The 2016–17 season of the

Niedersachsenliga The Oberliga Niedersachsen (), sometimes referred to as ''Niedersachsenliga'' (Lower Saxony league), is the fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Lower Saxony (). ...

is the ninth season of the league at tier five (V) in the

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and the 27th overall.

2016–17 standings

The 2016–17 season saw five new clubs in the league,

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, Hannoverscher SC, Blau-Weiß Bornreihe and

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, all four promoted from the

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s, while

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was relegated from the

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.Niedersachsenliga tables & results
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Top goalscorers

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Promotion play-off

Promotion play-off were to be held at the end of the season to the

. The runners-up of the

and the champions or, in Hamburg's case, the best-placed team applying for a licence, of the

Bremen-Liga The Bremen-Liga, sometimes also referred to as ''Oberliga Bremen'', is a fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the States of Germany, German state Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. It is one of four ...

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and

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played each other for two more spot in the Regionalliga. In the promotion round each team met the other just once with the two highest-placed teams in the final table promoted, however the final two matches were deemed obsolete and played as friendly matches because the two promoted teams had already been determined.

References

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