| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bayern Munich | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 41:8 | 33 | 30 | |
| 2. | Stuttgart | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 38:8 | 30 | 29 | |
| 3. | Dortmund | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 28:8 | 20 | 27 | |
| 4. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 38:16 | 22 | 25 | |
| 5. | Werder Bremen | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 34:11 | 23 | 23 | |
| 6. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 26:12 | 14 | 23 | |
| 7. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 21:11 | 10 | 23 | |
| 8. | Nurnberg | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26:13 | 13 | 22 | |
| 9. | FC Koln | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32:21 | 11 | 22 | |
| 10. | Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 23:15 | 8 | 22 | |
| 11. | B. Monchengladbach | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27:14 | 13 | 21 | |
| 12. | Bochum | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27:19 | 8 | 21 | |
| 13. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 26:15 | 11 | 20 | |
| 14. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29:23 | 6 | 20 | |
| 15. | St. Pauli | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 18:14 | 4 | 20 | |
| 16. | Mannheim | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27:19 | 8 | 19 | |
| 17. | Uerdingen | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29:24 | 5 | 18 | |
| 18. | FC 08 Homburg | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23:26 | -3 | 15 |