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2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool
2016–17
Club information
Manager Flag of Germany Jürgen Klopp
League Season information
Cup placements
FA Cup Third round
EFL Cup Third round
Season statistics
Top goalscorer James Milner (4 goals)
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The 2016–17 season is Liverpool's 126th season in existence, and their 54th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It's also the club's 25th consecutive season in the Premier League. Along with the Premier League, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. The season covers the period from July 2016 to June 2017.

First team[]

Last updated on 13 June 2016
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Loris Karius Flag of Germany GK 22 June 1993 (1993-06-22) (age 31)
22 Simon Mignolet Flag of Belgium GK 6 March 1988 (1988-03-06) (age 37)
34 Ádám Bogdán Flag of Hungary GK 27 September 1987 (1987-09-27) (age 37)
52 Danny Ward Flag of Wales GK 22 June 1993 (1993-06-22) (age 31)
Defenders
2 Nathaniel Clyne Flag of England RB 5 April 1991 (1991-04-05) (age 33)
6 Dejan Lovren Flag of Croatia CB 5 July 1989 (1989-07-05) (age 35)
12 Joe Gomez Flag of England RB/LB/CB 23 May 1997 (1997-05-23) (age 27)
17 Mamadou Sakho Flag of France CB 13 February 1990 (1990-02-13) (age 35)
18 Alberto Moreno Flag of Spain LB 5 July 1992 (1992-07-05) (age 32)
38 Jon Flanagan Flag of England RB 1 January 1993 (1993-01-01) (age 32)
44 Brad Smith Flag of Australia LB 9 April 1994 (1994-04-09) (age 30)
56 Connor Randall Flag of England RB 21 October 1995 (1995-10-21) (age 29)
57 Joe Maguire Flag of England CB 16 January 1996 (1996-01-16) (age 29)
Joël Matip Flag of Cameroon CB/DM 8 August 1991 (1991-08-08) (age 33)
Midfielders
7 James Milner Vice-Captain Flag of England CM/LW/RW 4 January 1986 (1986-01-04) (age 39)
10 Philippe Coutinho Flag of Brazil LW/AM 12 June 1992 (1992-06-12) (age 32)
14 Jordan Henderson Captain Flag of England CM 17 June 1990 (1990-06-17) (age 34)
20 Adam Lallana Flag of England AM/LW/RW 10 May 1988 (1988-05-10) (age 36)
21 Lucas Flag of Brazil DM/CM/CB 9 January 1987 (1987-01-09) (age 38)
23 Emre Can Flag of Germany CM/DM 12 January 1994 (1994-01-12) (age 31)
24 Joe Allen Flag of Wales AM/CM/LW 14 March 1990 (1990-03-14) (age 35)
32 Cameron Brannagan Flag of England CM 9 May 1996 (1996-05-09) (age 28)
33 Jordon Ibe Flag of England RW/LW 8 December 1995 (1995-12-08) (age 29)
35 Kevin Stewart Flag of England DM/CM 7 September 1993 (1993-09-07) (age 31)
40 Ryan Kent Flag of England RW/LW 11 November 1996 (1996-11-11) (age 28)
54 Sheyi Ojo Flag of England RW/LW 19 June 1997 (1997-06-19) (age 27)
64 Sergi Canós Flag of Spain RW/LW 2 February 1997 (1997-02-02) (age 28)
68 Pedro Chirivella Flag of Spain DM/CM 27 May 1997 (1997-05-27) (age 27)
Marko Grujić Flag of Serbia CM 13 April 1996 (1996-04-013) (age 28)
Forwards
9 Christian Benteke Flag of Belgium ST 3 December 1990 (1990-12-03) (age 34)
11 Roberto Firmino Flag of Brazil FW/AM 2 October 1991 (1991-10-02) (age 33)
15 Daniel Sturridge Flag of England FW 1 September 1989 (1989-09-01) (age 35)
27 Divock Origi Flag of Belgium FW/LW 18 April 1995 (1995-04-18) (age 29)
28 Danny Ings Flag of England FW/LW/RW 23 July 1992 (1992-07-23) (age 32)
45 Mario Balotelli Flag of Italy ST 12 August 1990 (1990-08-12) (age 34)

Transfers and loans[]

Transfers in[]

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CB - Flag of Cameroon Joël Matip Flag of Germany Schalke 04 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Free
1 July 2016 GK 1 Flag of Germany Loris Karius Flag of Germany Mainz 05 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000£4,700,000
Total &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000£4,700,000

Transfers out[]

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CM 46 Flag of England Jordan Rossiter Flag of Scotland Rangers &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000£250,000
1 July 2016 FW 48 Flag of England Jerome Sinclair Flag of England Watford &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000Tribunal
1 July 2016 LB 3 Flag of Spain José Enrique Unattached &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Released
1 July 2016 CB 4 Flag of Ivory Coast Kolo Touré Unattached &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Released
1 July 2016 ST 36 Flag of Germany Samed Yeşil Unattached &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Released
1 July 2016 AM 53 Flag of Portugal João Carlos Teixeira Flag of Portugal Porto &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 £250,000
Total &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000£500,000

Loans in[]

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
Total

Loans out[]

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
Total

Transfer summary[]

Spending

Summer: Decrease £4,700,000

Winter: Decrease £

Total: Decrease £4,700,000

Income

Summer: Increase £500,000

Winter: Steady £

Total: Increase £500,000

Expenditure

Summer: Decrease £4,200,000

Winter: Decrease £

Total: Decrease £4,200,000

Friendlies[]

Pre-season[]

Friendly 8 July 2016 Tranmere Rovers Flag of England 0–1 Flag of England Liverpool Birkenhead, England  
19:00 BST Report Ings Goal 78' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 13,000
Friendly 13 July 2016 Fleetwood Town Flag of England 0–5 Flag of England Liverpool Fleetwood, England  
19:00 BST Report Grujić Goal 18'
Woodburn Goal 52'
Lucas Goal 69'
Firmino Goal 70', 90+1' 		Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 5,254
Friendly 17 July 2016 Wigan Athletic Flag of England 0–2 Flag of England Liverpool Wigan, England  
16:00 BST Report Ings Goal 71'
Woodburn Goal 74' 		Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Friendly 20 July 2016 Huddersfield Town Flag of England 0–2 Flag of England Liverpool Huddersfield, England  
19:45 BST http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/228378-match-report-grujic-and-moreno-goals-see-off-huddersfield Grujić Goal 32'
Moreno Goal 90' (pen.) 		Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 21,266
Friendly 2 August 2016 (2016-08-02) Liverpool Flag of England 1–2 Flag of Italy Roma St. Louis, MO, United States  
01:35 BST Ojo Goal 45+1' Report Džeko Goal 30'
Salah Goal 62' 		Stadium: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 28,573
Friendly 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) Mainz 05 Flag of Germany 4–0 Flag of England Liverpool Mainz, Germany  
14:45 BST Brosinski Goal 15' (pen.)
Córdoba Goal 45'
Mallı Goal 59'
Muto Goal 74' 		Report Stadium: Coface Arena
Referee: 31,600

International Champions Cup[]

Main article:2016 International Champions Cup
Friendly 28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) Chelsea Flag of England 1–0 Flag of England Liverpool Pasadena, CA, United States  
04:35 BST Cahill Goal 10' Report Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 53,117
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
Friendly 31 July 2016 (2016-07-31) Liverpool Flag of England 2–0 Flag of Italy Milan Santa Clara, CA, United States  
03:05 BST Origi Goal 59'
Firmino Goal 73' 		Report Stadium: Levi's Stadium
Attendance: 30,758
Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)
Friendly 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) Liverpool Flag of England 4–0 Flag of Spain Barcelona London, England  
17:15 BST Mané Goal 15'
Mascherano Goal 47' (o.g.)
Origi Goal 48'
Grujić Goal 90+3' 		Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 89,845
Referee: Martin Atkinson

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Premier League — 4th 14 August 2016
FA Cup Third round — January 2017
League Cup Second round Fourth round 23 August 2016

Last updated: 1 October 2016
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

Overview[]

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 +0 !—
FA Cup &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 +0 !—
League Cup &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 +0 !—
Total &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 −0 —

Last updated: August 2016
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

Premier League[]

Main article:2016–17 Premier League

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 Hotspur 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 United 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 Bromwich Albion 38 12 9 17 43 51 −8 45
11 West Ham United 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

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
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: August 2016
Source: BBC

Results by matchday[]

Matchday 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 A A H A H A                                                              
Result W L D W W W W                                                              
Position 2 9 10 5 4 4 4                                                              

Last updated: 1 October 2016.
Source: Statto
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches[]

      Win       Draw       Loss

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

1 13 August 2016 Arsenal 3–4 Liverpool London  
BST Walcott Goal 31'
Coquelin Booked in the 37th minute 37'
Iwobi Booked in the 58th minute 58'
Oxlade-Chamberlain Goal 64'
Chambers Goal 75'
Xhaka Booked in the 86th minute 86' 		Report Lallana Booked in the 26th minute 26' Goal 49'
Moreno Booked in the 29th minute 29'
Lovren Booked in the 41st minute 41'
Coutinho Goal 45+2', 56'
Klavan Booked in the 59th minute 59'
Mané Goal 63' 		Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,033
Referee: Michael Oliver
2 20 August 2016 Burnley 2–0 Liverpool Burnley  
15:00 BST Vokes Goal 2'
Gray Goal 37' 		Report Henderson Booked in the 65th minute 65' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,313
Referee: Lee Mason
3 27 August 2016 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Liverpool London  
12:30 BST Rose Booked in the 29th minute 29', Goal 72'
Vertonghen Booked in the 51st minute 51'
Alli Booked in the 77th minute 77' 		Report Mané Booked in the 32nd minute 32'
Milner Goal 43' (pen.)
Coutinho Booked in the 45+1th minute 45+1'
Lovren Booked in the 63rd minute 63'
Henderson Booked in the 65th minute 65'
Matip Booked in the 90+4th minute 90+4' 		Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,211
Referee: Robert Madley
4 10 September 2016 Liverpool 4–1 Leicester City Liverpool  
17:30 BST Firmino Goal 13', 89'
Mané Goal 31'
Henderson Booked in the 44th minute 44'
Lallana Goal 56' 		Report Amartey Booked in the 28th minute 28'
Vardy Goal 38'
Drinkwater Booked in the 57th minute 57'
Huth Booked in the 82nd minute 82' 		Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,075
Referee: Craig Pawson
5 16 September 2016 Chelsea 1–2 Liverpool London]  
20:00 BST Willian Booked in the 45+1th minute 45+1'
Costa Goal 61' 		Report Lovren Goal 17'
Henderson Goal 36'
Lucas Booked in the 89th minute 89' 		Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,514
Referee: Martin Atkinson
6 24 September 2016 Liverpool 5–1 Hull City Liverpool  
15:00 BST Lallana Goal 17'
Milner Booked in the 19th minute 19', Goal 30' (pen.), 71' (pen.)
Mané Goal 36'
Coutinho Goal 52' 		Report Huddlestone Booked in the 7th minute 7'
Elmohamady Red card 29'
Mason Booked in the 37th minute 37'
Meyler Goal 51' 		Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,109
Referee: Andre Marriner
7 1 October 2016 Swansea City 1–2 Liverpool Swansea  
12:30 BST Fer Goal 8'
Cork Booked in the 38th minute 38'
Britton Booked in the 54th minute 54' 		Report Henderson Booked in the 25th minute 25'
Sturridge Booked in the 39th minute 39'
Firmino Goal 54'
Milner Goal 84' (pen.) 		Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,862
Referee: Michael Oliver
8 17 October 2016 Liverpool – Manchester United Liverpool  
20:00 BST Stadium: Anfield

FA Cup[]

Main article:2016–17 FA Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss

Third round January 2017 v  
--:-- GMT

EFL Cup[]

Main article:2016–17 Football League Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss

Second round 23 August 2016 Burton Albion 0–5 Liverpool Burton upon Trent  
19:45 BST Choudhury Booked in the 57th minute 57'
Williamson Booked in the 61st minute 61' 		Report Origi Goal 15'
Firmino Goal 22'
Naylor Goal 61' (o.g.)
Sturridge Goal 78', 83' 		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 6,450
Referee: Simon Hooper
Third round 20 September 2016 Derby County 0–3 Liverpool Derby  
19:45 BST Johnson Booked in the 77th minute 77'
Hughes Booked in the 79th minute 79' 		Report Klavan Goal 24'
Moreno Booked in the 45+2th minute 45+2'
Coutinho Goal 50'
Origi Goal 54'
Grujić Booked in the 76th minute 76' 		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,245
Referee: Graham Scott
Fourth round 25 October 2016 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool  
19:45 BST Stadium: Anfield

Awards[]

Players' Awards[]

Liverpool Standard Chartered Player of the Month award[]

Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on Liverpoolfc.com

Month Player Votes
August Flag of Senegal Sadio Mané 77%
September Flag of England Adam Lallana 51%
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