Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hannover 96 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. | Hamburger SV | 9 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 3. | SV Elversberg | 9 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 4. | 1. FC Köln | 9 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 5. | SC Paderborn 07 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 6. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 8 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 7. | Karlsruher SC | 8 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 8. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 9. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 8 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 11. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 9 | 11 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 12. | Jahn Regensburg | 9 | 10 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 13. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 14. | FC Schalke 04 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15. | Preußen Münster | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 16. | Hertha BSC | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 17. | SSV Ulm 1846 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 18. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |