1996–97 Egyptian Premier League

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.^[1][2]

Egyptian Premier League

Dates	20 August 1996 – 25 August 1997
Champions	Al Ahly (26th title)
Relegated	Gomhoriat Shebin El Koroum Al Merreikh Al Aluminium
CAF Champions League	Al Ahly (1st)
CAF Cup	Zamalek (2nd)
African Cup Winners' Cup	Ismaily (Cup winners)
Matches played	243
Goals scored	562 (2.31 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ayman Moheb (17 Goals)
← 1995–1996 1997–98 →

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al Ahly (C)	30	20	9	1	59	20	+39	69	1998 CAF Champions League
2	Zamalek	30	18	6	6	49	30	+19	60	1998 CAF Cup
3	El Mansoura	30	13	10	7	44	30	+14	49
4	Ismaily	30	12	9	9	39	39	0	45	1998 African Cup Winners' Cup
5	Al Ittihad	27	11	7	9	34	38	−4	40
6	El Qanah	29	11	6	12	32	31	+1	39
7	Al Masry	30	9	12	9	39	36	+3	39
8	Mazarea Dina	30	10	9	11	33	40	−7	39
9	Aswan	30	9	11	10	32	37	−5	38
10	Baladeyet El Mahalla	30	7	16	7	25	28	−3	37
11	El Mokawloon	30	8	12	10	27	23	+4	36
12	Suez	30	7	12	11	24	32	−8	33
13	Gomhoriat Shebin	30	7	12	11	26	35	−9	33	Relegation to Egyptian Second Division
14	El Koroum	30	8	9	13	36	48	−12	33
15	Al Merreikh	30	7	5	18	27	45	−18	26
16	Al Aluminium	30	5	7	18	30	44	−14	22

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions

Top goalscorers

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Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ayman Moheb	El Mansoura	17
2	Abdel Naser Mohamed	El Koroum	16
3	Hossam Hassan	Al Ahly	14
4	Ahmed El-Kass	Zamalek	13
5	Said Saad	Mazarea Dina	12