Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia 1996–97
Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia 1996/1997 adalah musim ketiga Liga Indonesia dengan nama "Liga Dunhill".
Pada musim ini, Persebaya Surabaya tampil sebagai juara setelah mengalahkan Bandung Raya di babak final.
Format
33 tim dalam tiga wilayah (Barat, Tengah, Timur); empat teratas dari tiap wilayah maju ke babak 12 Besar yang dibagi kepada tiga grup; tiga tim teratas setiap grup dan tim urutan kedua terbaik maju ke babak semifinal; pemenang semifinal bertemu di final.
Klasemen Sementara
Divisi Barat
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Persebaya Surabaya | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 18 | 43 |
| 2 | Bandung Raya | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 17 | 35 |
| 3 | Arema Malang | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 35 |
| 4 | Persiraja Banda Aceh | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 32 |
| 5 | Persita Tangerang | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 32 |
| 6 | PSBL Bandar Lampung | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 31 |
| 7 | Semen Padang | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 30 |
| 8 | Persikab | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 25 |
| 9 | Medan Jaya | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| 10 | Persija Jakarta | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 12 |
| 11 | Persijatim | 20 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 75 | 3 |
Divisi Tengah
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Persib Bandung | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Pelita Jaya | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 33 |
| 3 | Mitra Surabaya | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Barito Putra | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 29 |
| 5 | PSP | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 29 |
| 6 | PSIS Semarang | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 26 |
| 7 | Arseto | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 26 |
| 8 | PSB Bogor | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| 8 | PSDS Deli Serdang | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 22 |
| 10 | PSMS Medan | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 19 |
| 11 | Mataram Indocement | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 18 |
Divisi Timur
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | PSM Makassar | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 21 | 43 |
| 2 | Gelora Dewata | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 38 |
| 3 | Persma Manado | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 36 |
| 4 | Persipura Jayapura | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 35 |
| 5 | Putra Samarinda | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 32 |
| 6 | Petrokimia Putra | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 32 |
| 7 | Pupuk Kaltim | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 22 | 30 |
| 8 | Persema Malang | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 37 | 22 |
| 9 | Persiba Balikpapan | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 21 |
| 10 | Assyabaab SGS | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 17 |
| 11 | Persedikab | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 13 |
Babak Penyisihan Grup
Grup A
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Persebaya Surabaya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Mitra Surabaya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Persiraja Banda Aceh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | Gelora Dewata | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Grup B
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Bandung Raya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Persib Bandung | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Persma Manado | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Barito Putra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Grup C
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | PSM Makassar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Pelita Jaya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Arema Malang | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Persipura Jayapura | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Data-data
- Final: Persebaya Surabaya 3-1 Bandung Raya
- Pencetak gol: Reinold Pieterz, Jacksen F. Tiago (Persebaya); Peri Sandria (Bandung Raya)
- Semifinal:
- Bandung Raya 1-0 Mitra Surabaya
- Pencetak gol: ?
- Persebaya Surabaya 3-2 PSM Ujungpandang
- Pencetak gol: Jacksen F. Tiago (3)
- Pencetak gol terbanyak: Jacksen F. Tiago (Persebaya Surabaya) - 26 gol
- Pemain terbaik: Nur'alim (Bandung Raya)