| # | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schalke 04 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 34 |
| 2 | Elversberg | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 | Darmstadt | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Kaiserslautern | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 26 |
| 7 | Hertha Berlin | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 21 |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | Preussen Muenster | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | 1. FC Nuremberg | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | Arminia Bielefeld | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 17 |
| 13 | Holstein Kiel | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 14 |
| 15 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 14 |
| 16 | Greuther Furth | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 14 |
| 17 | Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | Magdeburg | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 13 |