| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Schalke 04 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 39 | |
| 2 |  SV Elversberg | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 38 | |
| 3 |  SV Darmstadt 98 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 38 | |
| 4 |  SC Paderborn 07 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 36 | |
| 5 |  Hannover 96 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 35 | |
| 6 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 31 | |
| 7 |  Hertha BSC | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 31 | |
| 8 |  VfL Bochum | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 26 | |
| 9 |  1. FC Nürnberg | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 26 | |
| 10 |  Karlsruher SC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 26 | |
| 11 |  Holstein Kiel | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 24 | |
| 12 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 24 | |
| 13 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 23 | |
| 14 |  Arminia Bielefeld | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 21 | |
| 15 |  Preußen Münster | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 21 | |
| 16 |  Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 20 | |
| 17 |  1. FC Magdeburg | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 20 | |
| 18 |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 47 | -19 | 19 |
