| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kaiserslautern | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 45:16 | 29 | 32 | |
| 2. | Dortmund | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 44:18 | 26 | 32 | |
| 3. | Stuttgart | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 40:16 | 24 | 31 | |
| 4. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 40:16 | 24 | 27 | |
| 5. | Nurnberg | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32:19 | 13 | 27 | |
| 6. | Schalke | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 32:12 | 20 | 26 | |
| 7. | Bayer Leverkusen | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35:16 | 19 | 26 | |
| 8. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24:13 | 11 | 25 | |
| 9. | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28:20 | 8 | 25 | |
| 10. | Hansa Rostock | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33:18 | 15 | 24 | |
| 11. | B. Monchengladbach | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21:16 | 5 | 24 | |
| 12. | FC Koln | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 32:16 | 16 | 23 | |
| 13. | Werder Bremen | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25:21 | 4 | 21 | |
| 14. | Bayern Munich | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35:32 | 3 | 21 | |
| 15. | Duisburg | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 29:22 | 7 | 20 | |
| 16. | SG Wattenscheid | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29:22 | 7 | 19 | |
| 17. | Hamburger SV | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15:17 | -2 | 19 | |
| 18. | Bochum | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23:29 | -6 | 19 | |
| 19. | Stutt. Kickers | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21:23 | -2 | 16 | |
| 20. | Dusseldorf | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21:28 | -7 | 15 |