The 2016–17 East Midlands Counties Football League season was the 9th in the history of East Midlands Counties Football League, a football competition in England.
| Competition: | East Midlands Counties Football League |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | West Bridgford |
| Promoted: | South Normanton Athletic |
| Relegated: | Greenwood Meadows Ellistown & Ibstock United |
| League Topscorer: | 41 goals Steven Hart Stapenhill |
| Biggest Home Win: | (25 April 2017) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (19 November 2016) |
| Highest Scoring: | (25 April 2017) |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1841 |
| Longest Wins: | 9 matches South Normanton Athletic |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 18 matches Dunkirk |
| Longest Losses: | 10 matches Ellistown & Ibstock United |
| Highest Attendance: | 152[1] (18 April 2017) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 14[2] (20 August 2016) |
| Average Attendance: | 50 |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The league featured 18 clubs from the previous season, along with four new clubs: