Handball Bundesliga (women) 1996/97

The 1996/1997 season of the women's handball league is the twelfth in its history. 12 teams played for the German championship. TV Lützellinden became the champion .

Closing table

	society	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1	TV Lützellinden	22nd	19th	1	2	624: 503	+121	39: 50
2	VfB Leipzig (P)	22nd	16	0	6th	615: 533	+82	32:12
3	BVB 09 Dortmund	22nd	14th	4th	4th	582: 509	+73	32:12
4th	TuS Walle Bremen (M)	22nd	11	4th	7th	531: 487	+44	26:18
5	Frankfurt HC	22nd	12	2	8th	583: 563	+20	26:18
6th	TV Mainzlar	22nd	10	2	10	581: 586	−5	22:22
7th	Buxtehuder SV	22nd	9	3	10	569: 587	−18	21:23
8th	TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen	22nd	9	2	11	594: 588	+6	20:24
9	HSG Herrentrup-Blomberg (N)	22nd	5	7th	10	456: 489	−33	17:27
10	SG Minden / Minderheide	22nd	7th	2	13	474: 517	−43	16:28
11	VfL Oldenburg (N)	22nd	3	1	18th	457: 577	−120	07:37
12	TSG Wismar	22nd	2	2	18th	469: 596	−127	06:38

German champion: TV Lützellinden .
DHB Cup winner: Borussia Dortmund .
Relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga: TSG Wismar .
Newcomers from the 2nd Bundesliga: SV Berliner VG 49 .

decisions

	German champions
	Relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga
(M)	Last season champions
(P)	Cup winner last season
(N)	Promoted last season

Web links

• http://www.hbvf.de Handball association of the women's national leagues