1996-97 Czech 1.Liga season

This was the 1996–97 Czech 1.liga season, the second level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic.

Relegation

 * SK Karviná – SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč 0:4 (2:3, 1:6, 2:4, 3:4)
 * HC Baník Sokolov – SK Agropodnik Znojmo 0:4 (2:3 n.V., 0:1, 1:5, 1:4)