1996–97 Czech First League

The 1996–97 Czech First League was the fourth season of top-tier football in the Czech Republic. The season saw a Czech league attendance record for a single match, as 44,120 watched the game between Boby Brno and Slavia Prague.

League changes
Relegated to the 1996–97 Czech 2. Liga
 * Svit Zlín (15th)
 * Uherské Hradiště (16th)

Dissolved after the 1995–96 Czech First League
 * Union Cheb (bankruptcy; 13th)

Promoted from the 1995–96 Czech 2. Liga
 * Bohemians Prague (4th)
 * Karviná (1st)
 * Teplice (2nd)