The 1996 Primera B de Chile was the 45th completed season of the Primera B de Chile.
Deportes La Serena (tournament's champion) alongside Deportes Puerto Montt were promoted to 1997 Primera División de Chile season after finishing in the first and second places respectively.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Deportes La Serena | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 62 |
| 2 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 55 |
| 3 | Cobresal | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 52 |
| 4 | Deportes Iquique | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 49 |
| 5 | Rangers | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 46 |
| 6 | Fernández Vial | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 44 |
| 7 | Everton | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 43 |
| 8 | Deportes Melipilla | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 41 |
| 9 | Ñublense | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 41 |
| 10 | Magallanes | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 40 |
| 11 | Unión Santa Cruz | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 36 |
| 12 | Deportes Linares | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 34 |
| 13 | Unión San Felipe | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 31 |
| 14 | Deportes Arica | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 30 |
| 15 | Deportes Ovalle | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 29 |
| 16 | Colchagua | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 27 |
Promotion/relegation play-offs
| 1 December 1996 | Cobresal | 3 – 1 | Deportes Temuco | Estadio El Cobre |
| Rivera 57' Salgado 20' Garrido 73' | | Alvarez 79' | Attendance: 4,110 Referee: Salvador Imperatore |
| 1 December 1996 | Deportes Iquique | 1 – 0 | Palestino | Estadio Tierra de Campeones |
| Donoso 17' | | | Attendance: 7,152 Referee: Enrique Marín |
| 8 December 1996 | Deportes Temuco | 2 – 0 | Cobresal | Estadio Germán Becker |
| Castillo 27' Poirrier 30' | | | Attendance: 13,089 Referee: Mariano Peña |
| 8 December 1996 | Palestino | 5 – 1 | Deportes Iquique | Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna |
| Castillo 8', 14' Lizana 52' Córdova 73', 90' | | Donoso 88' | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Iván Guerrero |
Top scorers
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