# 1996–97 Segunda Divisão B

The 1996–97 Segunda Divisão season was the 63rd season of the competition and the 47th season of recognised third-tier football in Portugal.

## Overview

The league was contested by 54 teams in 3 divisions with SCU Torreense, FC Maia and CD Nacional winning the respective divisional competitions and gaining promotion to the Liga de Honra. The overall championship was won by FC Maia.

## League standings
### Segunda Divisão - Zona Norte

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | FC Maia | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 73 | Promotion to Liga de Honra |
| 2 | Leixões SC | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 69 | |
| 3 | FC Famalicão | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 52 | |
| 4 | Infesta FC | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 51 | |
| 5 | AD Lousada | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 50 | |
| 6 | SC Vila Real | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 48 | |
| 7 | Lusitânia Lourosa | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 48 | |
| 8 | Gondomar SC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 48 | |
| 9 | FC Marco | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 47 | |
| 10 | FC Vizela | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 45 | |
| 11 | Lixa FC | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 44 | |
| 12 | SC Vianense | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 44 | |
| 13 | AD Esposende | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 42 | |
| 14 | AD Fafe | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 41 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 15 | SC Freamunde | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 40 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 16 | SC Lamego | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 36 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 17 | CD Arrifanense | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 35 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 18 | ADC Montalegre | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 56 | −38 | 17 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |

### Segunda Divisão - Zona Centro

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | SCU Torreense | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 64 | Promotion to Liga de Honra |
| 2 | Naval 1º Maio | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 59 | |
| 3 | UD Oliveirense | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 55 | |
| 4 | AD Sanjoanense | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 54 | |
| 5 | AC Cucujães | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 54 | |
| 6 | SL Fanhões | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 51 | |
| 7 | AD Ovarense | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 50 | |
| 8 | AD Guarda | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 49 | |
| 9 | Caldas SC | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 47 | |
| 10 | União Coimbra | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 43 | |
| 11 | CD Alcains | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 42 | |
| 12 | Beneditense CD | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 41 | |
| 13 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 41 | |
| 14 | CD Torres Novas | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 41 | |
| 15 | AC Alcanenense | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 36 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 16 | GD Sourense | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 33 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 32 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 18 | AC Malveira | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 28 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |

### Segunda Divisão - Zona Sul

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | CD Nacional | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 79 | 30 | +49 | 78 | Promotion to Liga de Honra |
| 2 | CD Santa Clara | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 63 | |
| 3 | Oriental Lisboa | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 53 | |
| 4 | Juventude Évora | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 53 | |
| 5 | União Montemor | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 53 | |
| 6 | AD Camacha | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 52 | |
| 7 | SC Olhanense | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 50 | |
| 8 | CSD Câmara de Lobos | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 47 | |
| 9 | Atlético CP | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 47 | |
| 10 | Imortal DC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 46 | |
| 11 | FC Barreirense | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 46 | |
| 12 | Portimonense SC | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 46 | |
| 13 | AD Machico | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 44 | |
| 14 | Casa Pia AC | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 39 | |
| 15 | CD Montijo | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 37 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 16 | CD Olivais e Moscavide | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 36 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 17 | Louletano DC | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 28 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |
| 18 | Odivelas FC | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 20 | Relegation to Terceira Divisão |

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 5 "Portugal - Table of Honor - soccerlibrary.free.fr" (PDF). Soccer Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2012-05-02.