Tabelle1999/20008. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dortmund | 8 | 13:3 | 10 | 19 | |
| 2 | Hamburg | 8 | 19:9 | 10 | 17 | |
| 3 | Leverkusen | 8 | 15:8 | 7 | 17 | |
| 4 | Bayern | 8 | 11:9 | 2 | 14 | |
| 5 | TSV 1860 | 8 | 15:10 | 5 | 13 | |
| 6 | Schalke | 8 | 10:9 | 1 | 12 | |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 8 | 13:14 | -1 | 12 | |
| 8 | Freiburg | 8 | 15:10 | 5 | 11 | |
| 9 | Hertha BSC | 8 | 12:14 | -2 | 10 | |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 8 | 7:11 | -4 | 10 | |
| 11 | K'lautern | 8 | 12:18 | -6 | 10 | |
| 12 | Rostock | 8 | 11:19 | -8 | 10 | |
| 13 | Bremen | 8 | 17:11 | 6 | 9 | |
| 14 | Bielefeld | 8 | 6:12 | -6 | 9 | |
| 15 | Unterhaching | 8 | 8:11 | -3 | 8 | |
| 16 | Frankfurt | 8 | 10:13 | -3 | 5 | |
| 17 | Ulm | 8 | 9:16 | -7 | 5 | |
| 18 | Duisburg | 8 | 9:15 | -6 | 4 |
Der beste Nationaltrainer, den England nie hatte.
— Die Neue Zürcher Zeitung über Brian Clough, Erfolgstrainer von Nottingham Forest und Derby County.