2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Manchester United's 25th season in the Premier League, and their 42nd consecutive season in the top-flight of English football. Following the departure of Louis van Gaal at the end of the previous season, the club signed former Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid manager José Mourinho on a three-year contract, with the option of a further year.
| 2016–17 season | ||||
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Manchester United team for the Europa League game against Rostov, 9 March 2017 | ||||
| Co-chairmen | Joel and Avram Glazer | |||
| Manager | José Mourinho | |||
| Stadium | Old Trafford | |||
| Premier League | 6th | |||
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| EFL Cup | Winners | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Winners | |||
| Community Shield | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Zlatan Ibrahimović (17) All: Zlatan Ibrahimović (28) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 75,397 (vs. West Bromwich Albion, 1 April) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 58,179 (vs. Zorya Luhansk, 29 September) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 75,290 | |||
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As winners of the previous season's FA Cup, they faced Premier League winners Leicester City in the 2016 FA Community Shield, with United prevailing 2–1 to win the first trophy of the domestic calendar. On 26 February 2017, the club won their second trophy of the campaign, beating Southampton 3–2 in the EFL Cup Final. Although they missed out on qualifying for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League via league position, having finished in sixth place, they qualified as Europa League winners, beating Ajax 2–0 in the Europa League Final on 24 May 2017. That triumph also made United the fifth team to have won all three main European club trophies.