| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHALKE 04 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 45 |
| 2 | WERDER BREMEN | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 28 | 42 |
| 3 | STUTTGART | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | HERTHA BERLIN | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | NÜRNBERG | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 30 |
| 7 | LEVERKUSEN | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | HANNOVER 96 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 26 |
| 9 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | ARMINIA BIELEFELD | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 23 |
| 11 | WOLFSBURG | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | ENERGIE COTTBUS | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | EINTRACHT FRANKFURT | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 22 |
| 14 | BOCHUM | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 20 |
| 15 | ALEMANNIA AACHEN | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 19 |
| 16 | BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 19 |
| 17 | MAINZ 05 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 30 | -17 | 18 |
| 18 | HAMBURGER SV | 20 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 15 |
