| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schalke | 27 | 50:30 | 20 | 48 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 27 | 46:30 | 16 | 48 | |
| 3 | Leverkusen | 27 | 46:32 | 14 | 46 | |
| 4 | Freiburg | 27 | 44:31 | 13 | 46 | |
| 5 | Dortmund | 27 | 49:30 | 19 | 45 | |
| 6 | Bremen | 27 | 44:39 | 5 | 45 | |
| 7 | Hertha BSC | 27 | 40:39 | 1 | 44 | |
| 8 | K'lautern | 27 | 44:46 | -2 | 42 | |
| 9 | Köln | 27 | 49:39 | 10 | 41 | |
| 10 | Wolfsburg | 27 | 46:31 | 15 | 39 | |
| 11 | Cottbus | 27 | 31:35 | -4 | 35 | |
| 12 | Rostock | 27 | 30:37 | -7 | 33 | |
| 13 | TSV 1860 | 27 | 32:47 | -15 | 32 | |
| 14 | Hamburg | 27 | 42:44 | -2 | 30 | |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 27 | 33:37 | -4 | 30 | |
| 16 | Unterhaching | 27 | 28:46 | -18 | 30 | |
| 17 | Frankfurt | 27 | 30:60 | -30 | 24 | |
| 18 | VfL Bochum | 27 | 23:54 | -31 | 17 |
Die Mannschaften auf den Plätzen 16 bis 18 steigen in die 2. Bundesliga ab