| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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HSV Hamburger SV | 34 | 18-12-4 18 | 12 | 4 | 95:45 | 50 | 48:20 | |
| 2 |
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Köln 1. FC Köln | 34 | 18-9-7 18 | 9 | 7 | 72:38 | 34 | 45:23 | |
| 3 |
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Bayern (M) Bayern München (M) | 34 | 20-3-11 20 | 3 | 11 | 77:56 | 21 | 43:25 | |
| 4 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 16-10-8 16 | 10 | 8 | 70:61 | 9 | 42:26 | |
| 5 |
 |
Bremen (N) Werder Bremen (N) | 34 | 17-8-9 17 | 8 | 9 | 61:52 | 9 | 42:26 | |
| 6 |
 |
Dortmund Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 18-5-11 18 | 5 | 11 | 59:40 | 19 | 41:27 | |
| 7 |
 |
M’gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 34 | 15-10-9 15 | 10 | 9 | 61:51 | 10 | 40:28 | |
| 8 |
 |
Frankfurt (P) Eintracht Frankfurt (P) | 34 | 17-3-14 17 | 3 | 14 | 83:72 | 11 | 37:31 | |
| 9 |
 |
Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 13-9-12 13 | 9 | 12 | 62:55 | 7 | 35:33 | |
| 10 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 34 | 12-8-14 12 | 8 | 14 | 52:51 | 1 | 32:36 | |
| 11 |
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Braunschweig (N) Eintracht Braunschweig (N) | 34 | 14-4-16 14 | 4 | 16 | 61:66 | -5 | 32:36 | |
| 12 |
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Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 12-6-16 12 | 6 | 16 | 46:50 | -4 | 30:38 | |
| 13 |
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Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 11-6-17 11 | 6 | 17 | 53:72 | -19 | 28:40 | |
| 14 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 34 | 9-9-16 9 | 9 | 16 | 50:68 | -18 | 27:41 | |
| 15 |
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Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 6-13-15 6 | 13 | 15 | 48:73 | -25 | 25:43 | |
| 16 |
 |
Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 34 | 9-7-18 9 | 7 | 18 | 45:72 | -27 | 25:43 | |
| 17 |
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Darmstadt (N) SV Darmstadt 98 (N) | 34 | 5-11-18 5 | 11 | 18 | 46:82 | -36 | 21:47 | |
| 18 |
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Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 34 | 8-3-23 8 | 3 | 23 | 40:77 | -37 | 19:49 |