| # | German Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| - | 1. FC Köln | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 78 | 40 | 45 | 38 | Champions | |
| - | Meidericher SV | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 60 | 36 | 39 | 24 | ||
| - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 41 | 39 | 24 | ||
| - | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 73 | 57 | 33 | 16 | ||
| - | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 40 | 33 | 8 | ||
| - | Hamburger SV | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 69 | 60 | 32 | 9 | ||
| - | TSV 1860 München | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 50 | 31 | 16 | ||
| - | FC Schalke 04 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 53 | 29 | -2 | ||
| - | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 56 | 29 | -11 | ||
| - | TSV Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 28 | -13 | ||
| - | Werder Bremen | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 62 | 28 | -9 | ||
| - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 69 | 26 | -21 | ||
| - | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 55 | 24 | -13 | ||
| - | Hertha BSC | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 65 | 24 | -20 | ||
| * | Preußen Münster | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 52 | 23 | -18 | Relegated | |
| * | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 44 | 72 | 17 | -28 | Relegated |