| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHALKE 04 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 17 | 53 |
| 2 | WERDER BREMEN | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 33 | 28 | 50 |
| 3 | STUTTGART | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 46 |
| 4 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | LEVERKUSEN | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | NÜRNBERG | 26 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 38 |
| 7 | HANNOVER 96 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 35 |
| 8 | HERTHA BERLIN | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 34 |
| 9 | ALEMANNIA AACHEN | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 33 |
| 10 | WOLFSBURG | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | ENERGIE COTTBUS | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 31 |
| 12 | EINTRACHT FRANKFURT | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 30 |
| 13 | MAINZ 05 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 30 |
| 14 | HAMBURGER SV | 26 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 29 |
| 15 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 29 |
| 16 | BOCHUM | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | ARMINIA BIELEFELD | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 26 |
| 18 | BORUSSIA M'GLADBACH | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 24 |
