| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 36:25 | 11 | 23 | |
| 2. | Stuttgart | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22:16 | 6 | 21 | |
| 3. | FC Koln | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26:25 | 1 | 21 | |
| 4. | Dortmund | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22:29 | -7 | 20 | |
| 5. | Werder Bremen | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 19:24 | -5 | 17 | |
| 6. | Bayer Leverkusen | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18:23 | -5 | 17 | |
| 7. | Nurnberg | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 22:32 | -10 | 16 | |
| 8. | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20:30 | -10 | 16 | |
| 9. | Bayern Munich | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 24:29 | -5 | 15 | |
| 10. | Stutt. Kickers | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 32:41 | -9 | 15 | |
| 11. | Hamburger SV | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 17:26 | -9 | 15 | |
| 12. | Bochum | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15:26 | -11 | 14 | |
| 13. | SG Wattenscheid | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21:38 | -17 | 13 | |
| 14. | Kaiserslautern | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13:26 | -13 | 12 | |
| 15. | B. Monchengladbach | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16:33 | -17 | 10 | |
| 16. | Duisburg | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 14:33 | -19 | 10 | |
| 17. | Dusseldorf | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20:41 | -21 | 9 | |
| 18. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10:37 | -27 | 9 | |
| 19. | Schalke | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13:33 | -20 | 8 | |
| 20. | Hansa Rostock | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10:37 | -27 | 7 |