2016–17 A.F.C. Bournemouth season

Bournemouth 2016–17
Club information
Manager	Eddie Howe
League Season information
Cup placements
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Third round
Season statistics
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The 2016–17 season is Bournemouth's second consecutive season in the Premier League and their 127th year in existence. This season Bournemouth will participate in the Premier League, FA Cup and Football League Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CM		Emerson Hyndman	Fulham	Free transfer

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CM		Josh Carmichael	Free agent	Released
1 July 2016	CB		Sylvain Distin	Free agent	Released
1 July 2016	CB		Tommy Elphick	Aston Villa	£3,000,000
1 July 2016	CB		Jon Muleba	Free agent	Released
1 July 2016	CF		Jayden Stockley	Aberdeen	Free transfer
1 July 2016	LW		Mason Walsh	Free agent	Released
1 July 2016	CM		Josh Wakefield	Free agent	Released
1 July 2016	CB		Stéphane Zubar	Free agent	Released

Competition

Premier League

Main article: 2016–17 Premier League

League table

2016–17 Premier League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Chelsea  (C)	38	30	3	5	85	33	+52	93	Champions League group stage
2	Tottenham	38	26	8	4	86	26	+60	86
4	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	80	39	+41	78
3	Liverpool	38	22	10	6	78	42	+36	76	Champions League play-off round
5	Arsenal	38	23	6	9	77	44	+33	075a	Europa League group stage
6	Manchester Utd	38	18	15	5	54	29	+25	069b	Champions League group stage
7	Everton	38	17	10	11	32	44	−12	61	Europa League third qualifying round
8	Southampton	38	12	10	16	41	48	−7	46
9	Bournemouth	38	12	10	16	55	67	−12	46
10	West Brom	38	12	9	17	43	51	−8	45
11	West Ham Utd	38	12	9	17	47	64	−17	45
12	Leicester City	38	12	8	18	48	63	−15	44
13	Stoke City	38	11	11	16	41	56	−15	44
14	Crystal Palace	38	12	5	21	50	63	−13	41
15	Swansea City	38	12	5	21	45	70	−25	41
16	Burnley	38	11	7	20	39	55	−16	40
17	Watford	38	11	7	20	40	68	−28	40
18	Hull City  (R)	38	9	7	22	37	80	−43	34	Relegation to 2017–18 Football League Championship
19	Middlesbrough  (R)	38	5	13	20	27	53	−26	28
20	Sunderland  (R)	38	6	6	26	29	69	−40	24

Source: Barclays Premier League

a: Arsenal qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2016–17 FA Cup.
b: Manchester United qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. They also qualified for the Europa League group stage based on their league position, but that spot was vacated without replacement per UEFA regulations, and their spot in the Europa League third qualifying round as winners of the 2016–17 EFL Cup was passed down the league.

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Fixtures

On 15 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

1 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Manchester United	Bournemouth
15:00				Stadium: Dean Court

2 20 August 2016 (2016-08-20)	West Ham United	v	AFC Bournemouth	London
				Stadium: Olympic Stadium

3 27 August 2016 (2016-08-27)	Crystal Palace	v	AFC Bournemouth	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park

4 10 September 2016 (2016-09-10)	AFC Bournemouth	v	West Bromwich Albion	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

5 17 September 2016 (2016-09-17)	Manchester City	v	AFC Bournemouth	Manchester
				Stadium: Etihad Stadium

6 24 September 2016 (2016-09-24)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Everton	Dean Court

7 1 October 2016 (2016-10-01)	Watford	v	AFC Bournemouth	Watford
				Stadium: Vicarage Road

8 15 October 2016 (2016-10-15)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Hull City	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

9 22 October 2016 (2016-10-22)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

10 29 October 2016 (2016-10-29)	Middlesbrough	v	AFC Bournemouth	Middlesbrough
				Stadium: Riverside Stadium

11 5 November 2016 (2016-11-05)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Sunderland	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

12 19 November 2016 (2016-11-19)	Stoke City	v	AFC Bournemouth	Stoke-on-Trent
				Stadium: Bet365 Stadium

13 26 November 2016 (2016-11-26)	Arsenal	v	AFC Bournemouth	London
				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

14 3 December 2016 (2016-12-03)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Liverpool	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

15 10 December 2016 (2016-12-10)	Burnley	v	AFC Bournemouth	Burnley
				Stadium: Turf Moor

16 13 December 2016 (2016-12-13)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Leicester City	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

17 17 December 2016 (2016-12-17)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Southampton	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

18 26 December 2016 (2016-12-26)	Chelsea	v	AFC Bournemouth	London
				Stadium: Stamford Bridge

19 31 December 2016 (2016-12-31)	Swansea City	v	AFC Bournemouth	Swansea
				Stadium: Liberty Stadium

20 2 January 2017 (2017-01-02)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Arsenal	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

21 14 January 2017 (2017-01-14)	Hull City	v	AFC Bournemouth	Kingston upon Hull
				Stadium: KC Stadium

22 21 January 2017 (2017-01-21)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Watford	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

23 31 January 2017 (2017-01-31)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Crystal Palace	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

24 4 February 2017 (2017-02-04)	Everton	v	AFC Bournemouth	Liverpool
				Stadium: Goodison Park

25 11 February 2017 (2017-02-11)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Manchester City	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

26 25 February 2017 (2017-02-25)	West Bromwich Albion	v	AFC Bournemouth	West Bromwich
				Stadium: The Hawthorns

27 4 March 2017 (2017-03-04)	Manchester United	v	AFC Bournemouth	Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford

28 11 March 2017 (2017-03-11)	AFC Bournemouth	v	West Ham United	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

29 18 March 2017 (2017-03-18)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Swansea City	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

30 1 April 2017 (2017-04-01)	Southampton	v	AFC Bournemouth	Southampton
				Stadium: St Mary's Stadium

31 5 April 2017 (2017-04-05)	Liverpool	v	AFC Bournemouth	Liverpool
				Stadium: Anfield

32 8 April 2017 (2017-04-08)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Chelsea	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

33 15 April 2017 (2017-04-15)	Tottenham Hotspur	v	AFC Bournemouth	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

34 22 April 2017 (2017-04-22)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Middlesbrough	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

35 29 April 2017 (2017-04-29)	Sunderland	v	AFC Bournemouth	Sunderland
				Stadium: Stadium of Light

36 6 May 2017 (2017-05-06)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Stoke City	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

37 13 May 2017 (2017-05-13)	AFC Bournemouth	v	Burnley	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court

38 21 May 2017 (2017-05-21)	Leicester City	v	AFC Bournemouth	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium