| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 10 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 2. | Hannover 96 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 3. | SC Paderborn 07 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 4. | Karlsruher SC | 10 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 5. | Hamburger SV | 10 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 6. | Hertha BSC | 10 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 7. | SV Elversberg | 10 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 8. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 10 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 9. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 10 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 10. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 11. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 12. | 1. FC Köln | 10 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 13. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 14. | SSV Ulm 1846 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 15. | FC Schalke 04 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 16. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 10 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 17. | Preußen Münster | 10 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18. | Jahn Regensburg | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | -26 | 1 | 1 | 8 |