Additions
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/1996 |  | Olivier Bochu | DF |  | Nîmes Olympique | Nîmes |
| 07/1996 |  | David-Alexandre Dicanot | DF |  | Marignane Gignac | Marignane |
| 07/1996 | | Nicolas Forge | DF | |||
| 07/1996 | | Ludovic Leroy | DF |  | Valenciennes FC | VAFC |
| 07/1996 |  | Djamel Belmadi | MF |  | Paris Saint-Germain | Paris SG |
| 07/1996 | | Olivier Ferez | MF |  | Olympique de Valence (old) | Olymp. Valence |
| 07/1996 | | Salem Harchèche | MF |  | AS Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne |
| 07/1996 | | Mounir Karaa | MF |  | US Endoume | US Endoume |
| 07/1996 | | Frédéric Labro | MF |  | Stade de Vallauris | Vallauris |
| 07/1996 |  | Franck Matingou | MF | |||
| 07/1996 | | Patrick Olive | MF | |||
| 07/1996 | | Cédric Rémy | MF | | Valenciennes FC | VAFC |
| 07/1996 | | Christophe Branlard | FW |  | Stade Poitevin | Stade Poitevin |
| 07/1996 |  | Abdul Iyodo | FW |  | Kano Pillars | Kano Pillars |
| 07/1996 | | Franck Priou | FW |  | SM Caen | SM Caen |
| 07/1996 | | Jacques Remy | FW | | US Endoume | US Endoume |
Departures
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/1997 | | Franck Soler | FW |  | Paris FC | Paris FC |
| 11/1996 |  | Joël Tiéhi | FW |  | US Saint-Denis | US Saint-Denis |
| 07/1996 | | Maxence Flachez | DF |  | FC Sochaux | Sochaux |
| 07/1996 | | Gilles Frechingues | DF |  | Gazélec FC Ajaccio | GFC Ajaccio |
| 07/1996 | | Serge Romano | DF |  | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton |
| 07/1996 | | Olivier Ichoua | MF | | FC Sochaux | Sochaux |
| 07/1996 | | David Mazzoncini | MF |  | Havre AC | HAC |
| 07/1996 | | Olivier Vandevoorde | FW |  | Stade Lavallois | Laval |
| 07/1996 | | René Exbrayat | MA | | Havre AC | HAC |