| Competition: | Bulgarian B Group |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Winners: | Litex |
| Promoted: | Litex Olimpik Metalurg |
| Relegated: | Lokomotiv Ruse Parva Atomna Spartak Plovdiv Lokomotiv GO Chirpan Hebar |
| League Topscorer: | Dimcho Belyakov (23 goals) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 776 |
| Prevseason: | 1995–96 |
| Nextseason: | 1997–98 |
The 1996–97 B Group was the 41st season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. A total of 18 teams contested the league.[1]
Litex Lovech, Olimpik Galata and Metalurg Pernik were promoted to Bulgarian A Group. Lokomotiv Ruse, Parva Atomna Kozloduy, Spartak Plovdiv, Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa, Chirpan and Hebar Pazardzhik were relegated.