1996–97 Regionalliga

Regionalliga
Season	1996–97
Champions	Hannover 96 (N); Energie Cottbus (NO); SG Wattenscheid 09 (W/SW); 1. FC Nürnberg (S);
Promoted	Energie Cottbus; SG Wattenscheid 09; 1. FC Nürnberg; SpVgg Greuther Fürth;
Relegated	SC Concordia; FC Altona 93; FC St. Pauli (A); Lüneburger SK; SV Lurup; SC Charlottenburg; FSV Velten 90; SC Hauenstein; 1. FC Bocholt; SV Elversberg; SpVgg Ludwigsburg; SG Quelle Fürth; SG Egelsbach;
Matches played	1,224
Goals scored	3,555 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorer	Hakan Cengiz (VfL Herzlake) - 28
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Regionalliga was the third season of the Regionalliga as the third tier of German football. The league was organised in four regional divisions, Nord, Nordost, West-Südwest and Süd.