GermanyGermany| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Schalke 04 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 39 | |
| 2 |  Darmstadt 98 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 37 | |
| 3 |  Paderborn | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 36 | |
| 4 |  Elversberg | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 35 | |
| 5 |  Hannover 96 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 32 | |
| 6 |  Kaiserslautern | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 31 | |
| 7 |  Hertha BSC | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 30 | |
| 8 |  Karlsruher SC | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 26 | |
| 9 |  Nürnberg | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 25 | |
| 10 |  Holstein Kiel | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | |
| 11 |  VfL Bochum 1848 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 23 | |
| 12 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 21 | |
| 13 |  DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 20 | |
| 14 |  Magdeburg | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 20 | |
| 15 |  Preußen Münster | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 20 | |
| 16 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 20 | |
| 17 |  Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 19 | |
| 18 |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 46 | -20 | 16 |