2016–17 NIFL Premiership
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The <entity_1> (known as the Danske Bank <entity_2> for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of Northern Ireland's highest national football league in this format since its inception in 2008, the 116th season of Irish league football overall, and the fourth season of the league operating as part of the Northern Ireland Football League. The season began on <entity_3> and ended on 29 April 2017, with the play-offs taking place in <entity_4>. The eleventh-placed team from the <entity_2>, Carrick Rangers, played the winners of the pre-play-off, Institute, over two legs for one spot in the <entity_0>. Carrick Rangers won 5–2 on aggregate and retained their spot in the <entity_2> for the <entity_0> season; Institute remained in the NIFL Championship.
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