| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bayern Munich | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 64:28 | 36 | 49 | |
| 2. | FC Koln | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 54:44 | 10 | 43 | |
| 3. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 61:40 | 21 | 41 | |
| 4. | Dortmund | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 51:35 | 16 | 41 | |
| 5. | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 40:32 | 8 | 39 | |
| 6. | Stuttgart | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 53:47 | 6 | 36 | |
| 7. | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 49:41 | 8 | 34 | |
| 8. | Nurnberg | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42:46 | -4 | 33 | |
| 9. | Dusseldorf | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41:41 | 0 | 32 | |
| 10. | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 32:39 | -7 | 32 | |
| 11. | Hamburger SV | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 39:46 | -7 | 31 | |
| 12. | Kaiserslautern | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 42:55 | -13 | 31 | |
| 13. | St. Pauli | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 31:46 | -15 | 31 | |
| 14. | Uerdingen | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41:48 | -7 | 30 | |
| 15. | B. Monchengladbach | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37:45 | -8 | 30 | |
| 16. | Bochum | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 44:53 | -9 | 29 | |
| 17. | Mannheim | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 36:53 | -17 | 26 | |
| 18. | FC 08 Homburg | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 33:51 | -18 | 24 |