| Competition: | Elitedivisionen |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Brøndby IF |
| Continentalcup1: | UEFA Women's Champions League |
| League Topscorer: | Nanna Christiansen (18 goals) |
| Matches: | 56 |
| Total Goals: | 205 |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 Elitedivisionen was the 45th season of the women's football top level league in Denmark. Fortuna Hjørring was the defending champion.
Teams play each other twice. Top six advance to the championship round.
Teams play ten more matches. Points from the first stage were apparently not taken over (and then halved like in previous seasons) but bonus points were awarded for the placement. 10 for first place, 8 for second and then 6,4,2 and 0.
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanna Christiansen | Brøndby IF | 18 |
| 2 | Signe Andersen | Skovbakken | 9 |
| 3 | Simone Boye Sørensen | Brøndby IF | 8 |
| Nicoline Sørensen | Brøndby IF | ||
| 5 | Frederikke Thøgersen | Fortuna Hjørring | 7 |
| Camilla Kur Larsen | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| Lotte Troelsgaard | KoldingQ | ||
| 8 | Caroline Møller | Fortuna Hjørring | 6 |
| Sarah Dyrehauge Hansen | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| 10 | Florentina Olar | Fortuna Hjørring | 4 |
 Nevena Damjanović | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| Louise Winter | Brøndby IF | ||
| Tanya Arngrimsen | BSF | ||
| Britta Overgaard Brink Olsen | Odense Q |