1996–97 Segunda División B

The season 1996–97 of Segunda División B of Spanish football started August 1996 and ended May 1997.

Summary before the 1996–97 season
Playoffs de Ascenso:


 * Las Palmas (P)
 * Racing de Ferrol
 * Ourense (P)
 * Atlético Madrid B (P)
 * Sporting de Gijón B
 * Osasuna B
 * Real Avilés Industrial
 * Cultural Leonesa
 * Levante (P)
 * Gimnàstic de Tarragona
 * Figueres
 * Valencia B
 * Jaén
 * Granada
 * Elche
 * Córdoba

Relegated from Segunda División:


 * Sestao Sport (dissolved)
 * Athletic Bilbao B
 * Getafe
 * Marbella

Promoted from Tercera División:


 * Celta de Vigo B (from Group 1)
 * Real Oviedo B (from Group 2)
 * Marino de Luanco (from Group 2)
 * Gimnástica de Torrelavega (from Group 3)
 * Zalla (from Group 4)
 * Gernika (from Group 4)
 * Llíria (from Group 6)
 * Gandía (from Group 6)
 * Carabanchel (from Group 7)
 * Ejido (from Group 9)
 * Guadix (from Group 9)
 * Realejos (from Group 12)
 * Murcia (from Group 13)
 * Mar Menor (from Group 13)
 * Cacereño (from Group 14)
 * Zaragoza B (from Group 16)
 * Manchego (from Group 17)

Relegated:


 * San Sebastián de los Reyes
 * Tenerife B
 * Móstoles
 * Santa Ana
 * Tudelano
 * Durango
 * Palencia
 * Amurrio
 * Alcoyano
 * Ontinyent
 * Barcelona C
 * Andorra
 * Mármol Macael
 * Novelda
 * Lorca
 * Utrera
 * Leganés B

Occupied the vacant spots by Sestao Sport dissolution:
 * Zamudio (occupied the vacant spot of Sestao Sport)

Group I
Teams from Asturias, Balearic Islands, Castilla–La Mancha, Community of Madrid and Galicia.

Group II
Teams from Aragon, Basque Country, Cantabria, Castile and León, La Rioja and Navarre.

Group III
Teams from Andorra, Catalonia, Region of Murcia and Valencian Community.

Group IV
Teams from Andalusia, Canary Islands, Extremadura and Melilla.