Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 2. | FC Schalke 04 | 21 | 40 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 |
| 3. | SC Paderborn 07 | 21 | 39 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
| 4. | SV Elversberg | 21 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
| 5. | Hannover 96 | 21 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
| 6. | Hertha BSC | 21 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 7. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 21 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| 8. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 22 | 29 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| 9. | VfL Bochum | 21 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| 10. | Karlsruher SC | 22 | 27 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| 11. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 22 | 25 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 12. | Arminia Bielefeld | 21 | 24 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 13. | Holstein Kiel | 21 | 24 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 14. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 21 | 24 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 15. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 21 | 23 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 16. | Preußen Münster | 22 | 23 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 17. | Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 21 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 18. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 21 | 19 | 32 | 52 | -20 | 5 | 4 | 12 |