1996–97 Ukrainian First League
| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Metalurh Donetsk |
| Promoted | Metalurh Mariupol |
| Relegated | Odesa Krystal Chortkiv Podillya Khmelnytskyi Veres Rivne |
| Top goalscorer | (22) Oleksiy Antyukhin (Dynamo-2 Kyiv) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → | |
1996–97 Ukrainian First League was the sixth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by Metalurh Donetsk. The season started on August 4, 1996, and finished on June 20, 1997.