1. Fussball Bundesliga 1996/97 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 41:20 | +21 | 35:11 | – | |
| 2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31:19 | +12 | 35:14 | – | |
| 3 | TSV 1860 München | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31:25 | +6 | 31:16 | – | |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 39:21 | +18 | 30:18 | – | |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27:23 | +4 | 29:20 | ▲ | |
| 6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 34:25 | +9 | 28:19 | ▼ | |
| 7 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30:28 | +2 | 26:20 | ▼ | |
| 8 | SV Werder Bremen | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24:24 | 0 | 26:23 | ▲ | |
| 9 | FC Hansa Rostock | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 16:20 | -4 | 25:22 | ▼ | |
| 10 | MSV Duisburg | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27:27 | 0 | 23:23 | ▲ | |
| 11 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25:24 | +1 | 21:24 | – | |
| 12 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26:26 | 0 | 21:27 | ▼ | |
| 13 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24:34 | -10 | 21:24 | – | |
| 14 | 1. FC Köln | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 30:32 | -2 | 18:30 | – | |
| 15 | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10:14 | -4 | 18:27 | ▲ | |
| 16 | SC Freiburg | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23:27 | -4 | 16:31 | ▼ | |
| 17 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12:31 | -19 | 15:33 | – | |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9:39 | -30 | 6:42 | – |