2. Fussball Bundesliga 1996/97 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 33 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 67:22 | +45 | 65:23 | – | |
| 2 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 57:36 | +21 | 58:34 | – | |
| 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 33 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 47:25 | +22 | 55:28 | – | |
| 4 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 46:29 | +17 | 54:33 | – | |
| 5 | SV Stuttgarter Kickers | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 38:26 | +12 | 53:35 | – | |
| 6 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 33 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 33:28 | +5 | 46:37 | ▲ | |
| 7 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 50:51 | -1 | 45:45 | ▼ | |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 41:45 | -4 | 45:45 | ▼ | |
| 9 | SV Meppen | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 38:41 | -3 | 44:41 | – | |
| 10 | FC Gütersloh | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 42:51 | -9 | 42:48 | – | |
| 11 | FSV Zwickau | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 33:46 | -13 | 42:51 | ▲ | |
| 12 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 44:44 | 0 | 41:53 | ▼ | |
| 13 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 41:46 | -5 | 41:44 | ▲ | |
| 14 | SC Fortuna Köln | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 50:46 | +4 | 39:51 | ▼ | |
| 15 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 42:54 | -12 | 37:52 | ▲ | |
| 16 | VfB Lübeck | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 30:50 | -20 | 36:51 | ▼ | |
| 17 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 33 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 46:72 | -26 | 29:65 | – | |
| 18 | VfB Oldenburg | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 32:65 | -33 | 27:63 | – |