| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paderborn | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 29 |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Elversberg | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | Darmstadt 98 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Karlsruher | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | Hertha Berlin | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 9 | Arminia Bielefeld | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Nurnberg | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Preussen Munster | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 | VfL Bochum | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Greuther Furth | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -12 | 13 |
| 15 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -12 | 10 |
| 17 | Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Magdeburg | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -13 | 7 |
