2. Fussball Bundesliga 1997/98 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 25:15 | +10 | 34:10 | – | |
| 2 | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 23:11 | +12 | 32:11 | ▲ | |
| 3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29:16 | +13 | 30:15 | ▼ | |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23:16 | +7 | 26:20 | ▲ | |
| 5 | FC Gütersloh | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23:14 | +9 | 25:19 | ▲ | |
| 6 | SC Fortuna Köln | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30:27 | +3 | 25:19 | ▼ | |
| 7 | SV Stuttgarter Kickers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21:19 | +2 | 25:22 | ▼ | |
| 8 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 23:27 | -4 | 25:25 | ▲ | |
| 9 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24:20 | +4 | 22:22 | ▲ | |
| 10 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23:20 | +3 | 22:25 | – | |
| 11 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21:21 | 0 | 22:22 | ▼ | |
| 12 | FC Energie Cottbus | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18:20 | -2 | 22:22 | ▼ | |
| 13 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14:19 | -5 | 21:24 | ▼ | |
| 14 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 15:14 | +1 | 20:23 | – | |
| 15 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20:32 | -12 | 17:29 | – | |
| 16 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17:28 | -11 | 14:32 | – | |
| 17 | FSV Zwickau | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19:31 | -12 | 14:32 | – | |
| 18 | SV Meppen | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15:33 | -18 | 12:36 | – |