Portugal I Divisao 1996/1997

#	Club	M	W	D	L	Goal	Pts	GD	Result
1	FC Porto	34	27	4	3	80 - 24	85	+56	Champion (Champions League)
2	Sporting CP	34	22	6	6	55 - 19	72	+36	Vice-champion (Champions League)
3	SL Benfica	34	17	7	10	49 - 30	58	+19	UEFA Cup
4	Sporting de Braga	34	15	10	9	39 - 40	55	-1	UEFA Cup
5	Vitoria Guimaraes	34	15	8	11	51 - 46	53	+5	UEFA Cup
6	SC Salgueiros	34	14	10	10	49 - 48	52	+1
7	Boavista FC	34	12	13	9	62 - 39	49	+23	Cup Winner Cup (cup winner)
8	CS Maritimo	34	13	8	13	39 - 38	47	+1
9	Estrela de Amadora	34	12	11	11	39 - 38	47	+1
10	GD Chaves	34	12	10	12	39 - 45	46	-6
11	SC Farense	34	10	12	12	34 - 34	42	±0
12	Vitoria Setubal	34	10	10	14	38 - 42	40	-4
13	Belenenses	34	10	10	14	37 - 50	40	-13
14	Leca FC	34	9	9	16	33 - 42	36	-9
15	Rio Ave FC	34	8	11	15	35 - 42	35	-7
16	SC Espihno	34	9	6	19	27 - 56	33	-29	Relegated
17	Uniao de Leiria	34	8	6	20	25 - 53	30	-28	Relegated
18	Gil Vicente FC	34	4	7	23	29 - 74	19	-45	Relegated
Pts = Points M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference;
							Notes: - Champion - national cup holder - participation in European competition - promoted - relegated

Portugal I Divisao 1996/1997: final table of First division