| 29/08/1997 | 18:00 | SpVgg Unterhaching | - | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 0:0 (0:0) | |
| 18:00 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | - | FSV Zwickau | 2:2 (0:0) | ||
| 18:00 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | - | Energie Cottbus | 2:1 (2:1) | ||
| 30/08/1997 | 14:30 | FC Gütersloh | - | VfB Leipzig | 1:0 (1:0) | |
| 31/08/1997 | 14:00 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | - | SC Freiburg | 1:4 (0:2) | |
| 14:00 | FC St. Pauli | - | Fortuna Köln | 1:1 (0:0) | ||
| 14:00 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | - | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2:2 (0:0) | ||
| 14:00 | SV Meppen | - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 1:1 (0:1) | ||
| 14:15 | Eintracht Frankfurt | - | 1. FC Nürnberg | 4:1 (3:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10:3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 |
|
SC Freiburg | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14:8 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 |
|
KFC Uerdingen 05 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9:5 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 |
|
SpVgg Unterhaching | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8:4 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 |
|
FC Gütersloh | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7:5 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 |
|
SV Meppen | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8:7 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 |
|
VfB Leipzig | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8:9 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 |
|
Fortuna Köln | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5:6 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 |
|
SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5:7 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 |
|
FC St. Pauli | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3:5 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 |
|
1. FSV Mainz 05 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9:9 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 |
|
Stuttgarter Kickers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6:8 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 |
|
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8:9 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 |
|
Energie Cottbus | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5:6 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 |
|
FSV Zwickau | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7:9 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 |
|
FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6:11 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 |
|
SG Wattenscheid 09 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3:5 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 |
|
1. FC Nürnberg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9:14 | -5 | 3 |