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