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