The 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division was the tenth season of the I-League 2nd Division, the second-tier Indian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2008.
The season began on 21 January 2017 and featured 12 teams which was divided into three groups of four teams each.
[1] NEROCA won the title and secured the promotion to I-League.
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to three per team.
A team could use two foreign players on the field each game.