2016–17 Scottish League Two
The 2016–17 Scottish League Two (known as Ladbrokes League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The last placed team (Cowdenbeath) entered a play-off with a team nominated by the Scottish Football Association from outside the SPFL (East Kilbride), to determine which team entered League Two in the 2017–18 season. The fixtures were published on 17 June 2016. Ten teams contested the league: Annan Athletic, Arbroath, Berwick Rangers, Clyde, Cowdenbeath, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Forfar Athletic, Montrose and Stirling Albion . Arbroath won the league and were promoted, while Forfar were also promoted via the League One play-offs. Teams. The following teams changed division since the 2015–16 season. To League Two. Promoted from Lowland Football League Relegated from Scottish League One From League Two. Relegated to Lowland Football League Promoted to Scottish League One League summary. League table. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Results. Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 36 games. Awards. Annual awards . PFA Scotland Scottish League Two Team of the Year. The PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year was: League Two play-offs. The semi-final was contested between the winners of the 2016–17 Highland Football League (Buckie Thistle) and the 2016–17 Lowland Football League (East Kilbride). The winners then played off against the bottom club in League Two (Cowdenbeath).