| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Schalke 04 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 51 | — | |
| 2 |  Darmstadt 98 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 49 | — | |
| 3 |  Elversberg | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 48 | — | |
| 4 |  Paderborn | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 48 | — | |
| 5 |  Hannover 96 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 46 | — | |
| 6 |  Hertha BSC | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 41 | — | |
| 7 |  Kaiserslautern | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 40 | — | |
| 8 |  Karlsruher SC | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 50 | -10 | 34 | — | |
| 9 |  VfL Bochum 1848 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 33 | — | |
| 10 |  Nürnberg | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 33 | — | |
| 11 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 31 | — | |
| 12 |  Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 29 | — | |
| 13 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 29 | — | |
| 14 |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 56 | -17 | 29 | — | |
| 15 |  DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 28 | — | |
| 16 |  Preußen Münster | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 26 | — | |
| 17 |  Holstein Kiel | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 25 | — | |
| 18 |  Magdeburg | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 24 | — |
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