Uerdingen and Hertha BSC were eventually joined in demotion by relegation/promotion play-off participant FC St. Pauli, who lost on aggregate against Stuttgarter Kickers.
Due to German reunification, teams from the former DDR-Oberliga were also accommodated to the Bundesliga.
On the final matchday, three teams had chances to win the Bundesliga title: Eintracht Frankfurt, VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund each had 50 points before kick-off, and all three had an away match to play.
They were overtaken by Stuttgart who won 2–1 at Bayer Leverkusen and achieved their 4th German championship.
Despite their 2–1 win, Rostock were relegated, along with Fortuna Düsseldorf, Duisburg and Stuttgarter Kickers.