2. Fussball Bundesliga 1996/97 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 62:22 | +40 | 61:22 | – | |
| 2 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 56:33 | +23 | 58:28 | – | |
| 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 31 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 40:24 | +16 | 49:28 | – | |
| 4 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 43:29 | +14 | 48:33 | – | |
| 5 | SV Stuttgarter Kickers | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 34:25 | +9 | 47:35 | – | |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 40:41 | -1 | 44:41 | ▲ | |
| 7 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 31 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 30:24 | +6 | 43:34 | ▼ | |
| 8 | SV Meppen | 31 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 35:36 | -1 | 43:37 | ▼ | |
| 9 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 46:48 | -2 | 42:42 | ▼ | |
| 10 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 44:40 | +4 | 41:47 | ▲ | |
| 11 | SC Fortuna Köln | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 50:41 | +9 | 39:45 | ▼ | |
| 12 | FC Gütersloh | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 37:46 | -9 | 39:45 | ▼ | |
| 13 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 31 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 38:41 | -3 | 38:41 | – | |
| 14 | FSV Zwickau | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 29:45 | -16 | 36:51 | ▲ | |
| 15 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 40:49 | -9 | 34:49 | ▼ | |
| 16 | VfB Lübeck | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 27:48 | -21 | 33:48 | – | |
| 17 | VfB Oldenburg | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 31:61 | -30 | 27:57 | – | |
| 18 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 41:70 | -29 | 25:64 | – |