| Place | Team | GP | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schalke 04 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | Elversberg | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 34 |
| 3 | Darmstadt 98 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 34 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Kaiserslautern | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Hertha Berlin | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | Nurnberg | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Karlsruher | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 25 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | Magdeburg | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Preussen Munster | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 20 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 19 |
| 17 | Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 16 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 46 | -20 | 15 |