| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dortmund | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 67:33 | 34 | 49 | |
| 2. | Werder Bremen | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 70:39 | 31 | 48 | |
| 3. | Freiburg | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 66:44 | 22 | 46 | |
| 4. | Kaiserslautern | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 58:41 | 17 | 46 | |
| 5. | B. Monchengladbach | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 66:41 | 25 | 43 | |
| 6. | Bayern Munich | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 55:41 | 14 | 43 | |
| 7. | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 62:51 | 11 | 36 | |
| 8. | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 51:47 | 4 | 36 | |
| 9. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 41:49 | -8 | 33 | |
| 10. | FC Koln | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 54:54 | 0 | 32 | |
| 11. | Schalke | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48:54 | -6 | 31 | |
| 12. | Stuttgart | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 52:66 | -14 | 30 | |
| 13. | Hamburger SV | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 43:50 | -7 | 29 | |
| 14. | Munich 1860 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 41:57 | -16 | 27 | |
| 15. | Uerdingen | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 37:52 | -15 | 25 | |
| 16. | Bochum | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 43:67 | -24 | 22 | |
| 17. | Duisburg | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 31:64 | -33 | 20 | |
| 18. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 33:68 | -35 | 16 |