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