Tabelle1996/19977. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern | 7 | 14:5 | 9 | 17 | |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 7 | 17:4 | 13 | 16 | |
| 3 | Leverkusen | 7 | 18:11 | 7 | 15 | |
| 4 | Köln | 7 | 11:7 | 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | Dortmund | 7 | 15:12 | 3 | 13 | |
| 6 | VfL Bochum | 7 | 11:10 | 1 | 12 | |
| 7 | Bremen | 7 | 15:10 | 5 | 10 | |
| 8 | Karlsruhe | 7 | 11:9 | 2 | 10 | |
| 9 | TSV 1860 | 7 | 11:10 | 1 | 10 | |
| 10 | Schalke | 7 | 8:10 | -2 | 10 | |
| 11 | Düsseldorf | 7 | 5:10 | -5 | 10 | |
| 12 | Hamburg | 7 | 11:13 | -2 | 9 | |
| 13 | M'gladbach | 7 | 9:9 | 0 | 8 | |
| 14 | Rostock | 7 | 9:9 | 0 | 8 | |
| 15 | St. Pauli | 7 | 7:17 | -10 | 5 | |
| 16 | Duisburg | 7 | 5:13 | -8 | 4 | |
| 17 | Bielefeld | 7 | 3:7 | -4 | 3 | |
| 18 | Freiburg | 7 | 10:24 | -14 | 3 |
Der VfL Bochum könnte in der Schweiz um den Titel spielen.
— Ottmar Hitzfeld