The 2015–16 season saw five new clubs in the league,
VfL Bückeburg,
SVG Göttingen, Heeslinger SC and
TuS Lingen, all four promoted from the
Landesligas, while
FT Braunschweig was relegated from the
Regionalliga Nord. Of the Niedersachsenliga teams only Lupo Martini Wolfsburg and Germania Egestorf applied for a Regionalliga licence for the 2016–17 season, with the
Northern German Football Association deciding on 9 May 2016 to grant all applicants a licence.
Top goalscorers The top goal scorers for the season: ==Promotion play-off==