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Bundesliga Standings
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | +51 | 62 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | +26 | 56 |
| Mainz | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | +16 | 45 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | +14 | 45 |
| RB Leipzig | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +8 | 42 |
| SC Freiburg | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 42 |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | +3 | 40 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | +9 | 38 |
| FC Augsburg | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 38 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | +4 | 37 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | +4 | 35 |
| Werder Bremen | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 33 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -16 | 27 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -16 | 26 |
| St. Pauli | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -10 | 25 |
| VfL Bochum | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -25 | 20 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -21 | 19 |
| Holstein Kiel | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -26 | 17 |