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