2016–17 LigaPro
The 2016–17 LigaPro was the 27th season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the third season under the current LigaPro title. A total of 22 teams competed in this division, including reserve sides from top-flight Primeira Liga teams.
Porto B were the defending champions, after winning their first title in the competition in the previous season.
Teams
A total of 22 teams contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2015–16 season, two teams relegated from the 2015–16 Primeira Liga and three promoted from the 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal.Other team changes compared to the previous season included the promotion of Chaves and Feirense to the 2016–17 Primeira Liga, and the relegation of Farense, Mafra, Atlético CP, Oriental and Oliveirense to the 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal.
On 15 March 2016, the LPFP announced that four teams will be relegated to the 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal, and two teams will be promoted directly from the Campeonato de Portugal to reduce the number of LigaPro teams to 20 for the 2017–18 season. There will be also a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off involving the 17th- and 18th-placed teams of 2016–17 LigaPro and both second-placed teams of the Campeonato de Portugal promotion groups.
Team changes
Promoted from 2015–16 Campeonato de PortugalRelegated from 2015–16 Primeira Liga
Promoted to 2016–17 Primeira Liga
- Chaves
- Feirense
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2015–16 finish |
| Académica | Coimbra | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra | 29,622 | 18th |
| Académico de Viseu | Viseu | Estádio do Fontelo | 7,744 | 17th |
| Benfica B | Lisbon | Caixa Futebol Campus | 2,720 | 19th |
| Braga B | Braga | Estádio 1º de Maio | 28,000 | 15th |
| Cova da Piedade | Cova da Piedade | Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira | 3,000 | 1st |
| Desportivo das Aves | Vila das Aves | Estádio do CD Aves | 5,441 | 8th |
| Fafe | Fafe | Parque Municipal dos Desportos de Fafe | 8,000 | 3rd |
| Famalicão | Vila Nova de Famalicão | Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho | 5,300 | 6th |
| Freamunde | Freamunde | Campo do SC Freamunde | 3,919 | 5th |
| Gil Vicente | Barcelos | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos | 12,046 | 11th |
| Leixões | Matosinhos | Estádio do Mar | 9,766 | 18th |
| Olhanense | Olhão | Estádio José Arcanjo | 5,661 | 7th |
| Penafiel | Penafiel | Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril | 5,320 | 12th |
| Portimonense | Portimão | Estádio Municipal de Portimão | 5,950 | 4th |
| Porto B | Porto | Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio | 8,270 | 1st |
| Santa Clara | Ponta Delgada | Estádio de São Miguel | 13,277 | 16th |
| Sporting CP B | Lisbon | CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira | 1,180 | 10th |
| Sporting da Covilhã | Covilhã | Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto | 2,055 | 14th |
| União da Madeira | Funchal | Centro Desportivo da Madeira | 2,300 | 17th |
| Varzim | Póvoa de Varzim | Estádio do Varzim SC | 7,280 | 9th |
| Vitória de Guimarães B | Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 30,000 | 13th |
| Vizela | Vizela | Estádio do FC Vizela | 6,000 | 2nd |
Personnel and sponsors
Coaching changes
Season summary
League table
Positions by round
Results
Relegation play-offs
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 |  Jorge Pires | Portimonense | 15 |
| 2 | Luís Barry | Desportivo das Aves | 9 |
| 3 | Rui Costa | Varzim | 8 |
| 3 | Paulo Clemente | Santa Clara | 8 |
| 3 |  Alan Júnior | Fafe | 8 |
| 6 | Xadas | Braga B | 7 |
| 6 |  Evandro Brandão | Fafe | 7 |
| 6 |  Tyler Boyd | Vitória de Guimarães B | 7 |
| 6 | Diego Medeiros | Famalicão | 7 |
| 6 | Paulinho | Portimonense | 7 |