2. Fussball Bundesliga 1997/98 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24:8 | +16 | 37:7 | – | |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 33:18 | +15 | 36:9 | – | |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 29:16 | +13 | 32:14 | ▲ | |
| 4 | FC Gütersloh | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 23:11 | +12 | 32:11 | ▼ | |
| 5 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25:14 | +11 | 31:16 | ▼ | |
| 6 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 19:13 | +6 | 30:15 | ▲ | |
| 7 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 21:10 | +11 | 29:14 | ▼ | |
| 8 | FC Energie Cottbus | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 23:16 | +7 | 29:14 | ▼ | |
| 9 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23:16 | +7 | 27:18 | – | |
| 10 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 31:22 | +9 | 26:17 | – | |
| 11 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28:19 | +9 | 26:23 | – | |
| 12 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27:23 | +4 | 25:22 | – | |
| 13 | SC Fortuna Köln | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27:27 | 0 | 24:21 | – | |
| 14 | SV Stuttgarter Kickers | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26:26 | 0 | 24:24 | – | |
| 15 | SV Meppen | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24:27 | -3 | 23:23 | – | |
| 16 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17:20 | -3 | 23:26 | – | |
| 17 | FSV Zwickau | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13:18 | -5 | 16:28 | – | |
| 18 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21:35 | -14 | 16:31 | – |