2. Fussball Bundesliga 1996/97 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 42:17 | +25 | 35:11 | – | |
| 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 32:18 | +14 | 31:13 | ▲ | |
| 3 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30:20 | +10 | 30:18 | ▼ | |
| 4 | SV Stuttgarter Kickers | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17:9 | +8 | 29:17 | ▼ | |
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20:18 | +2 | 29:17 | ▲ | |
| 6 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21:14 | +7 | 26:20 | ▼ | |
| 7 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21:17 | +4 | 25:22 | ▲ | |
| 8 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21:21 | 0 | 23:26 | ▲ | |
| 9 | FC Gütersloh | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25:28 | -3 | 23:23 | ▲ | |
| 10 | VfB Lübeck | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20:24 | -4 | 23:23 | ▼ | |
| 11 | FSV Zwickau | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 16:26 | -10 | 23:26 | ▼ | |
| 12 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25:27 | -2 | 22:25 | ▼ | |
| 13 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20:27 | -7 | 20:26 | ▲ | |
| 14 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22:28 | -6 | 19:25 | ▼ | |
| 15 | SC Fortuna Köln | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22:25 | -3 | 18:30 | ▲ | |
| 16 | SV Meppen | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22:29 | -7 | 18:27 | ▼ | |
| 17 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 25:35 | -10 | 13:34 | – | |
| 18 | VfB Oldenburg | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13:31 | -18 | 11:35 | – |