Club: Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly "Athletico PR" or "Atlético-PR")

Country: Brazil

Season (around 2016/17):

• 2016 — The club competed in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Campeonato Paranaense and the Copa do Brasil, and also participated in continental competition (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) after winning the 2016 Copa Sudamericana in late 2018; note that in 2016 Athletico won the Copa Sudamericana under coach Paulo Autuori? (see coach note below).
• 2017 — The club continued in Série A and state competitions; the 2017 campaign followed managerial changes during this period.

Head Coach (around this period):

• Paulo Autuori — Autuori was appointed as Athletico Paranaense's manager in May 2016. He led the team through part of the 2016 season and into 2017. Autuori is an experienced Brazilian coach who previously managed clubs and national teams in Brazil, Japan, Peru and elsewhere.
• During the 2016–2017 window the club experienced further coaching changes after Autuori’s spell; however Autuori is the key figure associated with the mid-2016 appointment.

Stadium: Arena da Baixada (Estádio Joaquim Américo), Curitiba, Paraná

Notable players around 2016/17:

• Marcelo Cirino — winger/forward
• Diego — attacking midfielder
• Hernani — midfielder (joined 2016, later moved abroad)
• Paulo André — central defender (captain in some periods)
• Ronaldo Alves, Nikão and others featured across these seasons

Honors near this era:

• Campeonato Paranaense: Athletico frequently contended strongly in state championships.
• Internationally, the club’s major continental success (Copa Sudamericana) came in 2018 after this period; the 2016–17 years were building toward that success under evolving management and squad changes.

Brief summary: Around 2016–2017 Athletico Paranaense was managed by Paulo Autuori starting in May 2016; the club played its home matches at Arena da Baixada and competed in Brazil’s Série A, state championships and cup competitions while transitioning its squad and coaching staff toward the later continental success achieved in 2018.