Bundesliga
Germany
League level:
First Tier
Reigning champion:
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Record-holding champions:
Bayern Munich 33 time(s)
UEFA coefficient:
4. Pos. 85.195 Points
- Number of teams: 18 teams
- Players: 506
- Foreigners: 248 Players 49.0%
- ø-Market value: €8.84m
- ø-Age: 26.4
Managerial changes during the season
Manager changes
| Club | Coach | Rank | Leaving date | Days in charge | Successor | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change(s) in coach at the end of the season | ||||||||||||
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| 18 | Jun 30, 1997 | 70 |
| - | ||||||
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| 3 | Jun 30, 1997 | 2191 |
| - | ||||||
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| 15 | Jun 30, 1997 | 1095 |
| - | ||||||
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| 13 | Jun 30, 1997 | 42 |
| - | ||||||
| Change(s) in coach during the season | ||||||||||||
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| 15 | May 18, 1997 | 590 |
| 13 | ||||||
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| 17 | Apr 20, 1997 | 1007 |
| 18 | ||||||
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| 17 | Dec 7, 1996 | 1858 |
| 11 | ||||||
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| 16 | Nov 24, 1996 | 1560 |
| 16 | ||||||
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| 13 | Oct 8, 1996 | 4 |
| 12 | ||||||
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| 12 | Oct 3, 1996 | 1088 |
| 13 | ||||||
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| 1 | Sep 20, 1996 | 37 |
| 4 | ||||||
| Change(s) in coach prior to the first matchday of the season | ||||||||||||
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| - | Aug 14, 1996 | 410 |
| 1 | ||||||
Table Bundesliga
| # | Club | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Bayern Munich
| 34 | 34 | 71 |
| 2 |  |
B. Leverkusen | 34 | 28 | 69 |
| 3 |  |
Bor. Dortmund
| 34 | 22 | 63 |
| 4 |  |
VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 38 | 61 |
| 5 |  |
VfL Bochum 
| 34 | 3 | 53 |
| 6 |  |
Karlsruher SC | 34 | 11 | 49 |
| 7 |  |
1860 Munich | 34 | 0 | 49 |
| 8 |  |
Werder Bremen | 34 | 1 | 48 |
| 9 |  |
MSV Duisburg | 34 | -5 | 45 |
| 10 |  |
1.FC Köln | 34 | 0 | 44 |
| 11 |  |
Bor. M'gladbach | 34 | -2 | 43 |
| 12 |  |
FC Schalke 04 | 34 | -5 | 43 |
| 13 |  |
Hamburger SV | 34 | -14 | 41 |
| 14 |  |
Arm. Bielefeld | 34 | -8 | 40 |
| 15 |  |
Hansa Rostock | 34 | -11 | 40 |
| 16 |  |
F. Düsseldorf | 34 | -31 | 33 |
| 17 |  |
SC Freiburg | 34 | -24 | 29 |
| 18 |  |
FC St. Pauli | 34 | -37 | 27 |