2016–17 Niedersachsenliga
The 2016–17 season of the Niedersachsenliga is the ninth season of the league at tier five (V) in the German football league system and the 27th overall.
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SSV Jeddeloh |
| Promoted | SSV Jeddeloh |
| Relegated | VfL Osnabrück II (retired) FT Braunschweig Hannoverscher SC Blau-Weiß Bornreihe |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 768 (3.2 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sascha Wald (20) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
2016–17 standings
The 2016–17 season saw five new clubs in the league, MTV Gifhorn, Hannoverscher SC, Blau-Weiß Bornreihe and TuS Bersenbrück, all four promoted from the Landesligas, while BV Cloppenburg was relegated from the Regionalliga Nord.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SSV Jeddeloh (C, P) | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 68 | Promotion to Regionalliga Nord |
| 2 | Eintracht Northeim | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 60 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | SC Spelle-Venhaus | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 56 | |
| 4 | VfL Osnabrück II[lower-alpha 1] (X) | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 50 | Withdrawal |
| 5 | 1. FC Wunstorf | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 46 | |
| 6 | Heeslinger SC | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 44 | |
| 7 | MTV Gifhorn | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 42 | |
| 8 | TuS Bersenbrück | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 40 | |
| 9 | VfL Oldenburg | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 39 | |
| 10 | BV Cloppenburg | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 37 | |
| 11 | Arminia Hannover | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 37 | |
| 12 | SVG Göttingen | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 33 | |
| 13 | TB Uphusen | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 33 | |
| 14 | FT Braunschweig (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 32 | Relegation to Landesliga |
| 15 | Hannoverscher SC (R) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 31 | |
| 16 | Blau-Weiß Bornreihe (R) | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 41 | 95 | −54 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) head-to-head results; 5) goals scored away from home against opponent; 6) goals scored away from home; 7) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (X) Withdrawal
Notes:
- VfL Osnabrück II was retired at the end of the season.
Top goalscorers
The top goal scorers for the season:[2]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Spelle-Venhaus | 20 | |
| 2 | SSV Jeddeloh | 19 | |
| 3 | TuS Bersenbrück | 17 | |
| 4 | Eintracht Northeim | 16 | |
| 5 | Blau-Weiß Bronreihe | 15 |
Promotion play-off
Promotion play-off were to be held at the end of the season to the Regionalliga Nord. The runners-up of the Niedersachsenliga and the champions or, in Hamburg's case, the best-placed team applying for a licence, of the Bremen-Liga, Oberliga Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein-Liga 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | EUT | ALT | NOR | BSV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eutin 08 (P) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Promotion to Regionalliga | — | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| 2 | Altona 93 (P) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Eintracht Northeim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | — | 0–1 | — | — | ||
| 4 | Bremer SV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Decider;
(P) Promoted
References
- Niedersachsenliga tables & results (in German) kicker.de, accessed: 6 June 2017
- 2016–17 Niedersachsenliga Goal scorers (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 6 June 2017