| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 14 | 30 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 2. | 1. FC Köln | 14 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 3. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 4. | SC Paderborn 07 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 5. | Hamburger SV | 13 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 6. | Hertha BSC | 14 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 7. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 13 | 20 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 8. | SV Elversberg | 13 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 9. | FC Schalke 04 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 10. | Hannover 96 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 11. | Karlsruher SC | 14 | 16 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 12. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 14 | 15 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 13. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 13 | 15 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 14. | Preußen Münster | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 15. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 16. | SSV Ulm 1846 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 17. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 14 | 8 | 11 | 32 | -21 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 18. | Jahn Regensburg | 13 | 1 | 7 | 39 | -32 | 0 | 1 | 12 |