Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Schalke 04 | 15 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 2. | SV Elversberg | 15 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 3. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 15 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 4. | SC Paderborn 07 | 15 | 29 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 5. | Hannover 96 | 15 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 6. | Hertha BSC | 16 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 7. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 15 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| 8. | Karlsruher SC | 15 | 21 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 9. | VfL Bochum | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 10. | Preußen Münster | 15 | 19 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 11. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 15 | 19 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 12. | Arminia Bielefeld | 15 | 17 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 13. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 16 | 17 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 14. | Holstein Kiel | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 15. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 16 | 15 | 25 | 42 | -17 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 16. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 15 | 14 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 17. | Dynamo Dresden | 16 | 13 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 18. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 15 | 13 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 4 | 1 | 10 |