title: 2016–17 Armenian First League
text: # 2016–17 Armenian First League
  
  The 2016–17 Armenian First League was the 26th season of the Armenian First League, Armenia's second-tier football competition. It began on 8 August 2016 and finished on 30 May 2017. Alashkert-2 were the defending champions.
  
  ## Teams
  
  A total of 8 teams participated in this edition of the Armenian First League.
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Banants II (C) | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 55 | Ineligible for promotion to the 2017–18 Armenian Premier League |
  | 2 | Pyunik II | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 47 | |
  | 3 | Ararat II | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 42 | |
  | 4 | Gandzasar II | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 38 | |
  | 5 | Alashkert II | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 22 | |
  | 6 | Shirak II | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 21 | |
  | 7 | Erebuni | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 71 | −51 | 9 | Club declined promotion |
  | 8 | Kotayk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club withdrew after round 7, results expunged |
  