Bundesliga Top scorers - Germany 1996/1997

The winning top scorer in Bundesliga, Germany during the season 1996/1997 was Ulf Kirsten with 22 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season. You can also find all hat-tricks scored during the season.

Season:

Bundesliga best goal scorers 1996/1997

Below is the final top scorer list for the Bundesliga 1996/1997, including the 22 players who scored the most goals during the season.

# Player, Team Nationality Age GoalsGoals
1. Ulf Kirsten
Bayer Leverkusen
Germany
31
22
2. Toni Polster
Köln
Austria
33
21
3. Fredi Bobic
Stuttgart
Germany
25
19
4. Bernhard Winkler
1860 München
Germany
30
17
  Giovane Élber
Stuttgart
Brazil
24
17
  Paulo Sérgio
Bayer Leverkusen
Brazil
27
17
  Sean Dundee
Karlsruher SC
Germany
24
17
8. Andi Herzog
Werder Bremen
Austria
28
15
  Jürgen Klinsmann
Bayern München
Germany
32
15
10. Jonathan Akpoborie
Hansa Rostock
Nigeria
28
14
  Stefan Kuntz
Arminia Bielefeld
Germany
34
14
12. Krasimir Balakov
Stuttgart
Bulgaria
31
13
  Stéphane Chapuisat
Borussia Dortmund
Switzerland
27
13
14. Martin Max
Schalke 04
Germany
28
12
15. Georgi Donkov
Bochum
Bulgaria
26
10
  Marco Bode
Werder Bremen
Germany
27
10
  Martin Dahlin
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Sweden
29
10
18. Daniel Borimirov
1860 München
Bulgaria
27
9
  Dariusz Wosz
Bochum
Germany
27
9
  Giuseppe Reina
Arminia Bielefeld
Germany
25
9
  Marc Keller
Karlsruher SC
France
29
9
  Matthias Hagner
Stuttgart
Germany
22
9
The age of the players is when the season ended at 31 May 1997

Scored hat-tricks in Bundesliga, season 1996/1997

In total there were 14 scored hat-tricks during the season 1996/1997 in Bundesliga, Germany. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.

Player, Team Match GoalsGoals
Matthias Hagner
Stuttgart
Stuttgart - Arminia Bielefeld 4-2
Sat 31 may 1997
3
23', 68', 85'
Toni Polster
Köln
Köln - Bayer Leverkusen 4-0
Sat 24 may 1997
3
11', 61', 85'
Toni Polster
Köln
Hamburg - Köln 0-4
Sat 17 may 1997
3
48', 54', 67'
Ulf Kirsten
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen - Hamburg 5-0
Sun 11 may 1997
3
32', 49', 64'
Olaf Bodden
1860 München
Arminia Bielefeld - 1860 München 2-3
Sat 10 may 1997
3
7', 25', 54'
Arie van Lent
Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen - Köln 3-2
Fri 9 may 1997
3
30', 34', 89'
Fredi Bobic
Stuttgart
Köln - Stuttgart 1-5
Tue 11 march 1997
3
21', 33', 86'
Markus Feldhoff
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen - Bayern München 5-2
Sun 9 march 1997
3
42', 80', 84'
Uwe Wassmer
Freiburg
Duisburg - Freiburg 1-4
Sat 2 november 1996
3
35', 70', 72'
Fredi Bobic
Stuttgart
Stuttgart - Borussia Mönchengladbach 5-0
Sat 26 october 1996
3
3', 77', 85'
Sean Dundee
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC - Arminia Bielefeld 5-2
Fri 27 september 1996
3
28', 50', 68'
Bruno Labbadia
Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen - Bochum 5-1
Fri 13 september 1996
3
38', 56', 67'
Sean Dundee
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC - St. Pauli 4-0
Wed 28 august 1996
3
57', 59', 64'
Ulf Kirsten
Bayer Leverkusen
Duisburg - Bayer Leverkusen 1-3
Wed 21 august 1996
3
65', 71', 82'

The Bundesliga season of 1996/1997 lasted between the dates 16 August 1996 and 31 May 1997. More information and the winning top scorers in Bundesliga between the seasons 1989/1990-2024/2025 here.