1996–97 Slovenian Third League

Slovenian Third League
Season	1996–97
Champions	Aluminij (East); Krka (West);
Relegated	Brunšvik; Steklar; Mengeš; Korte; Lesce; Ilirija;
Matches played	364
Goals scored	1,097 (3.01 per match)
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Slovenian Third League was the fifth season of the Slovenian Third League, the third highest level in the Slovenian football system.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Aluminij (C, P)	26	19	5	2	67	18	+49	62	Promotion to Slovenian Second League
2	Pohorje	26	17	4	5	63	28	+35	55
3	Bakovci	26	15	8	3	64	21	+43	53
4	Črenšovci	26	17	0	9	43	26	+17	51
5	Paloma	26	11	4	11	32	31	+1	37
6	Kovinar Maribor	26	10	4	12	33	45	−12	34
7	Zreče	26	9	6	11	35	31	+4	33
8	Goričanka	26	8	8	10	38	32	+6	32
9	Turnišče	26	8	8	10	31	47	−16	32
10	Dravinja	26	8	7	11	41	48	−7	31
11	Odranci	26	8	3	15	33	42	−9	27
12	Kungota	26	6	8	12	27	54	−27	26
13	Brunšvik (R)	26	5	5	16	28	65	−37	20	Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues
14	Steklar (R)	26	4	4	18	22	67	−45	16	Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Krka (C, P)	26	21	3	2	66	14	+52	66	Promotion to Slovenian Second League
2	Tabor Sežana	26	20	2	4	80	22	+58	62
3	Branik Šmarje	26	17	6	3	46	17	+29	57
4	Kolpa	26	11	5	10	45	40	+5	38
5	Brda	26	10	6	10	38	48	−10	36
6	Idrija	26	9	8	9	40	34	+6	35
7	Bilje	26	10	5	11	32	27	+5	35
8	Naklo Triglav^[a]	26	10	4	12	37	40	−3	34
9	Litija	26	8	8	10	29	34	−5	32
10	Ilirska Bistrica	26	8	8	10	27	32	−5	32
11	Mengeš (R)	26	8	6	12	33	50	−17	30	Relegation to Slovenian Regional Leagues
12	Korte (R)	26	7	5	14	29	37	−8	26
13	Lesce (R)	26	3	5	18	24	73	−49	14
14	Ilirija (R)	26	2	5	19	14	72	−58	11

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Triglav started the season in the Slovenian Third League. During the winter break, Triglav merged with Naklo, who was a member of the Slovenian Second League. In the second half of the season, a team named Triglav Naklo competed in the Slovenian Second League, while a team named Naklo Triglav competed in the Slovenian Third League.

^ "30 let MNZ Ptuj, page 50" (PDF) (in Slovenian). MNZ Ptuj. Retrieved 25 June 2016.