Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia 1996–97
Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia 1996/1997 adalah musim ketiga Liga Indonesia.
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)