1996–97 Czech First League
The 1996–97 Czech First League was the fourth season of top-tier football in the Czech Republic. The season saw a Czech league attendance record for a single match, as 44,120 watched the game between Boby Brno and Slavia Prague.
League changes
Relegated to the 1996–97 Czech 2. LigaDissolved after the 1995–96 Czech First League
Promoted from the 1995–96 Czech 2. Liga
League table
Attendances
| No. | Club | Average | Change | Highest |
| 1 | Boby Brno | 21,659 | 76,3% | 44,120 |
| 2 | Opava | 12,273 | 20,9% | 15,350 |
| 3 | Karviná | 8,240 | 73,7% | 11,624 |
| 4 | Teplice | 7,661 | 77,2% | 15,147 |
| 5 | Sparta Praha | 7,486 | 45,0% | 15,109 |
| 6 | Slavia Praha | 6,724 | 11,0% | 12,228 |
| 7 | Jablonec | 6,139 | 14,4% | 9,136 |
| 8 | Sigma Olomouc | 5,588 | 7,4% | 10,387 |
| 9 | Drnovice | 5,426 | -2,0% | 9,200 |
| 10 | Slovan Liberec | 5,188 | 5,1% | 7,151 |
| 11 | Baník Ostrava | 5,102 | 134,0% | 8,745 |
| 12 | Bohemians Praha | 4,727 | 107,9% | 9,100 |
| 13 | Viktoria Plzeň | 4,626 | 34,4% | 12,048 |
| 14 | Viktoria Žižkov | 4,573 | 59,6% | 8,060 |
| 15 | České Budějovice | 4,522 | 55,8% | 7,721 |
| 16 | Hradec Králové | 4,384 | -0,7% | 10,980 |