The Bundesliga Belt · season
The 1996–97 season
34 belt games · 8 title changesFC Schalke 04 carried the belt into the 1996–97 season. It changed hands 8 times among 8 clubs, and Bayern Munich finished the season with it. Most defenses: Bayern Munich, 11.
Who held it, in order
StuttgartFortuna DusseldorfSt. PauliTSV 1860 MunchenArminia BielefeldHansa RostockSchalkeBayern
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,110 | Aug 17, 1996 | VfB Stuttgart beat FC Schalke 04 4–0 | Title change |
| 1,111 | Aug 24, 1996 | VfB Stuttgart beat Werder Bremen 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,112 | Aug 27, 1996 | VfB Stuttgart beat Hamburger SV 4–0 | Defense |
| 1,113 | Sep 8, 1996 | VfB Stuttgart beat 1. FC Köln 4–0 | Defense |
| 1,114 | Sep 14, 1996 | VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,115 | Sep 17, 1996 | VfB Stuttgart beat Karlsruher SC 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,116 | Sep 21, 1996 | Fortuna Dusseldorf beat VfB Stuttgart 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,117 | Sep 28, 1996 | Fortuna Dusseldorf beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,118 | Oct 5, 1996 | FC St. Pauli beat Fortuna Dusseldorf 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,119 | Oct 11, 1996 | TSV 1860 Munchen beat FC St. Pauli 4–2 | Title change |
| 1,120 | Oct 18, 1996 | TSV 1860 Munchen and VfL Bochum tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,121 | Oct 26, 1996 | TSV 1860 Munchen and MSV Duisburg tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,122 | Nov 1, 1996 | TSV 1860 Munchen and Bayern Munich tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,123 | Nov 16, 1996 | Arminia Bielefeld beat TSV 1860 Munchen 3–1 | Title change |
| 1,124 | Nov 23, 1996 | Arminia Bielefeld beat SC Freiburg 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,125 | Nov 30, 1996 | Hansa Rostock beat Arminia Bielefeld 3–1 | Title change |
| 1,126 | Dec 6, 1996 | FC Schalke 04 beat Hansa Rostock 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,127 | Feb 15, 1997 | FC Schalke 04 beat VfB Stuttgart 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,128 | Feb 22, 1997 | FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Mönchengladbach tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,129 | Feb 28, 1997 | FC Schalke 04 and FC St. Pauli tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,130 | Mar 7, 1997 | FC Schalke 04 beat VfL Bochum 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,131 | Mar 11, 1997 | FC Schalke 04 beat MSV Duisburg 4–0 | Defense |
| 1,132 | Mar 15, 1997 | Bayern Munich beat FC Schalke 04 3–0 | Title change |
| 1,133 | Mar 23, 1997 | Bayern Munich beat Karlsruher SC 2–0 | Defense |
| 1,134 | Mar 29, 1997 | Bayern Munich beat Werder Bremen 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,135 | Apr 5, 1997 | Bayern Munich beat Hamburger SV 3–0 | Defense |
| 1,136 | Apr 12, 1997 | Bayern Munich beat 1. FC Köln 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,137 | Apr 19, 1997 | Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,138 | Apr 26, 1997 | Bayern Munich beat Fortuna Dusseldorf 5–0 | Defense |
| 1,139 | May 4, 1997 | Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munchen tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 1,140 | May 10, 1997 | Bayern Munich and SC Freiburg tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,141 | May 16, 1997 | Bayern Munich beat Hansa Rostock 3–0 | Defense |
| 1,142 | May 24, 1997 | Bayern Munich beat VfB Stuttgart 4–2 | Defense |
| 1,143 | May 31, 1997 | Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |