| Competition: | Football League |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Apollon Smyrnis |
| Promoted: | Lamia |
| Relegated: | Agrotikos Asteras Panelefsiniakos AEL Kalloni Panthrakikos |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 Football League was the second division of the Greek professional football system and the seventh season under the name Football League after previously being known as Beta Ethniki. Its season began on 30 October 2016 and concluded on 11 June 2017.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Last season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acharnes Stadium | 4,450 | ||||
| Agrotikos Asteras Ground | 2,267 | ||||
| Municipal Stadium of Aiginio | 2,000 | ||||
| Karditsa Stadium | 9,500 | ||||
| Perivolia Municipal Stadium | 2,800 | ||||
| Apollon Smyrnis | 14,856 | ||||
| 22,800 | |||||
| 4,250 | |||||
| Maleme Stadium | 700 | ||||
| Lamia Stadium | 6,000 | ||||
| 8,500 | |||||
| Aigio Stadium | 4,500 | ||||
| Municipal Stadium of Eleusina | 2,100 | ||||
| 9,500 | |||||
| Sparta | Sparta Municipal Stadium | 1,500 | |||
| 15,000 |
There are eighteen clubs that compete in the Football League, playing each other in a home and away series. At the end of the season, the bottom four teams are relegated to Gamma Ethniki. The top two teams gain automatic promotion for Super League. All teams in the Football League take part in the Greek Football Cup.
