1996–97 I-Divisioona season

The 1996–97 I-Divisioona season was the 23rd season of the I-Divisioona, the second level of Finnish ice hockey. 16 teams participated in the league, and Karhut won the championship. The top six teams from the final round qualified for the promotion and relegation round of the SM-liiga.

Final round

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Club GP W T L GF–GA Pts
1. Karhut 44 26 7 11 194:149 59
2. Kärpät Oulu 44 26 4 14 196:154 56
3. Pelicans Lahti 44 26 3 15 168:119 55
4. Haukat Järvenpää 44 25 5 14 180:142 55
5. FPS Forssa 44 26 2 16 178:116 54
6. Hermes Kokkola 44 21 7 16 161:155 49
7. Ahmat Hyvinkää 44 20 7 17 153:137 47
8. TuTo Hockey 44 19 3 22 182:156 41

Qualification round

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Club GP W T L GF–GA Pts
9. SaPKo Savonlinna 44 25 6 13 172:144 56
10. Jää-Kotkat Uusikaupunki 44 23 3 18 166:144 49
11. Kiekko-67 Turku 44 19 6 19 135:137 44
12. Titaanit Kotka 44 19 3 22 153:158 41
13. PiTa Helsinki 44 15 1 28 142:178 31
14. Koo-Vee 44 13 4 27 137:199 30
15. KooKoo Kouvola 44 8 3 33 117:242 19
16. Ketterä Imarta 44 8 2 34 135:239 18

Relegation

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