Saturday 5th May 2012
 | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 80 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 55 | 81 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 77 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 55 | 73 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 64 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 60 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 54 |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 53 |
| 7 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 45 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 28 | -4 | 48 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 38 | -13 | 44 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 58 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 35 | -9 | 42 |
| 10 | Nurnberg | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 24 | -11 | 42 |
| 11 | TSG Hoffenheim | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 47 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -6 | 41 |
| 12 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 61 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 41 | -16 | 40 |
| 13 | Mainz | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -4 | 39 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 49 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -13 | 38 |
| 15 | Hamburg | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 57 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -22 | 36 |
| 16 | Hertha Berlin | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 64 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 35 | -26 | 31 |
| 17 | Cologne | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 46 | -36 | 30 |
| 18 | FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -30 | 23 |
Legend:
| Champions League: | 1st, 2nd |
| Champions League qualifying: | 3rd |
| Europa League: | 4th, 5th |
| Relegation: | 16th, 17th, 18th |
