The 1996–97 Gamma Ethniki was the 14th season since the official establishment of the third tier of Greek football in 1983.

Ethnikos Asteras Ethnikos Asteras F.C. (, the ''National Star'') was a football club based in Kaisariani, Athens, Greece. History The club, originally named ''Ethnikos Astir,'' was founded in 1927 from the merger of Ethnikos and Asteras Kaisariani. They particip ...

and Anagennisi Karditsa were crowned champions in ''Southern'' and ''Northern'' Group respectively, thus winning promotion to

Beta Ethniki The Football League () was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super League 2 as the new second tier ...

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and

ILTEX Lykoi G.S. YLTEX Lykoi Thessaloniki also known as ILTEX Lykoi () is a reestablished football club based in Kalochori, Thessaloniki, Greece. The team was owned by the Greek businessman Kostas Iliadis. Iliadis was the owner of a group of companies that ...

also won promotion as a runners-up of the groups.

Ilisiakos Ilisiakos Football Club () is an Athens-based Association football, football club that was founded in 1927 by Michalis Xydis, Lambropoulos, Evgenopoulos, Nikolaos Plessas, ''et al.''. They played in Delta Ethiniki until 2003. Ilisiakos spent the ma ...

, Atromitos, Irodotos, Patra, Enosis Rodos- Diagoras, Varvasiakos, Almopos Aridea,

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, Iraklis Ptolemaida, Anagennisi Giannitsa,

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and Anagennisi Kolindros were relegated to

Delta Ethniki Delta Ethniki () was the fourth level of Greek football championship. During the period of its existence, it was the lowest national division of the Greek championship. It was founded in the 1982–83 season and abolished in the 2012–13 season, ...

Southern Group

League table

Results

Northern Group

League table

Results

References

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