The 1996–97 LEN Champions League was the ongoing 34th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 1996 to 5 April 1997, and it was contested by 8 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on April 4 and April 5 in Naples.
Preliminary round
Key to colors in group tablesGroup winners and runners-up advanced to Final four
Blue Group
Red Group
Final Four (Naples)
Final standings
Team Posillipo HAVK Mladost Barcelona Bečej
Milan Tadić, Paolo Zizza, Dušan Popović, Giuseppe Porzio, Francesco Postiglione, Gianfranco Salvati, Fabio Galasso, Francesco Porzio, Bruno Antonino, Ferdinando Gandolfi, Piero Fiorentino, Carlo Silipo, Fabio BencivengaHead coachPaolo De Crescenzo
See also 1996–97 LEN Cup Winners' Cup 1996–97 LEN Cup