2016–17 FK Partizan season
# 2016–17 FK Partizan season

The 2016–17 season is Fudbalski klub Partizan's the 70th season in existence and the club's 11th season in competing in the Serbian SuperLiga.

## Season overview

On 14 July 2016, Partizan opened season with a 0–0 home draw against Zagłębie Lubin in second qualifying round for the UEFA Europa League. A week later, in Lubin, after penalty drama Partizan was eliminated. Three days later, Partizan opened season in Serbian SuperLiga with another draw (0–0) against novice in SuperLiga (Bačka) at Karađorđe Stadium. In next round, Partizan has lost against Napredak at Mladost Stadium. In that match, Partizan has scored first goal in the season, after 388 minutes. That goal was scored by Valeri Bojinov from penalty spot. After that match, coach Ivan Tomić resigned from the position. On 4 August 2016, coach Marko Nikolić returned to Partizan on a two-year deal. On 10 August, Partizan made first victory in the season, by beating Javor 2–0 in Ivanjica. On 17 September 2016, Partizan beat Red Star 1–0 at home in Eternal derby. The winning goal has scored Leonardo in 89th minute. The difference on the standings with reduced from nine to six points. Partizan made six consecutive wins before he draw (1–1) against Radnički Niš at home, on 22 October. After that match, Partizan made four more consecutive wins before he draw (0–0) against Vojvodina at Karađorđe Stadium, on 30 November. On 15 December, in the last match of the year, Leonardo's goals in 54th minute and in 63rd minute (second goal was from a free kick) was enough for Partizan to beat Spartak 2–0 at home. Partizan finished a year at second place, six points behind Red Star.

On 19 February, Partizan made first victory in 2017 (1–0 away), against Rad. On 4 March, Partizan drew 1–1 at Rajko Mitić Stadium, in Eternal derby, against Red Star. Red Star take the lead in 34th minute (the ball has leave the pitch, but referee did not see). Uroš Đurđević has scored equalizer in 88th minute for Partizan. After that match, Partizan made six consecutive wins before play-off. On 18 April, in first match of play-off, Partizan made a huge victory at Rajko Mitić Stadium, in Eternal derby, against Red Star. Leonardo scored the leading goal, from a free kick in 21st minute, Red Star equalized in 48th minute. Partizan take the lead again, Léandre Tawamba scored a goal in 68th minute. Leonardo score one more goal, in 79th minute for a 3–1 away victory. After that match, Partizan and Red Star had the same number of points, but Red Star had the advantage because had more points before play-off. Four days later, Partizan beat Vojvodina 1–0 at home. Uroš Đurđević has scored a goal in 34th second of the match. On 6 May, after Red Star's defeat Partizan erupt on 1st place. Partizan was on the 1st place for the first time after 637 days. On 13 May, Partizan made very important victory (2–1 at home) against Voždovac. Four days later, Partizan made a key victory for title. Leonardo has scored in 47th minute and Uroš Đurđević in 60th and 73rd minute for 3–1 away victory over Radnički Niš. On 21 May, Partizan beat Mladost Lučani 5–0 at home in front of 26,785 fans and won 27th title.

On 27 May, in the Serbian Cup Final, in his last match for Partizan, Nikola Milenković scored a header against Partizans' biggest rival, Red Star which won the game 1–0 and clinched Partizans' double of the season, winning both the league and cup competitions. After a great season, Miroslav Vulićević, Bojan Ostojić, Everton Luiz, Leonardo and Uroš Đurđević was named in the Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season due to his performances throughout the season. Uroš Đurđević was named for the Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Season and coach Marko Nikolić was named for the Serbian SuperLiga Coach of the season.

## Transfers

In

Date

Position

Name

From

Type

Ref.

2 June 2016

MF

Petar Đuričković

Radnički Niš

Transfer

3 June 2016

MF

Milan Radin

Voždovac

Transfer

3 June 2016

DF

Nemanja Miletić

Javor

Transfer

7 June 2016

MF

Saša Marjanović

Radnički Niš

Transfer

8 June 2016

MF

Jovan Nišić

Teleoptik

Loan return

8 June 2016

MF

Uroš Damnjanović

Sinđelić Beograd

Loan return

15 June 2016

MF

Miroslav Radović

Olimpija

Transfer

15 June 2016

MF

Marko Janković

Olympiacos

Loan

21 June 2016

FW

Nikola Đurđić

Augsburg

Transfer

1 July 2016

DF

Bojan Ostojić

Čukarički

Transfer

8 July 2016

MF

Leonardo

Anzhi Makhachkala

Free transfer

29 July 2016

GK

Nemanja Stevanović

Čukarički

Transfer

22 August 2016

FW

Uroš Đurđević

Palermo

Transfer

31 August 2016

FW

Sava Petrov

Teleoptik

Sign

24 November 2016

DF

Strahinja Bošnjak

Teleoptik

Sign

26 November 2016

FW

Léandre Tawamba

Kairat

Free transfer

16 January 2017

DF

Mohamed El Monir

Dinamo Minsk

Free transfer

Out

Date

Position

Name

To

Type

Ref.

9 June 2016

LB

Nikola Leković

Lechia Gdańsk

Loan return

10 June 2016

GK

Živko Živković

Skoda Xanthi

Transfer

10 June 2016

MF

Andrija Živković

Benfica

Free transfer

16 June 2016

MF

Veljko Birmančević

Teleoptik

Loan

18 June 2016

DF

Marko Jovanović

Bnei Yehuda

Free transfer

23 June 2016

MF

Nemanja Glavčić

Spartak Subotica

Loan

25 June 2016

FW

Ismaël Béko Fofana

Čukarički

Transfer

8 July 2016

DF

Nemanja Petrović

Chaves

Transfer

19 July 2016

DF

Ivan Bandalovski

Unattached

Released

19 July 2016

MF

Saša Lukić

Torino

Transfer

27 July 2016

DF

Aleksandar Subić

Sloboda Tuzla

Loan

17 August 2016

DF

Miladin Stevanović

Kayserispor

Transfer

19 August 2016

MF

Marko Golubović

Sinđelić Beograd

Loan

25 August 2016

MF

Darko Brašanac

Real Betis

Transfer

30 August 2016

MF

Miroslav Radović

Legia Warsaw

Transfer

31 August 2016

GK

Bojan Šaranov

Qarabağ

Free transfer

16 December 2016

DF

Gregor Balažic

Ural

Free transfer

24 January 2017

DF

Cédric Gogoua

Riga

Free transfer

31 January 2017

FW

Nikola Đurđić

Randers

Transfer

17 February 2017

FW

Valeri Bojinov

Meizhou Hakka

Free transfer

17 February 2017

LB

Miroslav Bogosavac

Čukarički

Transfer

26 February 2017

MF

Uroš Damnjanović

Slovan Bratislava

Transfer

6 March 2017

DF

Miloš Ostojić

BATE Borisov

Free transfer :

## Players

### Squad

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 12 | Filip Kljajić | GK | (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 32) | Rad | |
| 61 | Marko Jovičić | GK | (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 28) | Teleoptik | |
| 85 | Nemanja Stevanović | GK | (1992-05-08) 8 May 1992 (age 31) | Čukarički | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 4 | Miroslav Vulićević | RB | (1985-05-29) 29 May 1985 (age 38) | Vojvodina | Vice-captain |
| 5 | Strahinja Bošnjak | CB | (1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 (age 24) | Youth system | |
| 6 | Lazar Ćirković | CB | (1992-08-22) 22 August 1992 (age 30) | Rad | |
| 13 | Mohamed El Monir | LB | (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 31) | Dinamo Minsk | |
| 23 | Bojan Ostojić | CB | (1984-02-12) 12 February 1984 (age 39) | Čukarički | |
| 26 | Nemanja Miletić | LB | (1991-07-26) 26 July 1991 (age 32) | Javor Ivanjica | |
| 31 | Nikola Milenković | CB | (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 25) | Youth system | Second vice-captain |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 7 | Nemanja Mihajlović | LW / RW | (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 (age 27) | Rad | |
| 11 | Petar Đuričković | CM / AM | (1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 (age 32) | Radnički Niš | |
| 17 | Saša Marjanović | DM / CM | (1987-11-13) 13 November 1987 (age 35) | Radnički Niš | |
| 21 | Marko Jevtović | DM | (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993 (age 30) | Novi Pazar | |
| 22 | Saša Ilić | CM / AM | (1977-12-30) 30 December 1977 (age 45) | Red Bull Salzburg | Captain |
| 25 | Everton Luiz | DM / CM | (1988-05-24) 24 May 1988 (age 35) | St. Gallen | |
| 27 | Nebojša Kosović | CM / AM | (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 28) | Standard Liège | |
| 29 | Milan Radin | DM / RB | (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 32) | Voždovac | |
| 42 | Leonardo | LW / SS / ST | (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 31) | Anzhi Makhachkala | |
| 91 | Alen Stevanović | RW / LW | (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 32) | Torino | |
| 95 | Marko Janković | RW / LW / AM | (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 28) | Olympiacos | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 3 | Léandre Tawamba | ST / CF / AM | (1989-12-20) 20 December 1989 (age 33) | Kairat | |
| 8 | Vladimir Đilas | ST / CF | (1983-03-03) 3 March 1983 (age 40) | Borac Banja Luka | |
| 9 | Dušan Vlahović | ST / CF | (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 23) | Youth system | |
| 32 | Uroš Đurđević | ST / CF | (1994-03-02) 2 March 1994 (age 29) | Palermo | |
| 70 | Sava Petrov | ST / CF | 18 June 1998 (age 19) | Youth system | |
| 99 | Đorđe Jovanović | ST / CF | 15 February 1999 (age 17) | Youth system | |

## Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Serbian SuperLiga | 37 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 22 | +56 | 081.08 |
| Serbian Cup | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 083.33 |
| UEFA Europa League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | 45 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 87 | 24 | +63 | 077.78 |

### Serbian SuperLiga

**Regular season**

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Red Star Belgrade | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 25 | +50 | 79 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Partizan | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 17 | +42 | 73 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Vojvodina | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 59 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Napredak Kruševac | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 52 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Mladost Lučani | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 48 | Qualification for the Championship round |

**Regular season**

**Results by matchday**

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

**Championship round**

**Table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Partizan (C) | 37 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 22 | +56 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Red Star Belgrade | 37 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 93 | 33 | +60 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Vojvodina | 37 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Mladost Lučani | 37 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Radnički Niš | 37 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 32 | |
| 6 | Napredak Kruševac | 37 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 30 | |
| 7 | Voždovac | 37 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 27 | |
| 8 | Javor Ivanjica | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 22 | |

* ↑ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Serbian Cup, Partizan, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

**Championship round**

**Results by matchday**

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 27 May 2017

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | SuperLiga | SuperLiga | Serbian Cup | Serbian Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 3 | FW | CMR | Léandre Tawamba | 18 | 2 | 10+5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Miroslav Vulićević | 43 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SRB | Lazar Ćirković | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SRB | Nemanja Mihajlović | 30 | 2 | 12+13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | SRB | Vladimir Đilas | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SRB | Dušan Vlahović | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SRB | Petar Đuričković | 20 | 2 | 2+13 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | SRB | Filip Kljajić | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | LBY | Mohamed El Monir | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SRB | Saša Marjanović | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SRB | Marko Jevtović | 29 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SRB | Saša Ilić | 26 | 0 | 6+16 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SRB | Bojan Ostojić | 30 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | BRA | Everton Luiz | 33 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | SRB | Nemanja Miletić | 36 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | MNE | Nebojša Kosović | 22 | 3 | 11+5 | 3 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SRB | Milan Radin | 12 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | SRB | Nikola Milenković | 40 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | SRB | Uroš Đurđević | 34 | 28 | 28+1 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | BRA | Leonardo | 38 | 26 | 31+3 | 24 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | GK | SRB | Nemanja Stevanović | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | SRB | Alen Stevanović | 19 | 2 | 11+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 95 | MF | MNE | Marko Janković | 38 | 4 | 23+7 | 4 | 4+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | SRB | Đorđe Jovanović | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Partizan on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Partizan during the season: ||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | SVN | Gregor Balažic | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SRB | Darko Brašanac | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SRB | Miroslav Radović | 9 | 2 | 6+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | SRB | Miroslav Bogosavac | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | SRB | Uroš Damnjanović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | SRB | Nikola Đurđić | 17 | 1 | 7+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | SRB | Bojan Šaranov | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | CIV | Cédric Gogoua | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | FW | BUL | Valeri Bojinov | 22 | 7 | 15+5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | SuperLiga | Serbian Cup | Europa League | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FW | 32 | Uroš Đurđević | 24 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | MF | 42 | Leonardo | 24 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| 3 | FW | 86 | Valeri Bojinov | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 95 | Marko Janković | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 27 | Nebojša Kosović | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 31 | Nikola Milenković | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 10 | Miroslav Radović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 7 | Nemanja Mihajlović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 91 | Alen Stevanović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 11 | Petar Đuričković | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 3 | Léandre Tawamba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 21 | Marko Jevtović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | 26 | Nemanja Miletić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 23 | Bojan Ostojić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 25 | Everton Luiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | 40 | Nikola Đurđić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 81 | 9 | 0 | 90 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | SuperLiga | SuperLiga | Serbian Cup | Serbian Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | DF | Miroslav Vulićević | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Dušan Vlahović | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Miroslav Radović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Petar Đuričković | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Mohamed El Monir | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Saša Ilić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Bojan Ostojić | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Everton Luiz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Nemanja Miletić | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Nebojša Kosović | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Milan Radin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | Nikola Đurđić | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Leonardo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | Cédric Gogoua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | FW | Valeri Bojinov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | MF | Marko Janković | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
