| # | Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schalke 04
|
34 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 12 | |
| 2 |
Elversberg
|
30 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 15 | |
| 3 |
Paderborn
|
29 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 6 | |
| 4 |
Hannover
|
28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 9 | |
| 5 |
Darmstadt 98
|
26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 10 | |
| 6 |
Kaiserslautern
|
26 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 9 | |
| 7 |
Hertha BSC
|
26 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Karlsruhe
|
21 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | -3 | |
| 9 |
Bochum
|
19 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 1 | |
| 10 |
Münster
|
19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | -3 | |
| 11 |
Nürnberg
|
18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -4 | |
| 12 |
Bielefeld
|
17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 3 | |
| 13 |
Holstein
|
15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -3 | |
| 14 |
Düsseldorf
|
14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -12 | |
| 15 |
Dresden
|
13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -8 | |
| 16 |
Braunschweig
|
13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -11 | |
| 17 |
Greuther Fürth
|
13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 37 | -17 | |
| 18 |
Magdeburg
|
10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 24 | -11 |
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