1996–97 Kategoria e Dytë
# 1996–97 Kategoria e Dytë

The 1996–97 Kategoria e Dytë was the 50th season of a second-tier association football league in Albania.

The season was interrupted before the start of spring part of the season, due to the economic-political crisis in Albania in 1997.

## Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Përmeti | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 28 | |
| 2 | Minatori | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 24 | |
| 3 | Plugu | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 19 | |
| 4 | Egnatia | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 19 | |
| 5 | Butrinti | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 17 | |
| 6 | Tepelena | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 15 | |
| 7 | Naftëtari | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 13 | |
| 8 | Bistrica | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 13 | |
| 9 | Turbina | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 13 | |
| 10 | Gramozi | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 11 | |
| 11 | Pogradeci | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 10 | |
| 12 | Selenicë (R) | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 8 | Relegation to 1997–98 Kategoria e Tretë |

## Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Burreli | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 30 |
| 2 | Kastrioti | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 28 |
| 3 | Besëlidhja | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 20 |
| 4 | Erzeni | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 19 |
| 5 | Korabi | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 17 |
| 6 | Albanët | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 16 |
| 7 | Iliria | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 13 |
| 8 | Përparimi | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 12 |
| 9 | Durrësi | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 11 |
| 10 | Stërbeqi | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 9 |
| 11 | Porto Shëngjin | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 6 |
| 12 | Amaro Divas Romët | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 39 | −32 | 3 |
