# 2016–17 Slovenian Second League

The 2016–17 Slovenian Second League season was the 26th edition of the Slovenian Second League. The season began on 7 August 2016 and ended on 27 May 2017.

## Teams
### Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

* Krka and Zavrč were relegated from the 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga
* Brda and Brežice 1919 were promoted from the 2015–16 Slovenian Third League
* Radomlje and Aluminij were promoted to the 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga
* Šenčur and Tolmin were relegated to the 2016–17 Slovenian Third League.

### Stadiums and managers

| Team | Location | Stadium | Manager |
| Ankaran Hrvatini | Ankaran | ŠRC Katarina | Vlado Badžim |
| Brda | Dobrovo | Vipolže Stadium | Anton Žlogar |
| Brežice 1919 | Brežice | Brežice Stadium | Albert Pobor |
| Dob | Dob | Dob Sports Park | Damijan Romih |
| Drava Ptuj | Ptuj | Ptuj City Stadium | Simon Sešlar |
| Krka | Novo Mesto | Portoval | Iztok Kapušin |
| Triglav Kranj | Kranj | Stanko Mlakar Stadium | Siniša Brkić |
| Veržej | Veržej | Čistina Stadium | Marko Lešnik |
| Zarica Kranj | Kranj | Zarica Sports Park | Robert Marušič |
| Zavrč | Zavrč | Zavrč Sports Park | / |

## Standings
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Triglav Kranj (C, P) | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 64 | 23 | +41 | 61 | Promoted to Slovenian PrvaLiga |
| 2 | Dob | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 54 | Declined to play promotion play-off |
| 3 | Ankaran Hrvatini (P) | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 46 | Promoted to Slovenian PrvaLiga |
| 4 | Brežice 1919 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 36 | |
| 5 | Drava Ptuj | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 31 | |
| 6 | Brda | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 26 | |
| 7 | Krka | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 25 | |
| 8 | Zarica Kranj | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 23 | |
| 9 | Veržej | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 45 | −24 | 21 | Spared from relegation |
| 10 | Zavrč (R) | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 5 | Withdrew |
* ↑ NK Veržej was spared from relegation due to insufficient number of teams.
* ↑ NK Zavrč withdrew from the competition after round 12. Only the results from the first 9 rounds count towards the table. They were relegated to the lowest league and banned from promotion to the Slovenian Third League until the 2019–20 season.

### Positions by round

* Leader / Promotion to 1. SNL
* Qualification to promotion play-offs
* Relegation to 3. SNL
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Triglav Kranj | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dob | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ankaran Hrvatini | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Brežice 1919 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Drava Ptuj | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Brda | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Krka | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Zarica Kranj | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Veržej | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Zavrč | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Matej Poplatnik | Triglav | 27 |
| 2 | Rok Kidrič | Dob | 19 |
| 3 | Matej Zemljak | Ankaran | 14 |
| 3 | Adnan Bašić | Drava | 14 |
| 5 | Marko Brekalo | Krka | 10 |
| 6 | Nedo Turković | Brežice 1919 | 9 |
| 7 | Matej Potokar | Krka | 8 |
| 7 | Nastja Čeh | Drava | 8 |
| 7 | Jernej Leskovar | Dob | 8 |
Source: NZS

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Triglav Kranj | 5,339 | 1,000 | 200 | 445 | +54.5%$^†$ |
| 2 | Brežice 1919 | 2,710 | 450 | 70 | 208 | +60.0%$^2$ |
| 3 | Drava Ptuj | 2,150 | 250 | 100 | 179 | −47.2%$^†$ |
| 4 | Zarica Kranj | 2,100 | 500 | 50 | 175 | 0.0%$^†$ |
| 5 | Dob | 1,900 | 400 | 70 | 146 | −12.0%$^†$ |
| 6 | Brda | 1,660 | 350 | 70 | 128 | +23.1%$^2$ |
| 7 | Veržej | 1,495 | 200 | 75 | 125 | −36.2%$^†$ |
| 8 | Krka | 1,480 | 200 | 50 | 114 | −74.2%$^1$ |
| 9 | Ankaran Hrvatini | 1,391 | 200 | 70 | 107 | +25.9%$^†$ |
| 10 | Zavrč | 800 | 300 | 100 | 250 | −61.7%$^1$ |
| | League total | 21,025 | 1,000 | 50 | 179 | −14.8%$^†$ |
Source: NZS
Note $^1$:Team played the previous season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Note $^2$:Team played the previous season in the Slovenian Third League.