| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHALKE 04 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 49 |
| 2 | STUTTGART | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 44 |
| 3 | WERDER BREMEN | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 30 | 23 | 42 |
| 4 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 37 |
| 5 | NÜRNBERG | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 36 |
| 6 | HERTHA BERLIN | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 33 |
| 7 | HANNOVER 96 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 30 |
| 8 | LEVERKUSEN | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | WOLFSBURG | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | MAINZ 05 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 24 |
| 12 | ARMINIA BIELEFELD | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | ALEMANNIA AACHEN | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 23 |
| 14 | BOCHUM | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 23 |
| 15 | EINTRACHT FRANKFURT | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 23 |
| 16 | ENERGIE COTTBUS | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 22 |
| 17 | HAMBURGER SV | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 21 |
| 18 | BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 20 |
