| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dortmund | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 32:20 | 12 | 20 | |
| 2. | Freiburg | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28:29 | -1 | 20 | |
| 3. | Werder Bremen | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26:23 | 3 | 19 | |
| 4. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26:25 | 1 | 19 | |
| 5. | B. Monchengladbach | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29:25 | 4 | 18 | |
| 6. | Bayern Munich | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23:22 | 1 | 18 | |
| 7. | Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 31:28 | 3 | 17 | |
| 8. | FC Koln | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23:26 | -3 | 13 | |
| 9. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13:21 | -8 | 13 | |
| 10. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19:29 | -10 | 11 | |
| 11. | Schalke | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20:36 | -16 | 11 | |
| 12. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13:31 | -18 | 10 | |
| 13. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15:34 | -19 | 9 | |
| 14. | Uerdingen | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14:30 | -16 | 8 | |
| 15. | Bochum | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 22:44 | -22 | 8 | |
| 16. | Stuttgart | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16:40 | -24 | 8 | |
| 17. | Duisburg | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12:35 | -23 | 6 | |
| 18. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16:42 | -26 | 4 |