| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schalke 04 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | Paderborn | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Elversberg | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Hannover 96 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Darmstadt 98 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 16 |
| 6 | Hertha Berlin | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 28 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
| 8 | Karlsruher | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 13 |
| 9 | Nurnberg | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 13 |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 11 |
| 11 | Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Holstein Kiel | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 16 |
| 13 | Magdeburg | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | -2 | 19 |
| 14 | Greuther Furth | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -12 | 14 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 11 |
| 17 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -12 | 13 |
| 18 | Preussen Munster | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -16 | 12 |