1. Fussball Bundesliga 1996/97 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 47:13 | +34 | 46:4 | – | |
| 2 | FC Bayern München | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 37:12 | +25 | 43:4 | – | |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 38:13 | +25 | 40:7 | ▲ | |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 46:17 | +29 | 38:11 | ▲ | |
| 5 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 36:17 | +19 | 38:8 | ▼ | |
| 6 | SV Werder Bremen | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 27:16 | +11 | 35:11 | – | |
| 7 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34:17 | +17 | 32:14 | – | |
| 8 | TSV 1860 München | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34:25 | +9 | 30:18 | – | |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32:18 | +14 | 29:17 | – | |
| 10 | 1. FC Köln | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 35:30 | +5 | 28:22 | – | |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28:28 | 0 | 28:19 | – | |
| 12 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23:22 | +1 | 23:26 | – | |
| 13 | MSV Duisburg | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25:27 | -2 | 23:23 | – | |
| 14 | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19:14 | +5 | 22:22 | – | |
| 15 | FC Hansa Rostock | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20:20 | 0 | 22:25 | – | |
| 16 | SC Freiburg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23:24 | -1 | 22:25 | – | |
| 17 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17:25 | -8 | 20:26 | ▲ | |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24:28 | -4 | 19:28 | ▼ |