Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Schalke 04 | 34 | 70 | 50 | 31 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 6 |
| 2. | SV Elversberg | 34 | 62 | 64 | 39 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 8 |
| 3. | SC Paderborn 07 | 34 | 62 | 59 | 45 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 8 |
| 4. | Hannover 96 | 34 | 60 | 60 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 6 |
| 5. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 52 | 57 | 45 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
| 6. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 52 | 52 | 47 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 14 |
| 7. | Hertha BSC | 34 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 |
| 8. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| 9. | VfL Bochum | 34 | 44 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| 10. | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 44 | 53 | 64 | -11 | 12 | 8 | 14 |
| 11. | Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 41 | 54 | 53 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 15 |
| 12. | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 41 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 11 | 8 | 15 |
| 13. | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 39 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 |
| 14. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 34 | 39 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 12 | 3 | 19 |
| 15. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 37 | 36 | 54 | -18 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 16. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 37 | 49 | 68 | -19 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 17. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 37 | 33 | 53 | -20 | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| 18. | Preußen Münster | 34 | 30 | 38 | 61 | -23 | 6 | 12 | 16 |