The 2016–17 Southampton F.C. season is the club's ongoing 18th season in the Premier League and their 40th in the top division of English football. In addition to the Premier League, the club are also currently competing in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, and were also originally playing in the UEFA Europa League. The season is the club's first with manager Claude Puel, who took over from the departed Ronald Koeman on 30 June 2016. As of 8 April 2017 the club are ninth in the Premier League table, having won eleven, drawn seven and lost twelve of their opening 30 games of the season. They were knocked out of the UEFA Europa League at the group stage, and in the fourth round of the FA Cup, and were runners-up in the EFL Cup Final.

Following the end of the 2015–16 season, Southampton released goalkeeper Will Britt, midfielder Gastón Ramírez and defender Josh Debayo, while veteran goalkeeper Kelvin Davis retired. The club also sold striker Juanmi to Real Sociedad, midfielder Victor Wanyama to Tottenham Hotspur, winger Sadio Mané to Liverpool, striker Graziano Pellè to Shandong Luneng, defender Bevis Mugabi to Yeovil Town, and defender Jordan Turnbull to Coventry City. Goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga and striker Sam Gallagher were sent out on full-season loans to Rayo Vallecano and Blackburn Rovers, respectively, while defender Jason McCarthy and midfielder Dominic Gape moved to Walsall and Wycombe Wanderers, respectively, until January.

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