| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 58 |
| 2 | WERDER BREMEN | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 26 | 29 | 50 |
| 3 | HAMBURGER SV | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 50 |
| 4 | SCHALKE 04 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 48 |
| 5 | STUTTGART | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 34 |
| 6 | BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | LEVERKUSEN | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | HANNOVER 96 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | HERTHA BERLIN | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | ARMINIA BIELEFELD | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 27 |
| 12 | EINTRACHT FRANKFURT | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 26 |
| 13 | WOLFSBURG | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 26 |
| 14 | NÜRNBERG | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 24 |
| 15 | KAISERSLAUTERN | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 51 | -17 | 24 |
| 16 | MAINZ 05 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 21 |
| 17 | DUISBURG | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 20 |
| 18 | KÖLN | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 52 | -20 | 18 |
