| # | Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schalke 04
|
27 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2 |
Paderborn
|
26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | |
| 3 |
Elversberg
|
23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 13 | |
| 4 |
Darmstadt 98
|
22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | |
| 5 |
Hannover
|
21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | |
| 6 |
Karlsruhe
|
21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 1 | |
| 7 |
Kaiserslautern
|
20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Bielefeld
|
17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 7 | |
| 9 |
Hertha BSC
|
17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | |
| 10 |
Nürnberg
|
15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | |
| 11 |
Münster
|
14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 | |
| 12 |
Greuther Fürth
|
13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 30 | -12 | |
| 13 |
Holstein
|
12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
| 14 |
Düsseldorf
|
11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -9 | |
| 15 |
Bochum
|
10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -4 | |
| 16 |
Braunschweig
|
10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -10 | |
| 17 |
Dresden
|
7 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -8 | |
| 18 |
Magdeburg
|
7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -12 |
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