Tabelle1996/199712. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottbus | 12 | 35:6 | 29 | 30 | |
| 2 | Union Berlin | 12 | 22:7 | 15 | 27 | |
| 3 | RW Erfurt | 12 | 32:13 | 19 | 26 | |
| 4 | Dresden | 12 | 22:16 | 6 | 22 | |
| 5 | Aue | 12 | 14:11 | 3 | 22 | |
| 6 | Chemnitz | 12 | 32:11 | 21 | 21 | |
| 7 | TB Berlin | 12 | 21:11 | 10 | 21 | |
| 8 | S. Leipzig | 12 | 26:18 | 8 | 19 | |
| 9 | EFC Stahl | 12 | 16:24 | -8 | 17 | |
| 10 | Spandauer SV | 12 | 15:24 | -9 | 16 | |
| 11 | Stendal | 12 | 15:13 | 2 | 14 | |
| 12 | FC Berlin | 12 | 13:23 | -10 | 13 | |
| 13 | Reinickendor | 12 | 13:17 | -4 | 12 | |
| 14 | Plauen | 12 | 12:22 | -10 | 12 | |
| 15 | Nordhausen | 12 | 15:26 | -11 | 9 | |
| 16 | Charlottenburg | 12 | 15:33 | -18 | 7 | |
| 17 | Zehlendorf | 12 | 6:18 | -12 | 6 | |
| 18 | FSV Velten | 12 | 8:39 | -31 | 2 |
Der hat einen PR-Wert wie Frank Sinatra!
— Reiner Calmund über Leverkusens Transfer-Coup mit Bernd Schuster.