| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 September 1996 – 1 June 1997 |
| Champions | Juventus 24th title |
| Relegated | Cagliari Perugia Verona Reggiana |
| Champions League | Juventus Parma |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Vicenza |
| UEFA Cup | Internazionale Lazio Udinese Sampdoria |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 810 (2.65 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Filippo Inzaghi (24 goals) |
1997–98 → | |
The1996–97 Serie A title was won byJuventus, under head coachMarcello Lippi.Cagliari,Perugia,Hellas Verona andReggiana were relegated.
Bologna,Hellas Verona,Perugia andReggiana had been promoted fromSerie B.
Following the historical change of theUEFA Champions League entry list, Italy obtained a seventh place in Europe.
| Team | Head Coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | Asics | Somet | |
| Bologna | Diadora | Carisbo | |
| Cagliari | Reebok | Pecorino Sardo | |
| Fiorentina | Reebok | Sammontana | |
| Internazionale | Umbro | Pirelli | |
| Juventus | Kappa | Sony | |
| Lazio | Umbro | Cirio | |
| Milan | Lotto | Opel | |
| Napoli | Lotto | Centrale del latte di Napoli | |
| Parma | Puma | Parmalat | |
| Perugia | Galex | CEPU | |
| Piacenza | ABM | Caripiacenza | |
| Reggiana | Asics | Burro Giglio | |
| Roma | Diadora | INA Assitalia | |
| Sampdoria | Asics | None | |
| Udinese | Hummel | Millionaire Market | |
| Hellas Verona | Erreà | Ferroli | |
| Vicenza | Biemme | Pal Zileri |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus(C) | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 65 | Qualified toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Parma | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 63 | Qualified toChampions League qualifying round |
| 3 | Internazionale | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 59 | Qualification toUEFA Cup |
| 4 | Lazio | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 55 | |
| 5 | Udinese | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 54 | |
| 6 | Sampdoria | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 53 | |
| 7 | Bologna | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 49 | |
| 8 | Vicenza | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 47 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 45 | |
| 10 | Atalanta | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 44 | |
| 11 | Milan | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 43 | |
| 12 | Roma | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 41[a] | |
| 13 | Napoli | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 41 | |
| 14 | Piacenza | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 37[b] | Relegation tie-breaker |
| 15 | Cagliari(R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 37[c] | Serie B aftertie-breaker |
| 16 | Perugia(R) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 37[d] | Relegation toSerie B |
| 17 | Hellas Verona(R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 27 | |
| 18 | Reggiana(R) | 34 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 67 | −39 | 19 |
| Home \ Away | ATA | BOL | CAG | FIO | INT | JUV | LAZ | MIL | NAP | PAR | PER | PIA | REA | ROM | SAM | UDI | HEL | VIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Bologna | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | |
| Cagliari | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Fiorentina | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | |
| Internazionale | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Juventus | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Lazio | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Milan | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Napoli | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Parma | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Perugia | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Piacenza | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Reggiana | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Roma | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 2–0 | |
| Sampdoria | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Udinese | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–5 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Hellas Verona | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Vicenza | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1[a] | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Cagliari relegated to1997-98 Serie B.