| Club: | SC Bastia |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Chairman: | François Nicolaï |
| Manager: | Frédéric Antonetti |
| Stadium: | Stade Armand Cesari |
| League: | Division 1 |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | Coupe de France |
| Cup1 Result: | End of 32 |
| Cup2: | Coupe de la Ligue |
| Cup2 Result: | End of 32 |
| League Topscorer: | Anto Drobnjak (18) |
| Season Topscorer: | Anto Drobnjak (19) |
| Highest Attendance: | 10,800 vs Paris SG (15 April 1997) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,500 vs Nice (7 December 1996) |
| Average Attendance: | 5,415 |
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| Prevseason: | 1995–96 |
| Nextseason: | 1997–98 |
During the 1996–97 season, SC Bastia finished in 7th place in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Their top scorer of the season, including 19 goals in 18 league matches, was Anto Drobnjak. They were eliminated from the Coupe de France in the round of 32 and the Coupe de la Ligue in the first round.
See main article: 1996–97 French Division 1.
| Date | Opponent | H / A | Result | Goal(s) | Attendance | Referee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 1996 | Rennes | H | 2 - 0 | 6,000 | Jean-Claude Puyalt | ||
| 16 August 1996 | Guingamp | H | 1 - 0 | 8,000 | Serge Léon | ||
| 24 August 1996 | Nice | A | 1 - 1 | 6,500 | Stéphane Bré | ||
| 26 August 1996 | Lille | H | 0 - 0 | - | 5,000 | Rémy Harrel | |
| 3 September 1996 | Bordeaux | A | 3 - 1 | 22,000 | Bruno Coué | ||
| 6 September 1996 | Marseille | H | 2 - 0 | 7,000 | Claude Tellène | ||
| 14 September 1996 | Strasbourg | A | 1 - 3 | 9,159 | Gilles Veissière | ||
| 20 September 1996 | Caen | H | 4 - 2 | 5,000 | Éric Poulat | ||
| 28 September 1996 | Nancy | A | 2 - 2 | 7,108 | Marc Batta | ||
| 2 October 1996 | Nantes | H | 0 - 0 | - | 5,000 | Gilles Chéron | |
| 5 October 1996 | Montpellier | A | 3 - 1 | 9,122 | Claude Colombo | ||
| 11 October 1996 | AS Monaco | H | 0 - 0 | - | 7,000 | Patrick Anton | |
| 19 October 1996 | Cannes | A | 1 - 1 | 5,000 | Éric Poulat | ||
| 25 October 1996 | Lens | H | 0 - 1 | 5,000 | Philippe Kalt | ||
| 3 November 1996 | Paris SG | A | 3 - 0 | - | 34,856 | Gilles Chéron | |
| 6 November 1996 | Lyon | H | 3 - 1 | 4,000 | Alain Sars | ||
| 13 November 1996 | Le Havre | A | 0 - 1 | 7,643 | Claude Tellène | ||
| 16 November 1996 | Metz | H | 2 - 1 | 5,000 | Pascal Garibian | ||
| 22 November 1996 | Auxerre | A | 1 - 2 | 8,000 | Claude Colombo | ||
| 29 November 1996 | Guingamp | A | 2 - 1 | 7,288 | Jean-Marc Gonon | ||
| 7 December 1996 | Nice | H | 1 - 0 | 3,500 | Jean-Claude Puyalt | ||
| 14 December 1996 | Lille | A | 1 - 2 | 8,066 | Philippe Leduc | ||
| 19 December 1996 | Bordeaux | H | 3 - 1 | 5,000 | Laurent Duhamel | ||
| 25 January 1997 | Marseille | A | 1 - 0 | 19,000 | Éric Poulat | ||
| 2 February 1997 | Strasbourg | H | 3 - 1 | 5,500 | Stéphane Bré | ||
| 11 February 1997 | Caen | A | 2 - 2 | 16,465 | Gilles Veissière | ||
| 22 February 1997 | Nancy | H | 2 - 0 | 4,000 | Claude Tellène | ||
| 8 March 1997 | Nantes | A | 3 - 0 | 27,000 | Claude Colombo | ||
| 14 March 1997 | Montpellier | H | 2 - 2 | 5,000 | Jean-Marc Gonon | ||
| 22 March 1997 | AS Monaco | A | 3 - 1 | 5,500 | Stéphane Bré | ||
| 26 March 1997 | Cannes | H | 1 - 0 | 5,000 | Bruno Derrien | ||
| 6 April 1997 | Lens | A | 1 - 1 | 20,000 | Laurent Duhamel | ||
| 15 April 1997 | Paris SG | H | 1 - 1 | 10,080 | Marc Batta | ||
| 26 April 1997 | Lyon | A | 4 - 2 | 20,000 | Bernard Saules | ||
| 30 April 1997 | Le Havre | H | 1 - 2 | 6,000 | Philippe Kalt | ||
| 3 May 1997 | Metz | A | 1 - 0 | - | 20,927 | Jean-Claude Puyalt | |
| 17 May 1997 | Auxerre | H | 2 - 1 | 5,500 | Stéphane Bré | ||
| 24 May 1997 | Rennes | A | 1 - 3 | 11,446 | Roger Philippi |
See main article: 1996-97 Coupe de France.
| Date | Round | Opponent | H / A | Result | Goal(s) | Attendance | Referee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 January 1997 | End of 64 | La Roche | A | 2 - 4 | 3,839 | Jean-Marc Gonon | ||
| 7 February 1997 | End of 32 | Nice | H | 2 - 2 (pen. 3-4) | 6,000 | Alain Sars |
See main article: 1996-97 Coupe de la Ligue.
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=150 | Name | width=80 | Ligue 1 | width=80 | Coupe de France | width=80 | Coupe de la Ligue | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 18 | 1 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 2 | MF |  | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 | FW |  | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| = | FW |  | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | FW | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 6 | FW | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| = | MF |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| = | FW | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 9 | DF | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| = | MF | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 11 | MF | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |