🏆 Deutscher Meister 1977/78: 1.FC Köln
👑 Meister der Vorsaison: Bor. Mönchengladbach
🏆 DFB-Pokalsieger der Vorsaison: 1.FC Köln
⬆️ Aufsteiger: TSV 1860 München · VfB Stuttgart
⬇️ Absteiger der Vorsaison: Tennis Bor. Berlin · RW Essen
# | Mannschaft | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Dif. | Pkt.2 |
| 1.FC Köln | 34 | 22 | 04 | 08 | 86:41 | 45 | 48:20 |
| Bor. Mǵladbach | 34 | 20 | 08 | 06 | 86:44 | 42 | 48:20 |
| Hertha BSC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 09 | 59:48 | 11 | 40:28 |
04 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 17 | 05 | 12 | 58:40 | 18 | 39:29 |
05 | Fort. Düsseldorf | 34 | 15 | 09 | 10 | 49:36 | 13 | 39:29 |
06 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 15 | 07 | 12 | 62:59 | 03 | 37:31 |
07 | Eintr. Frankfurt | 34 | 16 | 04 | 14 | 59:52 | 07 | 36:32 |
08 | Kaiserslautern | 34 | 16 | 04 | 14 | 64:63 | 01 | 36:32 |
09 | FC Schalke 04 | 34 | 14 | 06 | 14 | 47:52 | -05 | 34:34 |
10 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 14 | 06 | 14 | 61:67 | -06 | 34:34 |
11 | Bor. Dortmund | 34 | 14 | 05 | 15 | 57:71 | -14 | 33:35 |
12 | Bay. München | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 62:64 | -02 | 32:36 |
13 | Braunschw. | 34 | 14 | 04 | 16 | 43:53 | -10 | 32:36 |
14 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 11 | 09 | 14 | 49:51 | -02 | 31:37 |
15 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 13 | 05 | 16 | 48:57 | -09 | 31:37 |
16 | 1860 München | 34 | 07 | 08 | 19 | 41:60 | -19 | 22:46 |
17 | Saarbrücken | 34 | 06 | 10 | 18 | 39:70 | -31 | 22:46 |
18 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 06 | 06 | 22 | 44:86 | -42 | 18:50 |
# | Mannschaft | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Dif. | Pkt.2 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 17 | 14 | 02 | 01 | 42:11 | 31 | 30:04 |
| 1.FC Köln | 17 | 14 | 01 | 02 | 58:20 | 38 | 29:05 |
| Hertha BSC | 17 | 12 | 05 | 00 | 38:16 | 22 | 29:05 |
04 | Bor. Mǵladbach | 17 | 13 | 02 | 02 | 52:22 | 30 | 28:06 |
05 | Fort. Düsseldorf | 17 | 12 | 04 | 01 | 34:13 | 21 | 28:06 |
06 | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 13 | 01 | 03 | 38:17 | 21 | 27:07 |
07 | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 13 | 01 | 03 | 33:15 | 18 | 27:07 |
08 | Braunschw. | 17 | 12 | 03 | 02 | 32:15 | 17 | 27:07 |
09 | MSV Duisburg | 17 | 11 | 04 | 02 | 40:19 | 21 | 26:08 |
10 | Werder Bremen | 17 | 12 | 02 | 03 | 38:19 | 19 | 26:08 |
11 | Bay. München | 17 | 11 | 03 | 03 | 43:22 | 21 | 25:09 |
12 | Eintr. Frankfurt | 17 | 12 | 01 | 04 | 42:23 | 19 | 25:09 |
13 | VfL Bochum | 17 | 10 | 04 | 03 | 28:11 | 17 | 24:10 |
14 | Bor. Dortmund | 17 | 09 | 04 | 04 | 36:24 | 12 | 22:12 |
15 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 09 | 04 | 04 | 34:24 | 10 | 22:12 |
16 | 1860 München | 17 | 05 | 06 | 06 | 25:22 | 03 | 16:18 |
17 | Saarbrücken | 17 | 04 | 08 | 05 | 24:23 | 01 | 16:18 |
18 | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 05 | 05 | 07 | 28:33 | -05 | 15:19 |
# | Mannschaft | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Dif. | Pkt.2 |
| Bor. Mǵladbach | 17 | 07 | 06 | 04 | 34:22 | 12 | 20:14 |
| 1.FC Köln | 17 | 08 | 03 | 06 | 28:21 | 07 | 19:15 |
| Hamburger SV | 17 | 05 | 02 | 10 | 27:43 | -16 | 12:22 |
04 | Fort. Düsseldorf | 17 | 03 | 05 | 09 | 15:23 | -08 | 11:23 |
05 | Hertha BSC | 17 | 03 | 05 | 09 | 21:32 | -11 | 11:23 |
06 | Eintr. Frankfurt | 17 | 04 | 03 | 10 | 17:29 | -12 | 11:23 |
07 | MSV Duisburg | 17 | 04 | 03 | 10 | 22:40 | -18 | 11:23 |
08 | Bor. Dortmund | 17 | 05 | 01 | 11 | 21:47 | -26 | 11:23 |
09 | VfB Stuttgart | 17 | 03 | 03 | 11 | 16:29 | -13 | 09:25 |
10 | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 03 | 03 | 11 | 26:46 | -20 | 09:25 |
11 | VfL Bochum | 17 | 01 | 05 | 11 | 21:40 | -19 | 07:27 |
12 | Bay. München | 17 | 00 | 07 | 10 | 19:42 | -23 | 07:27 |
13 | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 01 | 05 | 11 | 14:37 | -23 | 07:27 |
14 | 1860 München | 17 | 02 | 02 | 13 | 16:38 | -22 | 06:28 |
15 | Saarbrücken | 17 | 02 | 02 | 13 | 15:47 | -32 | 06:28 |
16 | Braunschw. | 17 | 02 | 01 | 14 | 11:38 | -27 | 05:29 |
17 | Werder Bremen | 17 | 01 | 03 | 13 | 10:38 | -28 | 05:29 |
18 | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 01 | 01 | 15 | 16:53 | -37 | 03:31 |
