| 07/03/1997 | 18:00 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | - | Alemannia Aachen | 0:1 (0:1) | |
| 08/03/1997 | 14:00 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | - | 1. FC Bocholt | 5:2 (2:1) | |
| 14:00 | Wuppertaler SV | - | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 1:1 (0:1) | ||
| 14:00 | FC 08 Homburg | - | SV 07 Elversberg | 1:0 (1:0) | ||
| 14:00 | Germania Teveren | - | TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus | 0:1 (0:1) | ||
| 14:00 | FSV Salmrohr | - | SpVgg Erkenschwick | 1:1 (1:1) | ||
| 14:00 | SC Hauenstein | - | FC Remscheid | 2:3 (1:1) | ||
| 09/03/1997 | 14:00 | LR Ahlen | - | Eintracht Trier | 2:2 (2:1) | |
| 14:00 | SC Verl | - | Preußen Münster | 0:2 (0:1) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 47:12 | 35 | 45 |
| 2 |
|
SG Wattenscheid 09 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 45:22 | 23 | 43 |
| 3 |
|
SC Verl | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 47:29 | 18 | 42 |
| 4 |
|
Preußen Münster | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36:18 | 18 | 42 |
| 5 |
|
1. FC Saarbrücken | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 41:27 | 14 | 36 |
| 6 |
|
LR Ahlen | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39:24 | 15 | 35 |
| 7 |
|
FC 08 Homburg | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34:28 | 6 | 34 |
| 8 |
|
Wuppertaler SV | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 25:24 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 |
|
TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28:28 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 |
|
Alemannia Aachen | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29:27 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 |
|
FC Remscheid | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 18:25 | -7 | 25 |
| 12 |
|
Germania Teveren | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19:31 | -12 | 24 |
| 13 |
|
FSV Salmrohr | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28:40 | -12 | 23 |
| 14 |
|
1. FC Bocholt | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20:40 | -20 | 23 |
| 15 |
|
SC Hauenstein | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 29:41 | -12 | 21 |
| 16 |
|
Eintracht Trier | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15:30 | -15 | 17 |
| 17 |
|
SpVgg Erkenschwick | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26:44 | -18 | 17 |
| 18 |
|
SV 07 Elversberg | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21:57 | -36 | 11 |