Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 2. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 31 | 44 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 3. | 1. FC Köln | 17 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 4. | Hannover 96 | 17 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 5. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 6. | SV Elversberg | 17 | 30 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| 7. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 8. | SC Paderborn 07 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| 9. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 17 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| 10. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| 11. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 17 | 23 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 12. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | 23 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 13. | Jahn Regensburg | 17 | 23 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 14. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 17 | 22 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 15. | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 21 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| 16. | Preußen Münster | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 17. | SSV Ulm 1846 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 18. | Hertha BSC | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 4 | 5 | 8 |