The season 1996–97 of Segunda División B of Spanish football started August 1996 and ended May 1997.
Playoffs de Ascenso: Relegated from Segunda División: Promoted from Tercera División: Relegated: Occupied the vacant spots by Sestao Sport dissolution: Teams from Asturias, Balearic Islands, Castilla–La Mancha, Community of Madrid and Galicia.
Teams from Aragon, Basque Country, Cantabria, Castile and León, La Rioja and Navarre.
Teams from Andorra, Catalonia, Region of Murcia and Valencian Community.
Teams from Andalusia, Canary Islands, Extremadura and Melilla.