2016–17 LEB Oro season

The 2016–17 LEB Oro season will be the 21st season of the Spanish basketball second league LEB Oro. Dates must be determined yet.

Teams
On 20 July 2016 the Spanish Basketball Federation confirmed the expansion of the league to 18 teams. The 2010–11 season was the last one with this number.

Despite its promotion, on 23 July 2016 Sáenz Horeca Araberri Basket announced that it could not fulfill the requirements in the league. However, almost one month later the club was allowed to participate in the league.

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

 * Teams relegated from the 2015–16 Liga ACB
 * Movistar Estudiantes (will play in ACB as Quesos Cerrato Palencia resigned to promote due to the impossibility to fulfill the requirements)
 * RETAbet.es GBC


 * Teams promoted from the 2015–16 LEB Plata
 * Marín Peixegalego
 * Sáenz Horeca Araberri Basket


 * Teams promoted after the expansion of the league
 * Actel Força Lleida (was relegated in the previous season)

Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.

Copa Princesa de Asturias
The Copa Princesa de Asturias will be played on 27 January 2017, by the two first qualified teams after the end of the first half of the season (round 17).

The Champion of this Cup will play the play-offs as first qualified if it finishes the league between the second and the fifth qualified.