Tabelle1997/199816. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freiburg | 16 | 33:20 | 13 | 32 | |
| 2 | FC Gütersloh | 16 | 20:12 | 8 | 29 | |
| 3 | Uerdingen | 16 | 19:11 | 8 | 29 | |
| 4 | Nürnberg | 16 | 22:18 | 4 | 28 | |
| 5 | Frankfurt | 16 | 23:16 | 7 | 27 | |
| 6 | Fürth | 16 | 17:18 | -1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Unterhaching | 16 | 20:13 | 7 | 22 | |
| 8 | Cottbus | 16 | 19:15 | 4 | 22 | |
| 9 | St. Pauli | 16 | 19:20 | -1 | 21 | |
| 10 | Fortuna Köln | 16 | 22:24 | -2 | 21 | |
| 11 | Düsseldorf | 16 | 27:25 | 2 | 20 | |
| 12 | Mainz | 16 | 27:28 | -1 | 19 | |
| 13 | St. Kickers | 16 | 23:27 | -4 | 19 | |
| 14 | VfB Leipzig | 16 | 17:28 | -11 | 18 | |
| 15 | Meppen | 16 | 20:24 | -4 | 15 | |
| 16 | Wattenscheid | 16 | 14:21 | -7 | 15 | |
| 17 | FC Carl Zeiss | 16 | 17:27 | -10 | 15 | |
| 18 | Zwickau | 16 | 12:24 | -12 | 11 |
Ewige Tabelle
| # | Mannschaft | SP | Tore | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | FC Gütersloh | 68 | 86:77 | 97 | |
| 89 | Cottbus | 34 | 38:36 | 45 |
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