| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 47:13 | 34 | 46 | |
| 2. | Bayern Munich | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 37:12 | 25 | 43 | |
| 3. | Dortmund | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 38:13 | 25 | 40 | |
| 4. | Stuttgart | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 46:17 | 29 | 38 | |
| 5. | Bochum | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 36:17 | 19 | 38 | |
| 6. | Werder Bremen | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 27:16 | 11 | 35 | |
| 7. | B. Monchengladbach | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34:17 | 17 | 32 | |
| 8. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34:25 | 9 | 30 | |
| 9. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32:18 | 14 | 29 | |
| 10. | FC Koln | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 35:30 | 5 | 28 | |
| 11. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28:28 | 0 | 28 | |
| 12. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23:22 | 1 | 23 | |
| 13. | Duisburg | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25:27 | -2 | 23 | |
| 14. | Schalke | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19:14 | 5 | 22 | |
| 15. | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20:20 | 0 | 22 | |
| 16. | Freiburg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23:24 | -1 | 22 | |
| 17. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17:25 | -8 | 20 | |
| 18. | St. Pauli | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24:28 | -4 | 19 |