| Competition: | DOXXbet liga |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | FC VSS Košice |
| Promoted: | FC Nitra |
| Relegated: | Spartak Trnava II Slovan Bratislava II FK Dukla Banská Bystrica ŠK Svätý Jur MŠK Fomat Martin MŠK Rimavská Sobota ŠK Odeva Lipany FK Haniska |
| League Topscorer: | Peu (23 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
2. liga, currently named DOXXbet liga[1] due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Slovak football league system after the Fortuna Liga. The 2016–17 season of the DOXXbet liga will be the 24th season of the second-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993.
For the third time in history (and for now for the last time), teams will compete in two groups, with top six sides from each of groups will advance to the championship round and all other teams will play in relegation groups. From the 2017–18 season, 2. Liga will feature 16 teams playing in nationwide group.[2] [3]
In Eastern group will play only 10 teams.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2015–16 season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dukla Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica | SNP Stadium | 1st in 2. liga (Play-out West) | ||
| FC Nitra | Nitra | Stadium pod Zoborom | 7th in 2. liga | ||
| ŠK Svätý Jur | Svätý Jur | Stadium ŠK Svätý Jur | 1st in 3. liga (Bratislava) | ||
| Spartak Trnava juniori | Trnava | Stadium FK Lokomotíva Trnava | 3rd in 2. liga (Play-out West) | ||
| FK Pohronie | Dolná Ždaňa | FK Pohronie Stadium | 6th in 2. liga | ||
| MFK Skalica | Skalica | Mestský štadión Skalica | 12th in Fortuna Liga | ||
| ŠTK 1914 Šamorín | Šamorín | Pomlé Stadium | 1st in 3. liga (West) | ||
| ŠKF Sereď | Sereď | Stadium ŠKF Sereď | 10th in 2. liga | ||
| AFC Nové Mesto nad Váhom | Nové Mesto nad Váhom | Mestský štadión NMnV | 2nd in 2. liga (Play-out West) | ||
| Slovan Bratislava B | Bratislava | Stadium Rapid - Prievoz | 11th in 2. liga | ||
| MŠK Žilina B | Žilina | Stadium pod Dubňom | 8th in 2. liga | ||
| Fomat Martin | Martin | Stadium Mestský športový | 1st in 3. liga (Middle) |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skalica |  Jozef Kostelník | Pavol Majerník | |||
| Martin | Jozef Šiňo | Andrej Romančík | Joma | ||
| Nové Mesto nad Váhom | Dušan Kramlík | Pavol Šupka | Adidas | Heraldik Slovakia | |
| Šamorín |  Mika Lönnström | Csaba Horváth | Adidas | ||
| Žilina II | Jaroslav Kentoš |  Nermin Haskić | Preto | ||
| Svätý Jur | Stanislav Ďuriš | Stanislav Angelovič | |||
| Sereď | Marián Süttö | Adam Morong | TT Pharma | ||
| Nitra | Ivan Galád | Márius Charizopulos | Jako | Mesto Nitra | |
| Spartak Trnava juniori | Marián Šarmír | Martin Tóth | Adidas | ŽOS Trnava | |
| Dukla Banská Bystrica | Dušan Tóth | Saša Savić | Adidas | ||
| Slovan Bratislava juniori | Ján Kozák | Adam Laczkó | Adidas | Niké | |
| Pohronie | Miloš Foltán | Jozef Sekereš | Adidas |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSS Košice | Jozef Majoroš | František Vancák | Steel Trans | ||
| Lipany | Emil Jacko | Ivan Pončák | Zeus | Odeva | |
| Lokomotíva Košice | Albert Rusnák | Patrik Zajac | Jako | ||
| Liptovský Mikuláš | Jozef Majoroš | Ivan Lišivka | Sportika SA | VEREX | |
| Bardejov | Jozef Kukulský | Vladimír Andraščík | Adidas | Bardenergy | |
| Zvolen | Anton Jánoš | Jozef Čertík | Luanvi | IKM | |
| Poprad | Stanislav Šesták | Vladislav Palša | Adidas | Ritro | |
| Spišská Nová Ves | Branislav Ondáš | Radoslav Sirko | Sportika SA | Noves | |
| Rimavská Sobota | Ladislav Danyi | Peter Petrán | Givova | ||
| Haniska | Jaroslav Galko | Matúš Horváth | Jako | VEMI |
Teams will carry over all points and goals from regular season, but records against the two last-placed teams in Group West will be excluded.
Winner of the relegation play-offs remained in 2. Liga, the other relegated to 3. Liga.
Updated through matches played on 14 May 2017.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Peu | ŠTK 1914 Šamorín | 21 |
| 2 | Róbert Jano | Lokomotíva Košice | 20 |
| Filip Balaj | FC Nitra | ||
| 4 | Michal Hamuľak | Partizán Bardejov | 17 |
| 5 | Daniel Šebesta | MFK Skalica | 16 |
| 6 | Rômulo Silva Santos | Haniska (11)/Bardejov (4) | 15 |
| Marek Frimmel | FK Pohronie | ||
| 8 | Matúš Paukner | Sereď | 14 |
| 9 | Lukáš Šebek | AFC Nové Mesto n. V. | 13 |
| 10 |  Illya Cherednychenko | Duslo Šala | 12 |
| Radoslav Ďanovský | Martin | ||
 Kouakou Privat Yao | Spartak Trnava juniori | ||
| Nermin Haskić | Žilina B | ||
| 12 | Filip Tomovič | Spartak Trnava juniori | 8 |
| Tomáš Čekovský | Sp. Nova Ves | ||
| Lucas Henrique Dos Santos | ŠTK 1914 Šamorín | ||
| 11 |  Elvis Mashike Sukisa | Lokomotiva Zvolen | 6 |
| Štefan Gerec | Tatran L. Mikulas | ||
| 5 | Daniel Rapavý | AFC Nové Mesto n. V. | 5 |
 Jan Shejbal | FC Nitra | ||
| Richard Boroš | Sp. Nová Ves | ||
| Round | Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6–2 | 7 August 2016 | [5] | ||||
| 3 | Daniel Rapavý | 1–5 | 13 August 2016 | [6] | |||
| 5 | Róbert Jano5 | 8–0 | 2 September 2016 | [7] | |||
| 13 | Nermin Haskić4 | 7–0 | 16 October 2016 | [8] | |||
| 17 | 7–0 | 13 November 2016 | [9] | ||||
| 19 | 1–4 | 5 March 2017 | [10] | ||||
| 18 | Róbert Jano | 6–1 | 26 March 2017 | [11] | |||
| 3 CH | Michal Klec | 5–1 | 15 April 2017 | [12] | |||
| 5 CH | 3–2 | 29 April 2017 | [13] | ||||
| 8 R | Stanislav Šesták4 | 11–0 | 20 May 2017 | [14] | |||
| 8 R | 11–0 | 20 May 2017 | |||||
| 11 CH | 5–3 | 28 May 2017 | [15] |