Girona FC — 2016/17 season (around PABLO MACHÍN)

Overview:

• Club: Girona Futbol Club
• Season: 2016/17 (promotion-winning campaign to LaLiga for first time)
• Head coach: Pablo Machín (commonly written PABLO MACHÍN)
• Stadium: Estadi Montilivi (capacity approx. 11,200)
• Competition: Segunda División (Spanish second tier)

Key facts about the season and coach:

• Under Pablo Machín Girona achieved automatic promotion to LaLiga for the first time in the club’s history, finishing 2nd in the 2016/17 Segunda División.
• Machín implemented a possession-oriented system with a tendency to use three central defenders and wing-backs, plus an emphasis on quick, vertical transitions — tactics he would later refine at Sporting Gijón, Sevilla, and in other appointments.
• Girona displayed strong home form at Montilivi and had an effective attacking trio during the campaign; the team combined discipline and tactical flexibility to secure consistent results.

Notable players (squad contributors around that season):

• Portu — winger/forward who contributed goals and assists
• Kike Sola / Johan Mojica / Christian Stuani — players who were associated with Girona around this period (Stuani joined later in summer 2017; Mojica featured in 2016/17)
• Yago Aspas is not part of Girona — inclusion above is only to contrast notable Spanish forwards of the era

Season achievement:

• 2nd place in Segunda División 2016/17 — promotion to LaLiga (first top-flight promotion in club history).

Legacy:

• Pablo Machín’s success at Girona boosted his reputation as a coach capable of organizing compact, possession-based teams with adaptable defensive shapes. His work at Girona led to later appointments in LaLiga.

Note: Specific match results, full squad lists, appearance and goal statistics for the 2016/17 season can be provided on request in HTML format.