1. Fussball Bundesliga 1996/97 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 68:34 | +34 | 71:20 | – | |
| 2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 69:41 | +28 | 69:27 | – | |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 63:41 | +22 | 63:33 | – | |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 78:40 | +38 | 61:34 | – | |
| 5 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 54:51 | +3 | 53:38 | – | |
| 6 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55:44 | +11 | 49:43 | ▲ | |
| 7 | TSV 1860 München | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56:56 | 0 | 49:43 | ▼ | |
| 8 | SV Werder Bremen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 53:52 | +1 | 48:48 | – | |
| 9 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44:49 | -5 | 45:48 | ▲ | |
| 10 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 62:62 | 0 | 44:53 | ▼ | |
| 11 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46:48 | -2 | 43:52 | ▼ | |
| 12 | FC Schalke 04 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 35:40 | -5 | 43:49 | ▲ | |
| 13 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46:60 | -14 | 41:50 | ▲ | |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 46:54 | -8 | 40:55 | ▼ | |
| 15 | FC Hansa Rostock | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 35:46 | -11 | 40:55 | ▼ | |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 26:57 | -31 | 33:63 | – | |
| 17 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 43:67 | -24 | 29:68 | – | |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 32:69 | -37 | 27:69 | – |