title: 1996–97 Alpenliga season
text: # 1996–97 Alpenliga season
  
  This was the 1996–97 Alpenliga season, the sixth season of the multi-national ice hockey league. 11 teams participated in the league, and VEU Feldkirch of Austria won the championship by defeating Olimpija Ljubljana of Slovenia.
  
  ## Regular season
  
  | Place | Team | GP | Pts | W | T | L | GF:GA | GD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Austria VEU Feldkirch | 40 | 65 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 177:95 | +82 |
  | 2 | Austria EC VSV | 40 | 55 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 194:125 | +69 |
  | 3 | Slovenia HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 40 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 200:157 | +43 |
  | 4 | Austria EC KAC | 40 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 162:126 | +36 |
  | 5 | Italy HC Bozen | 40 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 171:155 | +16 |
  | 6 | Austria EC Kapfenberg | 40 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 134:124 | +10 |
  | 7 | Italy HC Milan 24 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 190:174 | +16 |
  | 8 | Slovenia HK Jesenice | 40 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 131:163 | -32 |
  | 9 | Austria CE Wien | 40 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 135-148 | -13 |
  | 10 | Slovenia HK Bled | 40 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 118:194 | -76 |
  | 11 | Austria EC Graz | 40 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 124:275 | -151 |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  ### Group phase
  
  Group A :
  
  | Place | Team | GP | Pts | W | T | L | GF:GA | GD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Slovenia HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:11 | +3 |
  | 2 | Austria EC VSV | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:11 | +7 |
  | 3 | Slovenia HK Jesenice | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7:17 | -10 |
  | 4 | Italy HC Milan 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:10 | 0 |
  
  Group B :
  
  | Place | Team | GP | Pts | W | T | L | GF:GA | GD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Austria VEU Feldkirch | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:8 | +11 |
  | 2 | Austria EC KAC | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:5 | +6 |
  | 3 | Italy HC Bozen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:16 | -3 |
  | 4 | Slovenia HK Bled | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:27 | -14 |
  
  ### Final
  
  * HDD Olimpija Ljubljana – VEU Feldkirch: 4:4 (2:2, 1:2, 1:0)
  * VEU Feldkirch – Olimpija Ljubljana: 6:1 (1:0, 2:0, 3:1)
  