🏆 Deutscher Meister 1978/79: Hamburger SV
👑 Meister der Vorsaison: 1.FC Köln
🏆 DFB-Pokalsieger der Vorsaison: 1.FC Köln
⬆️ Aufsteiger: Arminia Bielefeld · Darmstadt 98 · 1.FC Nürnebrg
⬇️ Absteiger der Vorsaison: TSV 1860 München · 1.FC Saarbrücken · FC St. Pauli
# | Mannschaft | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Dif. | Pkt.2 |
| Hamburger SV | 34 | 21 | 07 | 06 | 78:32 | 46 | 49:19 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 20 | 08 | 06 | 73:34 | 39 | 48:20 |
| Kaiserslautern | 34 | 16 | 11 | 07 | 62:47 | 15 | 43:25 |
04 | Bay. München | 34 | 16 | 08 | 10 | 69:46 | 23 | 40:28 |
05 | Eintr. Frankfurt | 34 | 16 | 07 | 11 | 50:49 | 01 | 39:29 |
06 | 1.FC Köln | 34 | 13 | 12 | 09 | 55:47 | 08 | 38:30 |
07 | Fort. Düsseldorf | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 70:59 | 11 | 37:31 |
08 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 47:46 | 01 | 33:35 |
09 | Braunschw. | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 50:55 | -05 | 33:35 |
10 | Bor. Mǵladbach | 34 | 12 | 08 | 14 | 50:53 | -03 | 32:36 |
11 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48:60 | -12 | 31:37 |
12 | Bor. Dortmund | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 54:70 | -16 | 31:37 |
13 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 12 | 06 | 16 | 43:56 | -13 | 30:38 |
14 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 09 | 11 | 14 | 40:50 | -10 | 29:39 |
15 | FC Schalke 04 | 34 | 09 | 10 | 15 | 55:61 | -06 | 28:40 |
16 | Arminia Bielef. | 34 | 09 | 08 | 17 | 43:56 | -13 | 26:42 |
17 | 1.FC Nürnberg | 34 | 08 | 08 | 18 | 36:67 | -31 | 24:44 |
18 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 07 | 07 | 20 | 40:75 | -35 | 21:47 |
# | Mannschaft | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Dif. | Pkt.2 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 17 | 14 | 02 | 01 | 45:08 | 37 | 30:04 |
| Hamburger SV | 17 | 13 | 03 | 01 | 50:13 | 37 | 29:05 |
| Kaiserslautern | 17 | 13 | 03 | 01 | 41:16 | 25 | 29:05 |
04 | Eintr. Frankfurt | 17 | 12 | 03 | 02 | 34:19 | 15 | 27:07 |
05 | Bay. München | 17 | 11 | 04 | 02 | 44:17 | 27 | 26:08 |
06 | Fort. Düsseldorf | 17 | 10 | 06 | 01 | 47:23 | 24 | 26:08 |
07 | Bor. Dortmund | 17 | 10 | 05 | 02 | 33:16 | 17 | 25:09 |
08 | Braunschw. | 17 | 08 | 07 | 02 | 26:14 | 12 | 23:11 |
09 | Werder Bremen | 17 | 08 | 07 | 02 | 34:23 | 11 | 23:11 |
10 | MSV Duisburg | 17 | 10 | 03 | 04 | 27:21 | 06 | 23:11 |
11 | 1.FC Köln | 17 | 08 | 06 | 03 | 32:21 | 11 | 22:12 |
12 | Bor. Mǵladbach | 17 | 09 | 03 | 05 | 34:26 | 08 | 21:13 |
13 | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 07 | 06 | 04 | 36:26 | 10 | 20:14 |
14 | VfL Bochum | 17 | 07 | 06 | 04 | 26:19 | 07 | 20:14 |
15 | 1.FC Nürnberg | 17 | 07 | 06 | 04 | 24:24 | 00 | 20:14 |
16 | Hertha BSC | 17 | 07 | 05 | 05 | 26:20 | 06 | 19:15 |
17 | Arminia Bielef. | 17 | 06 | 06 | 05 | 23:19 | 04 | 18:16 |
18 | Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 06 | 04 | 07 | 25:31 | -06 | 16:18 |
# | Mannschaft | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Dif. | Pkt.2 |
| Hamburger SV | 17 | 08 | 04 | 05 | 28:19 | 09 | 20:14 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 17 | 06 | 06 | 05 | 28:26 | 02 | 18:16 |
| 1.FC Köln | 17 | 05 | 06 | 06 | 23:26 | -03 | 16:18 |
04 | Bay. München | 17 | 05 | 04 | 08 | 25:29 | -04 | 14:20 |
05 | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 03 | 08 | 06 | 21:31 | -10 | 14:20 |
06 | VfL Bochum | 17 | 03 | 07 | 07 | 21:27 | -06 | 13:21 |
07 | Eintr. Frankfurt | 17 | 04 | 04 | 09 | 16:30 | -14 | 12:22 |
08 | Bor. Mǵladbach | 17 | 03 | 05 | 09 | 16:27 | -11 | 11:23 |
09 | Fort. Düsseldorf | 17 | 03 | 05 | 09 | 23:36 | -13 | 11:23 |
10 | Hertha BSC | 17 | 02 | 06 | 09 | 14:30 | -16 | 10:24 |
11 | Braunschw. | 17 | 02 | 06 | 09 | 24:41 | -17 | 10:24 |
12 | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 02 | 04 | 11 | 19:35 | -16 | 08:26 |
13 | Arminia Bielef. | 17 | 03 | 02 | 12 | 20:37 | -17 | 08:26 |
14 | Werder Bremen | 17 | 02 | 04 | 11 | 14:37 | -23 | 08:26 |
15 | MSV Duisburg | 17 | 02 | 03 | 12 | 16:35 | -19 | 07:27 |
16 | Bor. Dortmund | 17 | 00 | 06 | 11 | 21:54 | -33 | 06:28 |
17 | Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 01 | 03 | 13 | 15:44 | -29 | 05:29 |
18 | 1.FC Nürnberg | 17 | 01 | 02 | 14 | 12:43 | -31 | 04:30 |
