Mall:Poängtabell för National Soccer League 1996/1997
| Nr | Lag | S | V | O | F | GM | IM | MS | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney United | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 56 |
| 2 | Brisbane Strikers | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 47 |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 46 |
| 4 | Adelaide City | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 43 |
| 5 | Marconi Stallions | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 40 |
| 6 | Melbourne Knights (RM) | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 39 |
| 7 | Perth Glory (NY) | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 38 |
| 8 | West Adelaide | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 33 |
| 9 | UTS Olympic | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 32 |
| 10 | Wollongong Wolves | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 32 |
| 11 | Newcastle Breakers | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 30 |
| 12 | Gippsland Falcons | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 30 |
| 13 | Collingwood Warriors (NY) | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 27 |
| 14 | Canberra Cosmos | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 69 | −39 | 11 |
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