2016–17 Premier League
Also known as 2016-17 Premier League, Premier League 2016-17
25th season of the Premier League
Key facts
- Season
- 2016–17
- Dates
- 13 August 2016 – 21 May 2017
- Champions
- Chelsea , 5th Premier League title, 6th English title
- Relegated
- Hull City , Middlesbrough , Sunderland
- Champions league
- Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur , Manchester City , Liverpool , Manchester United (as Europa League winners )
- Europa league
- Arsenal , Everton
- Goals
- 1,064 (2.8 per match)
- Top goalscorer
- Harry Kane , (29 goals)
- Best goalkeeper
- Thibaut Courtois (16 clean sheets)
- Biggest home win
- Bournemouth 6–1 Hull City, (15 October 2016), Chelsea 5–0 Everton, (5 November 2016), Liverpool 6–1 Watford , (6 November 2016), Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Swansea City , (3 December 2016), Manchester City 5–0 Crystal Palace , (6 May 2017)
- Biggest away win
- Hull City 1–7 Tottenham Hotspur, (21 May 2017)
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The 2016–17 Premier League was the 25th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992, and the 118th season of top-flight English football overall. The season began on 13 August 2016 and concluded on 21 May 2017. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 15 June 2016.
Chelsea won their fifth Premier League title, and sixth English title, with two matches to spare following a 1–0 away win over West Bromwich Albion on 12 May. For the fourth time in seven years, the top-seven places were dominated by the so-called ‘Big Six’ clubs (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur) and Everton. The ‘Big Six’ also dominated the top-six places for the second time in three seasons.