| Competition: | 2016–17 NOFV-Oberliga |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Matches: | 480 |
| Total Goals: | 1633 |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 season of the NOFV-Oberliga was the ninth season of the league at tier five (V) in the German football league system and the 27th overall. The league is split into northern and southern divisions.[1]
The 2016–17 season of the NOFV-Oberliga Nord saw four new clubs in the league. VSG Altglienicke, SV Grün-Weiß Brieselang and FC Mecklenburg Schwerin were all promoted from the Verbandsligas while FSV Optik Rathenow was relegated from the Regionalliga Nordost.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murat Turhan | FSV Optik Rathenow | 36 | |
| 2 | Thomas Brechler | SV Lichtenberg 47 | 24 | |
 Dragan Erkić | FSV Optik Rathenow | |||
| 4 | Philipp Grüneberg | SV Lichtenberg 47 | 23 | |
| 5 | Tobias Täge | Malchower SV | 20 |
The 2016–17 season of the NOFV-Oberliga Süd saw four new clubs in the league. BSG Chemie Leipzig and SV Merseburg 99 were promoted from the Landesligas or Verbandsligas while VfB Germania Halberstadt was relegated from the Regionalliga Nordost and Brandenburger SC Süd 05 moved from the northern division.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artur Mergel | FC Carl Zeiss Jena II | 23 |
| 2 | Tommy Kind | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 16 |
| 3 | Florian Beil | VfB Germania Halberstadt | 15 |
| Dennis Blaser | BSG Wismut Gera | ||
| 5 | Denny Piele | FSV Barleben | 13 |
| Marco Riemer | Einheit Rudolstadt | ||
| Frank Zille | Bischofswerdaer FV 08 |
The two second-placed teams in the NOFV-Oberliga played each other for one more spot in the Regionalliga next season: