Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hertha BSC | 5 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 4. | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 6. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7. | Energie Cottbus | 5 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 8. | VfL Bochum | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 9. | FC St. Pauli | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 10. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 11. | VfL Osnabrück | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12. | Karlsruher SC | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14. | Arminia Bielefeld | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15. | Hannover 96 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16. | Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 17. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 18. | Holstein Kiel | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |