| # | Mannschaft | Sp | S-U-N | Tore | +/- | Pkt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Schalke 04 | 20 | 10-12-3 | 24:14 | +10 | 39 |
| 2 |  SV Elversberg | 20 | 11-5-4 | 37:20 | +17 | 38 |
| 3 |  SV Darmstadt 98 | 20 | 10-8-2 | 36:22 | +14 | 38 |
| 4 |  SC Paderborn 07 | 20 | 11-3-6 | 31:23 | +8 | 36 |
| 5 |  Hannover 96 | 20 | 10-5-5 | 35:27 | +8 | 35 |
| 6 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 20 | 9-4-7 | 35:27 | +8 | 31 |
| 7 |  Hertha BSC | 20 | 8-7-5 | 25:20 | +5 | 31 |
| 8 |  VfL Bochum | 20 | 7-5-8 | 29:26 | +3 | 26 |
| 9 |  1. FC Nürnberg | 20 | 7-5-8 | 23:28 | -5 | 26 |
| 10 |  Karlsruher SC | 20 | 7-5-8 | 29:36 | -7 | 26 |
| 11 |  Holstein Kiel | 20 | 6-6-8 | 25:26 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 20 | 7-3-10 | 21:32 | -11 | 24 |
| 13 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 20 | 7-2-11 | 19:30 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 |  Arminia Bielefeld | 20 | 5-6-9 | 30:28 | +2 | 21 |
| 15 |  Preußen Münster | 20 | 5-6-9 | 24:31 | -7 | 21 |
| 16 |  Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 5-5-10 | 29:36 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 |  1. FC Magdeburg | 20 | 6-2-12 | 26:33 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 20 | 5-4-11 | 28:47 | -19 | 19 |