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