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