Table includes latest matches - active teams
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pt | ||
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 49 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 63 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 19 | +61 | 107 |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 49 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 73 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 40 | +41 | 89 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +30 | 87 |
| 4 | SV Hamburg | 49 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 32 | +21 | 81 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 49 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 37 | +30 | 79 |
| 6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 49 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 46 | +22 | 77 |
| 7 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 49 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 38 | -1 | 74 |
| 8 | VfB Stuttgart | 49 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 52 | 0 | 73 |
| 9 | Borussia Dortmund | 49 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 43 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 49 | -5 | 65 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 49 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 48 | -13 | 65 |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 49 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 62 |
| 12 | Karlsruhe | 49 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 48 | -29 | 53 |
| 13 | VfL Bochum | 49 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 36 | -12 | 52 |
| 14 | Energie Cottbus | 49 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 49 | -35 | 48 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 49 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 56 | -37 | 46 |
| 16 | TSG Hoffenheim | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +20 | 34 |
| 17 | Nuremberg | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 33 | -16 | 31 |
| 18 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 31 | -22 | 30 |
| 19 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 26 | -19 | 29 |
| 20 | FC Cologne | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 19 |
| 21 | Borussia Monch'bach | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 11 |
Points based on points system that applied at the time
Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points
