2016–17 Macedonian First Football League
The 2016–17 Macedonian First League was the 25th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The fixtures were announced on 25 July 2016. It began on 7 August 2016 and ended on 31 May 2017 with a winter break which began on 4 December 2016 and ended on 19 February 2017. From that season the format was changed which will each team be played the other sides four times on home-away basis, for a total of 36 matches each instead of play-off and play-out after 27th round.
The league will be contested by 10 teams. Vardar are the defending champions, having won their ninth title in 2015–16.Promotion and relegation
1 Mladost Carev Dvor was declined their participation from the Second League due to financial problems.Participating teams
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bregalnica | Shtip | Gradski stadion Shtip | 4,000 |
| Makedonija GP | Skopje | Stadion Gjorche Petrov | 3,000 |
| Pelister | Bitola | Stadion Tumbe Kafe | 8,000 |
| Pobeda | Prilep | Stadion Goce Delchev | 15,000 |
| Rabotnichki | Skopje | Philip II Arena | 33,460 |
| Renova | Djepchishte | City Stadium Tetovo | 15,000 |
| Shkëndija | Tetovo | City Stadium Tetovo | 15,000 |
| Shkupi | Skopje | Chair Stadium | 6,000 |
| Sileks | Kratovo | Stadion Sileks | 1,800 |
| Vardar | Skopje | Philip II Arena | 33,460 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Bregalnica |  | | Sportika | Gogov Hotel |
| Makedonija GP | | | Adidas | Livinn |
| Pobeda | | | Jako | Krali Marko/Vitaminka |
| Pelister |   | | Givova | ZK Pelagonija |
| Rabotnichki | | | Zeus | |
| Renova | | | Jako | Renova |
| Shkëndija | | | Macron | Ecolog |
| Shkupi | | | Nike | S&P |
| Sileks | | | Legea | |
| Vardar | | | Hummel | Zdravje |
League table
Results
Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each.Matches 1–18
Matches 19–36
Relegation play-offs
First Leg
Second Leg
Shkupi won 7–2 on aggregate.Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Besart Ibraimi | Shkëndija | 20 |
| 2 |  Igor Nedeljković | Sileks | 13 |
| 3 | Ferhan Hasani | Shkëndija | 12 |
| 3 | Alen Jasharoski | Makedonija GP | 12 |
| 5 | Dejan Blazhevski | Vardar | 11 |
| 5 |  Lucas Ferreira Cardoso | Pelister | 11 |
| 5 | Stojancho Velinov | Bregalnica & Renova | 11 |
| 5 | Goran Zdravkov | Bregalnica | 11 |
| 9 | Jonathan Boareto | Vardar | 10 |
| 10 |  Damir Kojašević | Vardar | 9 |
| 10 | Juan Felipe | Vardar | 9 |
