| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 26 | 28 | 59 |
| 2 | SCHALKE 04 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 56 |
| 3 | STUTTGART | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 54 |
| 4 | WERDER BREMEN | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 31 | 27 | 50 |
| 5 | HERTHA BERLIN | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 27 | 23 | 47 |
| 6 | HAMBURGER SV | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 49 | 45 | 4 | 44 |
| 7 | LEVERKUSEN | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 43 |
| 8 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 41 |
| 9 | WOLFSBURG | 28 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 40 |
| 10 | KAISERSLAUTERN | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 | HANNOVER 96 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 38 |
| 12 | ARMINIA BIELEFELD | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 35 |
| 13 | NÜRNBERG | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 | MAINZ 05 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 30 |
| 15 | BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 45 | -14 | 29 |
| 16 | BOCHUM | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 56 | -18 | 26 |
| 17 | HANSA ROSTOCK | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 54 | -29 | 23 |
| 18 | FREIBURG | 28 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 58 | -36 | 17 |
