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; they were replaced by Haverfordwest County and Port Talbot Town who were both relegated from the 2015–16 Welsh Premier League. Aberbargoed Buds, Aberdare Town, Briton Ferry Llansawel and Garden Village were all relegated to 2016–17

Welsh Football League Division Two The Welsh Football League Division Two, (last known as the ''Nathanielcars.co.uk Welsh League Division Two'', for sponsorship reasons) was a football league and forms the fourth level of the Welsh football league system in South Wales. If the ...

; 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