| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bayern Munich | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 44:10 | 34 | 29 | |
| 2. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 38:10 | 28 | 28 | |
| 3. | Dortmund | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 35:15 | 20 | 28 | |
| 4. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 29:13 | 16 | 27 | |
| 5. | Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 36:20 | 16 | 25 | |
| 6. | B. Monchengladbach | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 38:25 | 13 | 23 | |
| 7. | Stuttgart | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 31:16 | 15 | 22 | |
| 8. | Werder Bremen | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31:21 | 10 | 22 | |
| 9. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29:22 | 7 | 21 | |
| 10. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20:16 | 4 | 21 | |
| 11. | FC Koln | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25:22 | 3 | 20 | |
| 12. | Duisburg | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21:23 | -2 | 20 | |
| 13. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 31:24 | 7 | 19 | |
| 14. | Nurnberg | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25:20 | 5 | 18 | |
| 15. | Schalke | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23:20 | 3 | 18 | |
| 16. | SG Wattenscheid | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 31:27 | 4 | 17 | |
| 17. | Freiburg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29:27 | 2 | 16 | |
| 18. | Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 20:28 | -8 | 13 |