| Competition: | I liga |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Dates: | 29 July 2016 – 4 June 2017 |
| Winners: | Sandecja Nowy Sącz |
| Promoted: | Sandecja Nowy Sącz Górnik Zabrze |
| Relegated: | Wisła Puławy Znicz Pruszków MKS Kluczbork |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 799 |
| League Topscorer: | Igor Angulo (17 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Wigry 6–0 Stal (28 August 2016) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Wisła 1–5 Miedź (8 październik 2016) Pogoń 0–4 Miedź (5 November 2016) Kluczbork 0–4 Zagłębie (8 April 2017) Stomil 0–4 Stal (15 April 2017) |
| Highest Scoring: | (6 August 2016) (16 September 2016) Znicz 4–5 Wigry (25 November 2016) |
| Longest Wins: | 8 matches Sandecja |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 18 matches Chojniczanka |
| Longest Winless: | 14 matches Kluczbork |
| Longest Losses: | 6 matches Tychy |
| Highest Attendance: | 20,987[1] Górnik 1–0 Katowice (16 May 2017) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 250[2] Znicz 1–3 Sandecja (21 October 2016) |
| Attendance: | 790,237[3] |
| Average Attendance: | 2,583 52.1%[4] |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 I liga (currently named Nice I liga due to sponsorship reasons)[5] was the 9th season of the Polish I liga under its current title, and the 69th season of the second highest division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949. The league is operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN). The league is contested by 18 teams. The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. The season began on 29 July 2016, and concluded on 4 June 2017. After the 19th matchday the league will be on winter break between 28 November 2016 and 2 March 2017.[6]
According to the competition rules, all clubs are required to field at least one youth player (born on 1996 or later and Polish or trained in Poland) in every game (except for the times when the only youth player on the roster is sent off or unable to continue playing).[7]
The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.
Relegated from Ekstraklasa
Promoted from II liga
Promoted to Ekstraklasa
Relegated to II liga
Dissolved
Withdrew
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadion MOSiR | 1,500 | ||
| Stadion Miejski Chojniczanka 1930 | 3,000 | ||
| Stadion GOS | 2,817 | ||
| 6,710 | |||
| 15,300 | |||
| 24,413 | |||
| Stadion Orła Białego | 6,244 | ||
| Stadion Miejski | 2,776 | ||
| 5,000 | |||
| 15,316 | |||
| Stadion ROSRRiT | 2,901 | ||
| Stadion im. Ojca Władysława Augustynka | 2,850 | ||
| 6,800 | |||
| 3,500 | |||
| Stadion OSiR | 3,060 | ||
| Stadion MOSiR | 4,418 | ||
| 7,500 | |||
| Stadion MZOS Znicz | 1,977 |
| Team / Round | 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandecja | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Górnik | 14 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Zagłębie | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| Miedź | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| Chojniczanka | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
| Olimpia | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| Katowice | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
| Podbeskidzie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Wigry | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Stal | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Pogoń | 3 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| Chrobry | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
| Stomil | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
| Tychy | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| Bytovia | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
| Wisła | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
| Znicz | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
| Kluczbork | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
The 15th place team from the regular season will compete in a play-off with the 4th place team from II liga. Matches will be played on 11 and 18 June 2017.[8] The winner will compete in the 2017–18 I liga season.
----Bytovia won 6–0 on aggregate and stayed in I liga for next season.
| Award | Winner | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper of the Season |  Tomasz Loska | Górnik Zabrze | [10] |
| Left-back of the Season | Jarosław Ratajczak | Stomil Olsztyn | |
| Centre-back of the Season | Lukas Klemenz | Olimpia Grudziądz | |
| Right-back of the Season | Jacek Podgórski | Chojniczanka Chojnice | |
| Left Midfielder of the Season | Sylwester Patejuk | Wisła Puławy | |
| Central Midfielder of the Season | Szymon Matuszek | Górnik Zabrze | |
| Right Midfielder of the Season | Łukasz Wolsztyński | Górnik Zabrze | |
| Forward of the Season | Andrzej Rybski | Chojniczanka Chojnice | |
| Player of the Season | Lukas Klemenz | Olimpia Grudziądz |
