# 1996–97 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup

The 1996/97 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup was the 6th in a row (4th official) Continental Cup winter season in ski jumping for men. For the first time in history competitions were held in summer on plastic. However, both summer season on plastic and winter season on snow together counted in joined overall ranking.
Other competitive circuits this season included the World Cup and Grand Prix.

## Calendar
### Men

| Num | Season | Date | Place | Hill | Size | Winner | Second | Third |
| 158 | 1 | 14 August 1996 | Courchevel | Tremplin du Praz K120 | LH | Nicolas Dessum | Hideharu Miyahira | Lucas Chevalier-Girod |
| 159 | 2 | 18 August 1996 | Zakopane | Średnia Krokiew K85 | NH | Naoto Itō | Marcin Sitarz | Jaroslav Kahánek |
| 160 | 3 | 8 September 1996 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | Areal Horečky K90 | NH | František Jež | Jaroslav Kahánek | Jaroslav Sakala |
| 161 | 4 | 21 September 1996 | Hakuba | Olympic Hills K90 | NH | Masahiko Harada | Masayuki Satō | Kazuyoshi Funaki |
| 162 | 5 | 22 September 1996 | Hakuba | Olympic Hills K120 | LH | Masahiko Harada | Adam Małysz | Masayuki Satō |
| 163 | 6 | 26 September 1996 | Muju | Chonju K120 | LH | Adam Małysz | Marco Steinauer | Hideharu Miyahira |
| 164 | 7 | 27 September 1996 | Muju | Chonju K90 | NH | Adam Małysz | Ingemar Mayr | Hideharu Miyahira |
| 165 | 8 | 14 December 1996 | Chaux-Neuve | La Côté Feuillée K90 | NH | Andreas Widhölzl | Hein-Arne Mathiesen | Ingemar Mayr |
| 166 | 9 | 15 December 1996 | Chaux-Neuve | La Côté Feuillée K90 | NH | Andreas Widhölzl | Yukitaka Fukita | Hein-Arne Mathiesen |
| 167 | 10 | 21 December 1996 | Brotterode | Inselbergschanze K98 | NH | Andreas Widhölzl | Ingemar Mayr | Sven Hannawald |
| 168 | 11 | 22 December 1996 | Lauscha | Marktiegelschanze K92 | NH | Toni Nieminen | Hein-Arne Mathiesen | Sven Hannawald |
| 169 | 12 | 26 December 1996 | St. Moritz | Olympiaschanze K95 | NH | Martin Höllwarth | Yukitaka Fukita | Martin Schmitt |
| 170 | 13 | 28 December 1996 | Lake Placid | MacKenzie Intervale K120 | LH | Jérôme Gay | Randy Weber | Frode Håre |
| 171 | 14 | 29 December 1996 | Lake Placid | MacKenzie Intervale K90 | NH | Frode Håre | Jérôme Gay | Randy Weber |
| 172 | 15 | 10 January 1997 | Ramsau | W90-Mattensprunganlage K90 | NH | Frank Reichel Hein-Arne Mathiesen | | Roman Křenek Jaroslav Kahánek |
| 173 | 16 | 11 January 1997 | Villach | Villacher Alpenarena K90 | NH | Hein-Arne Mathiesen | Martin Schmitt | Jaroslav Kahánek |
| 174 | 17 | 11 January 1997 | Sapporo | Ōkurayama K120 | LH | Masahiko Harada | Kazuhiro Higashi | Kazuya Yoshioka |
| 175 | 18 | 12 January 1997 | Sapporo | Ōkurayama K120 | LH | Yūsuke Kaneko | Masahiko Harada | Naoki Yasuzaki |
| 176 | 19 | 12 January 1997 | Planica | Srednja Bloudkova K90 | NH | Roman Křenek | Markus Eigentler | Olaf Hegenbarth |
| 177 | 20 | 15 January 1997 | Sapporo | Miyanomori K90 | NH | Egil Grønn | Kazuhiro Higashi | Naoki Yasuzaki |
| 178 | 21 | 18 January 1997 | Oberhof | Hans-Renner-Schanze K120 | LH | Roman Křenek | Dionis Vodnev | Simen Berntsen |
| 179 | 22 | 19 January 1997 | Oberhof | Hans-Renner-Schanze K120 | LH | Roman Křenek | Martin Schmitt | Dionis Vodnev |
| 180 | 23 | 24 January 1997 | Štrbské Pleso | MS 1970 B K90 | NH | Andreas Widhölzl | Simen Berntsen Roman Křenek | |
| | | 26 January 1997 | Wisła | Malinka K105 | LH | canceled | canceled | canceled |
| 181 | 24 | 26 January 1997 | Zakopane | Wielka Krokiew K116 | LH | Roman Křenek | Primož Peterka | Christof Duffner |
| 182 | 25 | 7 February 1997 | Reit im Winkl | Franz-Haslberger-Schanze K90 | NH | Martin Zimmermann | Jakub Janda | Simen Berntsen |
| 183 | 26 | 8 February 1997 | Saalfelden | Bibergschanze K85 | NH | Martin Höllwarth | Ronny Hornschuh | Jaroslav Kahánek |
| 184 | 27 | 8 February 1997 | Westby | Snowflake K106 | LH | Lassi Huuskonen | Wilhelm Brenna | Matti Hautamäki |
| 185 | 28 | 9 February 1997 | Ruhpolding | Große Zirmbergschanze K108 | LH | Michael Uhrmann | Dionis Vodnev | Jaroslav Kahánek |
| 186 | 29 | 9 February 1997 | Westby | Snowflake K106 | LH | Wilhelm Brenna | Jussi Hautamäki | Matti Hautamäki |
| 187 | 30 | 22 February 1997 | Iron Mountain | Pine Mountain Ski Jump K120 | LH | Simen Berntsen | Wilhelm Brenna | Hein-Arne Mathiesen |
| 188 | 31 | 23 February 1997 | Iron Mountain | Pine Mountain Ski Jump K120 | LH | Sven Hannawald | František Jež | Simen Berntsen |
| 189 | 32 | 1 March 1997 | Ishpeming | Suicide Hill K90 | NH | Simen Berntsen | Wilhelm Brenna | Jakub Janda |
| 190 | 33 | 2 March 1997 | Ishpeming | Suicide Hill K90 | NH | Tomáš Goder | Simen Berntsen | Wilhelm Brenna |
| 191 | 34 | 8 March 1997 | Braunlage | Wurmbergschanze K80 | NH | Jaroslav Kahánek | Dionis Vodnev Martin Zimmermann | |
| 192 | 35 | 8 March 1997 | Sapporo | Miyanomori K90 | NH | Falko Krismayr | Kazuhiro Higashi | Yūsuke Kaneko |
| 193 | 36 | 9 March 1997 | Braunlage | Wurmbergschanze K80 | NH | Jaroslav Kahánek | Hein-Arne Mathiesen | Dionis Vodnev |
| 194 | 37 | 12 March 1997 | Zaō | Yamagata K85 | NH | Katsutoshi Chiba | Helge Brendryen | Choi Heung-chul |
| 195 | 38 | 13 March 1997 | Zaō | Yamagata K85 | NH | Naoki Yasuzaki | Falko Krismayr | Yūsuke Kaneko |
| 196 | 39 | 14 March 1997 | Courchevel | Tremplin du Praz K90 | NH | Ingemar Mayr | Jaroslav Kahánek | Pavel Věchet |
| 197 | 40 | 14 March 1997 | Vikersund | Vikersundbakken K90 | NH | Christian Meyer | Christian Moser | Hein-Arne Mathiesen |
| 198 | 41 | 15 March 1997 | Courchevel | Tremplin du Praz K90 | NH | Jaroslav Kahánek | Ingemar Mayr | Rico Meinel |
| 199 | 42 | 15 March 1997 | Vikersund | Vikersundbakken K90 | NH | Arve Vorvik | Marius Småriset | Christian Meyer |
| 200 | 43 | 22 March 1997 | Harrachov | Čerťák K90 | NH | Ronny Hornschuh | Wilhelm Brenna | Arve Vorvik |
| 201 | 44 | 23 March 1997 | Harrachov | Čerťák K90 | NH | Wilhelm Brenna | Jaroslav Kahánek | František Jež |
| 202 | 45 | 30 March 1997 | Kuusamo | Rukatunturi K120 | LH | Jussi Hautamäki | Jouni Kaitainen | Jérôme Gay |
| 203 | 46 | 4 April 1997 | Rovaniemi | Ounasvaara K90 | NH | Jani Soininen | Jérôme Gay | Marko Isokangas |

## Standings
### Men

| Rank | after 46 events |
| 1 | Hein-Arne Mathiesen |
| 2 | Simen Berntsen |
| 3 | Roman Křenek |

## Europa Cup vs. Continental Cup

This was originally last Europa Cup season and is also recognized as the first Continental Cup season by International Ski Federation although under this name began its first official season in 1993/94.