Lithuanian soccer champion 1996/1997 - 8th draw of the Lithuanian soccer championship.
| Lithuanian I League Championship 1996/1997 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament Details | |
| Time spending | July 13, 1996 - June 22, 1997 |
| Number of participants | sixteen |
| Cities | ten |
| Top places | |
| Winner |  Kareda (1st time) |
| Second place |  Альalgiris |
| Third place |  Incaras |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 208 |
| Bombardier (s) | Remigius Pocius (25 goals) |
According to the results of the last season, 2 clubs left the II league in the I league: Ranga Polytechnic and Interas . Klaipeda left the elite division. The tournament started 16 teams.
According to the results of the previous championship, the clubs were divided into 2 groups, which played places from 1st to 8th and from 9th to 16th. The draw was held in 4 rounds (2 matches at home and away).
After the second round, FC Ukmerge withdrew from the championship (the results of his matches were taken into account). The last team dropped out of the league.
The champion received the right to start in the first qualifying round of the Champions League , and the club, which took second place, in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup . Another 1 team participated in the Intertoto Cup .
Members
Competition Geography
Group A
Standings
Match Results
Group B
Standings
Match Results
Explanation of tables
home win draw guest victory
Championship Winners List
Players: Stasys Baranauskas , Deimantas Bicske, Rolandas Vayneykis, Vidas Danchenko , rimantas žvingilas , Zilvinas Zhudis, Egidijus Zhukauskas , Audrius Jutaí , Vaidotas Zutautas Thomas Ziukas Thomas Kanchelskis, Pavel Kogan , Arvydas Korsakovas, Kastytis Mačiulis, Saulius saulius mikalajūnas , Remigijus Pocius, Igoris Stukalinas, Irmantas Stumbris , Arturas Fomenko , Mindaugas Chepas, Svayunas Chernyauskas.
Art. trainer : Algimantas Lubinskas