The 1996–97 LEN Champions League was the ongoing 34th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 1996 to 5 April 1997, and it was contested by 8 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on April 4 and April 5 in Naples.
Preliminary round
Location of teams of the
1996–97 LEN Champions League group stage.

Blue Group;

Red Group.
| Key to colors in group tables |
| Group winners and runners-up advanced to Final four |
Final standings
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| Milan Tadić, Paolo Zizza, Dušan Popović, Giuseppe Porzio, Francesco Postiglione, Gianfranco Salvati, Fabio Galasso, Francesco Porzio, Bruno Antonino, Ferdinando Gandolfi, Piero Fiorentino, Carlo Silipo, Fabio Bencivenga |
| Head coach |
| Paolo De Crescenzo |
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See also
- 1996–97 LEN Cup Winners' Cup
- 1996–97 LEN Cup
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