| 31/05/1997 | 14:30 | Bayer Leverkusen | - | VfL Bochum | 2:0 (1:0) | |
| 14:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | - | Hamburger SV | 1:1 (1:1) | ||
| 14:30 | TSV 1860 München | - | Werder Bremen | 0:3 (0:1) | ||
| 14:30 | SC Freiburg | - | Karlsruher SC | 1:1 (1:1) | ||
| 14:30 | Hansa Rostock | - | FC Schalke 04 | 0:1 (0:0) | ||
| 14:30 | VfB Stuttgart | - | Arminia Bielefeld | 4:2 (2:1) | ||
| 14:30 | Bor. Mönchengladbach | - | Bayern München | 2:2 (1:1) | ||
| 14:30 | FC St. Pauli | - | MSV Duisburg | 0:2 (0:1) | ||
| 14:30 | Borussia Dortmund | - | 1. FC Köln | 2:1 (1:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Bayern München | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 68:34 | 34 | 71 |
| 2 |
|
Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 69:41 | 28 | 69 |
| 3 |
|
Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 63:41 | 22 | 63 |
| 4 |
|
VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 78:40 | 38 | 61 |
| 5 |
|
VfL Bochum | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 54:51 | 3 | 53 |
| 6 |
|
Karlsruher SC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55:44 | 11 | 49 |
| 7 |
|
TSV 1860 München | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56:56 | 0 | 49 |
| 8 |
|
Werder Bremen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 53:52 | 1 | 48 |
| 9 |
|
MSV Duisburg | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44:49 | -5 | 45 |
| 10 |
|
1. FC Köln | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 62:62 | 0 | 44 |
| 11 |
|
Bor. Mönchengladbach | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46:48 | -2 | 43 |
| 12 |
|
FC Schalke 04 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 35:40 | -5 | 43 |
| 13 |
|
Hamburger SV | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46:60 | -14 | 41 |
| 14 |
|
Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 46:54 | -8 | 40 |
| 15 |
|
Hansa Rostock | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 35:46 | -11 | 40 |
| 16 |
|
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 26:57 | -31 | 33 |
| 17 |
|
SC Freiburg | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 43:67 | -24 | 29 |
| 18 |
|
FC St. Pauli | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 32:69 | -37 | 27 |