| 1996–97 Slovak Extraliga season | |
| League: | Slovak Extraliga |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| No Of Teams: | 10 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | League Champion |
| Season Champs: | Dukla Trenčín |
| Second Place: | HC Košice |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Playoffs Link: |
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| Finals Champ: | Dukla Trenčín |
| Finals Runner-Up: | HC Košice |
| Playoffs Mvp Link: | Golden Skate |
| Nextseason Year: | 1997–98 |
| Prevseason Year: | 1995–96 |
| Seasonslistnames: | Slovak Extraliga |
The 1996–97 Slovak Extraliga season was the fourth season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 10 teams participated in the league, and Dukla Trencin won the championship.
| Team | GP | Pts | W | T | L | GF:GA | Diff. | ||
| 1. | Dukla Trenčín | 36 | 57 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 151:100 | +51 | |
| 2. | HC Košice | 36 | 50 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 154:112 | +42 | |
| 3. | HC Slovan Bratislava | 36 | 47 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 150:108 | +42 | |
| 4. | ŠKP PS Poprad | 36 | 44 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 146:112 | +34 | |
| 5. | Martimex ZŤS Martin | 36 | 44 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 111:92 | +19 | |
| 6. | HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš | 36 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 117:144 | -27 | |
| 7. | VTJ Spišská Nová Ves | 36 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 111:140 | -29 | |
| 8. | Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom | 36 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 116:161 | -45 | |
| 9. | MHC Nitra | 36 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 106:143 | -37 | |
| 10. | ŠK Iskra Banská Bystrica | 36 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 97:147 | -50 |
| Team | GP | Pts | W | T | L | GF:GA | Diff. | ||
| 1. | HC Košice | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 44:27 | +17 | |
| 2. | Dukla Trenčín | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 45:29 | +16 | |
| 3. | Martimex ZŤS Martin | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 36:37 | -1 | |
| 4. | ŠKP PS Poprad | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 36:39 | -3 | |
| 5. | HC Slovan Bratislava | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 42:34 | +8 | |
| 6. | HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 20:57 | -37 |
| Team | GP | Pts | W | T | L | GF:GA | Diff. | ||
| 1. | MHC Nitra | 14 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 54:42 | +12 | |
| 2. | HK 36 Skalica | 14 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 44:37 | +7 | |
| 3. | VTJ Spišská Nová Ves | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 52:34 | +18 | |
| 4. | HKm Zvolen | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 52:34 | +18 | |
| 5. | ŠK Iskra Banská Bystrica | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 46:39 | +7 | |
| 6. | HC MEZ VTJ Michalovce | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 36:48 | -12 | |
| 7. | Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 36:49 | -13 | |
| 8. | HK Dragon Prešov | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27:64 | -37 |