| Competition: | Austrian Football First League |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | LASK |
| Promoted: | LASK |
| Relegated: | SV Horn |
| Matches: | 180 |
| Total Goals: | 516 |
| League Topscorer: | Patrik Eler (24 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | WSG Wattens 5–0 FC Liefering |
| Biggest Away Win: | 0–3 (9 matches) |
| Highest Scoring: | FC Liefering 3–5 SC Austria Lustenau |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
The 2016–17 Austrian Football First League (German: Erste Liga, also known as Sky Go Erste Liga due to sponsorship) was the 43rd season of the Austrian second-level football league. It began on 22 July 2016 and ended on 26 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 17 June 2016.[1]
Ten teams participate in the 2016-17 season. WSG Wattens, FC Blau-Weiß Linz and SV Horn were directly promoted after winning the 2015–16 Austrian Regional Leagues.[2] SV Grödig were relegated from the 2015–16 Bundesliga; however, they withdrew to the Austrian Regional League.[3]
| Club Name | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,800 | ||||
| Donauparkstadion | 2,000 | |||
| FAC-Platz | 3,000 | |||
| Waldviertler Volksbank Arena | 3,500 | |||
| 12,000 | ||||
| 7,870 | ||||
| 4,128 | ||||
| 30,000 | ||||
| 10,000 | ||||
| Alpenstadion | 5,500 |
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria Lustenau | Daniel Ernemann |  Christoph Stückler | Mohren | ||
| FC Blau-Weiß Linz | Klaus Schmidt | Florian Maier | Uhlsport | Linz AG | |
| Floridsdorfer | Franz Maresch | Sascha Viertl | Puma | Wiener Städtische | |
| SV Horn |  Hamayoshi Masanori | Aleksandar Đorđević | Mizuno | United Nations (17 Global Goals) | |
| Kapfenberger |  Abdulah Ibraković | Christoph Nicht | Murauer Bier | ||
| Linz | Oliver Glasner | Pavao Pervan | Jako | Zipfer | |
| Liefering | Thomas Letsch |  Luan | Nike | Red Bull | |
| Wacker Innsbruck | Karl Daxbacher | Alexander Hauser | Jako | Tiroler Wasserkraft | |
| WSG Wattens | Thomas Silberberger | Ferdinand Oswald | Puma | PAPSTAR | |
| Wiener Neustadt |  René Wagner | Puma | Baumit |
Teams played each other four times in the league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away), and then did the same in the second half of the season.
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| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Patrik Eler | Innsbruck | 24 |
| 2 | René Gartler | LASK | 21 |
| 3 |  Raphael Dwamena | Lustenau | 18 |
| 4 | João Victor Santos Sá | KSV | 14 |
 Mërgim Berisha | Liefering | ||
| 6 | Fabiano de Lima Campos Maria | LASK | 12 |
 Milan Jurdík | Wattens | ||
| 8 | Christian Gebauer | 10 | |
| Samuel Tetteh | Liefering | ||
| Bruno Felipe Souza Da Silva | Lustenau | ||
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| Rank | Scorer | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Sahanek | FAC | 11 |
| Benjamin Pranter | Wattens | ||
| 3 | Thomas Goiginger | BW Linz | 10 |
| 4 |  Dimitry Imbongo | LASK | 8 |
| Florian Toplitsch | Wattens | ||
| 6 | 5 players | 6 | |