The 1996–97 Divizia B was the 57th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
The format has been maintained to two series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last two places from both series relegated to Divizia C.rsssf.orgromaniansoccer.ro
Team changes
To Divizia B Promoted from Divizia C Petrolul Moinești Danubiana București Precizia Săcele CFR Cluj
Relegated from Divizia A Inter Sibiu Politehnica Iași
From Divizia B Relegated to Divizia C FC Caracal Bihor Oradea Portul Constanța FC Râmnicu Vâlcea
Promoted to Divizia A Oțelul Târgoviște Jiul Petroșani
Renamed teams Danubiana București merged with Astra Ploiești and was renamed as Danubiana Ploiești.
Unirea Alba Iulia was renamed as Apulum Alba Iulia
League tables Seria I
Seria II
Top scorers 24 goals Claudiu Niculescu (Electroputere Craiova)
15 goals Daniel Bona (Precizia Săcele)
13 goals Lucian Marinescu (CSM Reșița)
10 goals Pompiliu Stoica (Gloria Buzău)
9 goals Mihai Dăscălescu (Corvinul Hunedoara)
8 goals Giani Gorga (FC Onești) Ovidiu Maier (Inter Sibiu)
7 goals Sorin Oncică (CFR Cluj) Robert Ilyes (Foresta Fălticeni)
6 goals Iulian Dăniță (Dunărea Galați) Virgil Marșavela (Metrom Brașov) Costel Lazăr (Astra Ploiești) Nicolae Constantin (Astra Ploiești) Ionuț Savu (Rocar București)
See also 1996–97 Divizia A
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