GFA League Second Division 1996/97

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The 1996/1997 season of the GFA League Second Division , the second highest division in Gambian football, ended in 1997.

Ten teams played for the title in a round-trip round , so that 18 games were scheduled for each team. The two teams Flamemins Football Club and Saraba Football Club were relegated from the GFA League First Division and joined the league. The two teams Dabanani and Fankata rose from the GFA League Third Division .

At the end of the season, the bottom two Joggifans Football Club and Linguere had to relegate to the third division. The two leading teams in the table, Flamemins Football Club and Saraba Football Club, were promoted to the First Division .

A final table is not used.

Participating clubs

Sorted alphabetically

  1. Dabanani
  2. Fankata
  3. Flamemins FC
  4. SK Jaiteh
  5. Joggifans FC
  6. Justice
  7. Kaira silo
  8. Linguere
  9. Saraba FC
  10. Sukuta Tigers

Individual evidence

  1. Gambia 1996/97 rsssf.com, accessed May 2012