| Competition: | Divizia A |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Winners: | Steaua București[1] |
| Relegated: | Politehnica Timișoara Braşov |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Steaua București |
| Continentalcup2: | Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Naţional București |
| Continentalcup3: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Dinamo București Oţelul Galaţi |
| Continentalcup4: | Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup4 Qualifiers: | Rapid București Gloria Bistriţa |
| League Topscorer: | Sabin Ilie (31) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Petrolul 7–1 Sportul Braşov 6–0 Jiul |
| Biggest Away Win: | Cluj 1–7 Steaua |
| Highest Scoring: | Steaua 5–4 Cluj Cluj 5–4 Ceahlăul Petrolul 4–5 Politehnica |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 871 |
| Longest Wins: | Steaua (5) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Steaua (10) |
| Longest Losses: | Politehnica (7) |
| Prevseason: | 1995–96 |
| Nextseason: | 1997–98 |
The 1996–97 Divizia A was the seventy-ninth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
| Position[2] | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabin Ilie | Steaua București | 31 | |
| 2 | Mugur Gușatu | Politehnica Timișoara | 17 | |
| 3 | Leonard Strizu | Braşov | 16 | |
| 4 | Bănică Oprea | Farul Constanța | 15 | |
| 5 | Dumitru Târțău | Rapid București | 14 |