Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Schalke 04 | 22 | 43 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| 2. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 3. | SV Elversberg | 22 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| 4. | Hannover 96 | 22 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| 5. | SC Paderborn 07 | 22 | 40 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
| 6. | Hertha BSC | 22 | 34 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 7. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 22 | 34 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 |
| 8. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 22 | 29 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| 9. | VfL Bochum | 22 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 10. | Arminia Bielefeld | 22 | 27 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| 11. | Karlsruher SC | 22 | 27 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| 12. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 22 | 25 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 13. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 22 | 25 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 14. | Holstein Kiel | 22 | 24 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 15. | Preußen Münster | 22 | 23 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 16. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 22 | 23 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 17. | Dynamo Dresden | 22 | 21 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 18. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 22 | 19 | 32 | 53 | -21 | 5 | 4 | 13 |