Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hannover 96 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 16 | 29 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 3. | Hamburger SV | 16 | 28 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 4. | 1. FC Köln | 16 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 5. | Karlsruher SC | 16 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 6. | SV Elversberg | 16 | 27 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 7. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 16 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 8. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| 9. | SC Paderborn 07 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| 10. | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 11. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 16 | 23 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 12. | Jahn Regensburg | 16 | 22 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 13. | FC Schalke 04 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 14. | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 16 | 20 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 15. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 16 | 19 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 16. | SSV Ulm 1846 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 17. | Preußen Münster | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 18. | Hertha BSC | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |