| Competition: | McBookie.com East Superleague |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Kelty Hearts[1] |
| Relegated: | Musselburgh Athletic Fauldhouse United |
| Biggest Home Win: | (18 February 2017) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (20 May 2017) |
| Highest Scoring: | (15 October 2016) |
| Total Goals: | 844 |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 East Superleague (known as the McBookie.com East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs.
The season began on 6 August 2016 and ended on 3 June 2017. Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic were the reigning champions.[2]
Kelty Hearts clinched the championship on 31 May 2017, the club's second title in three seasons. As winners they entered the preliminary round of the 2017–18 Scottish Cup.
The following teams changed division prior to the 2016–17 season.
Promoted from East Premier League
Relegated to East Premier League
| Club | Location | Ground | Manager | Finishing position 2015–16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo'ness United | 4th | ||||
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | New Dundas Park | Champions | |||
| Broughty Athletic | Whitton Park | Keith Gibson | 10th | ||
| Broxburn Athletic | Albyn Park | 6th | |||
| Camelon Juniors | Carmuirs Park | Gordon Herd | 11th | ||
| Carnoustie Panmure | Laing Park | Alan McSkimming | 12th | ||
| Dundonald Bluebell | Moorside Park | Stevie Kay | East Premier League, 2nd | ||
| Fauldhouse United | Park View | 13th | |||
| Hill of Beath Hawthorn | Keirs Park | 8th | |||
| Jeanfield Swifts | Riverside Park | Ross Gunnion | East Premier League, 1st | ||
| Kelty Hearts | New Central Park | 2nd | |||
| Linlithgow Rose | Prestonfield | 3rd | |||
| Lochee United | Thomson Park | George Shields | East Premier League, 3rd | ||
| Musselburgh Athletic | Olivebank Stadium | Calvin Shand | 7th | ||
| Newtongrange Star | New Victoria Park | Stevie McLeish | 5th | ||
| Penicuik Athletic | Penicuik Park | Johnny Harvey | 9th |
| width=160 | Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Cowan | Resigned[6] | 13 June 2016 | Close season | Stephen Findlay[7] | 24 June 2016 | ||
| Steven Leahy | Resigned[8] | 23 June 2016 | Close season | George Shields[9] | 1 July 2016 | ||
| Craig Meikle | Resigned[10] | 28 June 2016 | Close season | Johnny Harvey[11] | 30 June 2016 | ||
| Craig Morrison | Resigned[12] | 30 June 2016 | Close season | Stevie Kay[13] | 3 July 2016 | ||
| Sacked[14] | 27 September 2016 | 11th | Gordon Herd[15] | 21 October 2016 | |||
| David McGlynn | Resigned[16] | 3 October 2016 | 9th | Todd Lumsden[17] | 31 October 2016 | ||
| Stephen Findlay | Resigned[18] | 21 December 2016 | 16th | David Cowan | 21 December 2016 | ||
| David Cowan | Sacked[19] | 21 February 2017 | 16th | 21 February 2017 | |||
| Sacked[20] | 2 May 2017 | 15th | Mark Bradley[21] | 22 May 2017 | |||
| Bobby Wilson | Mutual consent[22] | 14 May 2017 | 9th | Kevin Fotheringham[23] | 20 May 2017 |
Forfar West End, who finished third in the East Premier League, defeated Newtongrange Star 3–2 on aggregate in the East Region Super/Premier League play-off to gain promotion. However, Newtongrange were reprieved from relegation to balance league numbers following the departure of Kelty Hearts to the East of Scotland Football League.