| Pl. | Mannschaft | Games | Goal difference | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern | 612 | 553 | 1124 |
| 2 | Köln | 672 | 377 | 1116 |
| 3 | Hamburg | 672 | 243 | 1051 |
| 4 | M'gladbach | 612 | 399 | 1021 |
| 5 | Frankfurt | 672 | 179 | 1017 |
| 6 | K'lautern | 672 | -8 | 955 |
| 7 | Stuttgart | 604 | 125 | 898 |
| 8 | Bremen | 638 | -9 | 895 |
| 9 | Schalke | 638 | -69 | 858 |
| 10 | Duisburg | 638 | -88 | 818 |
| 11 | Braunschweig | 604 | -63 | 804 |
| 12 | Dortmund | 536 | 64 | 763 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 502 | -56 | 678 |
| 14 | Düsseldorf | 442 | -35 | 586 |
| 15 | VfL Bochum | 408 | -69 | 510 |
| 16 | TSV 1860 | 332 | 27 | 449 |
| 17 | Hannover | 370 | -67 | 439 |
| 18 | Nürnberg | 332 | -63 | 435 |
| 19 | Karlsruhe | 332 | -217 | 347 |
| 20 | RW Essen | 238 | -137 | 262 |
| 21 | Offenbach | 204 | -60 | 256 |
| 22 | Bielefeld | 204 | -114 | 222 |
| 23 | Leverkusen | 136 | -67 | 157 |
| 24 | Oberhausen | 136 | -99 | 139 |
| 25 | Aachen | 102 | -60 | 123 |
| 26 | Wuppertal | 102 | -64 | 102 |
| 27 | Uerdingen | 102 | -91 | 99 |
| 28 | Neunkirchen | 98 | -114 | 93 |
| 29 | Saarbrücken | 98 | -71 | 89 |
| 30 | Darmstadt | 68 | -71 | 54 |
| 31 | TB Berlin | 68 | -89 | 49 |
| 32 | Fortuna Köln | 34 | -33 | 33 |
| 33 | Münster | 30 | -18 | 30 |
| 34 | St. Pauli | 34 | -42 | 24 |
| 35 | Tasmania | 34 | -93 | 10 |
Hätte, wäre, wenn – das zählt doch im Fussball alles nicht.
— Winfried Schäfer