| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dortmund | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 45:14 | 31 | 40 | |
| 2. | Bayern Munich | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 35:20 | 15 | 36 | |
| 3. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 31:15 | 16 | 31 | |
| 4. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 29:15 | 14 | 31 | |
| 5. | Schalke | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28:16 | 12 | 31 | |
| 6. | B. Monchengladbach | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29:22 | 7 | 29 | |
| 7. | Werder Bremen | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22:19 | 3 | 27 | |
| 8. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 24:19 | 5 | 26 | |
| 9. | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23:19 | 4 | 26 | |
| 10. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29:28 | 1 | 25 | |
| 11. | Freiburg | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17:18 | -1 | 25 | |
| 12. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28:23 | 5 | 24 | |
| 13. | Stuttgart | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29:26 | 3 | 23 | |
| 14. | FC Koln | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18:14 | 4 | 22 | |
| 15. | St. Pauli | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24:28 | -4 | 22 | |
| 16. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 19:16 | 3 | 21 | |
| 17. | Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16:15 | 1 | 20 | |
| 18. | Uerdingen | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 26:32 | -6 | 18 |