1996–97 Slovak 1. Liga season

The 1996–97 Slovak 1.Liga season was the fourth season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and HKm Zvolen won the championship.
==Regular season==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	Goals 	Pts
1. 	HKm Zvolen 	34	24	4	6 	140:79 	52
2. 	HK 36 Skalica 	34	23	3	8 	163:93 	49
3. 	Dragon Prešov 	34	22	4	8 	148:79 	48
4. 	HC VTJ Michalovce 	34	21	3	10	120:82 	45
5. 	HC VTJ Topoľčany 	34	18	6	10	129:101	42
6. 	HC Polygón Nitra 	34	13	6	15	112:117	32
7. 	ŠHK Danubia 96 Bratislava	34	11	7	16	113:115	29
8. 	HK ŠKP Žilina 	34	12	5	17	110:124	29
9. 	HC Dukla Senica 	34	11	5	18	94:113 	27
10.	ŠK Matador Púchov 	34	9 	7	18	93:132 	25
11.	HK 31 Kežmarok 	34	9 	5	20	79:146 	23
12.	HK VTJ Piešťany 	34	3 	1	30	71:191 	7
== Qualification round ==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T 	L 	Goals 	Pts
5. 	HC VTJ Topoľčany 	48	23	10	15	184:151	56
6. 	HC Dukla Senica 	48	20	7 	21	156:156	47
7. 	ŠK Matador Púchov 	48	18	10	20	145:169	46
8. 	ŠHK Danubia 96 Bratislava	48	17	10	21	160:156	44
9. 	HK ŠKP Žilina 	48	18	5 	25	157:184	41
10.	HC Polygón Nitra 	48	16	9 	23	159:179	41
11.	HK 31 Kežmarok 	48	13	7 	28	125:192	33
12.	HK VTJ Piešťany 	48	8 	2 	38	119:251	18
==External links==
* Season on hockeyarchives.info
Slovak 1. Liga
Category:Slovak 1. Liga seasons