1. Fussball Bundesliga 1996/97 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 31 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 59:30 | +29 | 64:19 | – | |
| 2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 64:37 | +27 | 63:24 | – | |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 72:32 | +40 | 58:28 | – | |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 58:37 | +21 | 57:30 | – | |
| 5 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 46:43 | +3 | 50:32 | – | |
| 6 | TSV 1860 München | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 54:49 | +5 | 46:37 | – | |
| 7 | Karlsruher SC | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 48:43 | +5 | 42:42 | – | |
| 8 | SV Werder Bremen | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 48:50 | -2 | 42:45 | ▲ | |
| 9 | Arminia Bielefeld | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 42:45 | -3 | 40:46 | ▼ | |
| 10 | FC Schalke 04 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 33:36 | -3 | 40:43 | ▼ | |
| 11 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 36:40 | -4 | 39:48 | ▲ | |
| 12 | 1. FC Köln | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 53:60 | -7 | 38:50 | ▼ | |
| 13 | FC Hansa Rostock | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 32:41 | -9 | 37:49 | ▲ | |
| 14 | Hamburger SV | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 43:54 | -11 | 37:46 | ▼ | |
| 15 | MSV Duisburg | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 36:47 | -11 | 36:48 | ▼ | |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 25:52 | -27 | 32:56 | – | |
| 17 | FC St. Pauli | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 32:58 | -26 | 27:60 | – | |
| 18 | SC Freiburg | 31 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 38:65 | -27 | 22:67 | – |