1996–97 Ukrainian First League

Three clubs promoted from the 1995–96 Ukrainian Second League.

;Group A

• FC CSKA Kyiv – champion (returning after four seasons, previously in 1992 as SKA Kyiv)

;Group B

• FC Metalurh Mariupol – champion (returning after four seasons, previously in 1992 as FC Azovets Mariupol)
• FC Metalurh Donetsk – promotion play-off (debut)

Three clubs were relegated from the 1995-96 Ukrainian Top League:

• SC Mykolaiv – 16th place (returning after two seasons, previously in 1994-95 as FC Evis Mykolaiv)
• FC Volyn Lutsk – 17th place (debut)
• FC Zorya Luhansk – 18th place (debut)

• FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod changed its name to FC Verkhovyna Uzhhorod before the season.
• FC CSKA Kyiv changed its name to FC CSKA-2 Kyiv before the season since becoming the farm team of the Borysfen-CSKA merger.
• FC Dnipro Cherkasy changed its name to FC Cherkasy during the winter break.

In 1996-97 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:

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|col_PNEWP=green1|text_PNEWP=Promoted to Vyshcha Liha

|result1=PNEWP|result3=PNEWP

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to Second League

|result21=R|result22=R|result23=R|result24=R

|update=complete|source=

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Statistics are taken from here.[http://ukranianfootball.narod.ru/1997/1996_97_p.html Statistics] {{in lang|ru}}

• Ukrainian Premier League 1996-97
• Ukrainian Second League 1996-97

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