| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Schalke 04 | 19 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 |
| 2. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 19 | 37 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 3. | SC Paderborn 07 | 19 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| 4. | SV Elversberg | 19 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 5. | Hannover 96 | 19 | 32 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 6. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 19 | 31 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| 7. | Hertha BSC | 19 | 30 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 8. | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 26 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| 9. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 19 | 25 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| 10. | Holstein Kiel | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 11. | VfL Bochum | 19 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 12. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 19 | 21 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 13. | Arminia Bielefeld | 19 | 20 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 14. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 19 | 20 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 15. | Preußen Münster | 19 | 20 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 16. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 19 | 20 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 17. | Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 19 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 18. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 19 | 16 | 26 | 46 | -20 | 4 | 4 | 11 |