2. Bundesliga - Saison 1996/1997
| Platz |
| Verein |
Sp |
S |
U |
N |
| T+ |
T- |
Dif |
| Pkt+ |
Pkt- |
| 1 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
34 |
19 |
11 |
4 |
| 74 |
28 |
46 |
| 68 |
0 |
| 2 |
| VfL Wolfsburg |
34 |
14 |
16 |
4 |
| 52 |
59 |
23 |
| 58 |
0 |
| 3 |
| Hertha BSC Berlin |
34 |
17 |
7 |
10 |
| 57 |
38 |
19 |
| 58 |
0 |
| 4 |
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
34 |
14 |
12 |
8 |
| 50 |
34 |
16 |
| 54 |
0 |
| 5 |
| Stuttgarter Kickers |
34 |
14 |
11 |
9 |
| 38 |
27 |
11 |
| 53 |
0 |
| 6 |
| SpVg. Unterhaching |
34 |
11 |
16 |
7 |
| 35 |
29 |
6 |
| 49 |
0 |
| 7 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
34 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
| 43 |
46 |
-3 |
| 48 |
0 |
| 8 |
| VfB Leipzig |
34 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
| 53 |
54 |
-1 |
| 46 |
0 |
| 9 |
| KFC Uerdingen 05 |
34 |
13 |
5 |
16 |
| 46 |
44 |
2 |
| 44 |
0 |
| 10 |
| SV Meppen |
34 |
10 |
14 |
10 |
| 44 |
48 |
-4 |
| 44 |
0 |
| 11 |
| SC Fortuna Köln |
34 |
11 |
9 |
14 |
| 52 |
47 |
5 |
| 42 |
0 |
| 12 |
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
34 |
9 |
15 |
10 |
| 44 |
49 |
-5 |
| 42 |
0 |
| 13 |
| FC Gütersloh |
34 |
12 |
9 |
13 |
| 43 |
51 |
-8 |
| 42 |
0 |
| 14 |
| FSV Zwickau |
34 |
12 |
6 |
16 |
| 34 |
48 |
-14 |
| 42 |
0 |
| 15 |
| SV Waldhof Mannheim |
34 |
10 |
10 |
14 |
| 45 |
56 |
-11 |
| 40 |
0 |
| 16 |
| VfB Lübeck |
34 |
8 |
12 |
14 |
| 32 |
53 |
-21 |
| 36 |
0 |
| 17 |
| Rot-Weiss Essen |
34 |
8 |
5 |
21 |
| 47 |
74 |
-27 |
| 29 |
0 |
| 18 |
| VfB Oldenburg |
34 |
6 |
9 |
19 |
| 33 |
67 |
-34 |
| 27 |
0 |