| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Freiburg | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 60:36 | 24 | 68 | |
| 2. | Mainz | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 62:37 | 25 | 63 | |
| 3. | Nurnberg | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 51:29 | 22 | 60 | |
| 4. | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 58:38 | 20 | 56 | |
| 5. | Greuther Furth | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60:46 | 14 | 56 | |
| 6. | Duisburg | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 56:36 | 20 | 55 | |
| 7. | Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 53:48 | 5 | 52 | |
| 8. | St. Pauli | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 52:59 | -7 | 48 | |
| 9. | Oberhausen | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 35:54 | -19 | 42 | |
| 10. | Ahlen | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38:57 | -19 | 41 | |
| 11. | Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 43:46 | -3 | 40 | |
| 12. | Munich 1860 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 44:46 | -2 | 39 | |
| 13. | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 52:53 | -1 | 38 | |
| 14. | TuS Koblenz | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 47:57 | -10 | 38 | |
| 15. | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 34:47 | -13 | 38 | |
| 16. | VfL Osnabruck | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 41:60 | -19 | 36 | |
| 17. | Ingolstadt | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 38:54 | -16 | 31 | |
| 18. | Wehen | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 28:49 | -21 | 27 |