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| 11.10.1996 | 19:00 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1:4 (1:2) | |
| 19:00 | VfL Wolfsburg | - | Waldhof Mannheim | 1:1 (1:1) | ||
| 12.10.1996 | 15:30 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | - | SpVgg Unterhaching | 1:1 (0:1) | |
| 15:30 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | - | SV Meppen | 0:0 (0:0) | ||
| 13.10.1996 | 15:00 | Stuttgarter Kickers | - | Fortuna Köln | 3:1 (1:0) | |
| 15:00 | Hertha BSC | - | FSV Zwickau | 1:0 (0:0) | ||
| 15:00 | VfB Leipzig | - | VfB Lübeck | 0:0 (0:0) | ||
| 15:00 | FC Gütersloh | - | VfB Oldenburg | 1:0 (0:0) | ||
| 14.10.1996 | 19:30 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2:2 (0:1) |
| # | Team | GS. | W. | G. | V. | Dp. | Ds. | P. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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1. FC Kaiserslautern | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14:4 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 |
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Hertha BSC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16:9 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 |
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Stuttgarter Kickers | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15:9 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 |
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VfL Wolfsburg | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12:5 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 |
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1. FSV Mainz 05 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15:9 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 |
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KFC Uerdingen 05 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16:11 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 |
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Fortuna Köln | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18:13 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 |
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SpVgg Unterhaching | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9:7 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 |
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FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11:11 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 |
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SV Meppen | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7:7 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 |
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Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12:12 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 |
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VfB Leipzig | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15:19 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 |
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VfB Lübeck | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6:16 | -10 | 10 |
| 14 |
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FSV Zwickau | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9:11 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 |
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Waldhof Mannheim | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15:18 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 |
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FC Gütersloh | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7:14 | -7 | 8 |
| 17 |
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Rot-Weiss Essen | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14:28 | -14 | 7 |
| 18 |
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VfB Oldenburg | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10:18 | -8 | 6 |
