| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 27 | 57:26 | 31 | 54 | |
| 2 | Schalke | 27 | 37:28 | 9 | 46 | |
| 3 | Hamburg | 27 | 41:34 | 7 | 45 | |
| 4 | M'gladbach | 27 | 42:37 | 5 | 43 | |
| 5 | Bayern | 27 | 47:40 | 7 | 41 | |
| 6 | TSV 1860 | 27 | 44:31 | 13 | 40 | |
| 7 | Karlsruhe | 27 | 44:35 | 9 | 40 | |
| 8 | Rostock | 27 | 33:32 | 1 | 38 | |
| 9 | Freiburg | 27 | 26:31 | -5 | 38 | |
| 10 | Köln | 27 | 27:27 | 0 | 34 | |
| 11 | Stuttgart | 27 | 45:49 | -4 | 34 | |
| 12 | Bremen | 27 | 30:34 | -4 | 32 | |
| 13 | Düsseldorf | 27 | 31:37 | -6 | 32 | |
| 14 | K'lautern | 27 | 22:24 | -2 | 30 | |
| 15 | St. Pauli | 27 | 31:39 | -8 | 28 | |
| 16 | Leverkusen | 27 | 27:33 | -6 | 26 | |
| 17 | Frankfurt | 27 | 30:54 | -24 | 24 | |
| 18 | Uerdingen | 27 | 28:51 | -23 | 19 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab