| # | Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schalke 04
|
51 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 14 | |
| 2 |
Darmstadt 98
|
49 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 48 | 29 | 19 | |
| 3 |
Elversberg
|
48 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 16 | |
| 4 |
Paderborn
|
48 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 13 | |
| 5 |
Hannover
|
46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 34 | 11 | |
| 6 |
Hertha BSC
|
41 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Kaiserslautern
|
40 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 38 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Karlsruhe
|
34 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 50 | -10 | |
| 9 |
Bochum
|
33 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 3 | |
| 10 |
Nürnberg
|
33 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 37 | -3 | |
| 11 |
Düsseldorf
|
31 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 35 | -11 | |
| 12 |
Dresden
|
29 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | |
| 13 |
Braunschweig
|
29 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 43 | -14 | |
| 14 |
Greuther Fürth
|
29 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 56 | -17 | |
| 15 |
Bielefeld
|
28 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 2 | |
| 16 |
Münster
|
26 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 44 | -14 | |
| 17 |
Holstein
|
25 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 40 | -9 | |
| 18 |
Magdeburg
|
24 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 49 | -13 |
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