| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schalke 04 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 46 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Elversberg | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 44 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 43 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 42 |
| 6 | Kaiserslautern | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 37 |
| 7 | Hertha Berlin | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 34 |
| 8 | Nurnberg | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 30 |
| 9 | Karlsruher | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 30 |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Arminia Bielefeld | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 25 |
| 13 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -14 | 25 |
| 14 | Holstein Kiel | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Preussen Munster | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Magdeburg | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | -10 | 23 |
| 17 | Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 22 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -20 | 22 |