| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Schalke 04 | 25 | 50 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| 2. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 26 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 3. | SV Elversberg | 26 | 48 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
| 4. | SC Paderborn 07 | 26 | 48 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
| 5. | Hannover 96 | 25 | 45 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
| 6. | Hertha BSC | 25 | 40 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| 7. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 25 | 37 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| 8. | Karlsruher SC | 25 | 34 | 40 | 47 | -7 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| 9. | VfL Bochum | 25 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| 10. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 26 | 31 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| 11. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | 31 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 12. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 26 | 29 | 30 | 43 | -13 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 13. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 26 | 29 | 39 | 56 | -17 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 14. | Arminia Bielefeld | 26 | 28 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| 15. | Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 26 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| 16. | Holstein Kiel | 26 | 26 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 17. | Preußen Münster | 25 | 26 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| 18. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 24 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 7 | 3 | 16 |