| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Werder Bremen | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 44:16 | 28 | 29 | |
| 2. | Dortmund | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 35:13 | 22 | 29 | |
| 3. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 32:16 | 16 | 27 | |
| 4. | Freiburg | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 38:15 | 23 | 26 | |
| 5. | B. Monchengladbach | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 37:16 | 21 | 25 | |
| 6. | Bayern Munich | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 32:19 | 13 | 25 | |
| 7. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 38:26 | 12 | 23 | |
| 8. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28:18 | 10 | 23 | |
| 9. | Stuttgart | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 36:26 | 10 | 22 | |
| 10. | Schalke | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28:18 | 10 | 20 | |
| 11. | Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 31:23 | 8 | 19 | |
| 12. | FC Koln | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 31:28 | 3 | 19 | |
| 13. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26:23 | 3 | 18 | |
| 14. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24:21 | 3 | 18 | |
| 15. | Uerdingen | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23:22 | 1 | 17 | |
| 16. | Bochum | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21:23 | -2 | 14 | |
| 17. | Duisburg | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19:29 | -10 | 14 | |
| 18. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17:26 | -9 | 12 |