| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dortmund | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31:24 | 7 | 28 | |
| 2. | Bayern Munich | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 31:26 | 5 | 26 | |
| 3. | Schalke | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17:20 | -3 | 25 | |
| 4. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25:24 | 1 | 24 | |
| 5. | B. Monchengladbach | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23:29 | -6 | 24 | |
| 6. | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24:24 | 0 | 23 | |
| 7. | Stuttgart | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 30:36 | -6 | 20 | |
| 8. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23:32 | -9 | 19 | |
| 9. | Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21:23 | -2 | 18 | |
| 10. | FC Koln | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15:21 | -6 | 18 | |
| 11. | Werder Bremen | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17:23 | -6 | 17 | |
| 12. | Freiburg | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13:23 | -10 | 17 | |
| 13. | St. Pauli | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19:23 | -4 | 16 | |
| 14. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12:21 | -9 | 15 | |
| 15. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21:31 | -10 | 14 | |
| 16. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16:28 | -12 | 14 | |
| 17. | Uerdingen | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7:24 | -17 | 8 | |
| 18. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14:40 | -26 | 7 |