| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 55 |
| 2 | HAMBURGER SV | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 47 |
| 3 | WERDER BREMEN | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 25 | 27 | 46 |
| 4 | SCHALKE 04 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 42 |
| 5 | HANNOVER 96 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | STUTTGART | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | HERTHA BERLIN | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 30 |
| 8 | BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 29 |
| 10 | LEVERKUSEN | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | EINTRACHT FRANKFURT | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 25 |
| 12 | ARMINIA BIELEFELD | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 24 |
| 13 | WOLFSBURG | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 22 |
| 14 | NÜRNBERG | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 21 |
| 15 | MAINZ 05 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 20 |
| 16 | KAISERSLAUTERN | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 50 | -19 | 20 |
| 17 | DUISBURG | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 17 |
| 18 | KÖLN | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 47 | -19 | 15 |
