| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dortmund | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 76:38 | 38 | 68 | |
| 2. | Bayern Munich | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 66:46 | 20 | 62 | |
| 3. | Schalke | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 45:36 | 9 | 56 | |
| 4. | B. Monchengladbach | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 52:51 | 1 | 53 | |
| 5. | Hamburger SV | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 52:47 | 5 | 50 | |
| 6. | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 47:43 | 4 | 49 | |
| 7. | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 53:47 | 6 | 48 | |
| 8. | Munich 1860 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 52:46 | 6 | 45 | |
| 9. | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 39:42 | -3 | 44 | |
| 10. | Stuttgart | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 59:62 | -3 | 43 | |
| 11. | Freiburg | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 30:41 | -11 | 42 | |
| 12. | FC Koln | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 33:35 | -2 | 40 | |
| 13. | Dusseldorf | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 40:47 | -7 | 40 | |
| 14. | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 37:38 | -1 | 38 | |
| 15. | St. Pauli | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 43:51 | -8 | 38 | |
| 16. | Kaiserslautern | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 31:37 | -6 | 36 | |
| 17. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 43:68 | -25 | 32 | |
| 18. | Uerdingen | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 33:56 | -23 | 26 |