| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 41 |
| 2 | SCHALKE 04 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 38 |
| 3 | STUTTGART | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | WERDER BREMEN | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 34 |
| 5 | HERTHA BERLIN | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| 6 | LEVERKUSEN | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | HAMBURGER SV | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 31 |
| 8 | HANNOVER 96 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 31 |
| 9 | WOLFSBURG | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | KAISERSLAUTERN | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | ARMINIA BIELEFELD | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | NÜRNBERG | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 24 |
| 15 | MAINZ 05 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 22 |
| 16 | BOCHUM | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 16 |
| 17 | FREIBURG | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 41 | -24 | 15 |
| 18 | HANSA ROSTOCK | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 41 | -24 | 13 |
