| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEVERKUSEN | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 31 | 30 | 53 |
| 2 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 52 |
| 3 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 20 | 31 | 50 |
| 4 | SCHALKE 04 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 48 |
| 5 | KAISERSLAUTERN | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 38 | 12 | 48 |
| 6 | HERTHA BERLIN | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 46 |
| 7 | WERDER BREMEN | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 43 |
| 8 | 1860 MÜNCHEN | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 39 |
| 9 | STUTTGART | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | WOLFSBURG | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 33 |
| 11 | HAMBURGER SV | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | HANSA ROSTOCK | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 29 |
| 13 | BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 27 |
| 14 | ENERGIE COTTBUS | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 46 | -22 | 26 |
| 15 | NÜRNBERG | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 47 | -22 | 25 |
| 16 | FREIBURG | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 24 |
| 17 | ST. PAULI | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 47 | -19 | 21 |
| 18 | KÖLN | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 48 | -35 | 16 |
