1. Fussball Bundesliga 1996/97 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31:22 | +9 | 28:16 | – | |
| 2 | VfB Stuttgart | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 32:23 | +9 | 23:23 | – | |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25:28 | -3 | 23:26 | – | |
| 4 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22:28 | -6 | 23:23 | – | |
| 5 | MSV Duisburg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19:22 | -3 | 22:25 | ▲ | |
| 6 | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16:26 | -10 | 21:27 | ▲ | |
| 7 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23:26 | -3 | 20:26 | ▼ | |
| 8 | TSV 1860 München | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22:31 | -9 | 19:25 | ▼ | |
| 9 | FC Hansa Rostock | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15:26 | -11 | 18:30 | ▼ | |
| 10 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23:32 | -9 | 17:29 | – | |
| 11 | 1. FC Köln | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27:32 | -5 | 16:31 | – | |
| 12 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18:34 | -16 | 15:30 | – | |
| 13 | SV Werder Bremen | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 26:36 | -10 | 13:37 | ▲ | |
| 14 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18:32 | -14 | 13:31 | – | |
| 15 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9:32 | -23 | 13:37 | ▼ | |
| 16 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12:31 | -19 | 11:38 | ▼ | |
| 17 | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8:41 | -33 | 8:41 | – | |
| 18 | SC Freiburg | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 20:43 | -23 | 7:43 | – |