1. Fussball Bundesliga 1996/97 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 27:14 | +13 | 36:9 | ▲ | |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36:18 | +18 | 34:13 | ▲ | |
| 3 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 38:22 | +16 | 34:13 | ▼ | |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 39:19 | +20 | 31:16 | ▼ | |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30:20 | +10 | 28:19 | ▲ | |
| 6 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24:23 | +1 | 27:18 | – | |
| 7 | 1. FC Köln | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 32:30 | +2 | 26:23 | ▼ | |
| 8 | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25:26 | -1 | 25:22 | – | |
| 9 | SV Werder Bremen | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29:28 | +1 | 22:25 | – | |
| 10 | MSV Duisburg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17:22 | -5 | 22:25 | ▲ | |
| 11 | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23:30 | -7 | 21:27 | ▼ | |
| 12 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22:26 | -4 | 20:26 | ▲ | |
| 13 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20:28 | -8 | 19:28 | ▲ | |
| 14 | TSV 1860 München | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 25:31 | -6 | 18:27 | – | |
| 15 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14:26 | -12 | 18:30 | ▼ | |
| 16 | FC Hansa Rostock | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19:26 | -7 | 15:33 | – | |
| 17 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12:23 | -11 | 15:33 | – | |
| 18 | SC Freiburg | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 20:40 | -20 | 13:37 | – |