Liga ASOBAL 1996–97
# Liga ASOBAL 1996–97

Liga ASOBAL 1996–97 season was the seventh since its establishment. The league was played in a round-robin format through 30 rounds. The team with most points earned was the champion. On the contrary, teams from 14th to 16th were relegated and teams in 12th and 13th position had to play the in–out playoff.

## Overall standing

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Barcelona | 30 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 993 | 709 | +284 | 56 | EHF Champions League |
| 2 | Prosesa Ademar León | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 848 | 739 | +109 | 48 | EHF Champions League |
| 3 | Caja Cantabria | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 841 | 724 | +117 | 42 | EHF Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | Valladolid | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 835 | 812 | +23 | 38 | EHF Cup |
| 5 | Elgorriaga Bidasoa | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 760 | 710 | +50 | 37 | EHF Cup Winners' Cup |
| 6 | Pilotes Posada | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 860 | 853 | +7 | 36 | EHF City Cup |
| 7 | Cadagua Gáldar | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 874 | 832 | +42 | 34 | |
| 8 | Quesos Castilseras | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 815 | 815 | 0 | 30 | |
| 9 | Lagun Aro S.A. | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 683 | 753 | −70 | 26 | |
| 10 | Frigorificos Morrazo | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 704 | 778 | −74 | 24 | |
| 11 | Granollers | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 693 | 730 | −37 | 23 | |
| 12 | Barakaldo UPV | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 773 | 898 | −125 | 20 | In–Out playoff |
| 13 | Pescanova Chapela | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 697 | 743 | −46 | 20 | In–Out playoff |
| 14 | CajaPontevedra | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 781 | 833 | −52 | 19 | Relegated |
| 15 | PRASA Pozoblanco | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 770 | 852 | −82 | 18 | Relegated |
| 16 | Eresa Valencia | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 723 | 869 | −146 | 9 | Relegated |

* 1996–97 Liga ASOBAL winners
* Barcelona Fourth title

### In–Out playoff

| relegation playoff | relegation playoff | relegation playoff | relegation playoff | relegation playoff | relegation playoff | relegation playoff |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pescanova Chapela | Pescanova Chapela | 24 | 24 | 48 | | |
| Ivesur Málaga | Ivesur Málaga | 22 | 26 | 48 | | |

* Pescanova Chapela remained in Liga ASOBAL.

| In–Out playoff | In–Out playoff | In–Out playoff | In–Out playoff | In–Out playoff | In–Out playoff | In–Out playoff |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Altea | Altea | 29 | 24 | 53 | | |
| Barakaldo UPV | Barakaldo UPV | 24 | 27 | 51 | | |

* Barakaldo UPV relegated to División de Honor B. Altea promoted to Liga ASOBAL.

## Top goal scorers

| Player | Goals | Team |
| - | - | - |
| Dragan Škrbić | ¿? | Prosesa Ademar León |
