| # | Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schalke 04
|
50 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 14 | |
| 2 |
Darmstadt 98
|
49 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 48 | 29 | 19 | |
| 3 |
Elversberg
|
48 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 16 | |
| 4 |
Paderborn
|
47 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 13 | |
| 5 |
Hannover
|
45 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 32 | 11 | |
| 6 |
Hertha BSC
|
40 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Kaiserslautern
|
37 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 38 | 4 | |
| 8 |
Karlsruhe
|
34 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 47 | -7 | |
| 9 |
Bochum
|
32 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 3 | |
| 10 |
Düsseldorf
|
31 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 34 | -10 | |
| 11 |
Nürnberg
|
30 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 35 | -4 | |
| 12 |
Greuther Fürth
|
29 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 56 | -17 | |
| 13 |
Bielefeld
|
27 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 34 | 2 | |
| 14 |
Dresden
|
26 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 44 | -6 | |
| 15 |
Münster
|
26 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 38 | -8 | |
| 16 |
Braunschweig
|
26 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 43 | -15 | |
| 17 |
Holstein
|
25 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 37 | -8 | |
| 18 |
Magdeburg
|
24 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 49 | -13 |
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