1. Fussball Bundesliga 1996/97 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 66:32 | +34 | 70:19 | – | |
| 2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 67:41 | +26 | 66:27 | – | |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 61:40 | +21 | 60:33 | – | |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 74:38 | +36 | 58:34 | – | |
| 5 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 54:49 | +5 | 53:35 | – | |
| 6 | TSV 1860 München | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 56:53 | +3 | 49:40 | – | |
| 7 | Karlsruher SC | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 54:43 | +11 | 48:42 | – | |
| 8 | SV Werder Bremen | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 50:52 | -2 | 45:48 | ▲ | |
| 9 | 1. FC Köln | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 61:60 | +1 | 44:50 | ▲ | |
| 10 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 44:46 | -2 | 42:51 | ▼ | |
| 11 | MSV Duisburg | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 42:49 | -7 | 42:48 | ▲ | |
| 12 | Arminia Bielefeld | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 44:50 | -6 | 40:52 | ▼ | |
| 13 | FC Schalke 04 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 34:40 | -6 | 40:49 | ▼ | |
| 14 | FC Hansa Rostock | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 35:45 | -10 | 40:52 | – | |
| 15 | Hamburger SV | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 45:59 | -14 | 40:49 | – | |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 25:56 | -31 | 32:62 | – | |
| 17 | SC Freiburg | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 42:66 | -24 | 28:67 | ▲ | |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 32:67 | -35 | 27:66 | ▼ |