1996–97 Yemeni League

The 1996–97 Yemeni League is the fifth edition of top-level football in Yemen. The season started in November 1996 and ended in June 1997. Al Wahda Sana'a' won the title.

Yemeni League

Season	1996–97
Champions	Al Wahda Sana'a'
Relegated	Al Sha'ab Sana'a Al-Wahda (Aden)
AFC Cup	Al Wahda Sana'a'
Goals scored	367
← 1994–95 1997–98 →

Teams

A total of twelve teams contested the league, including teen sides from the 1994–95 season and two promoted teams from the 1994–95 ??? league. Al-Taliya Taizz and Al-Shurta Aden were relegated from 1994 to 1995 Yemeni League after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table. 1994–95 ??? League champions Al-Ittihad (Ibb) and runners-up Al Sha'ab Sana'a secured direct promotion to the Yemeni League.

Stadia and locations

Abyan

Aden

Sana'a

Mukalla

Ibb

Al Hudaydah

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Locations of teams in the 1996-97 Yemeni League

Club	Location	Stadium
Al-Ahli	Sana'a	Ali Muhesen Stadium
Al-Ahly Hudaida	Al Hudaydah
Al-Ittihad	Ibb
Al-Shaab Hadramout	Mukalla
Al Sha'ab Sana'a	Sana'a
Al-Shula	Aden
Al-Tilal SC	Aden
Al-Wahda (Aden)	Aden
Al-Wahda Club (San'a')	Sana'a
Al-Zohra	Sana'a
Hassan Abyan	Abyan
Shamsan	Aden

League table

Pos.	Team	Pld.	Pts.
1	Al-Wahda Club (San'a') (C)	22	42
2	Al-Tilal SC	22	39
3	Al-Ahly Hudaida	22	37
???	Al-Zohra Sana'a	22	???
???	Shamsan Aden	22	???
???	Al-Shaab Hadramout (Mukalla)	22	???
???	Al-Shula	22	???
???	Al-Ittihad (Ibb)	22	???
???	Al-Ahli Club San'a'	22	???
???	Hassan Abyan	22	???
???	Al Sha'ab Sana'a (R)	22	???
???	Al-Wahda (Aden) (R)	22	???

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jameel Al-Maktry	Shamsan Aden	21
2	Omar Abdul Hafeez	Al-Zohra Sana'a	15
3	Khalid Al-Akbari	Al-Shaab Hadramout	11