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
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
14 CajaPontevedra 30 6 7 17 781 833 −52 19 Relegated
15 PRASA Pozoblanco 30 6 6 18 770 852 −82 18
16 Eresa Valencia 30 3 3 24 723 869 −146 9
Source: [citation needed]
1996–97 Liga ASOBAL winners
Catalonia
Barcelona
Fourth title

In–Out playoff

relegation playoff
Pescanova Chapela 24 24 48
Ivesur Málaga 22 26 48
  • Pescanova Chapela remained in Liga ASOBAL.
In–Out playoff
Altea 29 24 53
Barakaldo UPV 24 27 51
  • Barakaldo UPV relegated to División de Honor B. Altea promoted to Liga ASOBAL.

Top goal scorers

Player Goals Team
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Škrbić ¿? Prosesa Ademar León