| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 20 | 48:23 | 25 | 44 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 20 | 44:25 | 19 | 41 | |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 20 | 45:39 | 6 | 31 | |
| 4 | M'gladbach | 20 | 29:32 | -3 | 31 | |
| 5 | Hamburg | 20 | 32:26 | 6 | 30 | |
| 6 | Leverkusen | 20 | 24:17 | 7 | 29 | |
| 7 | Schalke | 20 | 23:26 | -3 | 29 | |
| 8 | Rostock | 20 | 31:27 | 4 | 28 | |
| 9 | TSV 1860 | 20 | 30:29 | 1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Frankfurt | 20 | 32:37 | -5 | 24 | |
| 11 | Karlsruhe | 20 | 29:32 | -3 | 23 | |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 20 | 28:32 | -4 | 22 | |
| 13 | Bremen | 20 | 21:26 | -5 | 22 | |
| 14 | Freiburg | 20 | 15:25 | -10 | 21 | |
| 15 | Köln | 20 | 18:22 | -4 | 20 | |
| 16 | K'lautern | 20 | 20:26 | -6 | 20 | |
| 17 | Düsseldorf | 20 | 19:30 | -11 | 18 | |
| 18 | Uerdingen | 20 | 19:33 | -14 | 14 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab