The 2016–17 North Caledonian Football League was competed for by eight clubs playing fourteen matches each.
Halkirk United were the defending champions.
St Duthus returned to the league following an eleven-year absence and Inverness Athletic, a new team, were also admitted.
Teams play each other twice making a total of 56 games, with each team playing 14.
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