2. Bundesliga
Germany
League level:
Second Tier
- Number of teams: 18 teams
- Players: 519
- Foreigners: 185 Players 35.6%
- ø-Market value: €943k
- ø-Age: 26.2
Attendances 96/97
Crowd attendances
Table 2. Bundesliga
| # | Club | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
1.FC K'lautern
| 34 | 46 | 68 |
| 2 |  |
Hertha BSC | 34 | 20 | 59 |
| 3 |  |
VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 23 | 58 |
| 4 |  |
1.FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 16 | 54 |
| 5 |  |
Stuttg. Kickers | 34 | 11 | 53 |
| 6 |  |
Unterhaching | 34 | 6 | 49 |
| 7 |  |
VfB Leipzig | 34 | -1 | 46 |
| 8 |  |
E. Frankfurt | 34 | -4 | 46 |
| 9 |  |
KFC Uerdingen | 34 | 2 | 44 |
| 10 |  |
SV Meppen | 34 | -4 | 44 |
| 11 |  |
Fortuna Köln | 34 | 5 | 42 |
| 12 |  |
Carl Zeiss Jena | 34 | -5 | 42 |
| 13 |  |
FC Gütersloh | 34 | -8 | 42 |
| 14 |  |
FSV Zwickau | 34 | -14 | 42 |
| 15 |  |
W. Mannheim | 34 | -11 | 40 |
| 16 |  |
VfB Lübeck | 34 | -21 | 36 |
| 17 |  |
RW Essen | 34 | -27 | 29 |
| 18 |  |
VfB Oldenburg | 34 | -34 | 27 |