Tabelle1997/199811. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K'lautern | 11 | 24:12 | 12 | 26 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 11 | 25:13 | 12 | 22 | |
| 3 | Rostock | 11 | 17:10 | 7 | 20 | |
| 4 | Stuttgart | 11 | 24:14 | 10 | 18 | |
| 5 | Schalke | 11 | 12:12 | 0 | 18 | |
| 6 | Duisburg | 11 | 11:12 | -1 | 17 | |
| 7 | Hamburg | 11 | 17:17 | 0 | 16 | |
| 8 | Leverkusen | 11 | 19:15 | 4 | 15 | |
| 9 | Bielefeld | 11 | 16:15 | 1 | 15 | |
| 10 | Bremen | 11 | 14:16 | -2 | 15 | |
| 11 | Wolfsburg | 11 | 14:18 | -4 | 14 | |
| 12 | M'gladbach | 11 | 18:18 | 0 | 13 | |
| 13 | Karlsruhe | 11 | 19:24 | -5 | 13 | |
| 14 | TSV 1860 | 11 | 16:21 | -5 | 13 | |
| 15 | VfL Bochum | 11 | 16:22 | -6 | 11 | |
| 16 | Dortmund | 11 | 15:15 | 0 | 10 | |
| 17 | Köln | 11 | 14:23 | -9 | 10 | |
| 18 | Hertha BSC | 11 | 8:22 | -14 | 6 |
Ewige Tabelle
| # | Mannschaft | SP | Tore | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | M'gladbach | 1126 | 2131:1628 | 1779 | |
| 22 | Bielefeld | 340 | 431:590 | 376 |
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