| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Schalke 04 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 37 | D W W W L |
| 2 |  Elversberg | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 34 | W D W W D |
| 3 |  Darmstadt | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 33 | W D W W D |
| 4 |  Paderborn | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 33 | L L L W D |
| 5 |  Hannover 96 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 29 | W W D D L |
| 6 |  Hertha Berlin | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 28 | W W L D D |
| 7 |  Kaiserslautern | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 27 | W L W D L |
| 8 |  1. FC Nuremberg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 22 | W L D L W |
| 9 |  Karlsruher SC | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 22 | L L L L D |
| 10 |  VfL Bochum | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 21 | L W W D D |
| 11 |  Holstein Kiel | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 20 | L L D D W |
| 12 |  Preussen Muenster | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 20 | D W D L D |
| 13 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 20 | L W D W W |
| 14 |  Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 19 | L L L D D |
| 15 |  Magdeburg | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 17 | L W W D W |
| 16 |  Fortuna Dusseldorf | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 17 | W L L L W |
| 17 |  Greuther Furth | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 15 | L L D D L |
| 18 |  Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 13 | W W L L L |