Tabelle1996/19979. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuttgart | 9 | 26:8 | 18 | 22 | |
| 2 | Leverkusen | 9 | 24:13 | 11 | 21 | |
| 3 | Bayern | 9 | 16:9 | 7 | 20 | |
| 4 | Karlsruhe | 9 | 17:11 | 6 | 16 | |
| 5 | Dortmund | 9 | 17:14 | 3 | 16 | |
| 6 | Köln | 9 | 13:10 | 3 | 16 | |
| 7 | VfL Bochum | 9 | 12:12 | 0 | 15 | |
| 8 | Bremen | 9 | 19:13 | 6 | 13 | |
| 9 | Düsseldorf | 9 | 6:13 | -7 | 13 | |
| 10 | M'gladbach | 9 | 10:10 | 0 | 11 | |
| 11 | Hamburg | 9 | 13:16 | -3 | 10 | |
| 12 | TSV 1860 | 9 | 13:16 | -3 | 10 | |
| 13 | Schalke | 9 | 9:13 | -4 | 10 | |
| 14 | Rostock | 9 | 10:14 | -4 | 8 | |
| 15 | Duisburg | 9 | 9:14 | -5 | 8 | |
| 16 | St. Pauli | 9 | 11:19 | -8 | 8 | |
| 17 | Bielefeld | 9 | 8:13 | -5 | 6 | |
| 18 | Freiburg | 9 | 13:28 | -15 | 6 |
Kaiserslautern gegen Benfica Lissabon ist eindeutig die attraktivere Paarung.
— Franz Beckenbauer