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| 15.11.1996 | 19:00 | Hertha BSC | - | SpVgg Unterhaching | 3:0 (2:0) | |
| 19:00 | VfL Wolfsburg | - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 0:0 (0:0) | ||
| 19:00 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | - | FSV Zwickau | 4:1 (1:0) | ||
| 16.11.1996 | 15:30 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3:2 (2:0) | |
| 17.11.1996 | 14:15 | VfB Leipzig | - | SV Meppen | 1:3 (0:3) | |
| 14:15 | FC Gütersloh | - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3:1 (0:0) | ||
| 14:15 | VfB Oldenburg | - | VfB Lübeck | 1:1 (0:1) | ||
| 15:00 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Waldhof Mannheim | 2:1 (2:1) | ||
| 18.11.1996 | 19:30 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | - | Fortuna Köln | 1:2 (0:1) |
| # | Team | GS. | W. | G. | V. | Dp. | Ds. | P. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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1. FC Kaiserslautern | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 26:7 | 19 | 30 |
| 2 |
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Fortuna Köln | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28:16 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 |
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Hertha BSC | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22:14 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 |
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VfL Wolfsburg | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16:8 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 |
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Stuttgarter Kickers | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19:15 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 |
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KFC Uerdingen 05 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22:16 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 |
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1. FSV Mainz 05 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23:18 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 |
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VfB Leipzig | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27:26 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 |
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SV Meppen | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17:16 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 |
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SpVgg Unterhaching | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 10:10 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 |
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FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18:18 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 |
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FC Gütersloh | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16:19 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 |
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Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18:20 | -2 | 16 |
| 14 |
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Waldhof Mannheim | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20:27 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 |
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Rot-Weiss Essen | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20:33 | -13 | 13 |
| 16 |
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FSV Zwickau | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14:21 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 |
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VfB Lübeck | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9:24 | -15 | 11 |
| 18 |
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VfB Oldenburg | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16:33 | -17 | 10 |
