| 24/10/1997 | 18:00 | SV Meppen | - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1:1 (0:0) | |
| 18:00 | SpVgg Unterhaching | - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3:0 (1:0) | ||
| 18:00 | Fortuna Köln | - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 2:2 (1:1) | ||
| 26/10/1997 | 14:00 | FSV Zwickau | - | Energie Cottbus | 0:0 (0:0) | |
| 14:00 | FC Gütersloh | - | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 1:1 (0:0) | ||
| 14:00 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | - | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2:5 (1:3) | ||
| 14:00 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | - | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 2:0 (1:0) | ||
| 14:00 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | - | VfB Leipzig | 3:0 (0:0) | ||
| 27/10/1997 | 18:15 | FC St. Pauli | - | SC Freiburg | 2:0 (1:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
KFC Uerdingen 05 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15:8 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 |
|
Eintracht Frankfurt | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15:9 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 |
|
FC Gütersloh | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14:10 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 |
|
SC Freiburg | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19:15 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 |
|
SpVgg Unterhaching | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15:9 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 |
|
Stuttgarter Kickers | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19:18 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 |
|
1. FC Nürnberg | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17:17 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 |
|
SV Meppen | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19:15 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 |
|
Energie Cottbus | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13:10 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 |
|
FC St. Pauli | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12:13 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 |
|
Fortuna Köln | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14:18 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 |
|
VfB Leipzig | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13:22 | -9 | 14 |
| 13 |
|
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18:16 | 2 | 13 |
| 14 |
|
SG Wattenscheid 09 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11:12 | -1 | 12 |
| 15 |
|
SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11:15 | -4 | 12 |
| 16 |
|
1. FSV Mainz 05 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20:22 | -2 | 11 |
| 17 |
|
FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10:19 | -9 | 11 |
| 18 |
|
FSV Zwickau | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10:17 | -7 | 7 |