The 2016–17 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 69th and 70th champions in the history of the league.

The regular stage and quadrangular winners would have played to decide the tournament's champion, but ultimately the same team won both and the final was not necessary.

The same format was recently adopted by the Costa Rican Primera División, but for both half season.

A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 sides from the 2015–16 season and one sids directly promoted from the 2015–16 Segunda division.

As the winners of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, Real Estelí were declared the season champions without a playoff.