1996–97 Bundesliga
The 1996–97 Bundesliga was the 34th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 16 August 1996 and ended on 31 May 1997. Borussia Dortmund were the defending champions.
Competition modus
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 by goal 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 to 2. Bundesliga.Team changes to 1995–96
, Eintracht Frankfurt and KFC Uerdingen 05 were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places. They were replaced by VfL Bochum, Arminia Bielefeld and MSV Duisburg.Season overview
Team overview
| Club | Location | Ground | Capacity |
| Bielefeld | Stadion Alm | 22,512 | |
| Bochum | Ruhrstadion | 36,344 | |
| Bremen | Weserstadion | 36,000 | |
| Dortmund | Westfalenstadion | 55,000 | |
| Duisburg | Wedaustadion | 30,128 | |
| Düsseldorf | Rheinstadion | 55,850 | |
| Freiburg | Dreisamstadion | 22,500 | |
| Hamburg | Volksparkstadion | 62,000 | |
| Karlsruhe | Wildparkstadion | 33,800 | |
| Cologne | Müngersdorfer Stadion | 55,000 | |
| Leverkusen | BayArena | 22,500 | |
| Mönchengladbach | Bökelbergstadion | 34,500 | |
| Munich | Olympiastadion | 63,000 | |
| Munich | Olympiastadion | 63,000 | |
| Rostock | Ostseestadion | 25,850 | |
| Gelsenkirchen | Parkstadion | 70,000 | |
| Hamburg | Stadion am Millerntor | 20,550 | |
| Stuttgart | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion | 53,700 |
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
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- Jonathan Akpoborie '
- Stefan Kuntz
Champion squad
| FC Bayern Munich |
| Goalkeepers: Oliver Kahn ; Sven Scheuer. Defenders: Markus Babbel ; Lothar Matthäus ; Thomas Helmer ; Samuel Kuffour  ; Markus Münch ; Oliver Kreuzer.Midfielders: Christian Nerlinger ; Marcel Witeczek ; Mario Basler ; Christian Ziege ; Mehmet Scholl ; Dietmar Hamann ; Thomas Strunz ; Frank Gerster. Forwards: Jürgen Klinsmann ; Alexander Zickler ; Ruggiero Rizzitelli  ; Carsten Jancker ; Carsten Lakies.' Manager: Giovanni Trapattoni .On the roster but have not played in a league game: Bernd Dreher; Frank Wiblishauser; Stefan Leitl; Markus Oberleitner. Transferred out during the season:''' Markus Oberleitner. |