The 2016–17 Southern Counties East Football League season was the 51st in the history of the Southern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England, and is the first year the competition has two divisions, having merged with the Kent Invicta Football League.[1]
| Competition: | Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Ashford United |
| Promoted: | Ashford United |
| Relegated: | Fisher Erith & Belvedere |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 1352 |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The Premier Division consisted of 17 clubs from the previous season Southern Counties East Football League along with three new clubs:
To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:[2]
The following eight teams achieved criterion one:[3]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warren Mfula | AFC Croydon Athletic | 40 |
| 2 | Shaun Welford | Ashford United | 34 |
| 3 | James McDonald | Hollands & Blair | 25 |
| Jeff Duah-Kessie | Croydon | ||
| 5 | Byron Walker | Sevenoaks Town | 22 |
| 6 | Rory Hill | Ashford United | 20 |
| Zac Attwood | Crowborough Athletic | ||
| Competition: | Southern Counties East Football League Division One |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Glebe |
| Promoted: | Glebe Rusthall |
| Matches: | 342 |
| Total Goals: | 1283 |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 (KIFL) |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
Before the start of the season Kent Invicta Football League merged with Southern Counties East League and became Division One.
Division One consisted of 17 clubs from the previous Kent Invicta League season along with two new clubs:
Also, two clubs changed their names:
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arlie Desanges | Sutton Athletic | 34 |
| 2 | Caine Smith | K Sports | 32 |
| 3 | Ryan Golding | Glebe | 27 |
| 4 | David Sherwood | Snodland Town | 23 |
| 5 | Josh Patrick | SC Thamesmead | 22 |
| 6 | Jonny Murray | Sutton Athletic/Glebe | 21 |