| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 11 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 3. | FC Schalke 04 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 4. | SV Elversberg | 9 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 5. | SC Paderborn 07 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 6. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 11 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 7. | VfL Bochum | 10 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 8. | Hannover 96 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 9. | Karlsruher SC | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 10. | Hertha BSC | 10 | 15 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 11. | Arminia Bielefeld | 10 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 12. | Holstein Kiel | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 13. | Preußen Münster | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 14. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 11 | 14 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 15. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 10 | 11 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 16. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 9 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 17. | Dynamo Dresden | 9 | 8 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 18. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 10 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 2 | 1 | 7 |