The 1996–97 Yemeni League is the fifth edition of top-level football in

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. The season started in November 1996 and ended in June 1997. Al Wahda Sana'a' won the title.

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

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and runners-up

Al Sha'ab Sana'a Al Sha'ab Sana'a is a football club playing in Yemen. Al Sha'ab San'a Stadium is their home, it has a capacity of 5,000. Managerial history Last update: 21 February 2014. * Mohammed Banaja (20??–14) * Mustafa Hassan (2014–??) See also * L ...

secured direct promotion to the Yemeni League.

Stadia and locations

League table

Season statistics

Top scorers

References

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