| Competition: | Azadegan League |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Winners: | Persepolis |
| Relegated: | Machine Sazi Malavan Shamoushak Keshavarz |
| Continentalcup1: | Asian Club Championship |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Persepolis |
| Continentalcup2: | Asian Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Bargh Shiraz |
| Matches: | 240 |
| League Topscorer: | Ali Asghar Modir Roosta 18 (Bahman) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Persepolis 5-0 Shamoushak |
| Highest Scoring: | Persepolis 5–3 Malavan |
| Prevseason: | 1995–96 |
| Nextseason: | 1997–98 |
The 1996–97 Azadegan League was the sixth season of the Azadegan League, Iran's top-level professional football league at the time, that was won by the defending champions Persepolis. The following is the final results of the Azadegan League's 1996–97 football season.