The 1996–97 season of the
NOFV-Oberliga
The NOFV- Oberliga is a division at step 5 of the German football league system. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, it became the successor of the DDR-Oberliga, and functions today as a 5th division in the former territory of East Germany and the ...
was the third season of the league at tier four (IV) of the
German football league system.
The NOFV-Oberliga was split into two divisions,
NOFV-Oberliga Nord and
NOFV-Oberliga Süd. The champions of each,
SV Babelsberg 03 and
1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club based in the city of Magdeburg. The club was founded in 1965 and spent all but one season in East Germany top flight, the DDR-Oberliga, winning three championships and seven cup titles. It ...
, as well as
F.C. Hansa Rostock II
FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...
, were directly promoted to the
1997–98 Regionalliga Nordost.
1. FC Schwedt went into administration soon after the season began and withdrew from the league.
North
South
External links
NOFV-Online– official website of the North-East German Football Association
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NOFV-Oberliga seasons
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