Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SV Elversberg | 12 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 2. | Hannover 96 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 3. | FC Schalke 04 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 4. | Hertha BSC | 10 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 5. | SC Paderborn 07 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 6. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 7. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 8. | Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 12 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 9. | VfL Bochum | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 10. | Arminia Bielefeld | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 11. | Holstein Kiel | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 12. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 13. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 14. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 12 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 15. | Karlsruher SC | 12 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 16. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 10 | 9 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 17. | Preußen Münster | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 18. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 10 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 2 | 1 | 7 |