Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hannover 96 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 2. | SV Elversberg | 13 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 3. | Hertha BSC | 12 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 4. | SC Paderborn 07 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 5. | FC Schalke 04 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 6. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 7. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 8. | Dynamo Dresden | 13 | 14 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 9. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 12 | 13 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 10. | Karlsruher SC | 13 | 13 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 11. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 13 | 13 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 12. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 12 | 12 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 12 | 11 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 14. | Preußen Münster | 12 | 11 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 15. | VfL Bochum | 12 | 10 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 16. | Arminia Bielefeld | 13 | 10 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 17. | Holstein Kiel | 13 | 10 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 18. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 12 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 2 | 2 | 8 |