2. Fussball Bundesliga 1996/97 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 57:14 | +43 | 45:3 | – | |
| 2 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 28:10 | +18 | 36:9 | – | |
| 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 34:14 | +20 | 35:8 | ▲ | |
| 4 | FC Gütersloh | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 25:12 | +13 | 34:10 | ▲ | |
| 5 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32:16 | +16 | 33:15 | ▼ | |
| 6 | FSV Zwickau | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 21:12 | +9 | 33:15 | ▼ | |
| 7 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32:18 | +14 | 32:14 | ▼ | |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25:14 | +11 | 30:18 | – | |
| 9 | SV Meppen | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 24:15 | +9 | 30:12 | – | |
| 10 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 36:20 | +16 | 29:17 | ▲ | |
| 11 | SV Stuttgarter Kickers | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24:15 | +9 | 29:17 | ▼ | |
| 12 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 19:12 | +7 | 29:14 | ▼ | |
| 13 | SC Fortuna Köln | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31:17 | +14 | 28:19 | ▲ | |
| 14 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 29:22 | +7 | 28:13 | ▼ | |
| 15 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 30:20 | +10 | 26:23 | ▼ | |
| 16 | VfB Lübeck | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21:21 | 0 | 23:23 | – | |
| 17 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 27:30 | -3 | 22:28 | – | |
| 18 | VfB Oldenburg | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22:23 | -1 | 21:24 | – |