2016–17 Stoke City F.C. season
| 2016–17 season | |||
| Chairman | Peter Coates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Mark Hughes | ||
| Stadium | bet365 Stadium | ||
| FA Cup | Third Round | ||
| League Cup | Third Round | ||
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The 2016–17 season will be Stoke City's ninth season in the Premier League and the 61st in the top tier of English football.
Following last season's third-straight ninth-place finish, Mark Hughes brought in Joe Allen, Wilfried Bony, Lee Grant, Bruno Martins Indi and Ramadan Sobhi. However, Stoke's poor form at the end of last season continued at the start of 2016–17 as in the first six matches they managed to pick up just two points, conceding 15 goals, which meant they ended September in the relegation zone. Following a 1–1 draw at Manchester United at the start of October, Stoke's form picked up and with wins against Sunderland, Hull City, Swansea City, Watford and Burnley the team climbed back into a mid-table position come December.
The team's form dropped off again around Christmas conceding three at Arsenal and four at Liverpool and Chelsea whilst home matches against Southampton and Leicester City ended in draws. In January 2017 Hughes brought in long-term transfer target Saido Berahino whilst allowing Bojan to leave on loan.
In April 2016, Stoke announced that from the 2016–17 season, the Britannia Stadium will be renamed the bet365 Stadium, with the capacity to be increased to 30,000 for the start of the 2017–18 season. The club also announced a five-year contract with kit manufacturer Macron, described by chief executive Tony Scholes as the biggest kit deal in the club's history. Stoke announced their retained list in June 2016; departing the club were experienced duo Peter Odemwingie and Steve Sidwell along with development squad players Ben Barber, Ed Dryden, Bobby Moseley, Ryan O'Reilly, Petros Skapits and Mason Watkins-Clarke.
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