Bundesliga 1996-97
Germany · Champions: FC Bayern München · 2.98 goals per game
League table
Final 1996-97 standings: 18 teams, sorted by points, then goal difference. VfB Stuttgart scored most, 78 goals.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | xGF | xGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 71 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 69 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 63 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 61 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 53 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 49 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | TSV 1860 München | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 49 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 8 | SV Werder Bremen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 48 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Borussia M'gladbach | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 48 | -2 | 43 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FC Schalke 04 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 43 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 60 | -14 | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 40 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FC Hansa Rostock | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 46 | -11 | 40 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 57 | -31 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 17 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 43 | 67 | -24 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 69 | -37 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
The source has no scorer or assist lists for Bundesliga in 1996-97 — only the final table. Player-level records begin in 2011.