2. Fussball Bundesliga 1997/98 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 43:25 | +18 | 59:20 | – | |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 45:27 | +18 | 56:29 | – | |
| 3 | FC Gütersloh | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 39:22 | +17 | 51:27 | ▲ | |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 47:34 | +13 | 49:34 | ▼ | |
| 5 | FC St. Pauli | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 32:29 | +3 | 44:32 | – | |
| 6 | SC Fortuna Köln | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 47:43 | +4 | 43:34 | – | |
| 7 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32:31 | +1 | 42:39 | – | |
| 8 | FC Energie Cottbus | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 30:29 | +1 | 40:37 | ▲ | |
| 9 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27:28 | -1 | 40:40 | ▼ | |
| 10 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 39:31 | +8 | 39:39 | ▼ | |
| 11 | SV Stuttgarter Kickers | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39:42 | -3 | 39:45 | ▲ | |
| 12 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38:33 | +5 | 38:44 | ▼ | |
| 13 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30:43 | -13 | 38:44 | ▼ | |
| 14 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 44:48 | -4 | 37:46 | ▼ | |
| 15 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 43:45 | -2 | 34:43 | – | |
| 16 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 31:49 | -18 | 30:51 | – | |
| 17 | SV Meppen | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 32:53 | -21 | 24:57 | – | |
| 18 | FSV Zwickau | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24:50 | -26 | 20:62 | – |