2. Fussball Bundesliga 1997/98 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 50:32 | +18 | 64:25 | – | |
| 2 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 57:36 | +21 | 61:34 | – | |
| 3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 52:35 | +17 | 59:35 | – | |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 43:31 | +12 | 56:32 | ▲ | |
| 5 | FC Gütersloh | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 43:26 | +17 | 55:31 | ▼ | |
| 6 | SC Fortuna Köln | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 53:53 | 0 | 46:43 | – | |
| 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 52:54 | -2 | 46:49 | ▲ | |
| 8 | FC Energie Cottbus | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 38:36 | +2 | 45:42 | – | |
| 9 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 32:32 | 0 | 45:45 | – | |
| 10 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 54:48 | +6 | 44:44 | ▲ | |
| 11 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 41:35 | +6 | 44:44 | ▼ | |
| 12 | SV Stuttgarter Kickers | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44:47 | -3 | 44:50 | ▼ | |
| 13 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36:40 | -4 | 43:49 | ▼ | |
| 14 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41:41 | 0 | 40:52 | – | |
| 15 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 31:51 | -20 | 39:54 | – | |
| 16 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 39:61 | -22 | 33:60 | – | |
| 17 | FSV Zwickau | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 32:55 | -23 | 28:64 | ▲ | |
| 18 | SV Meppen | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 35:60 | -25 | 27:66 | ▼ |