The 2016–17 East Superleague (known as the McBookie.com East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs.
The season began on 6 August 2016 and ended on 3 June 2017. Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic were the reigning champions.
Kelty Hearts clinched the championship on 31 May 2017, the club's second title in three seasons. As winners they entered the preliminary round of the 2017–18 Scottish Cup.
Teams The following teams changed division prior to the 2016–17 season.
To East Superleague Promoted from East Premier League Jeanfield Swifts Dundonald Bluebell Lochee United
From East Superleague Relegated to East Premier League Sauchie Juniors St Andrews United Tayport
Stadia and locations
ClubLocationGroundManagerFinishing position 2015–16Bo'ness United Bo'ness Newtown Park Allan McGonigal 4thBonnyrigg Rose Athletic Bonnyrigg New Dundas Park Robbie Horn ChampionsBroughty Athletic Dundee Whitton Park Keith Gibson 10thBroxburn Athletic Broxburn Albyn Park Max Christie 6thCamelon Juniors Camelon Carmuirs Park Gordon Herd 11thCarnoustie Panmure Carnoustie Laing Park Alan McSkimming 12thDundonald Bluebell Cardenden Moorside Park Stevie Kay East Premier League, 2ndFauldhouse United Fauldhouse Park View Jon Connolly 13thHill of Beath Hawthorn Hill of Beath Keirs Park Kevin Fotheringham 8thJeanfield Swifts Perth Riverside Park Ross Gunnion East Premier League, 1stKelty Hearts Kelty New Central Park Tam Courts 2ndLinlithgow Rose Linlithgow Prestonfield Mark Bradley 3rdLochee United Dundee Thomson Park George Shields East Premier League, 3rdMusselburgh Athletic Musselburgh Olivebank Stadium Calvin Shand 7thNewtongrange Star Newtongrange New Victoria Park Stevie McLeish 5thPenicuik Athletic Penicuik Penicuik Park Johnny Harvey 9th
Managerial changes ClubOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Fauldhouse United David Cowan Resigned 13 June 2016 Close season Stephen Findlay 24 June 2016 Lochee United Steven Leahy Resigned 23 June 2016 Close season George Shields 1 July 2016 Penicuik Athletic Craig Meikle Resigned 28 June 2016 Close season Johnny Harvey 30 June 2016 Dundonald Bluebell Craig Morrison Resigned 30 June 2016 Close season Stevie Kay 3 July 2016 Camelon Juniors Murray McDowell Sacked 27 September 2016 11th Gordon Herd 21 October 2016 Linlithgow Rose David McGlynn Resigned 3 October 2016 9th Todd Lumsden 31 October 2016 Fauldhouse United Stephen Findlay Resigned 21 December 2016 16th David Cowan 21 December 2016 Fauldhouse United David Cowan Sacked 21 February 2017 16th Jon Connolly 21 February 2017 Linlithgow Rose Todd Lumsden Sacked 2 May 2017 15th Mark Bradley 22 May 2017 Hill of Beath Hawthorn Bobby Wilson Mutual consent 14 May 2017 9th Kevin Fotheringham 20 May 2017
League table
Results
East Region Super/Premier League play-off Forfar West End, who finished third in the East Premier League, defeated Newtongrange Star 3–2 on aggregate in the East Region Super/Premier League play-off to gain promotion. However, Newtongrange were reprieved from relegation to balance league numbers following the departure of Kelty Hearts to the East of Scotland Football League.
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