| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schalke 04 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 26 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
| 3 | Elversberg | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Kaiserslautern | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 7 | Hertha Berlin | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 16 |
| 8 | Nurnberg | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| 9 | Karlsruher | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 | Arminia Bielefeld | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 12 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Holstein Kiel | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 15 | Preussen Munster | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | Magdeburg | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 17 | Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 12 |