1996/97 Auswärtstabelle
| 1. | Bayern München | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 31:22 | 9 |
| 2. | VfB Stuttgart | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 32:23 | 9 |
| 3. | Borussia Dortmund | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25:28 | -3 |
| 4. | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22:28 | -6 |
| 5. | MSV Duisburg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 19:22 | -3 |
| 6. | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 16:26 | -10 |
| 7. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23:26 | -3 |
| 8. | TSV 1860 München | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 22:31 | -9 |
| 9. | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 15:26 | -11 |
| 10. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23:32 | -9 |
| 11. | 1.FC Köln | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27:32 | -5 |
| 12. | VfL Bochum | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 18:34 | -16 |
| 13. | Werder Bremen | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 26:36 | -10 |
| 14. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18:32 | -14 |
| 15. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 9:32 | -23 |
| 16. | Borussia M'gladbach | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 12:31 | -19 |
| 17. | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8:41 | -33 |
| 18. | SC Freiburg | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 20:43 | -23 |