Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Holstein Kiel | 15 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 2. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | 29 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 3. | FC St. Pauli | 15 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 4. | SC Paderborn 07 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| 5. | Hamburger SV | 16 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 6. | SV Elversberg | 16 | 21 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 7. | Hannover 96 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 8. | Hertha BSC | 15 | 18 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 9. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 15 | 18 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 10. | Karlsruher SC | 15 | 17 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 11. | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 16 | 15 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 12. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 16 | 15 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 13. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 15 | 14 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 14. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 16 | 13 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 15. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 15 | 12 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 16. | FC Hansa Rostock | 16 | 11 | 9 | 28 | -19 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 17. | VfL Osnabrück | 16 | 11 | 15 | 38 | -23 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 18. | FC Schalke 04 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 2 | 3 | 10 |