| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36:19 | 17 | 41 | |
| 2. | Bayern Munich | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 36:14 | 22 | 37 | |
| 3. | Stuttgart | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 27:12 | 15 | 35 | |
| 4. | Schalke | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24:12 | 12 | 35 | |
| 5. | Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 43:17 | 26 | 34 | |
| 6. | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 35:22 | 13 | 30 | |
| 7. | Werder Bremen | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27:23 | 4 | 30 | |
| 8. | Dortmund | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 36:25 | 11 | 28 | |
| 9. | Bochum | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23:20 | 3 | 28 | |
| 10. | FC Koln | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34:30 | 4 | 27 | |
| 11. | Hertha Berlin | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25:22 | 3 | 27 | |
| 12. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29:27 | 2 | 26 | |
| 13. | Wolfsburg | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17:20 | -3 | 25 | |
| 14. | Duisburg | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21:20 | 1 | 24 | |
| 15. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24:24 | 0 | 24 | |
| 16. | B. Monchengladbach | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 27:22 | 5 | 23 | |
| 17. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26:24 | 2 | 23 | |
| 18. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20:20 | 0 | 23 |