1996–97 Ligue Magnus season

The 1996–97 Ligue Magnus season was the 76th season of the Ligue Magnus, the top level of ice hockey in France. Eight teams participated in the league, and Albatros de Brest won their second league title.
==First round==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1. 	Hockey Club de Reims 	22	20	0	2 	143	47 	40
2. 	Albatros de Brest 	22	19	1	2 	171	58 	39
3. 	Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble 	22	16	2	4 	128	62 	34
4. 	Dragons de Rouen 	22	16	1	5 	137	62 	33
5. 	HC Amiens Somme 	22	13	2	7 	118	62 	28
6. 	Ducs d'Angers 	22	11	2	9 	108	89 	24
7. 	Bordeaux Gironde Hockey 2000 	22	9 	3	10	111	101	21
8. 	Lyon Hockey Club 	22	6 	3	13	75 	120	15
9. 	Gap Hockey Club 	22	4 	1	17	66 	132	9
10.	Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey‎	22	4 	1	17	79 	164	9
11.	Club des Sports de Megève 	22	4 	1	17	57 	147	9
12.	Image Club d'Épinal 	22	1 	1	20	41 	196	3
== Second round ==
=== Final round ===
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Albatros de Brest 	10	6	2	2	43	29	14
2.	HC Amiens Somme 	10	6	1	3	36	35	13
3.	Flammes Bleues de Reims 	10	5	1	4	30	32	11
4.	Dragons de Rouen 	10	4	2	4	36	28	10
5.	Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble	10	3	3	4	32	31	9
6.	Ducs d'Angers 	10	1	1	7	26	48	3
=== Qualification round ===
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
7. 	Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey‎	10	8	0	2	49	29	16
8. 	Bordeaux Gironde Hockey 2000 	10	7	0	3	69	31	14
9. 	Lyon Hockey Club 	10	6	0	4	51	40	12
10.	Gap Hockey Club 	10	4	2	4	41	45	10
11.	Club des Sports de Megève 	10	2	2	6	47	57	6
12.	Image Club d'Épinal 	10	1	0	9	36	91	2
== Playoffs ==
== Relegation round ==
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Lyon Hockey Club 	6 	4	1	1	29	19	9
2.	Club des Sports de Megève	6 	4	0	2	34	18	8
3.	Gap Hockey Club 	6 	3	1	2	34	21	7
4.	Image Club d'Épinal 	6 	0	0	6	17	56	0
==External links==
*Season on hockeyarchives.info
Category:Ligue Magnus seasons
Category:1997 in hockey