Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Schalke 04 | 15 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 2. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 15 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 3. | SC Paderborn 07 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| 4. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 15 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 5. | SV Elversberg | 15 | 31 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 6. | Karlsruher SC | 14 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 7. | VfL Bochum | 15 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 8. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 15 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 9. | Hannover 96 | 15 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 10. | Arminia Bielefeld | 15 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 11. | Hertha BSC | 15 | 20 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 12. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 16 | 20 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 13. | Holstein Kiel | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 14. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 15 | 19 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 15. | Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 18 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 16. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 15 | 18 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 17. | Preußen Münster | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 18. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 15 | 14 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 4 | 2 | 9 |