2016–17 SSC Napoli season

The 2016–17 season was Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli's 71st season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Champions League.

Napoli

2016–17 season
President	Aurelio De Laurentiis
Manager	Maurizio Sarri
Stadium	Stadio San Paolo
Serie A	3rd
Coppa Italia	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Dries Mertens (28) All: Dries Mertens (34)
Highest home attendance	56,695 vs Real Madrid (7 March 2017, Champions League)
Lowest home attendance	15,912 vs Empoli (26 October 2016, Serie A)
Average home league attendance	36,601[1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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In the league, Napoli enjoyed an excellent campaign, finishing third but scoring a league-high 94 goals, led by Dries Mertens, converted from a winger into a centre-forward, who finished with 28 goals, only one behind capocannoniere Edin Džeko. The club was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia by eventual winners Juventus, and were knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16 by eventual champions Real Madrid.

Players

Squad information

As of 31 January 2017^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Rafael 2 DF  ALB Elseid Hysaj 3 DF  CRO Ivan Strinić 4 MF  ITA Emanuele Giaccherini 5 MF  BRA Allan 7 FW  ESP José Callejón 8 MF  ITA Jorginho 11 DF  ITA Christian Maggio 14 FW  BEL Dries Mertens 17 MF  SVK Marek Hamšík (Captain) 18 FW  BRA Leandrinho 19 DF  SRB Nikola Maksimović 20 MF  POL Piotr Zieliński

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  ROU Vlad Chiricheș 22 GK  ITA Luigi Sepe 23 FW  ITA Alessio Zerbin 24 FW  ITA Lorenzo Insigne 25 GK  ESP Pepe Reina 26 DF  SEN Kalidou Koulibaly 30 MF  CRO Marko Rog 31 DF  ALG Faouzi Ghoulam 32 FW  ITA Leonardo Pavoletti 33 DF  ESP Raúl Albiol 42 MF  GUI Amadou Diawara 62 DF  ITA Lorenzo Tonelli 99 FW  POL Arkadiusz Milik

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee	Notes	Source
23 May 2016	DF	Lorenzo Tonelli	26	Empoli	€10M		[3]
16 July 2016	MF	Emanuele Giaccherini	31	Sunderland	€1.5M + bonuses		[4]
1 August 2016	FW	Arkadiusz Milik	22	Ajax	€35M		[5]
4 August 2016	MF	Piotr Zieliński	22	Udinese	€16M		[6]
28 August 2016	MF	Amadou Diawara	19	Bologna	Undisclosed		[7]
29 August 2016	MF	Marko Rog	21	Dinamo Zagreb	Undisclosed		[8]
2 January 2017	FW	Leonardo Pavoletti	28	Genoa	€18M		[9]

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee	Notes	Source
31 August 2016	DF	Nikola Maksimović	24	Torino	€5M + Mirko Valdifiori	Loan with an obligation to buy for €20M	[10]

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving to	Fee	Notes	Source
25 July 2016	GK	Mariano Andújar	32	Estudiantes	Undisclosed		[11]
26 July 2016	FW	Gonzalo Higuaín	28	Juventus	€90M	Paid in two installments. Third highest football transfer of all-time and highest ever transfer for an Italian club.[12]	[13]
26 August 2016	MF	David López	26	Espanyol	Undisclosed		[14]
31 August 2016	MF	Mirko Valdifiori	30	Torino	Undisclosed
31 January 2017	MF	Omar El Kaddouri	26	Empoli	Undisclosed		[15]
31 January 2017	FW	Manolo Gabbiadini	25	Southampton	€17M + €3M in bonuses		[16]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving to	Fee	Notes	Source
26 August 2016	MF	Jonathan de Guzmán	28	Chievo	Loan	Loan with an option to buy	[17]
30 August 2016	MF	Alberto Grassi	21	Atalanta	Loan		[18]

Pre-season and friendlies

Napoli v Virtus Entella

28 July 2016 Friendly	Napoli	5–0	Virtus Entella	Trento, Italy
	Iacobucci 28' (o.g.) Mertens 48', 57' Insigne 58' López 75'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Briamasco Referee: Claudio Gavillucci

Napoli v Nice

1 August 2016 Friendly	Napoli	3–0	Nice	Naples
	Koulibaly 9', 28' Mertens 24'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Carmine Russo

Napoli v Monaco

7 August 2016 Friendly	Napoli	5–0	Monaco	Naples
21:00	Gabbiadini 4', 17', 48' (pen.), 64' Allan 65'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

Hertha BSC v Napoli

13 August 2016 Friendly	Hertha BSC	1–4	Napoli	Berlin, Germany
18:00	Ibišević 24'	Report	Hamšík 36' Callejón 54' Milik 71' Mertens 83'	Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position	First match	Last match
Serie A	Matchday 1	3rd	21 August 2016	28 May 2017
Coppa Italia	Round of 16	Semi-finals	10 January 2017	5 April 2017
Champions League	Group stage	Round of 16	13 September 2016	7 March 2017

Serie A

Main article: 2016–17 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Juventus (C)	38	29	4	5	77	27	+50	91	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Roma	38	28	3	7	90	38	+52	87
3	Napoli	38	26	8	4	94	39	+55	86	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
4	Atalanta	38	21	9	8	62	41	+21	72	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5	Lazio	38	21	7	10	74	51	+23	70

Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.^[19]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. 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.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	26	8	4	94	39	+55	86	13	4	2	44	19	+25	13	4	2	50	20	+30

Last updated: 28 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W
Position	10	6	2	1	2	2	2	5	4	3	5	6	6	7	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2017. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Pescara v Napoli

21 August 2016 1	Pescara	2–2	Napoli	Pescara
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Benali 8' Caprari 35' Brugman  47' Bizzarri  52' Gyömbér  74'	Report	Albiol  29' Mertens 60', 63',  90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Attendance: 16,758 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

Napoli v Milan

27 August 2016 2	Napoli	4–2	Milan	Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Milik 18', 33' Koulibaly  55' Hysaj  70' Callejón 74', 90+4' Jorginho  85' Albiol  86' Zieliński  90'	Report	Niang 51',  53'  88' Suso 55',  66' Gómez  61' Kucka  77'  77' Romagnoli  90+4'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 27,231 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Palermo v Napoli

10 September 2016 3	Palermo	0–3	Napoli	Palermo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Hamšík 47' Callejón 51', 65'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 10,961 Referee: Davide Massa

Napoli v Bologna

17 September 2016 4	Napoli	3–1	Bologna	Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Callejón 14' Milik 67', 78'	Report	Taïder  9' Verdi 56' Krafth  80'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 21,083 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Genoa v Napoli

21 September 2016 5	Genoa	0–0	Napoli	Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Orbán  32' Rincón  53' Ntcham  75' Simeone  77'	Report	Hysaj  52' Jorginho  79'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,905 Referee: Antonio Damato

Napoli v Chievo

24 September 2016 6	Napoli	2–0	Chievo	Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Koulibaly  14' Gabbiadini 24' Hamšík 39' Albiol  43'	Report	Gobbi  11' Cesar  44' Dainelli  54' Castro  76'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 19,942 Referee: Marco Di Bello

Atalanta v Napoli

2 October 2016 7	Atalanta	1–0	Napoli	Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Petagna 9' Conti  19' Gagliardini  28' Toloi  58'	Report	Koulibaly  71' Milik  77' Mertens  87'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 15,732 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Napoli v Roma

15 October 2016 8	Napoli	1–3	Roma	Naples
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mertens  53' Koulibaly 58' Allan  85'	Report	Džeko 43', 54',  83' Paredes  45+1' Juan Jesus  50' Salah 85'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 46,078 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Crotone v Napoli

23 October 2016 9	Crotone	1–2	Napoli	Crotone
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ferrari  32' Crisetig  58' Rosi 89'	Report	Callejón 17' Gabbiadini  31' Maksimović 33'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 8,329 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

Napoli v Empoli

26 October 2016 10	Napoli	2–0	Empoli	Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mertens 51',  52' Chiricheș 81'	Report	Bellusci  38' Tello  83'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 15,912 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

Juventus v Napoli

29 October 2016 11	Juventus	2–1	Napoli	Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Chiellini  21' Alex Sandro  22' Bonucci 50' Hernanes  61' Higuaín 70' Mandžukić  85'	Report	Insigne  30' Callejón 54'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 41,409 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Napoli v Lazio

5 November 2016 12	Napoli	1–1	Lazio	Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Hamšík 52'	Report	Parolo  28' Radu  51' Keita 54'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 29,994 Referee: Antonio Damato

Udinese v Napoli

19 November 2016 13	Udinese	1–2	Napoli	Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Perica 59' Felipe  74'	Report	Insigne 47', 57'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 18,501 Referee: Luca Banti

Napoli v Sassuolo

28 November 2016 14	Napoli	1–1	Sassuolo	Naples
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Strinić  10' Allan  13' Insigne 42' Mertens  66'	Report	Peluso  12' Mazzitelli  37' Ricci  47' Ragusa  70' Defrel 82'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 49,490 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Napoli v Internazionale

2 December 2016 15	Napoli	3–0	Internazionale	Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Zieliński 2',  45+2' Hamšík 5' Insigne 51' Albiol  67'	Report	Ranocchia  5' Ansaldi  45' Brozović  82'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 32,341 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Cagliari v Napoli

11 December 2016 16	Cagliari	0–5	Napoli	Cagliari
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Isla  20' Barella  36' Padoin  66' Dessena  74'	Report	Mertens 34', 69', 72' Koulibaly  39' Hamšík 45',  74' Zieliński 51' Hysaj  62'	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 13,989 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese

Napoli v Torino

18 December 2016 17	Napoli	5–3	Torino	Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mertens 13', 18' (pen.), 22', 80' Chiricheș 70'	Report	Rossettini  34', 76' Belotti 58' Moretti  60' Lukić  72' Falque 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 29,221 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Fiorentina v Napoli

22 December 2016 18	Fiorentina	3–3	Napoli	Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Kalinić  3' Olivera  45+3' Bernardeschi 51', 69',  70' Tomović  53' Zárate 82',  84'	Report	Albiol  1' Insigne 25' Reina  45+1' Maksimović  50' Mertens 68' Gabbiadini 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 26,181 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

Napoli v Sampdoria

7 January 2017 19	Napoli	2–1	Sampdoria	Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Hysaj  69' Gabbiadini 77' Tonelli 90+5'	Report	Hysaj 30' (o.g.) Silvestre  54'  61'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 29,870 Referee: Marco Di Bello

Napoli v Pescara

15 January 2017 20	Napoli	3–1	Pescara	Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Tonelli  43', 47' Hamšík 49' Mertens 85'	Report	Coda  40' Benali  44' Bizzarri  54' Caprari 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 31,117 Referee: Claudio Gavillucci

Milan v Napoli

21 January 2017 21	Milan	1–2	Napoli	Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Calabria  22' Sosa  26' Kucka 37' Gómez  51' Bacca  56'	Report	Insigne 6' Callejón 9',  82' Mertens  12' Strinić  38' Tonelli  45+1'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54,257 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Napoli v Palermo

29 January 2017 22	Napoli	1–1	Palermo	Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mertens 66'	Report	Nestorovski 6' Quaison  23' Bruno Henrique  32' Jajalo  65' Goldaniga  90' González  90+2'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 41,166 Referee: Domenico Celi

Bologna v Napoli

4 February 2017 23	Bologna	1–7	Napoli	Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pulgar  11' Masina  32' Torosidis 36' Maietta  61'	Report	Hamšík 4', 70', 74' Insigne 6' Diawara  20' Callejón  25'  26' Mertens 33', 43', 90' Hysaj  75'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 23,297 Referee: Davide Massa

Napoli v Genoa

10 February 2017 24	Napoli	2–0	Genoa	Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Zieliński 50' Giaccherini 68' Rog  90+2'	Report	Orbán  67' Burdisso  80'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 42,347 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

Chievo v Napoli

19 February 2017 25	Chievo	1–3	Napoli	Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Cacciatore  54' Meggiorini 72'	Report	Insigne 31' Hamšík 38' Zieliński 58'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Napoli v Atalanta

25 February 2017 26	Napoli	0–2	Atalanta	Naples
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Hysaj  41'	Report	Caldara 28', 70' Kessié  64'  67' Berisha  77'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 45,800 Referee: Domenico Celi

Roma v Napoli

4 March 2017 27	Roma	1–2	Napoli	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Manolas  45' De Rossi  65' Strootman 89' Perotti  90+4'	Report	Rog  17' Mertens 26', 50' Ghoulam  83'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 30,909 Referee: Luca Banti

Napoli v Crotone

12 March 2017 28	Napoli	3–0	Crotone	Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rog  27' Insigne 32' (pen.), 70' Mertens 66' (pen.)	Report	Martella  42' Crisetig  54' Ferrari  87'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 45,169 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

Empoli v Napoli

19 March 2017 29	Empoli	2–3	Napoli	Empoli
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Costa  6' Dioussé  64' El Kaddouri 70' Mauri  75' Maccarone 82' (pen.)	Report	Insigne 19', 38' (pen.) Mertens 24' Jorginho  32' Callejón  69' Hysaj  79' Albiol  84'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 13,732 Referee: Antonio Damato

Napoli v Juventus

2 April 2017 30	Napoli	1–1	Juventus	Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Insigne  37' Hamšík 60'	Report	Khedira 7'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 53,085 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Lazio v Napoli

9 April 2017 31	Lazio	0–3	Napoli	Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bastos  20' Milinković-Savić  54' Patric  89'	Report	Callejón 25' Insigne 51', 90+2' Allan  74' Zieliński  85' Hysaj  86'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Napoli v Udinese

15 April 2017 32	Napoli	3–0	Udinese	Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mertens 48' Allan 63' Callejón 72'	Report	Badu  1'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 38,764 Referee: Davide Massa

Sassuolo v Napoli

23 April 2017 33	Sassuolo	2–2	Napoli	Reggio Emilia
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Berardi 59' Mazzitelli  64', 80' Sensi  77' Duncan  88'	Report	Mertens 52' Strinić  80' Milik 84'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 18,870 Referee: Antonio Damato

Internazionale v Napoli

30 April 2017 34	Internazionale	0–1	Napoli	Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Murillo  52' Brozović  56'	Report	Callejón 43' Koulibaly  65' Rog  73'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 57,076 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Napoli v Cagliari

6 May 2017 35	Napoli	3–1	Cagliari	Naples
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mertens 2', 49' Zieliński  55' Insigne 67'	Report	Farias 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 47,281 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

Torino v Napoli

14 May 2017 36	Torino	0–5	Napoli	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Baselli  8' Gustafson  53'	Report	Callejón 7', 76' Albiol  57' Insigne 60' Mertens 72' Zieliński 78'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 24,267 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Napoli v Fiorentina

20 May 2017 37	Napoli	4–1	Fiorentina	Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Koulibaly 8',  49' Insigne 36' Albiol  43' Mertens 57', 64'	Report	Vecino  58' Iličić 60'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 49,519 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Sampdoria v Napoli

28 May 2017 38	Sampdoria	2–4	Napoli	Genoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Quagliarella 50' Škriniar  53' Álvarez 90'	Report	Mertens 36' Insigne 42' Hamšík 49' Callejón 65'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 19,147 Referee: Luca Banti

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2016–17 Coppa Italia

Napoli v Spezia

10 January 2017 Round of 16	Napoli	3–1	Spezia	Naples
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Zieliński 3' Giaccherini 55' Gabbiadini 57'	Report	Piccolo 35'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 22,329 Referee: Luca Pairetto

Napoli v Fiorentina

24 January 2017 Quarter-finals	Napoli	1–0	Fiorentina	Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Hysaj  67'  90' Callejón 71' Insigne  90+3'	Report	Sánchez  28' Olivera  37'  90+4' Astori  45+1' Tomović  62' Chiesa  90+4'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 31,850 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Juventus v Napoli

28 February 2017 Semi-finals First leg	Juventus	3–1	Napoli	Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Asamoah  26' Lichtsteiner  40' Dybala 47' (pen.), 69' (pen.) Higuaín 64'	Report	Diawara  21' Callejón 36' Milik  38' Rog  58' Maggio  68' Reina  68'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 38,398 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Napoli v Juventus

5 April 2017 Semi-finals Second leg	Napoli	3–2 (4–5 agg.)	Juventus	Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Koulibaly  28' Callejón  30' Hamšík 53' Mertens 61' Diawara  65' Insigne 67' Maksimović  76' Ghoulam  80'	Report	Rincón  25' Cuadrado  30' Higuaín 32', 59' Pjanić  86' Dani Alves  88'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 48,421 Referee: Luca Banti
Note: Nikola Maksimović was booked for dissent while a substitute.

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NAP	BEN	BES	DKV
1	Napoli	6	3	2	1	11	8	+3	11	Advance to knockout phase		—	4–2	2–3	0–0
2	Benfica	6	2	2	2	10	10	0	8			1–2	—	1–1	1–0
3	Beşiktaş	6	1	4	1	9	14	−5	7	Transfer to Europa League		1–1	3–3	—	1–1
4	Dynamo Kyiv	6	1	2	3	8	6	+2	5			1–2	0–2	6–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Dynamo Kyiv v Napoli

13 September 2016 1	Dynamo Kyiv	1–2	Napoli	Kyiv, Ukraine
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Sydorchuk  9'  68' Harmash 26',  56'	Report	Milik 36', 45+2',  65'	Stadium: Olimpiyskiy NSC Attendance: 35,137 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Napoli v Benfica

28 September 2016 2	Napoli	4–2	Benfica	Naples, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Hamšík 20' Mertens 51', 58' Milik 54' (pen.) Reina  86'	Report	López  50' Júlio César  53' Carrillo  65' Guedes 70' Fejsa  76' Salvio 86'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 41,281 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Napoli v Beşiktaş

19 October 2016 3	Napoli	2–3	Beşiktaş	Naples, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mertens 30' Maggio  53' Gabbiadini 69' (pen.)	Report	Adriano 12',  53' Aboubakar 38', 86',  88' Erkin  68'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 28,502 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Beşiktaş v Napoli

1 November 2016 4	Beşiktaş	1–1	Napoli	Istanbul, Turkey
18:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Inler  47' Quaresma 79' (pen.) Tosun  83'	Report	Jorginho  57' Hamšík 82'	Stadium: Vodafone Park Attendance: 35,552 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Napoli v Dynamo Kyiv

23 November 2016 5	Napoli	0–0	Dynamo Kyiv	Naples, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Koulibaly  75'	Report	Sydorchuk  19'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 33,736 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Benfica v Napoli

6 December 2016 6	Benfica	1–2	Napoli	Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Jiménez 87' Pizzi  89'	Report	Koulibaly  15' Callejón 60' Mertens 79'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,634 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16

Real Madrid v Napoli

15 February 2017 First leg	Real Madrid	3–1	Napoli	Madrid, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Ramos  17' Benzema 18' Kroos 49' Modrić  52' Casemiro 54'	Report	Insigne 8' Zieliński  38' Mertens  76'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Napoli v Real Madrid

7 March 2017 Second leg	Napoli	1–3 (2–6 agg.)	Real Madrid	Naples, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mertens 24' Allan  55' Diawara  89'	Report	Ramos 52' Mertens 57' (o.g.) Morata 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 56,695 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BRA	Rafael	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
22	GK	ITA	Luigi Sepe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	ESP	Pepe Reina	48	0	37	0	3	0	8	0
Defenders
2	DF	ALB	Elseid Hysaj	45	0	34+1	0	2+1	0	7	0
3	DF	CRO	Ivan Strinić	15	0	12	0	3	0	0	0
11	DF	ITA	Christian Maggio	11	0	4+3	0	2+1	0	1	0
19	DF	SRB	Nikola Maksimović	12	1	7+1	1	2	0	1+1	0
21	DF	ROU	Vlad Chiricheș	16	2	13+1	2	1	0	1	0
26	DF	SEN	Kalidou Koulibaly	38	2	28	2	2	0	8	0
31	DF	ALG	Faouzi Ghoulam	38	0	26+3	0	1	0	8	0
33	DF	ESP	Raúl Albiol	35	0	25+1	0	3	0	6	0
62	DF	ITA	Lorenzo Tonelli	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ITA	Emanuele Giaccherini	19	2	1+15	1	1	1	0+2	0
5	MF	BRA	Allan	38	1	19+9	1	0+2	0	5+3	0
8	MF	ITA	Jorginho	31	0	27	0	0	0	4	0
17	MF	SVK	Marek Hamšík	49	15	37+1	12	3	1	8	2
20	MF	POL	Piotr Zieliński	47	6	18+18	5	3+1	1	3+4	0
30	MF	CRO	Marko Rog	18	0	2+12	0	2	0	0+2	0
42	MF	GUI	Amadou Diawara	28	0	10+8	0	4	0	4+2	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	José Callejón	49	17	37	14	3+1	2	8	1
14	FW	BEL	Dries Mertens	46	34	28+7	28	0+3	1	6+2	5
24	FW	ITA	Lorenzo Insigne	49	20	35+2	18	4	1	6+2	1
32	FW	ITA	Leonardo Pavoletti	9	0	2+3	0	1+3	0	0	0
99	FW	POL	Arkadiusz Milik	23	8	4+13	5	2	0	2+2	3
Players transferred out during the season
6	MF	ITA	Mirko Valdifiori	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	ITA	Manolo Gabbiadini	19	5	7+6	3	1	1	2+3	1
77	MF	MAR	Omar El Kaddouri	5	0	0+5	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 28 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	UEFA CL	Total
1	14	FW		Dries Mertens	28	1	5	34
2	24	FW		Lorenzo Insigne	18	1	1	20
3	7	FW		José Callejón	14	2	1	17
4	17	MF		Marek Hamšík	12	1	2	15
5	99	FW		Arkadiusz Milik	5	0	3	8
6	20	MF		Piotr Zieliński	5	1	0	6
7	23	FW		Manolo Gabbiadini	3	1	1	5
8	4	MF		Emanuele Giaccherini	1	1	0	2
	21	DF		Vlad Chiricheș	2	0	0	2
	26	DF		Kalidou Koulibaly	2	0	0	2
	62	DF		Lorenzo Tonelli	2	0	0	2
12	5	MF		Allan	1	0	0	1
	19	DF		Nikola Maksimović	1	0	0	1
Own goal					0	0	0	0
Totals					94	8	13	115

Last updated: 28 May 2017

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	UEFA CL	Total
1	25	GK		Pepe Reina	12	1	1	14
Totals					12	1	1	14

Last updated: 28 May 2017

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Serie A			Coppa Italia			UEFA CL			Total
1	GK		Rafael	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK		Luigi Sepe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK		Pepe Reina	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
2	DF		Elseid Hysaj	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0
3	DF		Ivan Strinić	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	DF		Christian Maggio	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
19	DF		Nikola Maksimović	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
21	DF		Vlad Chiricheș	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF		Kalidou Koulibaly	6	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	9	0	0
31	DF		Faouzi Ghoulam	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
33	DF		Raúl Albiol	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
62	DF		Lorenzo Tonelli	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	MF		Emanuele Giaccherini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF		Allan	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
8	MF		Jorginho	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
17	MF		Marek Hamšík	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	MF		Piotr Zieliński	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
30	MF		Marko Rog	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
42	MF		Amadou Diawara	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
77	MF		Omar El Kaddouri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW		José Callejón	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
14	FW		Dries Mertens	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
23	FW		Manolo Gabbiadini	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
24	FW		Lorenzo Insigne	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
32	FW		Leonardo Pavoletti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW		Arkadiusz Milik	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
Totals				58	0	2	11	1	0	10	0	0	79	1	2

Last updated: 28 May 2017