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