| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darmstadt 98 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 41 |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | Paderborn | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Elversberg | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 38 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 38 |
| 6 | Hertha Berlin | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | VfL Bochum | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Karlsruher | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 27 |
| 10 | Nurnberg | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 26 |
| 11 | Arminia Bielefeld | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 12 | Holstein Kiel | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 24 |
| 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 24 |
| 15 | Magdeburg | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | -6 | 23 |
| 16 | Preussen Munster | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 22 |
| 17 | Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 21 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -20 | 19 |