| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darmstadt 98 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 27 |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | Paderborn | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| 4 | Elversberg | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Hertha Berlin | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 16 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 8 | VfL Bochum | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 | Karlsruher | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Nurnberg | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | Arminia Bielefeld | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 12 | Holstein Kiel | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 13 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Magdeburg | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| 16 | Preussen Munster | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 17 | Dynamo Dresden | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 9 |