Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Paderborn 07 | 12 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 2. | FC Schalke 04 | 12 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 3. | SV Elversberg | 12 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 4. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 5. | Hannover 96 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 6. | Karlsruher SC | 12 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 7. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 12 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 8. | Hertha BSC | 12 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 9. | Arminia Bielefeld | 12 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 10. | Holstein Kiel | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 11. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 12 | 15 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 12. | Preußen Münster | 12 | 14 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 13. | VfL Bochum | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 14. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 12 | 13 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 15. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 12 | 11 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 16. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 12 | 10 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 17. | Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 18. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 12 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 2 | 1 | 9 |