Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SV Elversberg | 11 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 2. | Hannover 96 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 3. | Hertha BSC | 10 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4. | SC Paderborn 07 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 5. | FC Schalke 04 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 6. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 7. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 8. | Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 12 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 9. | VfL Bochum | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 10. | Holstein Kiel | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 11. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 12. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 13. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 11 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 14. | Karlsruher SC | 12 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 15. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 10 | 9 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 16. | Preußen Münster | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 17. | Arminia Bielefeld | 10 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 10 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 2 | 1 | 7 |