| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 72 | 31 | +41 | 70 | Group stage |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 65 | |
| 3 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 61 | Play-off round |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 59 | 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play-off round |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 57 | |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 55 | 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 1 |
| 7 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 52 | |
| 8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 50 | |
| 9 | FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 47 | |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 46 | |
| 11 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 42 | |
| 12 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 39 | |
| 13 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 38 | |
| 14 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 35 | |
| 15 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 33 | |
| 16 | 1. FC Nuremberg (O) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 31 | Bundesliga relegation play-off |
| 17 | VfL Bochum (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 28 | Relegation to the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga |
| 18 | Hertha BSC (R) | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 24 |
Source: bundesliga.de (German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1Since both finalists of the 2009–10 DFB-Pokal were qualified for the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League, the 6th-placed team will qualify for the 3rd qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.