Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hannover 96 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 2. | SV Elversberg | 13 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 3. | SC Paderborn 07 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 4. | FC Schalke 04 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 5. | Hertha BSC | 11 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 6. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 7. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 8. | Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 9. | Karlsruher SC | 13 | 13 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 10. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 11. | Preußen Münster | 12 | 11 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 12. | VfL Bochum | 12 | 10 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13. | Arminia Bielefeld | 12 | 10 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14. | Holstein Kiel | 12 | 10 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 15. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 11 | 10 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 16. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 17. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 12 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 18. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 12 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 2 | 2 | 8 |