2016–17 FC Barcelona season
| 2016–17 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Josep Maria Bartomeu | |||
| Head Coach | Luis Enrique | |||
| Stadium | Camp Nou | |||
| La Liga | 2nd | |||
| Copa del Rey | Winners | |||
| Supercopa de España | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lionel Messi (37) All: Lionel Messi (54) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 98,485 vs Real Madrid (3 December 2016) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 56,605 vs Sporting Gijón (1 March 2017) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 77,984 | |||
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The 2016–17 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 117th in existence and the club's 86th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona was involved in four competitions after winning the double of La Liga and the Copa del Rey in the previous season. This would be the final season under head coach Luis Enrique as he decided to let his contract expire.
Barcelona kicked off the season with en emphatic 5–0 aggregate victory over Sevilla in the Supercopa de España, but the rest of the season was more mixed. The most memorable highlights were the historic 6–1 comeback win against Paris Saint-Germain in the return leg of the Champions League round of 16, overturning the heavy 0–4 away defeat, and the 3–2 last-minute away league victory in El Clásico over Real Madrid on 23 April, courtesy of a Lionel Messi strike. However, these performances did not yield trophies in the aforementioned competitions, as Barça was shut down by Juventus in the Champions League quarter-finals (0–3 away, 0–0 home) and lost the league title to Real Madrid by three points. The only consolation was a third consecutive Copa del Rey win on 27 May against Alavés.
The season was the first without Dani Alves since 2007–08, who departed to Juventus, though he returned for a second spell in the 2021–22 season.
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Season overview[edit]
June[edit]
On 1 June, the club announced that Sandro Ramírez's contract would be rescinded.[1]
On 2 June, Barcelona announced that Dani Alves would be departing the club after eight seasons.[2]
On 3 June, Barcelona announced that German club Borussia Dortmund have informed them of their desire to activate the buy-out clause for Marc Bartra.[3]
On 5 June, the club announced that Denis Suárez will be forming part of the first team for this season.[4]
July[edit]
On 1 July, Barcelona and Neymar negotiated a five-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2021.[5]
On 4 July, the club completed the transfer of Denis Suárez.[6]
On 12 July, the club announced the transfers of 22-year-old French international defender Samuel Umtiti from Lyon[7] and Lucas Digne from Paris Saint-Germain for the next five seasons, respectively.[8]
On 14 July, the two transfers were completed.[9][10]
On 19 July, Barcelona and Sergi Samper negotiated a three-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2019, including promotion to the first team.[11]
On 19 July, Barcelona and Munir El Haddadi also negotiated a three-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2019.[12]
On 19 July, Barcelona and Qatar Airways extended sponsorship agreement for one year more.[13]
On 21 July, Barcelona and Valencia reached an agreement for the transfer of Portuguese international midfielder André Gomes.[14] On 26 July, the transfer was completed.[15]
During the press conference of Gomes' presentation, the club announced midfielder Javier Mascherano's contract was extended until 30 June 2019.[16]
On 30 July, Barcelona won their first pre-season match against Scottish champions Celtic with a 1–3 score in Dublin as part of the 2016 International Champions Cup.[17]
August[edit]
On 1 August, the club cancelled the contracts of Alex Song and Martín Montoya.[18][19]
On 3 August, Barcelona defeated English Premier League champions Leicester City 4–2 in Stockholm with goals from Munir (2), Luis Suárez and Barcelona B player Rafa Mújica.[20]
On 6 August, Barcelona were soundly defeated by Liverpool 4–0 at Wembley Stadium in London.[21]
On 8 August, the club loaned Thomas Vermaelen to Italian club Roma with an option to buy.[22]
On 10 August, the 2016 Joan Gamper Trophy was played against Italian club Sampdoria, finishing 3–2 with a goal from Luis Suárez and two from Lionel Messi.[23]
On 14 August, Barcelona won the first official match in the 2016 Supercopa de España against Sevilla with a 0–2 away score.[24]
On 18 August, Barcelona beat Sevilla with 3–0 (5–0 aggregate) and won their 12th Supercopa de España.[25]
On 20 August, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 6–2 in their first Liga match, with a hat-trick from Luis Suárez, two goals from Messi and one from Arda Turan.[26]
On 25 August, the club completed the transfer of 27-year-old goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen from Ajax on a five-year contract,[27] with goalkeeper Claudio Bravo then joining Manchester City after two years with Barça.[28] Several hours later, both teams were drawn into Group C of the Champions League draw, alongside Borussia Mönchengladbach and Celtic.[29]
On 28 August, Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao 0–1 with a goal from Rakitić and Luis Enrique wins his 100th match as Barça manager,[30] Ter Stegen made most goalkeeper passes in one single match in LaLiga.[31]
On 30 August, the club completed the last transfer of Paco Alcácer from Valencia.[32]
September[edit]
On 10 September, in the match against Deportivo Alavés, Barcelona suffered a 1–2 defeat.[33]
On 13 September, Barcelona defeated Celtic 7–0 in the opening match of Group C in the Champions League. Messi notched his first hat-trick of the season, while Neymar provided four assists and a free-kick goal.[34]
On 17 September, Barcelona faced for the first time recently promoted Leganés at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque. Barcelona won 1–5 with two goals from Messi and one each from Luis Suárez, Neymar and Rafinha.[35]
On 21 September, Barcelona drew against Atlético Madrid 1–1; Ivan Rakitić gave Barça the lead before half-time, but Atlético battled back to draw level in the second half after Messi was substituted out due to injury.[36]
On 24 September, Barcelona won 0–5 over Sporting de Gijón through two goals from Neymar and one each from Suárez, Turan and Rafinha.[37]
On 28 September, Barcelona defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 with goals from Turan and Gerard Piqué, turning around a 1–0 first-half deficit to Barça top of Group C.[38]
October[edit]
On 2 October, Barcelona lost to Celta de Vigo 4–3; a second-half resurgence not enough for Luis Enrique's side as they finished on the wrong end of a seven-goal thriller away in Vigo.[39]
On 15 October, Barcelona defeated Deportivo de La Coruña 4–0 with two goals from Rafinha and one each from Luis Suárez and Messi, the latter who returned from injury in the match.[40]
On 19 October, Barcelona defeated Manchester City – led by former Barça manager Pep Guardiola – 4–0 at home on the strength of a Messi hat-trick.[41]
On 22 October, Barcelona defeated Valencia 2–3 at Mestalla, Messi spot-kick in injury time secured three points out of an electrifying encounter.[42]
On 29 October, Barcelona won against Granada 1–0 in the 1,500th game at Camp Nou, Barça found it tough to breakdown the stubborn visitors but Rafinha's strike was enough to claim the win.[43]
November[edit]
On 1 November, Barcelona was defeated by Manchester City 3–1 at Manchester, Guardiola's team came from behind after Messi opened scoring.[44]
On 6 November, Barcelona won 1–2 against Sevilla at the Sánchez Pizjuán; Messi canceled out Vitolo's opener late in the first half before setting up Luis Suárez for the winner in a frenetic game.[45]
On 16 November, the club announced Rakuten signed up as FC Barcelona's new main global partner; the Japanese company will appear on the front of the team's shirt and become the Global Innovation and Entertainment Partner for the next four seasons, starting 1 July 2017.[46]
On 19 November, Barça drew Málaga 0–0, a domineering performance was frustrated by 90 minutes of intense Andalusian defending.[47]
On 23 November, Barcelona won 2–0 against Celtic at Celtic Park; coupled with Man City's draw in Germany, they clinched a seeded berth in the round of sixteen.[48] Also in this game Messi reached 100 goals in international competitions for Barcelona.[49]
On 27 November, Barcelona drew 1–1 with Real Sociedad at Anoeta, Messi's second-half leveller halted Barça's run of four straight league losses in San Sebastian.[50]
On 30 November, Barcelona drew Hércules 1–1, a fine long range strike from debutant Aleña gave Barça a slight advantage going into the second leg.[51]
December[edit]
On 3 December, Barcelona drew 1–1 with Real Madrid, Luis Suárez' header being cancelled out by 90th minute Ramos equaliser.[52]
On 6 December, Barcelona won 4–0 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, a game which saw a hat-trick from Arda Turan.[53]
On 10 December, Barcelona won Osasuna 0–3, Luis Suárez breaks the deadlock in the second half, and two further goals from Leo Messi go on to claim all three points in Pamplona.[54]
On 12 December, Barcelona were drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 of the Champions League.[55]
On 15 December, Barcelona and Suárez negotiated a five-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2021.[56]
On 18 December, Barcelona won 4–1 against Espanyol in the Derbi barceloní.[57]
On 21 December, Barcelona won 7–0 against Hércules; Paco Alcácer scored his first official goal and Arda Turan got a hat-trick as Barça cruised into the last 16 of the Copa del Rey.[58]
On 23 December, Barcelona was drawn against Athletic Club in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.[59]
January[edit]
On 8 January Barcelona drew 1–1 with Villarreal, with Messi scoring the equalizer in the 90th minute.[60]
On 11 January, Barcelona won 3–1 against Athletic Bilbao, goals from Suárez, Neymar and Messi secured an action-packed victory that kept alive the quest for a third consecutive Copa del Rey trophy.[61]
On 14 January, Barcelona won 5–0 against Las Palmas, a brace from Luis Suárez and one each for Leo Messi, Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal gave Barça a winning home start to the league in 2017.[62]
On 19 January Barcelona won 0–1 against Real Sociedad, Neymar's 21st-minute penalty ended decade of disappointments in San Sebastián.[63]
On 22 January, Barcelona won 0–4 against Eibar, a first-half strike from Denis followed by a goal each from the trident in the second secured another three points to stay within reach of the top two.[64]
On 26 January, Barcelona won 5–2 against Real Sociedad, a brace from Denis Suárez and further goals by Leo Messi, Luis Suárez and Arda Turan sent Barça into the final four of the Copa del Rey.[65]
On 29 January Barcelona drew 1–1 with Real Betis, an incident-packed game saw Suárez snatched a draw in the 90th minute after the Catalans had already seen at least one valid equaliser overruled.[66]
February[edit]
On 1 February, Barcelona won 2–1 against Atlético Madrid, Suárez and Messi put them in command but Griezmann's second half header kept Atlético alive.[67]
On 4 February, Barcelona won 3–0 against Athletic Club Bilbao, Paco Alcácer, Leo Messi, and Aleix Vidal all found the net.[68]
On 7 February, Barcelona draw 1–1 against Atlético Madrid, Luis Suárez's tap-in just before half-time was enough to see the Catalans into a fourth consecutive Copa del Rey final despite late drama which saw the visitors equalise and a player sent off.[69]
On 11 February, Barcelona won 6–0 against Alavés. Luis Suárez (2), Neymar Jr, Leo Messi and Ivan Rakitic were on target, plus one own goal; Aleix Vidal suffered a very serious ankle injury late in the game.[70]
On 14 February, Barcelona lost 4–0 against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the first knockout round of the Champions League.[71]
On 19 February, Barcelona won 2–1 against Leganés, Leo Messi's 90th-minute penalty won the game at the Camp Nou.[72]
On 26 February, Barcelona won 2–1 against Atlético Madrid, Rafinha's opener was quickly cancelled out by Godín's header but Messi sealed three points in the closing stages.[73]
March[edit]
On 1 March, Barcelona won 6–1 against Sporting Gijón, with goals from Messi, Suárez, Alcácer, Neymar Jr, Rakitić and an own goal at the Camp Nou.[74] During the press conference after the match, Luis Enrique announced his decision to leave at the end of the season.[75]
On 4 March, Barcelona won 5–0 against Celta, with goals from Messi (2), Neymar, Rakitic and Umtiti.[76]
On 8 March, Barça came back from a 4–0 deficit in the first leg. In the second leg, they were up 3–1, but by way of scoring three goals in the last seven minutes, they advanced. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen's saves coupled with Neymar's brace and Sergi Roberto's goal at the death clinched the 6–5 aggregate win in what was hailed as one of the greatest comebacks in Champions Leauge history.[77]
On 9 March, Barcelona and Rakitic negotiated a four-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2021.[78]
On 12 March, Barcelona lost to Deportivo la Coruña 2–1, two goals from corners condemned Barça to defeat in Galicia, with Luis Suárez scoring in between.[79]
On 17 March, Barcelona were drawn against Juventus in the quarter finals of the Champions League.[80]
On 19 March, Barcelona won 4–2 against Valencia, with goals from Suárez, André Gomes and a brace from Messi.[81]
April[edit]
Barcelona defeated Granada on 2 April 1–4 away, goals from Suárez, Alcácer, Rakitic and Neymar handed Barça another three points to keep in close proximity of the top.[82]
On 5 April, Barcelona defeated Sevilla 3–0, with a goal from Suárez and two from Messi in 8 minutes.[83]
On 8 April, Barcelona lost to Málaga 2–0, ten-man Barça missed out on the chance to return to the top of the table.[84]
On 11 April, Barcelona lost to Juventus 3–0, Barça could not break through Juve's rock-solid defense.[85]
On 15 April, Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 3–2, Barça edged past La Real in a hard-fought duel thanked to two goals from Leo Messi and one from Paco Alcácer.[86]
On 19 April, Barcelona drew 0–0 with Juventus, Barça bade farewell to the Champions League after being unable to break down a resilient Juve backline.[87]
On 23 April, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3–2, Barça grabbed a dramatic victory at the Santiago Bernabéu thanks to an injury-time strike from Leo Messi to move joint-top of the table.[88] The Argentine star scored his 500th official goal in blaugrana colours at the same time.[89]
On 26 April, Barcelona beat Osasuna 7–1, braces for Gomes, Messi and Alcácer, and a first ever Barça goal for Mascherano,[90] earned the points.[91]
On 29 April, Barcelona beat Espanyol 3–0, all goals after half time, including a Suárez brace and one from Rakitic, to stay top of the table.[92]
May[edit]
On 6 May, Barcelona beat Villarreal 4–1, Messi, Suarez and Neymar all scored to keep the Liga title challenge alive, in the process surpassing a combined 100 goals for a third consecutive season.[93]
On 14 May, Barcelona beat Las Palmas 4–1, Neymar Jr scored three of the four goals that meant the championship race would now go to the last weekend.[94]
On 21 May, Barcelona won Eibar 4–2, Luis Enrique's men rally back from two goals down to claim victory on the final day of the league campaign but it was not enough to earn the title.[95]
On 27 May, Barcelona won Alavés 3–1, Barça become the first side since the 1950s to win the Copa del Rey three years in a row, on Luis Enrique's last game in charge.[96]
On 29 May, Barcelona and Ter Stegen negotiated a five-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2022.[97]
Players[edit]
Squad information[edit]
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  | Marc-André ter Stegen | 25 | EU | 2014 | 93 | 0 | 2022 | €12M | |
| 3 | CB |  | Gerard Piqué | 30 | EU | 2008 | 397 | 35 | 2019 | €5M | Originally from Youth system |
| 4 | MF |  | Ivan Rakitić | 29 | EU | 2014 | 159 | 26 | 2021 | €20M | |
| 5 | MF | | Sergio Busquets (3rd captain) | 28 | EU | 2008 | 432 | 12 | 2021 | YS | |
| 6 | MF | | Denis Suárez | 23 | EU | 2016 | 36 | 4 | 2020 | €3.25M | |
| 7 | MF |  | Arda Turan | 30 | Non-EU | 2015 | 55 | 15 | 2019 | €34M | |
| 8 | MF | | Andrés Iniesta (captain) | 33 | EU | 2002 | 630 | 55 | 2018 | YS | |
| 9 | FW |  | Luis Suárez | 30 | Non-EU | 2014 | 147 | 121 | 2021 | €82.3M | Second nationality: Italy |
| 10 | FW |  | Lionel Messi (vice-captain) | 29 | EU | 2004 | 583 | 507 | 2018 | YS | Second nationality: Spain |
| 11 | FW |  | Neymar | 25 | Non-EU | 2013 | 186 | 105 | 2021 | €57.1M | Second nationality: Portugal |
| 12 | MF | | Rafinha | 24 | EU | 2011 | 78 | 11 | 2020 | YS | Second nationality: Spain |
| 13 | GK |  | Jasper Cillessen | 28 | EU | 2016 | 10 | 0 | 2021 | €13M | |
| 14 | CB | | Javier Mascherano (4th captain) | 32 | EU | 2010 | 322 | 1 | 2019 | €22M | Second nationality: Italy |
| 17 | FW | | Paco Alcácer | 23 | EU | 2016 | 28 | 8 | 2021 | €28M | |
| 18 | LB | | Jordi Alba | 28 | EU | 2012 | 198 | 9 | 2020 | €14M | Originally from Youth system |
| 19 | LB |  | Lucas Digne | 23 | EU | 2016 | 26 | 1 | 2021 | €16.5M | |
| 20 | RB | | Sergi Roberto | 25 | EU | 2010 | 153 | 6 | 2019 | YS | |
| 21 | MF |  | André Gomes | 23 | EU | 2016 | 47 | 3 | 2021 | €50M | |
| 22 | RB | | Aleix Vidal | 27 | EU | 2015 | 26 | 2 | 2020 | €14.8M | Originally from Youth system |
| 23 | CB | | Samuel Umtiti | 23 | EU | 2016 | 43 | 1 | 2021 | €25M | |
| 24 | CB | | Jérémy Mathieu | 33 | EU | 2014 | 88 | 4 | 2018 | €23M | |
| 25 | GK | | Jordi Masip | 28 | EU | 2014 | 4 | 0 | 2017 | YS |
- Last updated: 27 May 2017
- Source: FCBarcelona.com, Champions League 2016/17 numbers, Players in / out, Wikipedia players' articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport)
From youth squad[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players in[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | MF | | Denis Suárez | 22 | EU | Villarreal | Buyback clause | Summer | 2020 | €3.25M | FCBarcelona.com |
| — | RB | | Martín Montoya | 25 | EU | Real Betis | Loan return | Summer | 2020 | Free | FCBarcelona.com |
| 30 | MF | | Alen Halilović | 20 | EU | Sporting Gijón | Loan return | Summer | 2020 | Free | FCBarcelona.com |
| — | FW | | Cristian Tello | 24 | EU |  Fiorentina | Loan return | Summer | 2020 | Free | FCBarcelona.com |
| 23 | DF | | Samuel Umtiti | 22 | EU | Lyon | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | €25M | FCBarcelona.com |
| 19 | DF | | Lucas Digne | 22 | EU | Paris Saint-Germain | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | €16.5M+€4M variables | FCBarcelona.com |
| 21 | MF | | André Gomes | 22 | EU | Valencia | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | €35M+€20M variables | FCBarcelona.com |
| 13 | GK | | Jasper Cillessen | 27 | EU | Ajax | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | €13M+€2M variables | FCBarcelona.com |
| 17 | FW | | Paco Alcácer | 23 | EU | Valencia | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | €30M+€2M variables | FCBarcelona.com |
Total spending: €122.75M
Players out[edit]
Total income: €31.6 million
Net: 
€91.15 million
Technical staff[edit]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| First team head coach | Luis Enrique |
| Assistant coach | Juan Carlos Unzué |
| Technical assistant | Robert Moreno |
| Auxiliary coach | Joan Barbarà |
| Fitness coach | Rafa Pol |
| Goalkeeping coach | José Ramón de la Fuente |
| Scoutings | Àlex García Jordi Melero Jaume Torras |
| Physiotherapist | Jaume Minull Juanjo Brau Roger Gironès Xavi Linde |
| Psychologist | Joaquín Valdés |
| Doctor | Ricard Pruna Daniel Medina |
| Team liaison | Carles Naval |
| Football Area Technical Commission | Jordi Mestre Javier Borda Carles Rexach Ariedo Braida |
| Academy director | Jordi Roura |
| B team coach | Gerard López |
Last updated: 26 August 2015
Source: FC Barcelona First Team, FC Barcelona B Team, Luis Enrique's full staff, Football Area Technical Commission
Statistics[edit]
Squad appearances and goals[edit]
- Last updated on 27 May 2017.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Champions League | Copa del Rey | Supercopa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | GER | Marc-André ter Stegen | 46 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | NED | Jasper Cillessen | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Jordi Masip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ESP | Gerard Piqué | 41 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ARG | Javier Mascherano | 40 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Jordi Alba | 39 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Lucas Digne | 26 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Sergi Roberto | 47 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Aleix Vidal | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Samuel Umtiti | 43 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Jérémy Mathieu | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ESP | Nili | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | BRA | Marlon Santos | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ESP | Borja López | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | CRO | Ivan Rakitić | 51 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Sergio Busquets | 48 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Denis Suárez | 36 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | TUR | Arda Turan | 30 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Andrés Iniesta | 37 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | BRA | Rafinha | 29 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | POR | André Gomes | 47 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Carles Aleñá | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ESP | Álex Carbonell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | URU | Luis Suárez | 51 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ARG | Lionel Messi | 52 | 54 | 34 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Neymar | 45 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ESP | Paco Alcácer | 27 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ESP | Marc Cardona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | BRA | Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK |  CHI | Claudio Bravo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Sergi Samper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ESP | Munir El Haddadi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Squad statistics[edit]
| League | Europe | Cup | Others | Total Stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 38 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 59 |
| Games won | 28 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 42 |
| Games drawn | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Games lost | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Goals scored | 116 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 171 |
| Goals conceded | 37 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 58 |
| Goal difference | 79 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 113 |
| Clean sheets | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| Goal by Substitute | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Total shots | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shots on target | – | – | – | – | – |
| Corners | – | – | – | – | – |
| Players used | – | – | – | – | – |
| Offsides | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fouls suffered | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fouls committed | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yellow cards | 65 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 105 |
| Red cards | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Last updated: 5 August 2016
Source: La liga statistics, UEFA Champions League statistics, Copa Del Rey statistics
Players Used: Barcelona has used a total of – different players in all competitions.
Goalscorers[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | La Liga | Champions League | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | FW | | Messi | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 54 |
| 9 | FW | | Suárez | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 37 |
| 11 | FW | | Neymar Jr | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | MF | | Arda | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | MF | | I. Rakitić | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | FW | | Paco Alcácer | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | MF | | Rafinha | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | DF | | Piqué | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | Denis Suárez | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | MF | | André Gomes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | DF | | Aleix Vidal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | A. Iniesta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | | Mascherano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | | Jordi Alba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | | Digne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | | S. Roberto | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | | Umtiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | | Mathieu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | | Aleñá | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | | Munir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| # | Own goals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 116 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 171 | |||
Last updated: 27 May 2017[98]
Hat-tricks[edit]
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Suárez | Real Betis | 6–2 (H) | 20 August 2016 | La Liga |
| Lionel Messi |  Celtic | 7–0 (H) | 13 September 2016 | Champions League |
| Lionel Messi |  Manchester City | 4–0 (H) | 19 October 2016 | Champions League |
| Arda Turan | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–0 (H) | 6 December 2016 | Champions League |
| Arda Turan | Hércules | 7–0 (H) | 21 December 2016 | Copa del Rey |
| Neymar | Las Palmas | 1–4 (A) | 14 May 2017 | La Liga |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
Clean sheets[edit]
Updated 14 January 2017.
| Rank | Name | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Champions League | Supercopa de España | Total | Played Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ter Stegen | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 26 |
| 1 | Jasper Cillessen | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 1 | Claudio Bravo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 38 | |
Disciplinary record[edit]
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Barcelona first squad during the season.
| N | P | Nat. | Name | La Liga | Champions League | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Total | Notes | ||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | Ter Stegen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | | Piqué | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 16 | |
| 4 | MF | | I. Rakitić | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | | Sergio | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 6 | MF | | Denis Suárez | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | | Arda | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | | A. Iniesta | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Suárez | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 | FW | | Messi | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | | Neymar Jr | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 12 | MF | | Rafinha | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | GK | | Cillessen | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | | Mascherano | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | FW | | Paco Alcácer | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | | Jordi Alba | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | DF | | Digne | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | MF | | S. Roberto | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 21 | MF | | André Gomes | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 22 | DF | | Aleix Vidal | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | DF | | Umtiti | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 24 | DF | | Mathieu | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | MF | | Aleñá | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Last updated: 27 May 2017
Source: ESPNFC.com, FCBarcelona.com
Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Injury record[edit]
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Type | Status | Source | Match | Inj. Date | Ret. Date |
| 1 | GK | | Ter Stegen | Knee Injury (sprained ligament in left knee) |  | FCB.com | in training | 11 August 2016 | 24 August 2016 |
| 8 | MF | | A. Iniesta | Knee Injury (strained posterior capsule in right knee) | | FCB.com | vs Sevilla | 14 August 2016 | 10 September 2016 |
| 24 | DF | | Mathieu | Hamstring (torn femoral bicep in right leg) | | FCB.com | vs Sevilla | 14 August 2016 | 10 September 2016 |
| 14 | MF | | Mascherano | Hamstring (in right leg) | | FCB.com | vs Sevilla | 17 August 2016 | 24 August 2016 |
| 10 | FW | | Messi | Groin injury (abductor muscle in left hamstring) | | FCB.com | vs Athletic Bilbao | 28 August 2016 | 10 September 2016 |
| 21 | MF | | André Gomes | Muscular bruise (on right leg) | | FCB.com | in training with Portugal | 30 August 2016 | 13 September 2016 |
| 1 | GK | | Ter Stegen | Hamstring (pulled hamstring) | | FCB.com | in training | 9 September 2016 | 13 September 2016 |
| 23 | DF | | Umtiti | Knee injury (Internal ligament strain on his left knee) | | FCB.com | in training | 20 September 2016 | 15 October 2016 |
| 10 | FW | | Messi | Groin injury (in right leg) | | FCB.com | vs Atlético Madrid | 21 September 2016 | 15 October 2016 |
| 18 | DF | | Jordi Alba | Thigh injury (in left leg) | | FCB.com | vs Italy with Spain | 6 October 2016 | 19 October 2016 |
| 20 | RB | | S. Roberto | Abductor strain (in right leg) | | FCB.com | in training with Spain | 8 October 2016 | 22 October 2016 |
| 13 | GK | | Jasper Cillessen | Ankle sprain (sprained ligaments in his right ankle) | | FCB.com | in training with Netherlands | 8 October 2016 | 29 October 2016 |
| 18 | DF | | Jordi Alba | Thigh injury (strained left hamstring) | | FCB.com | vs Manchester City | 19 October 2016 | 19 November 2016 |
| 3 | DF | | Piqué | Ankle sprain (sprained ligaments in right ankle) | | FCB.com | vs Manchester City | 19 October 2016 | 19 November 2016 |
| 23 | DF | | Umtiti | Thigh injury (rupture to the femoral biceps muscle of his left thigh) | | FCB.com | in training with France | 9 November 2016 | 30 November 2016 |
| 8 | MF | | A.Iniesta | Knee injury (lateral collateral ligament in right knee) | | FCB.com | vs Valencia | 22 October 2016 | 3 December 2016 |
| 24 | DF | | Mathieu | Calf Injury (tear in right soleus) | | FCB.com | vs Espanyol | 25 October 2016 | 5 January 2017 |
| 13 | GK | | Jasper Cillessen | Soleus muscle (in left leg) | | FCB.com | in the vacation | 30 December 2016 | 12 January 2017 |
| 12 | MF | | Rafinha | Hamstring (in right biceps femoris muscle) | | FCB.com | in training | 17 January 2017 | 1 February 2017 |
| 8 | MF | | A. Iniesta | Soleus muscle (in left leg) | | FCB.com | vs Real Sociedad | 20 January 2017 | 7 February 2017 |
| 5 | MF | | Sergio | Ankle sprain (Sprained external lateral ligament in right ankle) | | FCB.com | vs Eibar | 22 January 2017 | 7 February 2017 |
| 12 | MF | | Rafinha | Nose Fractured | | FCB.com | vs Athletic Bilbao | 4 February 2017 | 14 February 2017 |
| 14 | MF | | Mascherano | Hamstring (thigh injury in left leg) | | FCB.com | vs Atlético Madrid | 7 February 2017 | 1 March 2017 |
| 24 | DF | | Mathieu | Ankle sprain | | FCB.com | vs Atlético Madrid | 26 February 2017 | 2 April 2017 |
| 14 | MF | | Mascherano | Calf Injury (in left leg) | | FCB.com | vs Juventus | 11 April 2017 | 19 April 2017 |
| 7 | MF | | Arda | Adductor muscle | | FCB.com | vs Finland with Turkey | 24 March 2017 | 23 April 2017 |
| 22 | DF | | Aleix Vidal | Broken ankle | | FCB.com | vs Alavés | 11 February 2017 | 27 May 2017 |
| 14 | MF | | Mascherano | Knee injury (capsule strain in right knee) | | FCB.com | vs Alavés | 27 August 2017 | July 2017 |
| 12 | MF | | Rafinha | Meniscus problem (in right knee) | | FCB.com | vs Granada | 2 April 2017 | 18 December 2017 |
- Player is injured
- Player has recovered from injury
Last updated: 18 December 2017
Source: FC Barcelona
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss
International Champions Cup[edit]
| 30 July 2016 1 | Celtic | 1–3 | Barcelona | Dublin, Ireland |
| 18:00 IST | Griffiths  29' | ICC Report Club Report | Turan 11' Ambrose 31' (o.g.)Munir 41' | Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 47,900 Referee: Neil Doyle (Republic of Ireland) |
| 3 August 2016 2 | Barcelona | 4–2 | Leicester City | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 20:00 CEST | Munir 26', 45' L. Suárez 34'D. Suárez  38'Mújica 84' | ICC Report Club Report | Musa 47', 66' | Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 42,879 Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden) |
| 6 August 2016 3 | Liverpool | 4–0 | Barcelona | London, England |
| 17:15 BST | Mané 15' Mascherano 47' (o.g.)Origi 48'Grujić 90+3' | ICC Report Club Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 89,845 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
Joan Gamper Trophy[edit]
| 10 August 2016 4 | Barcelona | 3–2 | Sampdoria | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:30 CEST | L. Suárez 16' Messi 21', 34' | Report | Muriel 23' Budimir 77' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 72,334 Referee: Alfonso Javier Álvarez Izquierdo (Spain) |
Supercopa de Catalunya[edit]
| 25 October 2016 5 | Barcelona  | 0–1 | Espanyol | Tarragona, Spain |
| 21:30 CEST | Aleñá 30' Alcácer 31'Nili 61' | Report | Caicedo 9', 50' Demichelis 18'Sánchez 71' | Stadium: Nou Estadi Attendance: 12,810 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain) |
Qatar Airways Cup[edit]
| 13 December 2016 6 | Al-Ahli  | 3–5 | Barcelona | Doha, Qatar |
| 19:00 AST | Abdulrahman 51' (pen.) Assiri 60', 65' | Report | L. Suárez 8' Messi 10'Neymar 17'Alcácer 55'Rafinha 58' | Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Attendance: 18,126 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar) |
Competitions[edit]
Win Draw Loss
Overview[edit]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 20 August 2016 | 21 May 2017 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 116 | 37 | +79 | 73.68 |
| Copa del Rey | 30 November 2016 | 27 May 2017 | Round of 32 | Winners | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 66.67 |
| Supercopa de España | 14 August 2016 | 17 August 2016 | Final | Winners | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Champions League | 13 September 2016 | 19 April 2017 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 60.00 |
| Total | 59 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 171 | 58 | +113 | 71.19 | ||||
Last updated: 27 May 2017.
Source: Competitions
La Liga[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 106 | 41 | +65 | 93 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Barcelona | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 116 | 37 | +79 | 90 | |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 70 | 27 | +43 | 78 | |
| 4 | Sevilla | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.[99]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 116 | 37 | +79 | 90 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 17 | +47 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 20 | +32 |
Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: League matches
Results by round[edit]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
| 20 August 2016 1 | Barcelona | 6–2 | Real Betis | Barcelona |
| 18:15 CEST | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 65,731 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 28 August 2016 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Barcelona | Bilbao |
| 20:15 CEST |
| Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 46,724 Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz |
| 10 September 2016 3 | Barcelona | 1–2 | Alavés | Barcelona |
| 20:30 CEST |
| Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 72,303 Referee: Mario Melero López |
| 17 September 2016 4 | Leganés | 1–5 | Barcelona | Leganés |
| 13:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 10,422 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 21 September 2016 5 | Barcelona | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona |
| 22:00 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 87,315 Referee: David José Fernández Borbalán |
| 24 September 2016 6 | Sporting Gijón | 0–5 | Barcelona | Gijón |
| 16:15 CEST |
| Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 25,899 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 2 October 2016 7 | Celta Vigo | 4–3 | Barcelona | Vigo |
| 20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 20,034 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido |
| 16 October 2016 8 | Barcelona | 4–0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Barcelona |
| 16:15 CEST | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 81,595 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 22 October 2016 9 | Valencia | 2–3 | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 16:15 CEST | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 46,804 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 29 October 2016 10 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Granada | Barcelona |
| 20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 82,914 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 6 November 2016 11 | Sevilla | 1–2 | Barcelona | Seville |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 40,835 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |