| Competition: | Austrian Bundesliga |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Winners: | SV Austria Salzburg |
| Prevseason: | 1995–96 |
| Nextseason: | 1997–98 |
Statistics of Austrian Football Bundesliga in the 1996–97 season.
It was contested by 10 teams, and SV Austria Salzburg won the championship.
Teams of 1996–97 Austrian Football Bundesliga
Teams played each other four times in the league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away), and then did the same in the second half of the season.
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| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  René Wagner | Rapid Wien | 21 |
| 2 |  Thomas Janeschitz | Tirol Innsbruck | 13 |
| Ivica Vastić | Sturm Graz | ||
| 4 | Eduard Glieder | Austria Salzburg | 12 |
| 5 | Marcel Oerlemans | SV Ried | 11 |
| Herwig Drechsel | SV Ried | ||
| Dietmar Kühbauer | Rapid Wien | ||
| Manfred Rosenegger | Admira/Wacker | ||
| 9 | Dieter Ramusch | Grazer AK | 10 |
| 10 | Ronald Brunmayr | Austria Wien | 9 |
| Peter Stöger | Rapid Wien |