1996–97 B Group
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Bulgarian B Group
| season = 1996–97
| dates =
| winners = Litex
| promoted = Litex
Olimpik
Metalurg
| relegated = Lokomotiv Ruse
Parva Atomna
Spartak Plovdiv
Lokomotiv GO
Chirpan
Hebar
| continentalcup1 =
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| continentalcup2 =
| continentalcup2 qualifiers =
| league topscorer = {{flagicon|BUL}} Dimcho Belyakov
(23 goals)
| best goalkeeper =
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest winless =
| longest losses =
| matches = 306
| total goals = 776
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 1995–96
| nextseason = 1997–98
| updated =
}}
{{Short description|Forty-first st season of the Bulgarian B Football Group,}}
The 1996–97 B Group was the 41st season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. A total of 18 teams contested the league.{{cite web | title = "Б" група сезон 1996/97 | url = http://lokomotiv1930.com/%d1%84%d0%ba-%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%be%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%b2-%d1%80%d1%83%d1%81%d0%b5/%d1%81%d0%b5%d0%b7%d0%be%d0%bd-%d0%bf%d0%be-%d1%81%d0%b5%d0%b7%d0%be%d0%bd-2/1990-1999/%d1%81%d0%b5%d0%b7%d0%be%d0%bd-199697 | publisher = lokomotiv1930.com | language = Bulgarian | access-date = 2020-02-04 | archive-date = 2019-06-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190620075858/http://lokomotiv1930.com/%d1%84%d0%ba-%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%be%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%b2-%d1%80%d1%83%d1%81%d0%b5/%d1%81%d0%b5%d0%b7%d0%be%d0%bd-%d0%bf%d0%be-%d1%81%d0%b5%d0%b7%d0%be%d0%bd-2/1990-1999/%d1%81%d0%b5%d0%b7%d0%be%d0%bd-199697 | url-status = dead }}
Litex Lovech, Olimpik Galata and Metalurg Pernik were promoted to Bulgarian A Group. Lokomotiv Ruse, Parva Atomna Kozloduy, Spartak Plovdiv, Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa, Chirpan and Hebar Pazardzhik were relegated.
League table
{{Location map+ |Bulgaria |float=right |width=440 |caption=Locations of the 1996–97 Bulgarian B Group teams |places=
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.783333 |long=23.733333 |label=Parva Atomna|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.7 |long=23.333333 |label=Akademik
Septemvri}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.25 |long=27.816667 |label=Avtotreid|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.85 |long=25.966667 |label=Loko Ruse|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.142639 |long=24.724861 |label=Litex|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.216667 |long=27.916667 |label=Cherno More|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.2 |long=24.333333 |label=Hebar|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.5125 |long=27.450278 |label=Chernomorets|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=41.933333 |long=25.566667 |label=Haskovo|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.136 |long=24.7675 |label=Spartak|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.283333 |long=26.933333 |label=Shumen|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.133333 |long=25.7 |label=Loko GO}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.6 |long=23.033333 |label=Metalurg|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.016667 |long=24.283333 |label=Olimpik|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.199808 |long=25.324408 |label=Chirpan|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.016667 |long=23.1 |label=Pirin|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.866667 |long=25.333333 |label=Chardafon|position=bottom}}
}}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=PR
|team1=LIT|name_LIT=Litex Lovech
|team2=OLI|name_OLI=Olimpik Galata
|team3=MET|name_MET=Metalurg Pernik
|team4=PIR|name_PIR=Pirin Blagoevgrad
|team5=HAS|name_HAS=Haskovo
|team6=YAN|name_YAN=Chardafon Gabrovo
|team7=CHE|name_CHE=Chernomorets Burgas
|team8=CHM|name_CHM=Cherno More Varna
|team9=AKA|name_AKA=Akademik Sofia
|team10=AVT|name_AVT=Avtotreid Aksakovo
|team11=SHU|name_SHU=Shumen
|team12=SEP|name_SEP=Septemvri Sofia
|team13=LOK|name_LOK=Lokomotiv Ruse
|team14=PAK|name_PAK=Parva Atomna Kozloduy
|team15=SPD|name_SPD=Spartak Plovdiv
|team16=LGO|name_LGO=Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa
|team17=CHI|name_CHI=Chirpan
|team18=HEB|name_HEB=Hebar Pazardzhik
|win_LIT=26|draw_LIT=3|loss_LIT=5|gf_LIT=74|ga_LIT=21|status_LIT=P
|win_OLI=20|draw_OLI=5|loss_OLI=9|gf_OLI=74|ga_OLI=44|status_OLI=P
|win_MET=20|draw_MET=3|loss_MET=11|gf_MET=55|ga_MET=33|status_MET=P
|win_PIR=19|draw_PIR=5|loss_PIR=10|gf_PIR=62|ga_PIR=34
|win_HAS=17|draw_HAS=3|loss_HAS=14|gf_HAS=48|ga_HAS=50
|win_YAN=17|draw_YAN=2|loss_YAN=15|gf_YAN=40|ga_YAN=38
|win_CHE=16|draw_CHE=4|loss_CHE=14|gf_CHE=51|ga_CHE=39
|win_CHM=15|draw_CHM=7|loss_CHM=12|gf_CHM=39|ga_CHM=35
|win_AKA=14|draw_AKA=7|loss_AKA=13|gf_AKA=40|ga_AKA=37
|win_AVT=13|draw_AVT=10|loss_AVT=11|gf_AVT=36|ga_AVT=39
|win_SHU=14|draw_SHU=7|loss_SHU=13|gf_SHU=45|ga_SHU=63
|win_SEP=13|draw_SEP=9|loss_SEP=12|gf_SEP=37|ga_SEP=32
|win_LOK=15|draw_LOK=1|loss_LOK=18|gf_LOK=36|ga_LOK=54|status_LOK=R
|win_PAK=9|draw_PAK=9|loss_PAK=16|gf_PAK=29|ga_PAK=40|status_PAK=R
|win_SPD=10|draw_SPD=6|loss_SPD=18|gf_SPD=29|ga_SPD=45|status_SPD=R
|win_LGO=10|draw_LGO=6|loss_LGO=18|gf_LGO=31|ga_LGO=56|status_LGO=R
|win_CHI= 7|draw_CHI=3|loss_CHI=24|gf_CHI=27|ga_CHI=60|status_CHI=R
|win_HEB= 4|draw_HEB=4|loss_HEB=26|gf_HEB=23|ga_HEB=60|status_HEB=R
|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to 1997–98 A Group
|result1=P|result2=P|result3=P
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to 1997–98 V Group
|result13=R|result14=R|result15=R|result16=R|result17=R|result18=R
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[http://futbolbg.dir.bg/_wm/library/item.php?did=550122&df=767018&dflid=3 1996-97 B Group season] futbolbg.dir.bg
}}
Top scorers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
!Scorer !Club !Goals |
|---|
| rowspan="1"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} Dimcho Belyakov |align="left"|Litex Lovech |rowspan="1"|23 |
References
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