2016–17 Serie A
Juventus won a record sixth straight Serie A title.
The 2016–17 Serie A, the 115th season of top-tier Italian football, began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 28 May 2017. Juventus were the defending champions and won a record sixth consecutive title, their 33rd overall, with a game in hand after a 3–0 victory over Crotone on 21 May.
Quick Facts
- Competition
- Serie A
- Dates
- 20 August 2016 –; 28 May 2017
- Winners
- Juventus; 33rd title
- Relegated
- Empoli
- Palermo
- Pescara
- Matches
- 380
- Total goals
- 1123
- Biggest home win
- Internazionale 7–1 Atalanta (12 March 2017)
- Biggest away win
- Bologna 1–7 Napoli (4 February 2017)
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Events
On 14 April 2016, Serie A was selected by the International Football Association Board to test video assistant refereeing, initially kept private for the 2016–17 season before a live pilot phase with replay assistance in 2017–18. FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio stated, "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." Crotone earned their first ever promotion to Serie A on 29 April 2016; Cagliari followed one week later after a single year in Serie B. Pescara won the Serie B play-off on 9 June 2016 to return after a three-year absence. On 13 April 2017, Silvio Berlusconi sold AC Milan to Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux, with Li Yonghong as acting chairman, ending his 31-year tenure. Francesco Totti played his last match for AS Roma on 28 May 2017 against Genoa.
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