| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAYERN MÜNCHEN | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 35 |
| 2 | WERDER BREMEN | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | HAMBURGER SV | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | LEVERKUSEN | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| 5 | HANNOVER 96 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | KARLSRUHER | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 27 |
| 7 | SCHALKE 04 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 26 |
| 8 | STUTTGART | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | BORUSSIA DORTMUND | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | EINTRACHT FRANKFURT | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | BOCHUM | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | HERTHA BERLIN | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | WOLFSBURG | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | NÜRNBERG | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 15 |
| 15 | ARMINIA BIELEFELD | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 38 | -21 | 15 |
| 16 | HANSA ROSTOCK | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | DUISBURG | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 13 |
| 18 | ENERGIE COTTBUS | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 12 |
