The 2016–17 Serie A (known as the
Serie A
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TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 115th season of top-tier Italian
football
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, the 85th in a
round-robin tournament
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, and the 7th since its organization under a league committee separate from
Serie B
The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...
.
Juventus
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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
Crotone (, ; nap, label= Crotonese, Cutrone or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Calabria, Italy. Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( grc, Κρότων or ; la, Crotona) in Magna Graecia, it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until ...
.
Events
On 14 April 2016, it was announced that Serie A was selected by the
International Football Association Board
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to test
video assistant referee
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The assistant video assistant referee (AVAR) is a current or former referee appointed to assist the VAR in the video ope ...
ing, 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
Carlo Tavecchio (born 13 July 1943) is an Italian politician, sports executive, and administrator.
Career
For four legislatures, he held the office of Mayor of Ponte Lambro. For 15 years, he was president of an amateur company. From 1987 to 1992, ...
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
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earned their first ever promotion to Serie A. One week later,
Cagliari
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was also promoted after just one year in
Serie B
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. On 9 June 2016,
Pescara
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won the
Serie B play-off to return to Serie A after a 3-year absence.
On 13 April 2017, historical
Milan
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president
Silvio Berlusconi
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sold the ownership of the club to Chinese-born, Luxembourg-based
Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux
Li Yonghong (born 16 September 1969) is a Chinese businessman and investor who first came into the public eye in 2016 when he succeeded Silvio Berlusconi as the owner of the Italian football club A.C. Milan. Li is also known for his stock mark ...
, with
Li Yonghong
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as representing acting chairman. The former
Prime Minister
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left the club after 31 years and 29 trophies.
On 28 May 2017,
Francesco Totti
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,
AS Roma
' (''Rome Sport Association''), commonly referred to as Roma (), is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its existence, except for ...
legendary footballer, played his last match against
Genoa
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.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored four goals ;
(H) – Home (A) – Away
Number of teams by regions
Attendances
These were the average attendances of the football clubs:
References
External links
Official website
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Serie A seasons
Italy
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