| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kaiserslautern | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 63:39 | 24 | 68 | |
| 2. | Bayern Munich | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 69:37 | 32 | 66 | |
| 3. | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 66:39 | 27 | 55 | |
| 4. | Stuttgart | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 55:49 | 6 | 52 | |
| 5. | Schalke | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 38:32 | 6 | 52 | |
| 6. | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 54:46 | 8 | 51 | |
| 7. | Werder Bremen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 43:47 | -4 | 50 | |
| 8. | Duisburg | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 43:44 | -1 | 44 | |
| 9. | Hamburger SV | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 38:46 | -8 | 44 | |
| 10. | Dortmund | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 57:55 | 2 | 43 | |
| 11. | Hertha Berlin | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 41:53 | -12 | 43 | |
| 12. | Bochum | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 41:49 | -8 | 41 | |
| 13. | Munich 1860 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 43:54 | -11 | 41 | |
| 14. | Wolfsburg | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 38:54 | -16 | 39 | |
| 15. | B. Monchengladbach | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 54:59 | -5 | 38 | |
| 16. | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 48:60 | -12 | 38 | |
| 17. | FC Koln | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 49:64 | -15 | 36 | |
| 18. | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 43:56 | -13 | 32 |