| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHALKE 04 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 49 |
| 2 | WERDER BREMEN | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 32 | 26 | 46 |
| 3 | STUTTGART | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 45 |
| 4 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 43 |
| 5 | NÜRNBERG | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 36 |
| 6 | LEVERKUSEN | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | HERTHA BERLIN | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 34 |
| 8 | HANNOVER 96 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 33 |
| 9 | WOLFSBURG | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 28 |
| 10 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 28 |
| 11 | ENERGIE COTTBUS | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 28 |
| 12 | HAMBURGER SV | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 27 |
| 13 | ALEMANNIA AACHEN | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 27 |
| 14 | MAINZ 05 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 27 |
| 15 | ARMINIA BIELEFELD | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 26 |
| 16 | EINTRACHT FRANKFURT | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 26 |
| 17 | BOCHUM | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 24 |
| 18 | BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 21 |
