| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 51 |
| 2 | WERDER BREMEN | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 23 | 28 | 43 |
| 3 | HAMBURGER SV | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 41 |
| 4 | SCHALKE 04 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | HERTHA BERLIN | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | STUTTGART | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | HANNOVER 96 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 26 |
| 10 | LEVERKUSEN | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | EINTRACHT FRANKFURT | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | ARMINIA BIELEFELD | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | WOLFSBURG | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 21 |
| 14 | MAINZ 05 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | NÜRNBERG | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 18 |
| 16 | DUISBURG | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 16 |
| 17 | KÖLN | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 45 | -17 | 14 |
| 18 | KAISERSLAUTERN | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 50 | -23 | 14 |
