1996–97 Frauen-Bundesliga

The 1996–97 Frauen-Bundesliga was the seventh season of the Frauen-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It was the last season, in which the first league was divided into two divisions. Beginning with the 1997–98 season all Bundesliga teams played in a single division. As the new uniform league had eight spaces less than the divided Bundesliga, eight teams had to play in the qualification with the champions of the Regionalligas.

Frauen-Bundesliga
Season1996–97
ChampionsGrün-Weiß Brauweiler
1st Bundesliga title
1st German title
RelegatedTuS Ahrbach
Tennis Borussia Berlin
VfL Sindelfingen
VfL Wittekind Wildeshausen
Top goalscorerGermany Birgit Prinz (20)

In the final the leaders of the northern division met. Grün-Weiß Brauweiler defeated FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen 4–3 on penalties. Previously the regular time had ended goalless. In the extra time Rumeln-Kaldenhausen had taken an early lead, but Brauweiler had equalized late in the game. It was Brauweiler's only championship.

Northern division

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Grün-Weiß Brauweiler1815215912+4747Participant of the semi-final
2FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen1815126012+4846
3Sportfreunde Siegen[a]1813145215+3740
4Eintracht Rheine189453024+631
5Turbine Potsdam188373229+327Had to play qualification for next Bundesliga season
6Fortuna Sachsenroß Hannover1844102445−2116
7Schmalfelder SV[b]1834111638−2213
8WSV Wolfsburg1834111539−2413
9VfL Wittekind Wildeshausen[b]1833121049−3912Relegated to Regional-/Oberliga
10Tennis Borussia Berlin1816111146−359
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayGWBRUKSFSHRHPOTFSHSCHWSVWIWTBB
Grün-Weiß Brauweiler1–01–25–20–02–06–00–08–02–0
FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen4–52–11–04–13–02–06–06–07–0
Sportfreunde Siegen0–10–30–02–26–12–06–16–09–0
FC Eintracht Rheine0–51–10–20–14–02–23–01–03–0
Turbine Potsdam1–52–31–22–32–12–03–00–23–1
Fortuna Sachsenroß Hannover1–60–31–52–22–42–12–01–23–3
Schmalfelder SV0–21–40–31–32–10–31–12–01–1
WSV Wolfsburg0–20–31–31–22–21–14–33–01–0
VfL Wittekind Wildeshausen1–31–60–10–20–41–40–01–02–2
Tennis Borussia Berlin1–50–30–21–11–20–00–21–00–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern division

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1FSV Frankfurt181710766+7052Participant of the semi-final
2SG Praunheim1812244511+3438
3TuS Niederkirchen188553630+629
4VfR 09 Saarbrücken188462729−228
5TSV Crailsheim186482324−122Had to play qualification for next Bundesliga season
6SC Sand[a]186482441−1722
7Klinge Seckach185582733−620
8FSV Schwarzbach[a]1853101644−2818
9VfL Sindelfingen1844102239−1716Relegated to Regional-/Oberliga
10TuS Ahrbach1814131655−397
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayFSVSGPNIESARCRASCSKLSSBASINAHR
FSV Frankfurt1–08–01–01–06–26–16–06–010–0
SG Praunheim1–21–17–13–05–02–04–03–04–0
TuS Niederkirchen1–40–02–21–45–23–14–14–01–1
VfR 09 Saarbrücken0–11–01–33–23–10–33–13–01–1
TSV Crailsheim1–42–10–10–01–10–01–13–11–2
SC Sand0–50–61–00–11–02–01–11–14–2
Klinge Seckach0–71–20–02–23–12–15–01–25–1
FSV Schwarzbach0–60–21–00–21–31–11–03–23–1
VfL Sindelfingen0–01–22–33–00–31–41–13–14–0
TuS Ahrbach0–21–21–72–40–11–22–20–11–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semi-finals

Match1st leg2nd legAgg.
SG PraunheimGrün-Weiß Brauweiler2–41–13 – 5
FSV FrankfurtFC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen2–11–33 – 4

Final

FC Rumeln-KaldenhausenGrün-Weiß Brauweiler
8 June 1997
Duisburg-Homberg
Spectators: 5,000
Referee: Elke Günther (Bamberg)
Sesek – Melanie Hoffmann – Claudia Mandrysch, Nicole Ferber – Puls (Ellen van Bergen 62), Martina Voss, Jutta Nardenbach, Maren Meinert, Sandra Albertz (Daniela Arndt 105) – Inka Grings, Jolanta NieczyporManuela GollerClaudia Klein – Urusla Gertheinrich, Natascha Schwind (Carmen Lieth 46) – Andrea Klein, Sonja Fuss, Tünde Nagy (Vidmar 80), Bettina Wiegmann, Nicole Brandebusemeyer (Patricia Menge 77) – Gudrun Gottschlich, Carmen Holinka
1–0 Grings (91)
1–1 Menge (117)
Penalty Shootout

2–2 Meinert

3–3 Hoffmann

4–4 Mandrysch

Arndt (missed)
1–2 Wiegmann

2–3 Vidmar

3–4 Klein

4–5 Gertheinrich

4–5 Klein

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Birgit PrinzFSV Frankfurt20

Qualification

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Turbine Potsdam6420173+1414Qualified for the Bundesliga 1997–98
2Wattenscheid 09631297+210
3WSV Wolfsburg6222911−28
4Hertha Zehlendorf6015721−141
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Fortuna Sachsenroß Hannover[a]6420146+814
2Hamburg622289−18Qualified for the Bundesliga 1997–98
3Schmalfelder SV6213119+27
4TV Jahn Delmenhorst6114615−94
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1SC 07 Bad Neuenahr(A)6501188+1015Qualified for the Bundesliga 1997–98
2TSV Crailsheim64021410+412
3FSV Schwarzbach62041114−36
4SC Freiburg6105920−113
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Klinge Seckach6510202+1816Qualified for the Bundesliga 1997–98
2SC Sand631299010
3TSV Jahn Calden62221112−18
4Wacker München6006219−170
Source: [citation needed]

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