| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Winners: | Al Wahda Sana'a' |
| Total Goals: | 367 |
| Nextseason: | 1997–98 |
The 1996–97 Yemeni League is the fifth edition of top-level football in Yemen. The season started in November 1996 and ended in June 1997. Al Wahda Sana'a' won the title.
A total of twelve teams contested the league, including teen sides from the 1994–95 season and two promoted teams from the 1994–95 ??? league. Al-Taliya Taizz and Al-Shurta Aden were relegated from 1994 to 1995 Yemeni League after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table. 1994–95 ??? League champions Al-Ittihad (Ibb) and runners-up Al Sha'ab Sana'a secured direct promotion to the Yemeni League.[1] [2]
| Club | Location | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Sana'a | Ali Muhesen Stadium | |
| Al-Ahly Hudaida | Al Hudaydah | ||
| Al-Ittihad | Ibb | ||
| Al-Shaab Hadramout | Mukalla | ||
| Al Sha'ab Sana'a | Sana'a | ||
| Al-Shula | Aden | ||
| Al-Tilal SC | Aden | ||
| Aden | |||
| Al-Wahda Club (San'a') | Sana'a | ||
| Al-Zohra | Sana'a | ||
| Hassan Abyan | Abyan | ||
| Shamsan | Aden |
| Pos. | Team | Pld. | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Wahda Club (San'a') (C) | 22 | 42 | |
| 2 | Al-Tilal SC | 22 | 39 | |
| 3 | Al-Ahly Hudaida | 22 | 37 | |
| ??? | Al-Zohra Sana'a | 22 | ??? | |
| ??? | Shamsan Aden | 22 | ??? | |
| ??? | Al-Shaab Hadramout (Mukalla) | 22 | ??? | |
| ??? | Al-Shula | 22 | ??? | |
| ??? | Al-Ittihad (Ibb) | 22 | ??? | |
| ??? | Al-Ahli Club San'a' | 22 | ??? | |
| ??? | Hassan Abyan | 22 | ??? | |
| ??? | Al Sha'ab Sana'a (R) | 22 | ??? | |
| ??? | Al-Wahda (Aden) (R) | 22 | ??? |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jameel Al-Maktry | Shamsan Aden | 21 | |
| 2 | Omar Abdul Hafeez | Al-Zohra Sana'a | 15 | |
| 3 | Khalid Al-Akbari | Al-Shaab Hadramout | 11 |