| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 32 | 22 | 50 |
| 2 | SCHALKE 04 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 27 | 24 | 49 |
| 3 | LEVERKUSEN | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 49 |
| 4 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 49 |
| 5 | HERTHA BERLIN | 28 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 46 |
| 6 | KAISERSLAUTERN | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 46 |
| 7 | WERDER BREMEN | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 43 |
| 8 | KÖLN | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 40 | 8 | 41 |
| 9 | WOLFSBURG | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 35 | 16 | 40 |
| 10 | FREIBURG | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 40 |
| 11 | HANSA ROSTOCK | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 35 |
| 12 | HAMBURGER SV | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 34 |
| 13 | 1860 MÜNCHEN | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 49 | -14 | 34 |
| 14 | ENERGIE COTTBUS | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 30 |
| 15 | UNTERHACHING | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 46 | -19 | 30 |
| 16 | EINTRACHT FRANKFURT | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 55 | -21 | 29 |
| 17 | STUTTGART | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 28 |
| 18 | BOCHUM | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 52 | -25 | 26 |
