Divizia A (Romania) 1996/1997

#	Club	M	W	D	L	Goal	Pts	GD	Result
1	Steaua Bucharest	34	23	4	7	87 - 40	73	+47	Champion and Cup Winner (Champions League)
2	National Bucharest	34	21	5	8	69 - 36	68	+33	Vice-champion und Cup winner (CWC)
3	FC Dinamo Bucuresti	34	18	5	11	56 - 34	59	+22	UEFA Cup
4	Otelul Galati	34	17	7	10	54 - 39	58	+15	UEFA Cup
5	FCM Bacau	34	16	5	13	43 - 41	53	+2
6	FC Ceahlaul	34	15	7	12	51 - 50	52	+1
7	FC Arges Pitesti	34	14	8	12	46 - 37	50	+9
8	FC Rapid Bucuresti	34	13	9	12	45 - 41	48	+4	Intertoto Cup
9	Petrolul Ploesti	34	13	7	14	48 - 43	46	+5
10	Farul Constanta	34	14	4	16	46 - 52	46	-6
11	Universitatea Craiova	34	12	7	15	48 - 52	43	-4
12	Sportul Studenec	34	12	6	16	36 - 52	42	-16
13	CF Gloria 1922 Bistrita	34	11	8	15	38 - 45	41	-7	Intertoto Cup
14	CS Jiul Petrosani	34	12	5	17	33 - 61	41	-28
15	Universitatea Cluj	34	11	6	17	52 - 67	39	-15
16	CF Chindia Targoviste	34	11	5	18	32 - 55	38	-23
17	Politehnica Timisoara	34	10	5	19	45 - 65	35	-20	Relegated
18	FC Brasov	34	9	5	20	42 - 61	32	-19	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

Divizia A (Romania) 1996/1997: final table of First division