Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4. | Hertha BSC | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 6. | VfL Wolfsburg | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7. | Arminia Bielefeld | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9. | FC St. Pauli | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11. | Karlsruher SC | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12. | Energie Cottbus | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 13. | Hannover 96 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 14. | Holstein Kiel | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17. | VfL Osnabrück | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18. | VfL Bochum | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |