| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEVERKUSEN | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 39 |
| 3 | WERDER BREMEN | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | KAISERSLAUTERN | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 34 |
| 6 | HERTHA BERLIN | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | SCHALKE 04 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | 1860 MÜNCHEN | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 27 |
| 9 | WOLFSBURG | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | STUTTGART | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | HAMBURGER SV | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | HANSA ROSTOCK | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | FREIBURG | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | KÖLN | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 14 |
| 16 | ENERGIE COTTBUS | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 14 |
| 17 | NÜRNBERG | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 13 |
| 18 | ST. PAULI | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 36 | -18 | 9 |
