's 87th year in existence and was the Supersaint's 65th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football.

It was the fifth year that Liam Buckley was the team's manager (in his current spell), following replacing Pete Mahon in December 2011.

They also retained their League Cup crown by winning the 2016 League of Ireland Cup by beating Limerick 4–1 at the Markets Field on 17 September 2016.

Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON).

Supplier: UmbroSponsor(s): Clune Construction Company L.P. (Front of Jersey), Iceland (Sleeve of jersey) The club released a new Home kit and Third kit for the season, with the Away kit being retained from the 2015 season.