| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schalke 04 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 36 |
| 2 | Paderborn | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 32 |
| 3 | Elversberg | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Hannover 96 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Darmstadt 98 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 34 |
| 6 | Hertha Berlin | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 20 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 8 | Karlsruher | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Nurnberg | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| 11 | Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 12 | Holstein Kiel | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 13 | Magdeburg | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Greuther Furth | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 19 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Preussen Munster | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 16 |
