Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Holstein Kiel | 16 | 36 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 2. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 30 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 3. | FC St. Pauli | 16 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 4. | SC Paderborn 07 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| 5. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 6. | Hannover 96 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 7. | SV Elversberg | 17 | 21 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| 8. | Karlsruher SC | 16 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 9. | Hertha BSC | 16 | 18 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 10. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 16 | 18 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 11. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 17 | 16 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 12. | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 17 | 15 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 13. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 16 | 14 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 14. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 13 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 15. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 16 | 13 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 16. | FC Schalke 04 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 17. | FC Hansa Rostock | 17 | 11 | 10 | 30 | -20 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 18. | VfL Osnabrück | 17 | 11 | 16 | 41 | -25 | 2 | 5 | 10 |