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| 06/12/1996 | FC Brașov | - | Dinamo Bucureşti | 2:1 | ||
| Rapid Bucureşti | - | FC Politechnica Timisoara | 4:1 | |||
| 07/12/1996 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamt | - | National Bucureşti | 1:0 | ||
| Farul Constanța | - | FC Universitatea Craiova | 2:0 | |||
| Gloria Bistrița (old) | - | Argeș Pitești | 3:2 | |||
| Petrolul Ploieşti | - | Jiul Petroşani | 4:1 | |||
| Oţelul Galaţi | - | Sportul Studenţesc | 3:0 | |||
| AS Bacau | - | Universitatea Cluj | 3:2 | |||
| 08/12/1996 | CSA Steaua București | - | CF Chindia Târgoviște | 4:1 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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CSA Steaua București | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 34:19 | 15 | 35 |
| 2 |
|
National Bucureşti | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 30:19 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 |
|
Oţelul Galaţi | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31:18 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 |
|
Dinamo Bucureşti | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25:17 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 |
|
Universitatea Cluj | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 36:32 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 |
|
Jiul Petroşani | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 19:30 | -11 | 25 |
| 7 |
|
Rapid Bucureşti | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26:22 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 |
|
Argeș Pitești | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27:24 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 |
|
Farul Constanța | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21:24 | -3 | 24 |
| 10 |
|
CF Chindia Târgoviște | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19:25 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 |
|
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamt | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23:26 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 |
|
AS Bacau | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24:23 | 1 | 22 |
| 13 |
|
Petrolul Ploieşti | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25:22 | 3 | 21 |
| 14 |
|
FC Universitatea Craiova | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27:28 | -1 | 21 |
| 15 |
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Sportul Studenţesc | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19:25 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 |
|
FC Brașov | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23:31 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 |
|
Gloria Bistrița (old) | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16:27 | -11 | 15 |
| 18 |
|
FC Politechnica Timisoara | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22:35 | -13 | 15 |
