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