2. Fussball Bundesliga 1996/97 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 67:22 | +45 | 64:22 | – | |
| 2 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 56:34 | +22 | 58:31 | – | |
| 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 32 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 44:25 | +19 | 52:28 | – | |
| 4 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 44:29 | +15 | 51:33 | – | |
| 5 | SV Stuttgarter Kickers | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 35:25 | +10 | 50:35 | – | |
| 6 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 49:48 | +1 | 45:42 | ▲ | |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 41:45 | -4 | 44:44 | ▼ | |
| 8 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 32 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 30:27 | +3 | 43:37 | ▼ | |
| 9 | SV Meppen | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 37:40 | -3 | 43:40 | ▼ | |
| 10 | FC Gütersloh | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 41:48 | -7 | 42:45 | ▲ | |
| 11 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 44:41 | +3 | 41:50 | ▼ | |
| 12 | SC Fortuna Köln | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 50:44 | +6 | 39:48 | ▼ | |
| 13 | FSV Zwickau | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 31:46 | -15 | 39:51 | ▲ | |
| 14 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 39:45 | -6 | 38:44 | ▼ | |
| 15 | VfB Lübeck | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 30:48 | -18 | 36:48 | ▲ | |
| 16 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 40:54 | -14 | 34:52 | ▼ | |
| 17 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 32 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 45:71 | -26 | 28:64 | ▲ | |
| 18 | VfB Oldenburg | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 32:63 | -31 | 27:60 | ▼ |