| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Schalke 04 | 31 | 64 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 5 |
| 2. | SC Paderborn 07 | 31 | 58 | 54 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 7 |
| 3. | Hannover 96 | 31 | 57 | 53 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
| 4. | SV Elversberg | 31 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 7 |
| 5. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 31 | 51 | 55 | 40 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 6 |
| 6. | Hertha BSC | 31 | 48 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| 7. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 31 | 46 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 13 |
| 8. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 31 | 41 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
| 9. | Karlsruher SC | 31 | 40 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 11 | 7 | 13 |
| 10. | VfL Bochum | 31 | 39 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| 11. | Holstein Kiel | 31 | 38 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 10 | 8 | 13 |
| 12. | Dynamo Dresden | 31 | 35 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 14 |
| 13. | Arminia Bielefeld | 31 | 35 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 9 | 8 | 14 |
| 14. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 31 | 34 | 34 | 50 | -16 | 9 | 7 | 15 |
| 15. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 31 | 34 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 16. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 31 | 33 | 48 | 56 | -8 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| 17. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 31 | 33 | 44 | 65 | -21 | 9 | 6 | 16 |
| 18. | Preußen Münster | 31 | 28 | 34 | 54 | -20 | 6 | 10 | 15 |