Season 2016–17 | ||
The 2016–17 Combined Counties Football League season (known as the 2016–17 Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 39th in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
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The league constitution was announced on 17 May 2016. The season began on 2 August and is set to conclude in May 2017.
Premier Division
The Premier Division is increased from 22 to 23 clubs, and features five new teams after the promotion of Ashford Town to the Southern League, and the relegation of Chessington & Hook United, Cove and Redhill to the First Division:
In June 2016, North Greenford United successfully appealed against their placement in the Hellenic Football League following relegation from the Southern Football League, and were placed in the Combined Counties Premier Division.
Camberley Town, Epsom & Ewell, Hartley Wintney, Walton & Hersham and Westfield have applied for promotion to Step 4 for 2017–18.
League table
Updated to games played on 14:17, 26 February 2017 (UTC).
Source: FA Full-Time CCL Prem Div Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Division One
Division One is increased from 17 to 18 clubs, and features six new teams after CB Hounslow United, Bedfont & Feltham and Abbey Rangers were promoted to the Premier Division, Dorking Wanderers Reserves left the league, and Sandhurst Town transferred to the Hellenic League:
The season began on 6 August 2016 with Ash United and Frimley Green accruing the first points on the board with a 1–1 draw at Young's Drive, Ash.
League table
Updated to games played on 14:22, 26 February 2017 (UTC).
Source: FA Full-Time CCL Div One Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
‡ Frimley Green were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player at Ash United on 6 August.
# AC London were deducted six points for fielding an ineligible player.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.