| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 August 1996 – 31 May 1997 |
| Champions | Bayern Munich 13th Bundesliga title 14thGerman title |
| Relegated | Düsseldorf Freiburg St. Pauli |
| Champions League | Bayern Munich Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Dortmund (title holders) |
| Cup Winners' Cup | VfB Stuttgart |
| UEFA Cup | VfL Bochum Karlsruher SC 1860 Munich Schalke 04 (title holders) |
| Intertoto Cup | Werder Bremen MSV Duisburg 1. FC Köln Hamburger SV |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 886 (2.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ulf Kirsten (22) |
| Biggest home win | Bochum 6–0St. Pauli (24 May 1997) |
| Biggest away win | seven games with a differential of +4 each (1–5 once, 4–0 six times) |
| Highest scoring | M'gladbach 6–2Bochum (8 goals) (17 May 1997) Leverkusen 5–3Freiburg (8 goals) (22 September 1996) St. Pauli 4–4Schalke (8 goals) (23 August 1996) |
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The1996–97 Bundesliga was the 34th season of theBundesliga, Germany's premierfootball league. It began on 16 August 1996[1] and ended on 31 May 1997.[2]Borussia Dortmund were the defending champions.
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received three points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined bygoal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the three teams with the fewest points were relegated to2. Bundesliga.
1. FC Kaiserslautern,Eintracht Frankfurt andKFC Uerdingen 05 were relegated to the2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places. They were replaced byVfL Bochum,Arminia Bielefeld andMSV Duisburg.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich(C) | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 71 | Qualification toChampions League group stage[a] |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 69 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 63 | Qualification toChampions League group stage[a] |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 61 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 53 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 49 | |
| 7 | 1860 Munich | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 49 | |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 48 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup group stage |
| 9 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 45 | |
| 10 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 44 | |
| 11 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 43 | |
| 12 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 43 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 13 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 41 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup group stage |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 40 | |
| 15 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 40 | |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf(R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 57 | −31 | 33 | Relegation to2. Bundesliga |
| 17 | SC Freiburg(R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 29 | |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli(R) | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 69 | −37 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | DSC | BOC | SVW | BVB | DUI | F95 | SCF | HSV | KSC | KOE | B04 | BMG | M60 | FCB | ROS | S04 | STP | VFB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arminia Bielefeld | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| VfL Bochum | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 |
| Werder Bremen | 2–1 | 5–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| MSV Duisburg | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| SC Freiburg | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Hamburger SV | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–4 |
| Karlsruher SC | 5–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2–5 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | — | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–0 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| 1860 Munich | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–5 |
| Bayern Munich | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 |
| Hansa Rostock | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Schalke 04 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| FC St. Pauli | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–4 | — | 2–1 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | — |