2016–17 in German football

Football in Germany
Season	2016–17
Men's football
DFL-Supercup	Bayern Munich

The 2016–17 season is the 107th season of competitive football in Germany.

Promotion and relegation

Pre–season

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Bundesliga	SC Freiburg RB Leipzig	VfB Stuttgart Hannover 96
2. Bundesliga	Dynamo Dresden Erzgebirge Aue Würzburger Kickers	MSV Duisburg FSV Frankfurt SC Paderborn 07
3. Liga	FSV Zwickau Sportfreunde Lotte Jahn Regensburg	Stuttgarter Kickers Energie Cottbus VfB Stuttgart II
Bundesliga (women)	MSV Duisburg Borussia Mönchengladbach	Werder Bremen 1. FC Köln
2. Bundesliga (women)	Bramfelder SV 1. FC Union Berlin Arminia Bielefeld 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen SC Sand II	ETSV Würzburg Alemannia Aachen Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf FFV Leipzig Holstein Kiel

National teams

Germany national football team

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying UEFA Group C

Template:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C table

Win Draw Loss

4 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Norway	0 – 3	Germany	Oslo, Norway
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Müller 15', 60' Kimmich 45'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 26,793 Referee: William Collum

8 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Germany	3 – 0	Czech Republic	Hamburg, Germany
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Müller 13', 65' Kroos 49'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 51,299 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan

11 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Germany	2 – 0	Northern Ireland	Hannover, Germany
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Draxler 13' Khedira 17'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 42,132 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

11 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	San Marino	0 – 8	Germany	Serravalle, San Marino
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Khedira 7' Gnabry 9', 58', 76' Hector 32', 65' Stefanelli 82' (o.g.) Volland 85'	Stadium: San Marino Stadium Attendance: 3,851 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

26 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Azerbaijan	v	Germany	TBA
18:00 (21:00 UTC+5)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

10 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Germany	v	San Marino	TBA
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

31 August 2016 Friendly	Germany	2 – 0	Finland	Mönchengladbach, Germany
20:45 (CEST)	Meyer 55' Özil 77'	Report		Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 30,121 Referee: Aliaksei Kulbakov

15 November 2016 Friendly	Italy	0 – 0	Germany	Milan, Italy
20:45 (CET)		Report	Tah 61' Gündoğan 84'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 48,600 Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Germany women's national football team

UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

Win Draw Loss

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	8	8	0	0	35	0	+35	24	Final tournament
2	Russia	8	4	2	2	14	9	+5	14	Final tournament
3	Hungary	8	2	2	4	8	20	−12	8
4	Croatia	8	2	1	5	8	15	−7	7
5	Turkey	8	1	1	6	3	24	−21	4

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

16 September 2016 2017 UEFA Euro qualifying	Russia	v	Germany
		Report

20 September 2016 2017 UEFA Euro qualifying	Hungary	v	Germany
		Report

2016 Summer Olympics

Win Draw Loss

3 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics	Zimbabwe	1–6	Germany	São Paulo
18:00	Basopo 50'	Report	Däbritz 22' Popp 36' Behringer 53', 78' Leupolz 83' Chibanda 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 20,521 Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

6 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics	Germany	2–2	Australia	São Paulo
18:00	Däbritz 45+2' Bartusiak 88'	Report	Kerr 6' Foord 45'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 37,475 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

9 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics	Germany	1–2	Canada	Brasília
16:00	Behringer 13' (pen.)	Report	Tancredi 26', 60'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 8,227 Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

12 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics	China	0–1	Germany	Salvador
16:00		Report	Behringer 76'	Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 9,642 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

16 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics	Canada	0–2	Germany	Belo Horizonte
16:00		Report	Behringer 21' Däbritz 59'	Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 5,641 Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

19 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics	Sweden	1–2	Germany	Rio de Janeiro
17:30	Blackstenius 67'	Report	Marozsán 48' Sembrant 62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 52,432 Referee: Carol Chenard (Canada)

League season

Men

Bundesliga

Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich (C)	34	25	7	2	89	22	+67	82	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	RB Leipzig	34	20	7	7	66	39	+27	67
3	Borussia Dortmund	34	18	10	6	72	40	+32	64
4	1899 Hoffenheim	34	16	14	4	64	37	+27	62	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	1. FC Köln	34	12	13	9	51	42	+9	49	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
6	Hertha BSC	34	15	4	15	43	47	−4	49	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
7	SC Freiburg	34	14	6	14	42	60	−18	48	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round^[a]
8	Werder Bremen	34	13	6	15	61	64	−3	45
9	Borussia Mönchengladbach	34	12	9	13	45	49	−4	45
10	Schalke 04	34	11	10	13	45	40	+5	43
11	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	11	9	14	36	43	−7	42
12	Bayer Leverkusen	34	11	8	15	53	55	−2	41
13	FC Augsburg	34	9	11	14	35	51	−16	38
14	Hamburger SV	34	10	8	16	33	61	−28	38
15	Mainz 05	34	10	7	17	44	55	−11	37
16	VfL Wolfsburg (O)	34	10	7	17	34	52	−18	37	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17	FC Ingolstadt (R)	34	8	8	18	36	57	−21	32	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18	Darmstadt 98 (R)	34	7	4	23	28	63	−35	25	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.^[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the winners of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Borussia Dortmund, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Hertha BSC; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, SC Freiburg.

2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga standings

Template:2016–17 2. Bundesliga table

3. Liga

3. Liga standings

Template:2016–17 3. Liga table

German clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

UEFA Europa League

UEFA Women's Champions League

Sources

^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

[table_note_res_ELGS0.98080703848079-1] Since the winners of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Borussia Dortmund, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Hertha BSC; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, SC Freiburg.

[2] "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

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