| Competition: | Lega Pro |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Dates: | 27 August 2016 – 17 June 2017 |
| Winners: | Cremonese Venezia Foggia Parma (playoffs) |
| Relegated: | Como (excluded) Tuttocuoio Lupa Roma Racing Roma Macerata (excluded) Mantova (excluded) Forlì Lumezzane Ancona Messina (excluded) Vibonese Melfi Taranto |
| Matches: | 1191 |
| Total Goals: | 2761 |
| League Topscorer: | Leonardo Mancuso (25 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Matera 6–0 Melfi (17 December 2016) Pordenone 6–0 Bassano (27 February 2017) Carrarese 6–0 Racing Roma (11 March 2017) Teramo 6–0 Gubbio (19 March 2017) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Racing Roma 0–4 Siena (9 October 2016) Reggina 2–6 Matera (23 October 2016) Gubbio 1–5 Teramo (29 October 2016) Pontedera 0–4 Cremonese (6 November 2016) Carrarese 0–4 Giana Eminio (23 December 2016) Melfi 0–4 Paganese (25 February 2017) Matera 0–4 Siracusa (25 February 2017) Monopoli 2–6 Cosenza (5 April 2017) Taranto 0–4 Paganese (19 April 2017) |
| Highest Scoring: | Pordenone 7–2 Lumezzane (25 March 2017) |
| Longest Wins: | Foggia (10 matches) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Alessandria (20 matches) |
| Longest Winless: | Monopoli (15 matches) |
| Longest Losses: | Melfi (11 matches) |
| Highest Attendance: | 17,358 Reggiana 0–2 Parma (19 December 2016)[1] |
| Lowest Attendance: | 95 Racing Roma 1–0 Prato (4 September 2016)[2] |
| Attendance: | 2,860,673[3] |
| Average Attendance: | 2,412 |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 Lega Pro Divisione Unica was the third season of the unified Lega Pro division, the third highest division in the Italian football league system. The championship name, which is Divisione Unica according to the FIGC regulations, is nevertheless referred to as Lega Pro in official documents.[4] The season marked the final year that the division would carry the Lega Pro name as it was changed back to Serie C for the 2017–18 season.
A total of 60 teams contest the league. Clubs include 4 sides relegated from the 2015–16 Serie B season, 41 sides playing the 2015–16 Lega Pro season, and 9 sides promoted from the 2015–16 Serie D season. Also, six teams are chosen to play in the league to increase the number of teams to 60.
On 1 July 2016, 54 teams mathematically qualified to the new season. However, Martina Franca and Sporting Bellinzago did not submit their application for a licence.[5] On 6 July also Virtus Lanciano did not meet the requirements to apply.[6] On 16 July Pavia and Rimini did not submit an appeal against Covisoc's exclusion.[7] On 19 July Paganese's appeal of exclusion was rejected by Covisod.[8] However, on 3 August Paganese was readmitted to the league by TAR's decision.[9] On 4 August the Federal Council selected ten teams in order to fill the vacancies created: Fano (as a replacement for Sporting Bellizango), Fondi, Forlì, Lupa Roma, Melfi, Olbia, Racing Roma, Reggina, Taranto and Vibonese.[10] On 10 August Albinoleffe was the last team to benefit from the repechage.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
9 teams from Tuscany, 4 teams from Lombardy, 3 teams from Lazio, 2 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 1 team from Piedmont and 1 team from Sardinia
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandria | Alessandria | Giuseppe Moccagatta | 5,827 | |
| Arezzo | Arezzo | Città di Arezzo | 13,128 | |
| Carrarese | Carrara | Dei Marmi | 15,000 | |
| Cremonese | Cremona | Giovanni Zini | 20,641 | |
| Como | Como | Giuseppe Sinigaglia | 13,602 | |
| Giana Erminio | Gorgonzola | Città di Gorgonzola | 3,766 | |
| Livorno | Livorno | Armando Picchi | 19,238 | |
| Lucchese | Lucca | Porta Elisa | 7,386 | |
| Lupa Roma | Rome | Olindo Galli (Tivoli) | 3,500 | |
| Olbia | Olbia | Bruno Nespoli | 3,200 | |
| Piacenza | Piacenza | Leonardo Garilli | 21,668 | |
| Pistoiese | Pistoia | Marcello Melani | 13,195 | |
| Pontedera | Pontedera | Ettore Mannucci | 5,000 | |
| Prato | Prato | Lungobisenzio | 6,750 | |
| Pro Piacenza | Piacenza | Leonardo Garilli | 21,668 | |
| Racing Roma | Rome | Casal del Marmo | 2,500 | |
| Renate | Renate | Città di Meda (Meda) | 3,000 | |
| Robur Siena | Siena | Montepaschi Arena | 15,373 | |
| Tuttocuoio | San Miniato | Ettore Mannucci (Pontedera) | 5,000 | |
| Viterbese | Viterbo | Enrico Rocchi | 5,500 |
5 teams from Emilia-Romagna, 4 teams from Lombardy, 4 teams from Marche, 3 teams from Veneto, 1 team from Abruzzo, 1 team from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 1 team from Trentino-Alto Adige and 1 team from Umbria
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlbinoLeffe | Albino and Leffe | Atleti Azzurri d'Italia (Bergamo) | 26,542 | |
| Ancona | Ancona | del Conero | 23,983 | |
| Bassano Virtus | Bassano del Grappa | Rino Mercante | 2,952 | |
| Fano | Fano | Raffaele Mancini | 8,800 | |
| FeralpiSalò | Salò | Lino Turina | 2,500 | |
| Forlì | Forlì | Tullo Morgagni | 3,466 | |
| Gubbio | Gubbio | Pietro Barbetti | 5,300 | |
| Lumezzane | Lumezzane | Nuovo Comunale | 4,150 | |
| Maceratese | Macerata | Helvia Recina | 5,846 | |
| Mantova | Mantua | Danilo Martelli | 14,884 | |
| Modena | Modena | Alberto Braglia | 21,151 | |
| Padova | Padua | Euganeo | 19,740 | |
| Parma | Parma | Stadio Ennio Tardini | 27,906 | |
| Pordenone | Pordenone | Ottavio Bottecchia | 3,000 | |
| Reggiana | Reggio Emilia | Città del Tricolore | 20,084 | |
| Sambenedettese | San Benedetto del Tronto | Riviera delle Palme | 14,995 | |
| Santarcangelo | Santarcangelo di Romagna | Valentino Mazzola | 3,000 | |
| Südtirol | Bolzano | Druso | 3,500 | |
| Teramo | Teramo | Gaetano Bonolis | 7,498 | |
| Venezia | Venice | Pier Luigi Penzo | 7,450 |
6 teams from Apulia, 4 teams from Calabria, 4 teams from Sicily, 3 teams from Campania, 2 teams from Basilicata and 1 team from Lazio
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akragas | Agrigento | Esseneto | 15,000 | |
| Casertana | Caserta | Alberto Pinto | 12,000 | |
| Catania | Catania | Angelo Massimino | 20,266 | |
| Catanzaro | Catanzaro | Nicola Ceravolo | 14,650 | |
| Cosenza | Cosenza | San Vito | 24,479 | |
| Fidelis Andria | Andria | Degli Ulivi | 9,140 | |
| Foggia | Foggia | Pino Zaccheria | 25,000 | |
| Fondi | Fondi | Domenico Purificato | 2,500 | |
| Juve Stabia | Castellammare di Stabia | Romeo Menti | 7,642 | |
| Lecce | Lecce | Via del Mare | 33,876 | |
| Matera | Matera | Franco Salerno | 8,500 | |
| Melfi | Melfi | Arturo Valerio | 4,100 | |
| Messina | Messina | San Filippo | 37,895 | |
| Monopoli | Monopoli | Vito Simone Veneziani | 6,880 | |
| Paganese | Pagani | Marcello Torre | 5,900 | |
| Reggina | Reggio Calabria | Oreste Granillo | 27,454 | |
| Siracusa | Siracusa | Nicola De Simone | 6,870 | |
| Erasmo Iacovone | 27,584 | |||
| Vibonese | Vibo Valentia | Luigi Razza | 6,000 | |
| Virtus Francavilla | Francavilla Fontana | Giovanni Paolo II | 5,000 |
|}1 Won by higher placed finish.
|}1 Won by higher placed finish.
Quarterfinals on 31 May and 4 June 2017, semifinals on 13 and 14 June 2017, final on 17 June 2017.[11]
Play-outs on 21 and 28 May 2017, loser on aggregate is relegated. Higher placed team plays at home for second leg. If tied on aggregate, lower-placed team is relegated.|}
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Mancuso3 | Sambenedettese | 25 |
| 2 | Pablo González2 | Alessandria | 22 |
| 3 | Riccardo Bocalon1 | 21 | |
| Fabio Mazzeo | Foggia | ||
| 5 | Rachid Arma1 | Pordenone | 18 |
| Salvatore Bruno1 | Giana Erminio | ||
| Salvatore Caturano1 | Lecce | ||
| 8 | Emanuele Calaiò2 | Parma | 17 |
| Claudio de Sousa | Racing Roma | ||
| Davide Moscardelli1 | Arezzo | ||
| Maikol Negro1 | Matera |