Belgian First Division A 2016-17

The 2016–17 season of the Belgian First Division A will be the 114th season of top-tier football in Belgium and the first following the structural changes in the Belgian football pyramid, reducing the number of professional teams to 24. It is scheduled to start on the 29 July 2016 and will finish in May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 8 June 2016. Club Brugge are the defending champions.

Team changes

 * OH Leuven was relegated after finishing last in the 2015–16 Belgian Pro League.
 * Due to the fact that 2015–16 Belgian Second Division champions WS Brussels were refused a Belgian professional football license, Eupen was promoted as runner-up instead.