2016–17 Dundee F.C. season explained

The 2016–17 season was Dundee's third consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football since their promotion at the end of the 2013–14 season.^{[2] [3]} Dundee also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Season events

On 17 April, Dundee sacked manager Paul Hartley,^[4] replacing him with Neil McCann the following day on an interim basis.^[5]

Competitions

Premiership

See main article: 2016–17 Scottish Premiership.

Results

Scottish Cup

See main article: 2016–17 Scottish Cup.

League Cup

See main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Cup.

Challenge Cup

See main article: 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup.

Squad statistics

Appearances

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Goal scorers

width=60	Ranking	width=60	Nation	width=60	Position	width=60	Number	width=150	Name	width=150	Scottish Premiership	width=100	Scottish Cup	width=150	Scottish League Cup	width=80	Total
1	FW		21	Marcus Haber	9	0	0	9
2	FW		9	Greg Stewart	0	0	6	6
3	MF		14	Mark O'Hara	5	0	0	5
	DF		6	Darren O'Dea	4	0	1	5
5	FW		9	Rory Loy	3	0	1	4
	MF		18	Paul McGowan	3	0	1	4
7	DF		3	Kevin Holt	3	0	0	3
	MF		20	Faissal El Bakhtaoui	3	0	0	3
	MF		15	Kane Hemmings	0	0	3	3
				Own goal	2	0	1	3
11	DF		26	Kostadin Gadzhalov	2	0	0	2
	FW		33	Craig Wighton	2	0	0	2
11	MF		8	Nicky Low	1	0	0	1
	DF		30	Cammy Kerr	1	0	0	1
	MF		10	Michael Duffy	0	0	1	1
	DF		16	Julen Etxabeguren	0	0	1	1
	FW		19	Yordi Teijsse	0	0	1	1
TOTALS					38	0	15	53

Disciplinary record

Nation	Position	Number	Name	Premier League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Total
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	GK	1	Scott Bain	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	3	Kevin Holt	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	MF	4	James Vincent	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	6	Darren O'Dea	10	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
	MF	7	Tom Hateley	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	8	Nicky Low	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	11	Danny Williams	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
	MF	14	Mark O'Hara	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
	DF	16	Julen Etxabeguren	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	MF	17	Nick Ross	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	18	Paul McGowan	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	MF	20	Faissal El Bakhtaoui	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	21	Marcus Haber	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	26	Kostadin Gadzhalov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	30	Cammy Kerr	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	DF	55	Kévin Gomis	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
			TOTALS	69	3	0	0	3	0	72	3

Club statistics

Results by round

Transfers

See main article: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2016 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2016-17.

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee
30 May 2016	FW		Yordi Teijsse	Quick Boys	Free[6]
1 June 2016	MF		James Vincent	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Free[7]
1 June 2016	MF		Danny Williams	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Free
8 June 2016	DF		Mark O'Hara	Kilmarnock	Free[8]
2 August 2016	FW		Faissal El Bakhtaoui	Dunfermline Athletic	Free[9]
19 August 2016	DF		Kévin Gomis	Nice	Free[10]
26 October 2016	FW		Marcus Haber		Free[11]
31 January 2017[12]	MF		Marc Klok		Free

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee
22 June 2016	DF		Paul McGinn	Chesterfield	Free[13]
28 June 2016	DF		Daryll Meggatt	Ayr United	Free[14]
27 July 2016	FW		Kane Hemmings	Oxford United	Undisclosed[15]
12 August 2016	MF		Gary Harkins	Ayr United	Free[16]
12 August 2016	FW		Greg Stewart	Birmingham City	£500,000[17]
5 September 2016	DF		Tom Hateley	Śląsk Wrocław	Free[18]

Loans in

Date from	Date to	Position	Nationality	Name	From
30 June 2016[19]	31 January 2017[20]	FW		Michael Duffy	Celtic
31 January 2017[21]	End of Season	FW		Henrik Ojamaa	Go Ahead Eagles

Loans out

Date from	Date to	Position	Nationality	Name	To
6 January 2017[22]	End of Season	DF		Conor Quigley	Stirling Albion
12 January 2017[23]	End of Season	FW		Rory Loy	St Mirren
31 January 2017[24]	End of Season	FW		Yordi Teijsse	Wuppertaler SV
30 January 2017[25]	End of Season	MF		Nicky Low	Derry City
30 January 2017[26]	End of Season	DF		Matty Allan	Montrose
31 January 2017[27]	End of Season	DF		Matthew Smyth	Arbroath

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
11 May 2016[28]	DF		Thomas Konrad	Vaduz	19 August 2016[29]
31 August 2016[30]	DF		Andrew Black
7 April 2017[31]	MF		Marc Klok

See also

• List of Dundee F.C. seasons

Notes and References

1. Web site: Premiership 2016/2017 - Attendance. worldfootball.net.
2. Web site: Dundee promoted to SPFL after nervous final day . . skysports.com . 3 May 2014 . 18 June 2017.
3. Web site: Dundee relegated from Scottish Premier League after draw with Aberdeen . The Daily Telegraph. 5 May 2013 . 18 June 2017.
4. Web site: Dundee sack boss Paul Hartley after a run of defeats leaves club fighting drop . BBC Sport . BBC . 17 April 2017 . 17 April 2017.
5. Web site: Dundee: Neil McCann to be appointed interim boss at Premiership club . Kheredine . Idessane . BBC Sport . BBC . 18 April 2017 . 18 April 2017.
6. Web site: Dundee sign striker Yordi Teijsse from fourth-tier Quick Boys . BBC Sport . BBC . 30 May 2016 . 31 May 2016.
7. Web site: Dundee: James Vincent & Danny Williams sign pre-contracts . BBC Sport . BBC . 22 March 2016 . 31 May 2016.
8. Web site: Mark O'Hara: Dundee sign defender from Kilmarnock . BBC Sport . BBC . 8 June 2016 . 8 June 2016.
9. Web site: Dundee move quickly to replace Kane Hemmings with ex-Dunfermline striker Faissal El Bakhtaoui . Ian . Roache . The Courier . DC Thomson Co Ltd . 2 August 2016 . 2 August 2016.
10. Web site: Foster joins Saints - signings update . SPFL . 19 August 2016 . 26 August 2016.
11. Web site: Dundee's Marcus Haber can add 'a different dimension', says Paul Hartley . BBC Sport . BBC . 26 October 2016 . 26 October 2016.
12. Web site: Klok signs. dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee F.C.. 14 June 2017. 31 January 2017.
13. Web site: Paul McGinn: Ex-Dundee defender joins Chesterfield . BBC Sport . BBC . 22 June 2016 . 22 June 2016.
14. Web site: Meggatt signs for United . Ayr United FC . 28 June 2016 . 28 June 2016.
15. Web site: Kane Hemmings: Oxford United sign Dundee striker . BBC Sport . BBC . 27 July 2016 . 27 July 2016.
16. Web site: Harkins joins Ayr United . SPFL . 12 August 2016 . 13 August 2016.
17. Web site: Greg Stewart: Birmingham City sign Dundee forward on three-year contract . BBC Sport . BBC . 12 August 2016 . 13 August 2016.
18. Web site: Dundee sign Tom Hateley on a two-year contract . Sky Sports . 5 September 2016 . 5 September 2016.
19. Web site: Dundee sign Michael Duffy on loan from Celtic . BBC . BBC Sport . 30 June 2016 . 30 June 2016.
20. Web site: Duffy returns to Celtic. dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee F.C.. 15 February 2017. 1 February 2017.
21. Web site: Go Ahead Eagles Striker Heading To Dundee. The Daily Millbury. 31 January 2017.
22. Web site: Wright among five Stirling signings . SPFL . 6 January 2017 . 6 January 2017.
23. Web site: St Mirren sign Rory Loy on loan and recruit Pal Fjelde . BBC Sport . BBC . 12 January 2017 . 12 January 2017.
24. Web site: Dundee sign Henrik Ojamaa and Marc Klok as Yordi Teijsse heads to Germany . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2017 . 31 January 2017.
25. Web site: Derry City sign Dundee midfielder Nicky Low in loan deal . BBC Sport . BBC . 30 January 2017 . 30 January 2017.
26. Web site: Matty rejoins Montrose on loan . Dundee FC . 30 January 2017 . 31 January 2017.
27. Web site: Matty Smyth joins Lichties . Dundee FC . 31 January 2017 . 31 January 2017.
28. Web site: Konrad leaves club . dundeefc.co.uk . Dundee FC . 11 May 2016 . 11 May 2016.
29. Web site: Thomas Konrad wechselt zum FC Vaduz . 19 August 2016 . 26 August 2016 . Volks Blatt .
30. Web site: Completed Transfers - Deadline Day August 2016 . Scottish FA . 31 August 2016 . 31 August 2016.
31. Web site: Klok leaves the club. dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee F.C.. 14 June 2017. 7 April 2017.