| Tables | First round | » Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 24:13 | 11 | 31 |
| 2 |
|
Karlsruher SC | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30:18 | 12 | 30 |
| 3 |
|
Borussia Dortmund | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 32:18 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 |
|
TSV 1860 München | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30:20 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 |
|
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24:18 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 |
|
Werder Bremen | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22:19 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 |
|
SC Freiburg | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18:18 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 |
|
Bor. Mönchengladbach | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24:20 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 |
|
Bayern München | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30:28 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 |
|
Hamburger SV | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23:24 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 |
|
Hansa Rostock | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19:21 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 |
|
1. FC Köln | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15:13 | 2 | 23 |
| 13 |
|
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 13:13 | 0 | 19 |
| 14 |
|
FC St. Pauli | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16:22 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 |
|
VfB Stuttgart | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21:31 | -10 | 15 |
| 16 |
|
Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15:23 | -8 | 13 |
| 17 |
|
KFC Uerdingen 05 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18:34 | -16 | 12 |
| 18 |
|
Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14:35 | -21 | 12 |