Period: 1996-06-01 to 1997-05-31
| Pos. | Club | Matches | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JCT Mills | 20 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 37:15 | 22 | 41 |
| 2 | East Bengal Club | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29:15 | 14 | 39 |
| 3 | Churchill Brothers SC | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 27:16 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Dempo Sports Club | 19 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 27:18 | 9 | 30 |
| 5 | Air-India | 19 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18:22 | -4 | 26 |
| 6 | Salgaocar Sports Club | 19 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10:13 | -3 | 23 |
| 7 | Indian Bank | 19 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 17:23 | -6 | 21 |
| 8 | Mahindra United | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16:41 | -25 | 10 |
| 9 | Mohun Bagan AC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6:6 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Mohammedan Sporting Club | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3:6 | -3 | 3 |
| 11 | Indian Telephone Industries | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3:10 | -7 | 1 |
| 12 | Kerala Police | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3:11 | -8 | 0 |
| Date | Competition | Home | Away | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-20 | Indian Super Cup | East Bengal Club | JCT Mills | 4:2 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-16 | National Football League | Air-India | East Bengal Club | 2:2 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-16 | National Football League | Indian Bank | Churchill Brothers SC | 1:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-16 | National Football League | Dempo Sports Club | JCT Mills | 1:4 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-15 | National Football League | Salgaocar Sports Club | Mahindra United | 2:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-13 | National Football League | Churchill Brothers SC | Dempo Sports Club | 1:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-12 | National Football League | JCT Mills | Air-India | 1:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-12 | National Football League | Salgaocar Sports Club | Indian Bank | 0:2 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-12 | National Football League | East Bengal Club | Mahindra United | 3:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-10 | National Football League | Mahindra United | Air-India | 1:2 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-09 | National Football League | Dempo Sports Club | Salgaocar Sports Club | 2:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-08 | National Football League | JCT Mills | Churchill Brothers SC | 1:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-06 | National Football League | Mahindra United | East Bengal Club | 0:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-05 | National Football League | JCT Mills | Air-India | 2:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-03 | National Football League | Dempo Sports Club | East Bengal Club | 2:2 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-03 | National Football League | Mahindra United | JCT Mills | 0:3 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-02 | National Football League | JCT Mills | Dempo Sports Club | 1:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-02 | National Football League | Churchill Brothers SC | Salgaocar Sports Club | 0:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-03-02 | National Football League | Indian Bank | Air-India | 2:2 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-28 | National Football League | Churchill Brothers SC | East Bengal Club | 1:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-28 | National Football League | Indian Bank | Mahindra United | 1:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-28 | National Football League | Dempo Sports Club | Air-India | 1:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-27 | National Football League | JCT Mills | Salgaocar Sports Club | 1:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-23 | National Football League | East Bengal Club | JCT Mills | 0:2 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-23 | National Football League | Salgaocar Sports Club | Air-India | 0:0 | abgebrochen |
| 1997-02-23 | National Football League | Churchill Brothers SC | Mahindra United | 3:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-22 | National Football League | Dempo Sports Club | Indian Bank | 3:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-20 | National Football League | Air-India | Churchill Brothers SC | 0:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-19 | National Football League | Mahindra United | Dempo Sports Club | 1:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-19 | National Football League | JCT Mills | Indian Bank | 1:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-19 | National Football League | Salgaocar Sports Club | East Bengal Club | 1:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-16 | National Football League | Indian Bank | Dempo Sports Club | 1:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-16 | National Football League | East Bengal Club | JCT Mills | 1:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-16 | National Football League | Churchill Brothers SC | Mahindra United | 3:2 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-15 | National Football League | Air-India | Salgaocar Sports Club | 0:3 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-13 | National Football League | Mahindra United | Indian Bank | 1:4 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-13 | National Football League | Churchill Brothers SC | East Bengal Club | 2:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-12 | National Football League | Air-India | Dempo Sports Club | 0:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-12 | National Football League | JCT Mills | Salgaocar Sports Club | 1:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-10 | National Football League | Indian Bank | East Bengal Club | 0:2 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-09 | National Football League | Air-India | Indian Bank | 1:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-09 | National Football League | JCT Mills | Mahindra United | 6:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-09 | National Football League | Churchill Brothers SC | Salgaocar Sports Club | 1:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-08 | National Football League | East Bengal Club | Dempo Sports Club | 1:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-06 | National Football League | Churchill Brothers SC | Indian Bank | 2:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-05 | National Football League | Mahindra United | Salgaocar Sports Club | 0:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-05 | National Football League | East Bengal Club | Air-India | 2:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-02 | National Football League | JCT Mills | Indian Bank | 3:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-02 | National Football League | East Bengal Club | Salgaocar Sports Club | 3:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-02 | National Football League | Dempo Sports Club | Mahindra United | 4:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-02-01 | National Football League | Churchill Brothers SC | Air-India | 1:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-01-28 | National Football League | JCT Mills | Churchill Brothers SC | 0:2 | gespielt |
| 1997-01-28 | National Football League | East Bengal Club | Indian Bank | 0:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-01-28 | National Football League | Dempo Sports Club | Salgaocar Sports Club | 0:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-01-28 | National Football League | Air-India | Mahindra United | 1:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-01-25 | National Football League | Dempo Sports Club | Churchill Brothers SC | 2:3 | gespielt |
| 1997-01-25 | National Football League | Indian Bank | Salgaocar Sports Club | 1:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-01-03 | National Football League | Churchill Brothers SC | Kerala Police | 2:0 | gespielt |
| 1997-01-03 | National Football League | Mahindra United | Air-India | 3:1 | gespielt |
| 1997-01-01 | National Football League | Salgaocar Sports Club | JCT Mills | 0:0 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-31 | National Football League | Dempo Sports Club | Mohun Bagan AC | 2:0 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-30 | National Football League | Mohammedan Sporting Club | Salgaocar Sports Club | 0:1 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-30 | National Football League | Indian Bank | Indian Telephone Industries | 2:0 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-29 | National Football League | Churchill Brothers SC | Air-India | 2:3 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-28 | National Football League | Mahindra United | Mohun Bagan AC | 1:1 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-28 | National Football League | Dempo Sports Club | Kerala Police | 2:0 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-28 | National Football League | East Bengal Club | JCT Mills | 1:1 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-28 | National Football League | Salgaocar Sports Club | East Bengal Club | 0:0 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-27 | National Football League | Churchill Brothers SC | Mohun Bagan AC | 1:1 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-26 | National Football League | Indian Telephone Industries | JCT Mills | 2:4 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-26 | National Football League | Air-India | Kerala Police | 2:1 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-26 | National Football League | Dempo Sports Club | Mahindra United | 3:0 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-26 | National Football League | Indian Bank | Mohammedan Sporting Club | 1:0 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-24 | National Football League | Salgaocar Sports Club | Indian Bank | 1:0 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-24 | National Football League | Indian Telephone Industries | East Bengal Club | 0:2 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-23 | National Football League | Mohammedan Sporting Club | JCT Mills | 0:1 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-23 | National Football League | Churchill Brothers SC | Mahindra United | 2:1 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-23 | National Football League | Mohun Bagan AC | Kerala Police | 4:2 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-22 | National Football League | Dempo Sports Club | Air-India | 0:1 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-21 | National Football League | East Bengal Club | Indian Bank | 1:0 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-21 | National Football League | Indian Telephone Industries | Mohammedan Sporting Club | 1:2 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-20 | National Football League | Mahindra United | Kerala Police | 1:0 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-20 | National Football League | Mohun Bagan AC | Air-India | 0:0 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-19 | National Football League | Indian Telephone Industries | Salgaocar Sports Club | 0:0 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-19 | National Football League | Churchill Brothers SC | Dempo Sports Club | 0:1 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-18 | National Football League | JCT Mills | Indian Bank | 3:0 | gespielt |
| 1996-12-18 | National Football League | Mohammedan Sporting Club | East Bengal Club | 1:2 | gespielt |