This was the 1996–97 Alpenliga season, the sixth season of the multi-national ice hockey league. 11 teams participated in the league, and VEU Feldkirch of Austria won the championship by defeating Olimpija Ljubljana of Slovenia.
Regular season Place Team GP Pts W T L GF:GA GD 1 VEU Feldkirch 40 65 31 3 6 177:95 +82 2 EC VSV 40 55 25 5 10 194:125 +69 3 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana 40 48 21 6 13 200:157 +43 4 EC KAC 40 48 21 6 13 162:126 +36 5 HC Bozen 40 43 19 5 16 171:155 +16 6 EC Kapfenberg 40 41 16 9 15 134:124 +10 7 HC Milan 24 40 40 18 4 18 190:174 +16 8 HK Jesenice 40 34 15 4 21 131:163 -32 9 CE Wien 40 32 15 2 23 135-148 -13 10 HK Bled 40 27 11 5 24 118:194 -76 11 EC Graz 40 7 2 3 35 124:275 -151
Playoffs
Group phase Group A Place Team GP Pts W T L GF:GA GD 1 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana 3 4 2 0 1 14:11 +3 2 EC VSV 3 3 1 1 1 18:11 +7 3 HK Jesenice 3 3 1 1 1 7:17 -10 4 HC Milan 24 3 2 1 0 2 10:10 0
Group B Place Team GP Pts W T L GF:GA GD 1 VEU Feldkirch 3 6 3 0 0 19:8 +11 2 EC KAC 3 4 2 0 1 11:5 +6 3 HC Bozen 3 1 0 1 2 13:16 -3 4 HK Bled 3 1 0 1 2 13:27 -14
Final HDD Olimpija Ljubljana – VEU Feldkirch: 4:4 (2:2, 1:2, 1:0) VEU Feldkirch – Olimpija Ljubljana: 6:1 (1:0, 2:0, 3:1)
External links 1996-97 season