| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 41 |
| 2 | HAMBURGER SV | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 37 |
| 3 | WERDER BREMEN | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 35 |
| 4 | SCHALKE 04 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | HERTHA BERLIN | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | STUTTGART | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | HANNOVER 96 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 20 |
| 10 | LEVERKUSEN | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | EINTRACHT FRANKFURT | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | WOLFSBURG | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 18 |
| 13 | ARMINIA BIELEFELD | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | MAINZ 05 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | NÜRNBERG | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 13 |
| 16 | KÖLN | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 12 |
| 17 | DUISBURG | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 11 |
| 18 | KAISERSLAUTERN | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 40 | -21 | 9 |
