| Competition: | 1. deild |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Winners: | EB/Streymur (2nd title) |
| Promoted: | EB/Streymur 07 Vestur |
| Relegated: | AB II B71 |
| League Topscorer: | Leif Niclasen (36 goals) |
| Matches: | 135 |
| Total Goals: | 592 |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 1. deild was the seventy-third season of second-tier football on the Faroe Islands.
Leif Niclasen scored 36 goals, breaking the goalscoring record in a single season,[1] set by Brian Jacobsen in the previous year.[2]
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leif Niclasen | EB/Streymur | 36 | |
| 2 | Søren Nielsen | 07 Vestur | 26 | |
| 3 |  Ahmed Keita | Giza Hoyvík | 22 | |
| 4 | Debes Danielsen | NSÍ II | 20 | |
| 5 | Holgar Durhuus | 07 Vestur | 19 |