The 1996–97 Categoría Primera B season, (officially known as the 1996–97 Copa Concasa for sponsorship reasons) was the 7th season of Colombia's second division football league. Deportivo Unicosta won the tournament for the first time and was promoted to the Categoría Primera A. Henry Vásquez, playing for Deportivo Unicosta, was the topscorer with 27 goals.[1][2]
16 teams take part in the season. The previous season's champions Cúcuta Deportivo was promoted to Primera A for the 1996–97 season, being replaced in Primera B for this season by Atlético Huila, who were relegated from Primera A at the end of the 1995–96 season after finishing in the bottom of the top tier's relegation table. Cartago did not take part of the tournament. Three additional teams, Atlético Córdoba, Cooperamos Tolima and Deportivo Pasto, were accepted by DIMAYOR to compete in the tournament.
