| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 17 | 30 | 58 |
| 2 | WERDER BREMEN | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 25 | 29 | 49 |
| 3 | HAMBURGER SV | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 47 |
| 4 | SCHALKE 04 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 45 |
| 5 | STUTTGART | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | LEVERKUSEN | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | HANNOVER 96 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | HERTHA BERLIN | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 30 |
| 10 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 29 |
| 11 | ARMINIA BIELEFELD | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 | EINTRACHT FRANKFURT | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | WOLFSBURG | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 25 |
| 14 | KAISERSLAUTERN | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 50 | -17 | 23 |
| 15 | NÜRNBERG | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 21 |
| 16 | MAINZ 05 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | DUISBURG | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 40 | -17 | 20 |
| 18 | KÖLN | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 50 | -22 | 15 |
