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| 25.10.1996 | 19:00 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | VfB Lübeck | 2:0 (1:0) | |
| 19:00 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | - | Fortuna Köln | 1:1 (1:0) | ||
| 19:00 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 3:1 (2:0) | ||
| 26.10.1996 | 15:30 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | - | VfB Oldenburg | 6:2 (1:2) | |
| 27.10.1996 | 15:00 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | - | SpVgg Unterhaching | 0:0 (0:0) | |
| 15:00 | VfB Leipzig | - | Waldhof Mannheim | 6:1 (3:1) | ||
| 15:00 | VfL Wolfsburg | - | SV Meppen | 3:1 (0:1) | ||
| 15:00 | FC Gütersloh | - | FSV Zwickau | 3:1 (2:1) | ||
| 28.10.1996 | 19:30 | Hertha BSC | - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1:2 (1:0) |
| # | Team | GS. | W. | G. | V. | Dp. | Ds. | P. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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1. FC Kaiserslautern | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 20:6 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 |
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VfL Wolfsburg | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16:7 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 |
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KFC Uerdingen 05 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19:12 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 |
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1. FSV Mainz 05 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19:14 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 |
|
Hertha BSC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18:13 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 |
|
Stuttgarter Kickers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17:14 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 |
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VfB Leipzig | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23:21 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 |
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Fortuna Köln | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19:14 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 |
|
FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14:13 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 |
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SpVgg Unterhaching | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9:7 | 2 | 16 |
| 11 |
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Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15:14 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 |
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SV Meppen | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13:14 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 |
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FC Gütersloh | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13:17 | -4 | 14 |
| 14 |
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Waldhof Mannheim | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18:25 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 |
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Rot-Weiss Essen | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17:30 | -13 | 10 |
| 16 |
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VfB Lübeck | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8:21 | -13 | 10 |
| 17 |
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FSV Zwickau | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11:16 | -5 | 9 |
| 18 |
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VfB Oldenburg | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14:25 | -11 | 9 |
