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