| # | German Bundesliga | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| - | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 37 | 47 | 34 | Champions | |
| - | Werder Bremen | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 51 | 44 | 17 | ||
| - | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 77 | 45 | 42 | 32 | ||
| - | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 68 | 52 | 38 | 16 | ||
| - | FC Bayern München | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 68 | 58 | 38 | 10 | ||
| - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 51 | 38 | 7 | ||
| - | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 58 | 36 | 11 | ||
| - | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 54 | 35 | 11 | ||
| - | TSV Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 39 | 35 | -2 | ||
| - | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 34 | -4 | ||
| - | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 66 | 34 | -14 | ||
| - | TSV 1860 München | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 39 | 33 | 16 | ||
| - | Hamburger SV | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 51 | 54 | 33 | -3 | ||
| - | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 60 | 59 | 31 | 1 | ||
| - | FC Schalke 04 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 48 | 30 | -6 | ||
| - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 67 | 28 | -28 | ||
| * | Borussia Neunkirchen | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 33 | 93 | 19 | -60 | Relegated | |
| * | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 70 | 17 | -38 | Relegated |