The 199697 Serie B tournament, including 24 goals by current Brescia manager Davide Dionigi, included 20 teams of which four were relegated to the lower league.
The Serie B 199697 was the sixty-fifth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation. Davide Dionigi (24 goals) 20 Cesena (R) Palermo (R) Cremonese (R) Relegation to Serie C1 
