| # | Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schalke 04
|
37 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
| 2 |
Elversberg
|
33 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 16 | |
| 3 |
Darmstadt 98
|
32 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 12 | |
| 4 |
Paderborn
|
32 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 10 | |
| 5 |
Hannover
|
29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 9 | |
| 6 |
Kaiserslautern
|
27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 9 | |
| 7 |
Hertha BSC
|
27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | |
| 8 |
Karlsruhe
|
21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 31 | -8 | |
| 9 |
Bochum
|
20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 1 | |
| 10 |
Münster
|
19 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -4 | |
| 11 |
Nürnberg
|
19 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -5 | |
| 12 |
Bielefeld
|
18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 3 | |
| 13 |
Holstein
|
17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | |
| 14 |
Braunschweig
|
17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -10 | |
| 15 |
Greuther Fürth
|
15 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 42 | -17 | |
| 16 |
Magdeburg
|
14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 27 | -9 | |
| 17 |
Düsseldorf
|
14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -13 | |
| 18 |
Dresden
|
13 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -9 |
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