2. Bundesliga
Jahrestabelle 1997 der 2. Bundesliga
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankfurt | 5 | 10:3 | 7 | 15 | |
| 2 | Freiburg | 5 | 14:8 | 6 | 12 | |
| 3 | Uerdingen | 5 | 9:5 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 | Unterhaching | 5 | 8:4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | FC Gütersloh | 5 | 7:5 | 2 | 8 | |
| 6 | Meppen | 5 | 8:7 | 1 | 7 | |
| 7 | VfB Leipzig | 5 | 8:9 | -1 | 7 | |
| 8 | Fortuna Köln | 5 | 5:6 | -1 | 6 | |
| 9 | Fürth | 5 | 5:7 | -2 | 6 | |
| 10 | St. Pauli | 5 | 3:5 | -2 | 6 | |
| 11 | Mainz | 5 | 9:9 | 0 | 5 | |
| 12 | St. Kickers | 5 | 6:8 | -2 | 5 | |
| 13 | Düsseldorf | 5 | 8:9 | -1 | 4 | |
| 14 | Cottbus | 5 | 5:6 | -1 | 4 | |
| 15 | Zwickau | 5 | 7:9 | -2 | 4 | |
| 16 | FC Carl Zeiss | 5 | 6:11 | -5 | 4 | |
| 17 | Wattenscheid | 5 | 3:5 | -2 | 3 | |
| 18 | Nürnberg | 5 | 9:14 | -5 | 3 | |
| 19 | Hertha BSC | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 20 | RW Essen | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 21 | K'lautern | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 22 | Lübeck | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 23 | Mannheim | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 24 | Oldenburg | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 25 | Wolfsburg | - | -:- | 0 | - |
Er spielt zu viel Mozart und zu wenig Wagner!
— Werder-Coach Otto Rehhagel über den ,,Alpen-Maradona" Andreas Herzog.