1996–97 I-Divisioona season

The 1996–97 I-Divisioona season was the 23rd season of the I-Divisioona, the second level of Finnish ice hockey. 16 teams participated in the league, and Karhut won the championship. The top six teams from the final round qualified for the promition/relegation round of the SM-liiga.
==Final round==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF-GA 	Pts
1.	Karhut 	44	26	7	11	194:149	59
2.	Kärpät Oulu 	44	26	4	14	196:154	56
3.	Pelicans Lahti 	44	26	3	15	168:119	55
4.	Haukat Järvenpää	44	25	5	14	180:142	55
5.	FPS Forssa 	44	26	2	16	178:116	54
6.	Hermes Kokkola 	44	21	7	16	161:155	49
7.	Ahmat Hyvinkää 	44	20	7	17	153:137	47
8.	TuTo Hockey 	44	19	3	22	182:156	41
== Qualification round ==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF-GA 	Pts
9. 	SaPKo Savonlinna 	44	25	6	13	172:144	56
10.	Jää-Kotkat Uusikaupunki	44	23	3	18	166:144	49
11.	Kiekko-67 Turku 	44	19	6	19	135:137	44
12.	Titaanit Kotka 	44	19	3	22	153:158	41
13.	PiTa Helsinki 	44	15	1	28	142:178	31
14.	Koo-Vee 	44	13	4	27	137:199	30
15.	KooKoo Kouvola 	44	8 	3	33	117:242	19
16.	Ketterä Imarta 	44	8 	2	34	135:239	18
== Relegation ==
* Kiekko-67 Turku - Vaasan Sport 1:2 (5:3, 2:7, 1:2 OT)
* Diskos Jyväskylä - Titaanit Kotka 2:1 (5:3, 1:2, 4:1)
== External links ==
* Season on hockeyarchives.info
Category:I-Divisioona seasons
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