| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 26 | 54:25 | 29 | 51 | |
| 2 | Hamburg | 26 | 40:33 | 7 | 44 | |
| 3 | Schalke | 26 | 35:27 | 8 | 43 | |
| 4 | Bayern | 26 | 46:37 | 9 | 41 | |
| 5 | Karlsruhe | 26 | 44:33 | 11 | 40 | |
| 6 | M'gladbach | 26 | 38:36 | 2 | 40 | |
| 7 | Freiburg | 26 | 25:29 | -4 | 38 | |
| 8 | TSV 1860 | 26 | 42:30 | 12 | 37 | |
| 9 | Rostock | 26 | 31:32 | -1 | 35 | |
| 10 | Köln | 26 | 26:26 | 0 | 33 | |
| 11 | Düsseldorf | 26 | 30:35 | -5 | 32 | |
| 12 | Bremen | 26 | 28:32 | -4 | 31 | |
| 13 | Stuttgart | 26 | 42:48 | -6 | 31 | |
| 14 | K'lautern | 26 | 21:23 | -2 | 29 | |
| 15 | St. Pauli | 26 | 30:36 | -6 | 28 | |
| 16 | Leverkusen | 26 | 25:31 | -6 | 25 | |
| 17 | Frankfurt | 26 | 29:50 | -21 | 24 | |
| 18 | Uerdingen | 26 | 27:50 | -23 | 18 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab