| # | Team | P | W | D | L | FA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SV Darmstadt | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 40-22 | 41 |
| 2 | FC Schalke 04 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 26-16 | 40 |
| 3 | SC Paderborn | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33-24 | 39 |
| 4 | SV Elversberg | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37-23 | 38 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38-28 | 38 |
| 6 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28-20 | 34 |
| 7 | FC Kaiserslautern | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35-31 | 31 |
| 8 | 1. FC Nurnberg | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29-31 | 29 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31-42 | 27 |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30-27 | 27 |
| 11 | SC Fortuna Dusseldorf | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 20-31 | 25 |
| 12 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 33-30 | 24 |
| 13 | Kieler SV Holstein | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26-29 | 24 |
| 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 23-35 | 24 |
| 15 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 31-37 | 23 |
| 16 | SC Preussen Munster | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25-32 | 23 |
| 17 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 31-38 | 21 |
| 18 | SpVgg Greuther Furth | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 32-52 | 19 |