The 2016–17 Welsh Football League Division One (known as the Nathaniel Cars Welsh Football League Division One for sponsorship reasons) was the 2016–17 season of the top

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league in

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. Together with its

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counterpart, the

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, the 16-team division forms the second tier of the

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, one level below the nationwide

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. The season began on 13 August 2016 and concluded on 6 May 2017. On 18 April 2017, Barry Town United defeated Goytre United 3–0 to clinch promotion to the

for the 2017–18 season.

Teams

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were champions in the previous season and were promoted to the

2016–17 Welsh Premier League The 2016–17 Welsh Premier League (known as the Dafabet Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The New Saints are th ...

; they were replaced by Haverfordwest County and

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who were both relegated from the

2015–16 Welsh Premier League The 2015–16 Welsh Premier League (known as the Dafabet Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The New Saints were t ...

. Aberbargoed Buds, Aberdare Town, Briton Ferry Llansawel and

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were all relegated to 2016–17

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; they were replaced by Caldicot Town, Cwmbran Celtic and Undy Athletic who were all promoted from Division Two the previous season.

Stadia and locations

League table

Results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Welsh Football League Division One 2016–17 in Welsh football Welsh Football League Division One seasons