Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Schalke 04 | 24 | 47 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
| 2. | SC Paderborn 07 | 24 | 46 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 6 |
| 3. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 24 | 45 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 4. | SV Elversberg | 24 | 45 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 |
| 5. | Hannover 96 | 24 | 45 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 |
| 6. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 24 | 37 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 9 |
| 7. | Hertha BSC | 24 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| 8. | Karlsruher SC | 24 | 33 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| 9. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 24 | 30 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| 10. | VfL Bochum | 24 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 11. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 24 | 28 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 12. | Arminia Bielefeld | 24 | 27 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| 13. | Preußen Münster | 24 | 26 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 14. | Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 25 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
| 15. | Holstein Kiel | 24 | 25 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
| 16. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 24 | 25 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 17. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 24 | 23 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 18. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 24 | 23 | 35 | 55 | -20 | 6 | 5 | 13 |