2016-17 Austrian Football First League
| Season | 2016–17 |
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| Champions | LASK Linz |
| Promoted | LASK Linz |
| Relegated | SV Horn |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 516 (2.87 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Patrik Eler (24 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
WSG Wattens 5–0 FC Liefering (31 March 2017) |
| Biggest away win | 0–3 (9 matches) |
| Highest scoring | FC Liefering 3–5 SC Austria Lustenau (1 November 2016) |
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The 2016–17 Austrian Football First League (German: Erste Liga, also known as Sky Go Erste Liga due to sponsorship) was the 43rd season of the Austrian second-level football league. It began on 22 July 2016 and ended on 26 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 17 June 2016.
Ten teams participate in the 2016-17 season. WSG Wattens, FC Blau-Weiß Linz and SV Horn were directly promoted after winning the 2015–16 Austrian Regional Leagues.SV Grödig were relegated from the 2015–16 Bundesliga; however, they withdrew to the Austrian Regional League.
Teams played each other four times in the league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away), and then did the same in the second half of the season.
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