The 2016–17 Qatari League, also known as Qatari Stars League, is the 44th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar.

The season began on 15 September 2016 and concluded on 27 April 2017.

Al-Rayyan are the defending champions having won their eighth championship and Lekhwiya won the league title.

[1] Muaither and Al-Shahaniya have entered as the two promoted teams from the 2015–16 Qatargas League.

^1 Luis Jiménez has Palestinian citizenship and was counted as Asian player.