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