Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 14 | 34 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 2. | FC Schalke 04 | 14 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 3. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 15 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 4. | SC Paderborn 07 | 14 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| 5. | SV Elversberg | 13 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 6. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 14 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 7. | Karlsruher SC | 13 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 8. | Hannover 96 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 9. | VfL Bochum | 14 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 10. | Arminia Bielefeld | 14 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 11. | Hertha BSC | 14 | 20 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 12. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 15 | 19 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 13. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 14 | 18 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 14. | Holstein Kiel | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 15. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 14 | 16 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 16. | Dynamo Dresden | 14 | 15 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 17. | Preußen Münster | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 18. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 14 | 11 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 3 | 2 | 9 |