian football coach, former player and politician. Club career Despite being a Spartak Moscow fan, Alenichev debuted ...

resigned from his position after the Spartak's elimination from the

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third qualifying round by AEK Larnaka. Carrera was appointed caretaker manager. Coaches

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and

Oleg Samatov Oleg Anatolyevich Samatov (russian: Олег Анатольевич Саматов; born 20 June 1965) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Club career He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 ...

also left the club. After a reported breaking down of the club's negotiations with

Kurban Berdyev Kurban Bekiyevich Berdyev ( tk, Gurban Bekiýewiç Berdiýew, russian: Курбан Бекиевич Бердыев; born 25 August 1952) is a Turkmen-Russian football manager, and a former Soviet footballer. He is the manager of Russian club S ...

, on 17 August Massimo Carrera was promoted to a full managerial position after signing a two-year contract.

Squad

Out on loan

Left club during season

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

Competitions

Russian Premier League

League table

Results by round

Results

Russian Cup

UEFA Europa League

Having finished 5th in

in the previous season, the club qualified for UEFA Europe League 3rd qualifying stage.

Qualifying rounds

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players away from the club on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who left Spartak Moscow during the season:''