| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 31 | 72:33 | 39 | 66 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 31 | 55:42 | 13 | 53 | |
| 3 | Schalke | 31 | 42:32 | 10 | 52 | |
| 4 | Hamburg | 31 | 45:38 | 7 | 49 | |
| 5 | Karlsruhe | 31 | 49:38 | 11 | 47 | |
| 6 | M'gladbach | 31 | 48:50 | -2 | 46 | |
| 7 | TSV 1860 | 31 | 47:37 | 10 | 44 | |
| 8 | Rostock | 31 | 40:38 | 2 | 43 | |
| 9 | Freiburg | 31 | 29:35 | -6 | 42 | |
| 10 | Bremen | 31 | 34:38 | -4 | 39 | |
| 11 | Stuttgart | 31 | 55:60 | -5 | 38 | |
| 12 | Düsseldorf | 31 | 37:44 | -7 | 37 | |
| 13 | Köln | 31 | 29:31 | -2 | 36 | |
| 14 | Leverkusen | 31 | 34:36 | -2 | 33 | |
| 15 | K'lautern | 31 | 27:32 | -5 | 32 | |
| 16 | St. Pauli | 31 | 36:47 | -11 | 32 | |
| 17 | Frankfurt | 31 | 36:63 | -27 | 27 | |
| 18 | Uerdingen | 31 | 32:53 | -21 | 24 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab