2016–17 Southern Counties East Football League

The 2016–17 Southern Counties East Football League season was the 51st in the history of the Southern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England, and is the first year the competition has two divisions, having merged with the Kent Invicta Football League.

Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs.

The following two clubs left the Premier Division before the season -
 * Greenwich Borough – promoted to the Isthmian League Division One South
 * Holmesdale – relegated to the newly created Division One

The following three clubs joined the Premier Division before the season -
 * Bearsted – promoted as winners of the Kent Invicta League
 * Sheppey United – promoted as runners-up in the Kent Invicta League
 * Whitstable Town – relegated from Isthmian League Division One South

Promotion criteria
To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:
 * 1) Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2016
 * 2) Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2017
 * 3) Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
 * 4) Finish the season in one of the top three positions

The following eight teams achieved criterion one:
 * AFC Croydon Athletic
 * Ashford United (missed application deadline but successfully appealed)
 * Corinthian
 * Crowborough Athletic
 * Hollands & Blair
 * Sevenoaks Town
 * Sheppey United
 * Whitstable Town

Top scorers
Correct as of 29 April 2017

Division One
Before the start of the season Kent Invicta Football League merged with Southern Counties East League and became Division One.

The league consisted of 19 clubs: 17 clubs from previous Kent Invicta League season and two new clubs:


 * Holmesdale – relegated from the Premier Division
 * Snodland Town – promoted from Kent County League Premier Division

The following two clubs changed their names:


 * APM Contrast was renamed K Sports
 * Seven Acre & Sidcup was renamed Sporting Club Thamesmead

Top scorers
Correct as of 25 April 2017