1. Fussball Bundesliga 1978/79 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 36:20 | +16 | 26:8 | – | |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36:13 | +23 | 25:9 | – | |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31:18 | +13 | 24:10 | – | |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27:24 | +3 | 20:14 | ▲ | |
| 5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 36:27 | +9 | 18:16 | ▼ | |
| 6 | FC Bayern München | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 33:25 | +8 | 18:16 | ▼ | |
| 7 | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 34:27 | +7 | 18:16 | – | |
| 8 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24:19 | +5 | 16:18 | ▲ | |
| 9 | 1. FC Köln | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22:21 | +1 | 16:18 | ▲ | |
| 10 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21:26 | -5 | 16:18 | ▲ | |
| 11 | Borussia Dortmund | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 31:39 | -8 | 16:18 | ▼ | |
| 12 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 28:29 | -1 | 15:19 | ▼ | |
| 13 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21:23 | -2 | 15:19 | ▼ | |
| 14 | SV Werder Bremen | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24:30 | -6 | 15:19 | ▲ | |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24:33 | -9 | 15:19 | ▼ | |
| 16 | MSV Duisburg | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22:37 | -15 | 13:21 | – | |
| 17 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 23:38 | -15 | 11:23 | – | |
| 18 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14:38 | -24 | 9:25 | – |