Just as in the last season, Werder II once again narrowly avoided relegation on the last matchday, once again winning ag...ainst VFR Aalen. Werder II thereby passed SC Paderborn in the table, finishing ahead of them by one point and securing 17th place.
Later that summer though, 1860 München, who were relegated from the 2. Bundesliga ran into financial trouble and were not given a spot in the 2017/18 3. Liga. This meant that SC Paderborn would get to retain their spot in the 3. Liga and not be relegated.