The 1996–97 Irish Cup was the 117th edition of the Irish Cup, Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 3 May 1997 with the final.

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1996–97 Irish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	32
Defending champions	Glentoran
Final positions
Champions	Glenavon (5th win)
Runner-up	Cliftonville
Tournament statistics
Matches played	39
Goals scored	108 (2.77 per match)
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Glentoran were the defending champions after winning their 16th Irish Cup last season, with a 1–0 win over Glenavon in the 1996 final. This season Glenavon went one better by winning the cup for the 5th time, with a 1–0 win over Cliftonville in the final.^[1][2]