Lierse won the title of the 1996–97 season.

Participanting teams

These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season: KV Mechelen Cercle Brugge

Final league table

Results

Attendances

# Club Average 1 Anderlecht 21,353 2 Club Brugge 12,706 3 Standard 12,088 4 Genk 10,629 5 Lierse 8,118 6 Mouscron 7,476 7 STVV 7,382 8 Gent 7,294 9 Aalst 6,982 10 Lommel 6,529 11 Westerlo 6,312 12 Charleroi 6,088 13 Beveren 5,512 14 Lokeren 5,265 15 Harelbeke 5,176 16 Ekeren 4,912 17 RWDM 4,647 18 Antwerp 3,941

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