Saison 1996/1997
| Platz | Club | Spiele | Siege | Unentschieden | Niederlagen | Tore | Punkte | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 74:28 | 68 | |
| 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 52:29 | 58 | |
| 3 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 57:38 | 58 | |
| 4 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 50:34 | 54 | |
| 5 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 38:27 | 53 | |
| 6 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 35:29 | 49 | |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 43:46 | 48 | |
| 8 | VfB Leipzig | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 53:54 | 46 | |
| 9 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 46:44 | 44 | |
| 10 | SV Meppen | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 44:48 | 44 | |
| 11 | Fortuna Köln | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 52:47 | 42 | |
| 12 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 44:49 | 42 | |
| 13 | FC Gütersloh | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 43:51 | 42 | |
| 14 | FSV Zwickau | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 34:48 | 42 | |
| 15 | SVW Mannheim | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45:56 | 40 | |
| 16 | VfB Lübeck | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 32:53 | 36 | |
| 17 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 47:74 | 29 | |
| 18 | VfB Oldenburg | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 33:67 | 27 |
