| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 27 | 63:27 | 36 | 56 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 27 | 56:35 | 21 | 54 | |
| 3 | M'gladbach | 27 | 42:40 | 2 | 45 | |
| 4 | Schalke | 27 | 33:29 | 4 | 42 | |
| 5 | Stuttgart | 27 | 52:49 | 3 | 39 | |
| 6 | Rostock | 27 | 40:35 | 5 | 37 | |
| 7 | Hamburg | 27 | 37:40 | -3 | 35 | |
| 8 | Freiburg | 27 | 24:30 | -6 | 35 | |
| 9 | TSV 1860 | 27 | 41:39 | 2 | 34 | |
| 10 | Karlsruhe | 27 | 38:40 | -2 | 34 | |
| 11 | Bremen | 27 | 28:31 | -3 | 34 | |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 27 | 37:41 | -4 | 33 | |
| 13 | Leverkusen | 27 | 30:27 | 3 | 32 | |
| 14 | Düsseldorf | 27 | 29:38 | -9 | 30 | |
| 15 | Köln | 27 | 23:28 | -5 | 28 | |
| 16 | Frankfurt | 27 | 37:52 | -15 | 27 | |
| 17 | K'lautern | 27 | 23:33 | -10 | 26 | |
| 18 | Uerdingen | 27 | 24:43 | -19 | 17 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab