2016–17 Promotion League
The 2016–17 Promotion League season is the fifth season of this league. It had previously been called 1. Liga Promotion but underwent a name change before in 2014. The Promotion League is the third highest tier in the Swiss football league system, behind the Super League and the Challenge League.
The season started on 3 August 2016 and finished on 27 May 2017. The league was won by FC Rapperswil-Jona while FC Tuggen were relegated to the 1. Liga.
Teams
Stadia and locations
The 2016–17 season saw three new clubs in the league, FC La Chaux-de-Fonds, FC Bavois and FC United Zürich who were all promoted from the 1. Liga Classic. No club was relegated from the Challenge League as FC Biel-Bienne was stripped of their league licence by the Swiss Football Association and subsequently declared bankrupt.| Club | Location | Stadium | 2015/16 Position |
| Basel | Youth Campus Basel | ||
| Bavois | Stade des Peupliers | ||
| Bern | Spitalacker | ||
| St. Gallen | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion | ||
| Cham | Stadion Eizmoos | ||
| Köniz | Sportplatz Liebefeld | ||
| Kriens | Stadion Kleinfeld | ||
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | Stade Charrière | ||
| Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte | ||
| Rapperswil | Stadion Grünfeld | ||
| Sion | Stade Tourbillon | ||
| Nyon | Centre sportif de Colovray | ||
| Tuggen | Linthstrasse | ||
| Zürich | Sportanlage Buchlern | ||
| Zürich | Utogrund | ||
| Zürich | Sportanlage Heerenschürli |
Final league table
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  |