The 2016–17 Scottish League One (known as Ladbrokes League One 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: Airdrieonians, Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic, Brechin City, East Fife, Livingston, Peterhead, Queen's Park, Stenhousemuir and Stranraer.
Teams
The following teams changed division since the 2015–16 season.
To League One
Promoted from Scottish League Two
East Fife
Queen's Park
Relegated from Scottish Championship
Alloa Athletic
Livingston
From League One
Relegated to Scottish League Two
Forfar Athletic
Cowdenbeath
Promoted to Scottish Championship
Dunfermline Athletic
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
Peterhead the second bottom team, entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in 2016–17 Scottish League Two; 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.