Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hannover 96 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 2. | SC Paderborn 07 | 17 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 3. | Hertha BSC | 17 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 4. | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 5. | SV Elversberg | 17 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 6. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 17 | 22 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 7. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 19 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| 8. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 18 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 9. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 10. | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 17 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 11. | VfL Bochum | 17 | 15 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 12. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 17 | 15 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 13. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | 14 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 14. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 17 | 14 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 15. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 14 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 16. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 13 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 17. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 13 | 11 | 27 | -16 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 18. | Preußen Münster | 17 | 13 | 16 | 35 | -19 | 3 | 4 | 10 |