| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Koln | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 23:12 | 11 | 33 | |
| 2. | Paderborn | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 33:32 | 1 | 28 | |
| 3. | St. Pauli | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26:26 | 0 | 28 | |
| 4. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 35:22 | 13 | 27 | |
| 5. | Ingolstadt | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 15:13 | 2 | 26 | |
| 6. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22:22 | 0 | 22 | |
| 7. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21:23 | -2 | 22 | |
| 8. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16:15 | 1 | 21 | |
| 9. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17:22 | -5 | 21 | |
| 10. | Bochum | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14:19 | -5 | 21 | |
| 11. | Aalen | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15:23 | -8 | 20 | |
| 12. | Sandhausen | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12:17 | -5 | 18 | |
| 13. | Union Berlin | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22:27 | -5 | 17 | |
| 14. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 21:35 | -14 | 16 | |
| 15. | FSV Frankfurt | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23:29 | -6 | 15 | |
| 16. | Aue | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17:32 | -15 | 11 | |
| 17. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 13:29 | -16 | 11 | |
| 18. | Cottbus | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13:29 | -16 | 7 |