2016–17 Real Madrid CF season
| 2016–17 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Sergio Ramos (left) and former President of the Community of Madrid, Cristina Cifuentes (right), with the La Liga trophy | ||||
| President | Florentino Pérez | |||
| Head coach | Zinedine Zidane | |||
| Stadium | Santiago Bernabéu | |||
| La Liga | 1st | |||
| Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Winners | |||
| UEFA Super Cup | Winners | |||
| FIFA Club World Cup | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Cristiano Ronaldo (25) All: Cristiano Ronaldo (42) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 82,297 vs Barcelona (23 April 2017) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 59,575 vs Las Palmas (1 March 2017) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 68,562 | |||
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The 2016–17 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 113th season in existence and the club's 86th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It covered a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
The 2016–17 season was one of the most successful campaigns in the history of Real Madrid. The club attained four titles, including a La Liga and Champions League double, a feat only achieved twice before by Real (in 1956–57 and 1957–58).[1] This team is regarded as one of the best teams in the history of the sport. [2][3]
This season was the first since 2003–04 and 2008–09 without Álvaro Arbeloa who departed to join West Ham United, having stayed at the club for seven years during his second spell.
Season overview[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
On 15 June 2016, Denis Cheryshev was sold to Villarreal.[4][5] On 21 June 2016, Álvaro Morata re-joined the club under a buy back clause from Juventus for a €30M fee.[6]
August[edit]
On 8 August 2016, Jesé moved to Paris Saint-Germain.[7] On 9 August 2016, Real won the UEFA Super Cup, producing a 3–2 comeback victory against Sevilla after extra time.[8] On 21 August 2016, Madrid started off the league campaign with a 3–0 victory at Real Sociedad with a brace from Gareth Bale and a goal from Marco Asensio.[9] On 27 August 2016, at their home debut of the season, goals from Morata and Toni Kroos gave Madrid a narrow 2–1 victory against Celta Vigo.[10]
September[edit]
On 10 September 2016, Real Madrid started the new month with a 5–2 victory over Osasuna with goals by Cristiano Ronaldo, Danilo, Ramos, Luka Modrić and Pepe.[11] On 14 September 2016, late goals from Ronaldo and Morata got Madrid off to a winning start in the Champions League season against Sporting CP.[12] On 18 September 2016, Real Madrid won 2–0 at Espanyol by goals from James Rodríguez and Karim Benzema. With that win, Real won their 16th straight La Liga game, equalling the record.[13][14] On 21 September 2016, Madrid drew Villarreal 1–1 at home with a goal from Ramos.[15] On 24 September 2016, Madrid came home with their second straight draw after a 2–2 stalemate at Las Palmas, with goals from Asensio and Benzema.[16] On 27 September 2016, Madrid drew Borussia Dortmund 2–2 in the Champions League, with goals from Ronaldo and Raphaël Varane.[17]
October[edit]
On 2 October 2016, Madrid faced SD Eibar at the Bernabéu, with the match ending in a 1–1 draw. Bale scored for Real, as the team extended their winless streak to four games.[18] On 15 October 2016, Madrid finally snapped that streak, crushing Real Betis 6–1 on the road, thanks to a brace from Isco and goals from Raphaël Varane, Benzema, Marcelo and Ronaldo.[19] On 18 October 2016, Real won 5–1 in the Champions League against Legia Warsaw by goals from Bale, Asensio, Lucas Vázquez, Morata and an own goal.[20] On 23 October 2016, Morata gave Madrid a late 2–1 win against Athletic Bilbao after Benzema scored the opening goal.[21] On 26 October 2016, the cup competition got underway with a 7–1 win over Cultural Leonesa, thanks to braces from Asensio and Morata and goals from Nacho and Mariano.[22] On 29 October 2016, a hat-trick from Ronaldo and a goal from Morata gave Madrid a 4–1 win at Alavés.[23]
November[edit]
On 2 November 2016, Mateo Kovačić gave Madrid the late equalizer in a 3–3 draw at Warsaw, after Bale and Benzema opened a 2–0 lead.[24] On 6 November 2016, a brace from Bale and a goal from Morata helped Madrid to a 3–0 win against Leganés.[25] On 19 November 2016, Real defeated Atlético Madrid 3–0 in the Madrid derby at the Vicente Calderón, thanks to a Ronaldo hat-trick.[26] On 22 November 2016, goals from Varane and Benzema secured Madrid a 2–1 victory at Sporting CP and the qualification to the knockout stage of the Champions League.[27] On 26 November 2016, a brace from Ronaldo gave Madrid a 2–1 home win over Sporting de Gijón.[28] On 30 November 2016, Madrid defeated Cultural Leonesa 6–1 in the second leg of the round of 32 in the Copa del Rey, with a hat-trick from Mariano and goals from Rodríguez, Enzo Fernández and an own goal. Real won 13–2 on aggregate and advanced to the next round.[29]
December[edit]
On 3 December 2016, Madrid drew to Barcelona in the first Clásico of the season, with a late goal from Ramos.[30] On 7 December 2016, a brace from Benzema was not enough in a 2–2 draw against Borussia Dortmund, which resulted in Madrid finishing second in their Champions League group.[31] On 10 December 2016, Madrid needed another late goal from Ramos to win 3–2 against Deportivo La Coruña, after Morata and Mariano scored the other goals. This game set a new record as it was the 35th game for Los Blancos without a loss.[32] On 15 December 2016, Madrid defeated América 2–0 in the semi-final of the Club World Cup with goals from Benzema and Ronaldo.[33] On 18 December 2016, a hat-trick from Ronaldo and a goal from Benzema secured Madrid the Club World Cup title with a 4–2 extra time victory over Kashima Antlers in the final.[34]
January[edit]
On 4 January 2017, the new year started with a 3–0 victory over Sevilla in the first leg of the round of 16 in the Copa del Rey, with a brace from Rodríguez and a goal from Varane.[35] On 7 January 2017, a brace from Isco and goals from Benzema, Ronaldo and Casemiro secured Madrid a 5–0 win against Granada, equaling the Spanish record for an unbeaten run with 39 games, shared with Barcelona.[36][37] On 12 January 2017, a last minute goal from Benzema secured a 3–3 draw against Sevilla, getting the unbeaten run to 40 games, a new record in Spanish football. The other goals were from Asensio and Ramos. Madrid advanced to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey after winning 6–3 on aggregate.[38] On 15 January 2017, in their third meeting against Sevilla in 11 days, Madrid lost 1–2 despite an opening goal from Ronaldo. With that loss, the unbeaten streak ended at 40 matches.[39] On 18 January 2017, Madrid lost their second straight game with a 1–2 defeat at the hands of Celta Vigo in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, despite an equalizer by Marcelo.[40] On 21 January 2017, a Ramos brace in the first half gave Madrid a 2–1 win against Málaga.[41] On 25 January 2017, Madrid were eliminated from the Copa del Rey after a 2–2 draw against Celta Vigo in the second leg of the quarter-finals (4–3 loss on aggregate). Ronaldo and Lucas Vázquez scored the goals, with the former netting a spectacular free kick.[42] On 29 January 2017, goals from Kovačić, Ronaldo and Morata secured Madrid a 3–0 win over Real Sociedad.[43]
February[edit]
On 11 February 2017, the new month was started with a 3–1 away win at Osasuna. Ronaldo, Isco and Vázquez scored the goals.[44] On 15 February 2017, in the first leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League against Napoli, Madrid won 3–1 at home, thanks to goals from Benzema, Kroos and Casemiro.[45] On 18 February 2017, Morata and Bale secured Madrid a 2–0 victory over Espanyol.[46] On 22 February 2017, in a midweek game against Valencia, Real lost 2–1 despite a goal from Ronaldo.[47] On 26 February 2017, being down 0–2, Bale, Ronaldo and Morata scored the goals to complete a comeback, winning 3–2 at Villarreal.[48]
March[edit]
On 1 March 2017, an early Isco goal gave Madrid the lead before they went down 1–3, and Ronaldo scored a late brace to secure a draw for ten-man Madrid against Las Palmas.[49] On 4 March 2017, after a brace from Benzema and goals from Rodríguez and Asensio, Madrid defeated Eibar 4–1.[50] On 7 March 2017, Madrid defeated Napoli 3–1 in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 with goals from Ramos, Morata and an own goal. Madrid won 6–2 on aggregate.[51] On 12 March 2017, a goal from Ronaldo and Ramos' winning header gave Madrid a 2–1 win over Real Betis.[52] On 18 March 2017, goals from Benzema and Casemiro gave Madrid a 2–1 away win at Athletic Bilbao.[53]
April[edit]
On 2 April 2017, goals from Benzema, Isco and Nacho gave Madrid a winning start into the new month, with a 3–0 victory over Alavés.[54] On 5 April 2017, a hat-trick from Morata and a goal from Rodríguez gave Madrid a 4–2 away win over Leganés.[55] On 8 April 2017, a goal from Pepe was not enough in a 1–1 draw against Atlético Madrid.[56] On 12 April 2017, a Ronaldo brace helped Madrid to secure a 2–1 away win over Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.[57] On 15 April 2017, Isco scored a brace with a late winner to complete a 3–2 comeback win for Madrid against Gijón, after Morata scored the other goal.[58] On 18 April 2017, Madrid went through to the Champions League semi-finals after defeating Bayern 4–2 after an extra time comeback (6–3 on aggregate) at the Bernabéu thanks to a Ronaldo hat-trick and a goal from Asensio.[59] On 23 April 2017, despite goals from Casemiro and Rodríguez, Madrid came up short with a late 2–3 defeat to Barcelona in the second Clásico of the season.[60] On 26 April 2017, Madrid came back with a 6–2 away victory over Deportivo La Coruña, thanks to a brace from Rodríguez and goals from Morata, Vázquez, Isco and Casemiro.[61] On 29 April 2017, a late goal from Marcelo gave Madrid a 2–1 win over Valencia after Ronaldo put Real in the lead.[62]
May[edit]
On 2 May 2017, Ronaldo scored yet another hat-trick and Madrid ran away with a thumping 3–0 victory against Atlético Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.[63] On 6 May 2017, a brace apiece from Morata and Rodríguez against Granada guided Madrid to a 4–0 victory.[64] On 10 May 2017, an Isco goal was enough for Madrid to reach the Champions League final, despite Atlético winning the second leg 2–1, meaning that Real advanced by an aggregate score of 4–2.[65] On 14 May 2017, a Ronaldo brace and goals from Nacho and Kroos secured Real a 4–1 win over Sevilla.[66] On 17 May 2017, two goals from Ronaldo and one from each Benzema and Kroos got Madrid a 4–1 away victory in the rescheduled match at Celta Vigo. That win gave Madrid the lead in the league table, with one game left.[67] On 21 May 2017, a 2–0 win over Málaga, with goals from Ronaldo and Benzema, secured the 33rd league title for the club.[68]
June[edit]
On 3 June 2017, Real Madrid won the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, defeating Juventus 4–1 in the final, with a brace from Ronaldo and goals from Casemiro and Asensio. Real won their second consecutive, third in four years and twelfth overall title. With that victory, Madrid also became the first team to defend their title in the Champions League era.[69]
Players[edit]
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  | Keylor Navas | 30 | EU | 2014 | 97 | 0 | 2020 | €10M | Second nationality: Spain |
| 2 | DF |  | Dani Carvajal | 25 | EU | 2013 | 159 | 4 | 2020 | €6.5M | Originally from youth system |
| 3 | DF |  | Pepe (2nd VC) | 34 | EU | 2007 | 334 | 15 | 2017 | €30M | Second nationality: Brazil |
| 4 | DF | | Sergio Ramos (captain) | 31 | EU | 2005 | 522 | 68 | 2020 | €28M | |
| 5 | DF |  | Raphaël Varane | 24 | EU | 2011 | 189 | 10 | 2020 | €10M | |
| 6 | DF | | Nacho | 27 | EU | 2012 | 118 | 5 | 2021 | Youth system | |
| 7 | FW | | Cristiano Ronaldo (3rd VC) | 32 | EU | 2009 | 394 | 406 | 2021 | €94M | |
| 8 | MF |  | Toni Kroos | 27 | EU | 2014 | 149 | 7 | 2022 | €25M | |
| 9 | FW | | Karim Benzema | 29 | EU | 2009 | 365 | 180 | 2019 | €35M | Second nationality: Algeria |
| 10 | MF |  | James Rodríguez | 25 | Non-EU | 2014 | 111 | 36 | 2020 | €80M | |
| 11 | FW |  | Gareth Bale | 27 | EU | 2013 | 150 | 67 | 2022 | €100M | |
| 12 | DF |  | Marcelo (VC) | 29 | EU | 2007 (Winter) | 408 | 28 | 2020 | €6.5M | Second nationality: Spain |
| 13 | GK | | Kiko Casilla | 25 | EU | 2013 | 103 | 7 | 2021 | €6M | |
| 14 | MF | | Casemiro | 25 | Non-EU | 2013 | 101 | 7 | 2021 | €6M | |
| 15 | DF | | Fábio Coentrão | 29 | EU | 2011 | 106 | 1 | 2019 | €30M | |
| 16 | MF |  | Mateo Kovačić | 23 | EU | 2015 | 73 | 3 | 2021 | €29M | |
| 17 | FW | | Lucas Vázquez | 26 | EU | 2015 | 83 | 8 | 2021 | €1M | |
| 18 | FW |  | Mariano | 23 | EU | 2016 | 14 | 5 | 2021 | €1M | |
| 19 | MF | | Luka Modrić | 31 | EU | 2012 | 215 | 11 | 2020 | €30M | |
| 20 | FW | | Marco Asensio | 21 | EU | 2014 | 38 | 10 | 2021 | €3.9M | |
| 21 | FW | | Álvaro Morata | 24 | EU | 2016 | 95 | 32 | 2021 | €30M | Originally from youth system |
| 22 | MF | | Isco | 25 | EU | 2013 | 191 | 32 | 2018 | €27M | |
| 23 | DF | | Danilo | 25 | Non-EU | 2015 | 56 | 4 | 2021 | €31.5M | |
| 25 | GK | | Rubén Yáñez | 23 | EU | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 2018 | Youth system |
- Last updated: 3 June 2017
- Source: realmadrid.com
- Ordered by squad number.
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | DF | | Fábio Coentrão | 28 | EU | Monaco | End of Loan | Summer | 2019 | Free | |
| 18 | FW | | Mariano | 22 | EU | R.M. Castilla | Promotion | Summer | 2021 | Free | |
| 20 | FW | | Marco Asensio | 20 | EU | Espanyol | End of Loan | Summer | 2021 | Free | |
| 21 | FW | | Álvaro Morata | 23 | EU |  Juventus | Buy-Back clause | Summer | 2020 | €30M | Real Madrid C.F. |
| MF | | Burgui | 22 | EU | Espanyol | End of Loan | Summer | 2017 | Free | ||
| MF |  | Denis Cheryshev | 25 | EU | Valencia | End of Loan | Summer | 2020 | Free | ||
| DF | | Diego Llorente | 22 | EU | Rayo Vallecano | End of Loan | Summer | 2020 | Free | ||
| MF | | Omar Mascarell | 23 | EU | Sporting Gijón | End of Loan | Summer | 2020 | Free | ||
| MF | | Álvaro Medrán | 22 | EU | Getafe | End of Loan | Summer | 2020 | Free | ||
| CB | | Jesús Vallejo | 19 | EU | Zaragoza | End of Loan | Summer | 2021 | Free | ||
| MF | | Lucas Silva | 23 | Non-EU | Marseille | End of Loan | Summer | 2020 | Free |
Total spending: 
€30M
Out[edit]
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | DF | | Álvaro Arbeloa | 33 | EU |  West Ham United | End of contract | Summer | Free | West Ham United F.C. |
| 20 | FW | | Jesé | 23 | EU | Paris Saint-Germain | Transfer | Summer | €25M | Paris Saint-Germain F.C. |
| CM | | Marcos Llorente | 21 | EU | Alavés | Loan | Summer | Loan | Deportivo Alavés | |
| FW | | Borja Mayoral | 19 | EU | VfL Wolfsburg | Loan | Summer | Loan | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| LW | | Burgui | 22 | EU | Sporting Gijón | Loan | Summer | Loan | Sporting de Gijón | |
| MF | | Denis Cheryshev | 25 | EU | Villarreal | Transfer | Summer | €7M | Villarreal CF | |
| CB | | Diego Llorente | 22 | EU | Málaga | Loan | Summer | Loan | Málaga CF | |
| MF | | Omar Mascarell | 23 | EU | Eintracht Frankfurt | Transfer | Summer | €1M | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| MF | | Álvaro Medrán | 22 | EU | Valencia | Transfer | Summer | €1.5M | Valencia CF | |
| CB | | Jesús Vallejo | 19 | EU | Eintracht Frankfurt | Loan | Summer | Loan | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| MF | | Lucas Silva | 23 | Non-EU | Cruzeiro | Loan | Winter | Loan | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube |
Total income: 
€34.5M Net income: €4.5M
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
| 27 July 2016[70] 1 | Real Madrid | 1–3 |  Paris Saint-Germain | Columbus, United States |
| 19:30 UTC−4 | Marcelo  44' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Ohio Stadium Attendance: 86,641 Referee: Hilario Grajeda (United States) |
| 30 July 2016[71] 2 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Chelsea | Ann Arbor, United States |
| 15:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Michigan Stadium Attendance: 105,826 Referee: Younes Marrakchi (United States) |
| 3 August 2016[71] 3 | Bayern Munich | 0–1 | Real Madrid | East Rutherford, United States |
| 19:30 UTC−4 | Report | Danilo 79' | Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 82,012 Referee: Jaime Herrera (United States) |
| 16 August 2016[72] 4 | Real Madrid | 5–3 | Reims | Madrid, Spain |
| 22:30 (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
Competitions[edit]
Times from 9 August to 29 October 2016 and from 26 March to 21 May 2017 are UTC+2, from 30 October 2016 to 25 March 2017 UTC+1, unless otherwise noted.
Overview[edit]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 21 August 2016 | 21 May 2017 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 106 | 41 | +65 | 76.32 |
| Copa del Rey | 26 October 2016 | 25 January 2017 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 50.00 |
| Champions League | 14 September 2016 | 3 June 2017 | Group stage | Winners | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 69.23 |
| Super Cup | 9 August 2016 | 9 August 2016 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Club World Cup | 15 December 2016 | 18 December 2016 | Semi-finals | Winners | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Total | 60 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 173 | 72 | +101 | 73.33 | ||||
Last updated: 3 June 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.[73]
(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 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 106 | 41 | +65 | 93 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 21 | +37 |
Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: laliga.es
Results by round[edit]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
| 21 August 2016 1 | Real Sociedad | 0–3 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| 20:15 | Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 27,653 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 27 August 2016 2 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Celta Vigo | Madrid |
| 20:15 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 61,568 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 10 September 2016 3 | Real Madrid | 5–2 | Osasuna | Madrid |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 64,275 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 18 September 2016 4 | Espanyol | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 29,484 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández |
| 21 September 2016 5 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Villarreal | Madrid |
| 20:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 64,582 Referee: José Luis González González |
| 24 September 2016 6 | Las Palmas | 2–2 | Real Madrid | Las Palmas |
| 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 22,364 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 2 October 2016 7 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Eibar | Madrid |
| 16:15 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 67,554 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 15 October 2016 8 | Real Betis | 1–6 | Real Madrid | Seville |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 37,209 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 23 October 2016 9 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 72,910 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva |
| 29 October 2016 10 | Alavés | 1–4 | Real Madrid | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 16:15 | Report | Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 19,840 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 6 November 2016 11 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Leganés | Madrid |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 70,007 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| 19 November 2016 12 | Atlético Madrid | 0–3 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 53,741 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 26 November 2016 13 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Sporting Gijón | Madrid |
| 16:15 | Report |
| Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 67,118 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández |
| 3 December 2016 14 | Barcelona | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 16:15 |
| Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 98,485 Referee: Carlos Clos Gomez |
| 10 December 2016 15 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Deportivo La Coruña | Madrid |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 67,174 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
| 7 January 2017 16 | Real Madrid | 5–0 | Granada | Madrid |
| 13:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 67,839 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido |
| 15 January 2017 17 | Sevilla | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Seville |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 40,386 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández |
| 21 January 2017 18 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Málaga | Madrid |
| 16:15 | Report |
| Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 68,708 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 29 January 2017 19 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| 20:45 | Report |
| Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 62,462 Referee: Mario Melero López |
| 11 February 2017 20 | Osasuna | 1–3 | Real Madrid | Pamplona |
| 20:45 |
| Report | Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 17,802 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva |
| 18 February 2017 21 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Espanyol | Madrid |
| 16:15 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 72,234 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 22 February 2017 22 | Valencia | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| 18:45 | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 45,833 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea | ||
| Note: The match, originally scheduled for 18 December 2016, was postponed due to Real Madrid's involvement in the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup. | ||||
| 26 February 2017 23 | Villarreal | 2–3 | Real Madrid | Villarreal |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 20,878 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 1 March 2017 24 | Real Madrid | 3–3 | Las Palmas | Madrid |
| 21:30 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 59,575 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 4 March 2017 25 | Eibar | 1–4 | Real Madrid | Eibar |
| 16:15 | Report | Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 6,694 Referee: José Luis González González |
| 12 March 2017 26 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Real Betis | Madrid |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 69,206 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| 18 March 2017 27 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| 16:15 | Aduriz  28', 65' | Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 49,095 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
| 2 April 2017 28 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Alavés | Madrid |
| 16:15 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 69,586 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 5 April 2017 29 | Leganés | 2–4 | Real Madrid | Leganés |
| 21:30 | Report | Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 10,599 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo |
| 8 April 2017 30 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | Madrid |
| 16:15 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 77,344 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 15 April 2017 31 | Sporting Gijón | 2–3 | Real Madrid | Gijón |
| 16:15 | Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 22,983 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 23 April 2017 32 | Real Madrid | 2–3 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 82,297 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández |
| 26 April 2017 33 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2–6 | Real Madrid | A Coruña |
| 21:30 | Report | Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 26,788 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 29 April 2017 34 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Valencia | Madrid |
| 16:15 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 71,784 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 6 May 2017 35 | Granada | 0–4 | Real Madrid | Granada |
| 20:45 | Ingason 88' | Report | Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 19,161 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva |
| 14 May 2017 36 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Sevilla | Madrid |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 66,456 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 17 May 2017 37 | Celta Vigo | 1–4 | Real Madrid | Vigo |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 22,838 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera | ||
| Note: The match, originally scheduled for 5 February 2017, was postponed due to security concerns after a storm hit Vigo and damaged the roof of the stadium.[74] | ||||
| 21 May 2017 38 | Málaga | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Málaga |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 27,867 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
Copa del Rey[edit]
Madrid joined the competition in the round of 32.
Round of 32[edit]
| 26 October 2016 First leg | Cultural Leonesa | 1–7 | Real Madrid | León |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Reino de León Attendance: 11,516 Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez |
| 30 November 2016 Second leg | Real Madrid | 6–1 (13–2 agg.) | Cultural Leonesa | Madrid |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 47,656 Referee: Mario Melero López |
Round of 16[edit]
| 4 January 2017 First leg | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Sevilla | Madrid |
| 21:15 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 78,969 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| 12 January 2017 Second leg | Sevilla | 3–3 (3–6 agg.) | Real Madrid | Seville |
| 21:15 | Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 36,943 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
Quarter-finals[edit]
| 18 January 2017 First leg | Real Madrid | 1–2 | Celta Vigo | Madrid |
| 21:15 | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 58,196 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 25 January 2017 Second leg | Celta Vigo | 2–2 (4–3 agg.) | Real Madrid | Vigo |
| 21:15 | Report | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 23,491 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
UEFA Champions League[edit]
Madrid joined the competition in the group stage.
Group stage[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DOR | RM | LEG | SPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–2 | 8–4 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 12 | 2–2 | — | 5–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 |  Legia Warsaw | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–6 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — |