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| 29/11/1996 | 18:00 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | SV Meppen | 2:1 (0:1) | |
| 18:00 | VfL Wolfsburg | - | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 1:0 (0:0) | ||
| 30/11/1996 | 13:00 | VfB Leipzig | - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 0:0 (0:0) | |
| 14:30 | Hertha BSC | - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:1 (0:0) | ||
| 01/12/1996 | 13:00 | FC Gütersloh | - | SpVgg Unterhaching | 1:1 (1:0) | |
| 13:00 | VfB Lübeck | - | FSV Zwickau | 1:1 (1:0) | ||
| 14:00 | Fortuna Köln | - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 1:3 (0:3) | ||
| 02/12/1996 | 18:30 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5:0 (1:0) | |
| 14/12/1996 | 13:00 | VfB Oldenburg | - | Waldhof Mannheim | 1:0 (0:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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1. FC Kaiserslautern | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 31:9 | 22 | 33 |
| 2 |
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1. FSV Mainz 05 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 29:20 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 |
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VfL Wolfsburg | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 20:11 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 |
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Hertha BSC | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24:16 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 |
|
Fortuna Köln | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 30:20 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 |
|
Stuttgarter Kickers | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20:17 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 |
|
SV Meppen | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20:18 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 |
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VfB Leipzig | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28:27 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 |
|
FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22:21 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 |
|
KFC Uerdingen 05 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23:20 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 |
|
SpVgg Unterhaching | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 12:12 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 |
|
Eintracht Frankfurt | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21:25 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 |
|
FC Gütersloh | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17:22 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 |
|
Waldhof Mannheim | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22:28 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 |
|
FSV Zwickau | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16:22 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 |
|
Rot-Weiss Essen | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22:37 | -15 | 16 |
| 17 |
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VfB Lübeck | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11:26 | -15 | 13 |
| 18 |
|
VfB Oldenburg | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17:34 | -17 | 13 |
