2. Fussball Bundesliga 1996/97 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25:22 | +3 | 25:22 | – | |
| 2 | SV Stuttgarter Kickers | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14:12 | +2 | 24:21 | – | |
| 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18:15 | +3 | 23:20 | – | |
| 4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17:14 | +3 | 23:20 | – | |
| 5 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16:17 | -1 | 20:23 | ▲ | |
| 6 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22:24 | -2 | 18:27 | ▼ | |
| 7 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16:24 | -8 | 18:30 | ▲ | |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18:32 | -14 | 18:27 | ▲ | |
| 9 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17:34 | -17 | 17:29 | ▼ | |
| 10 | SC Fortuna Köln | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21:30 | -9 | 14:32 | – | |
| 11 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15:27 | -12 | 14:32 | ▲ | |
| 12 | SV Meppen | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20:33 | -13 | 14:32 | ▼ | |
| 13 | VfB Lübeck | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11:32 | -21 | 13:31 | – | |
| 14 | FC Gütersloh | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 18:39 | -21 | 11:38 | – | |
| 15 | FSV Zwickau | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13:36 | -23 | 9:39 | – | |
| 16 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13:38 | -25 | 8:38 | ▲ | |
| 17 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20:44 | -24 | 7:40 | ▼ | |
| 18 | VfB Oldenburg | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11:44 | -33 | 6:42 | ▼ |