| UAAP Season 59 | |
| Overall | |
| Tagline: | The New Generation of Sports Excellence |
| Host: | De La Salle University |
| League: | UAAP |
| Prev: | 58 |
| Seasonlist: | Template:UAAP seasons |
| Next: | 60 |
UAAP Season 59 is the 1996–97 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, which was hosted by De La Salle University-Manila. The season opened on July 13, 1996, at the Araneta Coliseum. The 3rd Annual UAAP Cheerdance Competition was also held after the opening ceremonies.
| Rank | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | UST | FEU | DLSU | UST | UST | UST | ADMU | UE | UP | UST | UP | UST | DLSU | |
| 2nd | DLSU | UST | UP | UP | AdU | UP | UST | FEU | ADMU | DLSU | UP | ADMU | ||
| 3rd | UP | DLSU | UST | DLSU | UP | DLSU | UP | UST | DLSU | UP | DLSU | UST | ||
| 4th | UE | UP | AdU | UE | UE | ADMU | DLSU | DLSU | UE | UE | NU | FEU | ||
| 5th | ADMU | UE | UE | FEU | FEU | UE | NU | UP | ADMU & FEU | AdU | UE | |||
| 6th | FEU & NU | AdU | ADMU | AdU | DLSU | AdU | UE | ADMU | ADMU | UP | ||||
| 7th | NU | NU | ADMU | AdU | ||||||||||
| 8th | AdU | ADMU | NU |
| Rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | FEU | UST | DLSU | UP | UP | FEU | UP | UST | UP | UP | FEU | |
| 2nd | DLSU | FEU | UP | FEU | ADMU | UST | ADMU | DLSU | AdU | ADMU | ||
| 3rd | UST | UP | UST | DLSU | DLSU | DLSU | DLSU | UP | DLSU | DLSU | ||
| 4th | UP | UE | ADMU | UST | UST | UE | UE | UST | UST | |||
| 5th | AdU | DLSU | AdU & UE | UE | UE | UP | ADMU | ADMU | UP | |||
| 6th | UE | ADMU | AdU | NU | AdU | FEU | ||||||
| 7th | ADMU | AdU | NU | ADMU | ||||||||
| 8th | NU | ADMU |
| Rank | BOYS' | GIRLS' | |||||||
| 1st | USTHS | DLSZ | UST | ADMU | AdU & UE | ADMU | DLSZ | USTHS | |
| 2nd | ADMU | UE | DLSZ | UE | AdU | UPIS | AdU | ||
| 3rd | DLSZ | ADMU | ADMU | USTHS | NU | USTHS | USTHS | UE | |
| 4th | AdU | UPIS | UE | NU | USTHS | DLSZ | UE | DLSZ | |
| 5th | UE | NU | AdU | AdU | ADMU | UE &<br>UPIS | NU | UPIS | |
| 6th | UPIS | USTHS | UPIS | DLSZ | UPIS | ||||
| 7th | NU | FEU | DLSZ | ||||||
| 8th | FEU |
The host school is boldfaced. Final.
| Rank | School | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | USTHS | 87 | |
| 2nd | UE | 77 | |
| 3rd | DLSZ | 74 | |
| 4th | Ateneo | 68 | |
| 5th | Adamson | 59 | |
| 6th | UPIS | 44 | |
| 7th | NU | 32 | |
| 8th | FEU-FERN | 3 |
| Rank | School | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | UST | 254 |
| 2nd | UP | 233 |
| 3rd | La Salle | 225 |
| 4th | Ateneo | 131 |
| 5th | FEU | 130 |
| 6th | UE | 121 |
| 7th | Adamson | 75 |
| 8th | NU | 30 |
Top Athletes:
Men: Herminio Gallo, Jr. (Volleyball)
Women: Emmilyn Ong Jimenez (Swimming)
Junior: Rufino Manotok (Swimming)