Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Schalke 04 | 29 | 58 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 |
| 2. | SC Paderborn 07 | 29 | 57 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 |
| 3. | Hannover 96 | 29 | 53 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 6 |
| 4. | SV Elversberg | 29 | 52 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 7 |
| 5. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 29 | 50 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 5 |
| 6. | Hertha BSC | 29 | 47 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
| 7. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 29 | 46 | 49 | 41 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 11 |
| 8. | Karlsruher SC | 29 | 40 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| 9. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 29 | 37 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 10 | 7 | 12 |
| 10. | VfL Bochum | 29 | 36 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| 11. | Dynamo Dresden | 29 | 32 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
| 12. | Holstein Kiel | 29 | 32 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
| 13. | Arminia Bielefeld | 29 | 31 | 42 | 44 | -2 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
| 14. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 29 | 31 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| 15. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 29 | 30 | 46 | 55 | -9 | 9 | 3 | 17 |
| 16. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 29 | 30 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| 17. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 29 | 30 | 40 | 61 | -21 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| 18. | Preußen Münster | 29 | 28 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 6 | 10 | 13 |