16 teams participated in the 1996–97 Egyptian Premier League season. The first team in the league was the champion, and qualified to CAF Champions League, while the runner up qualified to the CAF Cup. The season started on 20 August 1996 and concluded on 25 August 1997. Al Ahly won the league for the 26th time in the club's history.:ar:الدوري المصري الممتاز 1996–97
League table
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ayman MohebEl Mansoura172 Abdel Naser MohamedEl Koroum16 3 Hossam HassanAl Ahly 144 Ahmed El-KassZamalek135 Said SaadMazarea Dina12
Attendances
# Football club Average attendance 1 Al-Ahly 18,333 2 Zamalek 11,042 3 Al-Mokawloon 9,412 4 Al-Masry 6,615 5 El-Mansoura 6,487 6 Al-Ittihad Alexandria 6,284 7 Baladiyat 6,018 8 Ismaily 5,488 9 Aswan 5,012 10 El-Qanah 4,968 11 Gomhoriat 4,031 12 Mazarea Dina 3,102 13 Suez 2,987 14 El-Koroum 2,743 15 Al-Merreikh 2,184 16 Al-Aluminium 1,243
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