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