| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 29 | 65:28 | 37 | 60 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 29 | 58:36 | 22 | 58 | |
| 3 | M'gladbach | 29 | 47:44 | 3 | 49 | |
| 4 | Schalke | 29 | 36:32 | 4 | 44 | |
| 5 | TSV 1860 | 29 | 46:40 | 6 | 40 | |
| 6 | Rostock | 29 | 43:39 | 4 | 40 | |
| 7 | Stuttgart | 29 | 54:52 | 2 | 40 | |
| 8 | Hamburg | 29 | 41:43 | -2 | 39 | |
| 9 | Karlsruhe | 29 | 41:40 | 1 | 38 | |
| 10 | Bremen | 29 | 32:34 | -2 | 38 | |
| 11 | Freiburg | 29 | 25:36 | -11 | 35 | |
| 12 | Leverkusen | 29 | 32:29 | 3 | 34 | |
| 13 | St. Pauli | 29 | 38:44 | -6 | 33 | |
| 14 | Köln | 29 | 25:30 | -5 | 31 | |
| 15 | Düsseldorf | 29 | 30:40 | -10 | 31 | |
| 16 | Frankfurt | 29 | 39:56 | -17 | 28 | |
| 17 | K'lautern | 29 | 24:35 | -11 | 27 | |
| 18 | Uerdingen | 29 | 28:46 | -18 | 20 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab