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