| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Paderborn 07 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2. | Karlsruher SC | 13 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 3. | SV Elversberg | 13 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 4. | Hannover 96 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 5. | 1. FC Köln | 13 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 6. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 13 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 7. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 8. | Hamburger SV | 13 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 9. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 13 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 10. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 11. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 13 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 12. | Hertha BSC | 13 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 13. | FC Schalke 04 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 14. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 13 | 13 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 15. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 13 | 12 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 16. | SSV Ulm 1846 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 17. | Preußen Münster | 13 | 11 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 18. | Jahn Regensburg | 13 | 7 | 5 | 33 | -28 | 2 | 1 | 10 |