1996–97 Divizia B

The 1995–96 Divizia B was the 57th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.

The format has been maintained to two series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last two places from both series relegated to Divizia C.

To Divizia B
Promoted from Divizia C
 * Petrolul Moinești
 * Danubiana București
 * Precizia Săcele
 * CFR Cluj

Relegated from Divizia A
 * Inter Sibiu
 * Politehnica Iași

From Divizia B
Relegated to Divizia C
 * FC Caracal
 * Bihor Oradea
 * Portul Constanța
 * FC Râmnicu Vâlcea

Promoted to Divizia A
 * Oțelul Târgoviște
 * Jiul Petroșani

Renamed teams
Danubiana București merged with Astra Ploiești and was renamed as Danubiana Ploiești.

Unirea Alba Iulia was renamed as Apulum Alba Iulia

Top scorers

 * 24 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Claudiu Niculescu (Electroputere Craiova)


 * 15 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Daniel Bona (Precizia Săcele)


 * 13 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Lucian Marinescu (CSM Reșița)


 * 10 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Pompiliu Stoica (Gloria Buzău)


 * 9 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Mihai Dăscălescu (Corvinul Hunedoara)


 * 8 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Giani Gorga (FC Onești)
 * 🇷🇴 Ovidiu Maier (Inter Sibiu)


 * 7 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Sorin Oncică (CFR Cluj)
 * 🇷🇴 Robert Ilyes (Foresta Fălticeni)


 * 6 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Iulian Dăniță (Dunărea Galați)
 * 🇷🇴 Virgil Marșavela (Metrom Brașov)
 * 🇷🇴 Costel Lazăr (Astra Ploiești)
 * 🇷🇴 Nicolae Constantin (Astra Ploiești)
 * 🇷🇴 Ionuț Savu (Rocar București)