Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Schalke 04 | 15 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 2. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 16 | 35 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 3. | SC Paderborn 07 | 16 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| 4. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 16 | 31 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| 5. | SV Elversberg | 15 | 31 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 6. | VfL Bochum | 16 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 7. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 16 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 8. | Karlsruher SC | 15 | 27 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 9. | Arminia Bielefeld | 16 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| 10. | Hannover 96 | 15 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 11. | Holstein Kiel | 16 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 12. | Dynamo Dresden | 16 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 13. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | 21 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 14. | Hertha BSC | 16 | 20 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 15. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 16 | 20 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 16. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 15 | 19 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 17. | Preußen Münster | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 18. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 15 | 14 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 4 | 2 | 9 |