The 2016–17 season was Norwich City's return to the Football League Championship, having been relegated from the Premier League last season. This season they participated in the Championship, FA Cup and League Cup. The Norwich City development squad also participated in the EFL Trophy. The fixture list for the season was announced on 22 June 2016, and the Championship season began on 6 August 2016. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. Norwich compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their home games at Carrow Road and have a long-standing rivalry with East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town, with whom they have contested the East Anglian derby since 1902.