| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHALKE 04 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 48 |
| 2 | WERDER BREMEN | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 28 | 25 | 42 |
| 3 | STUTTGART | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 41 |
| 4 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 37 |
| 5 | NÜRNBERG | 21 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 33 |
| 6 | HERTHA BERLIN | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 33 |
| 7 | LEVERKUSEN | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | HANNOVER 96 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 27 |
| 9 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 25 |
| 10 | WOLFSBURG | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | ARMINIA BIELEFELD | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | EINTRACHT FRANKFURT | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 23 |
| 13 | ENERGIE COTTBUS | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 22 |
| 14 | MAINZ 05 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 21 |
| 15 | ALEMANNIA AACHEN | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 20 |
| 16 | BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 20 |
| 17 | BOCHUM | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 20 |
| 18 | HAMBURGER SV | 21 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 18 |
