The 2016–17 Scottish League One (known as

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for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 17 June 2016. Ten teams contested the league:

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, Alloa Athletic,

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, East Fife,

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, Queen's Park,

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and Stranraer.

Teams

The following teams changed division since the 2015–16 season.

To League One

Promoted from

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* East Fife * Queen's Park Relegated from

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* Alloa Athletic *

From League One

Relegated to

* Forfar Athletic *

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Promoted to

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* Ayr United

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League summary

League table

Positions by round

Results

Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 36 games.

First half of season

Second half of season

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Discipline

Player

=Yellow cards

=Red cards

Club

=Yellow cards

=Red cards

Attendances

Awards

Monthly awards

League One play-offs

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; Annan Athletic, Forfar Athletic and Montrose.

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

The winners of the semi-finals will compete against one another over two legs, with the winner competing in the 2017–18 Scottish League One.

First leg

Second leg

References

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