| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Union Berlin | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34:11 | 23 | 38 | |
| 2. | Paderborn | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 50:23 | 27 | 36 | |
| 3. | Darmstadt | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25:17 | 8 | 31 | |
| 4. | FC Koln | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 49:26 | 23 | 30 | |
| 5. | Heidenheim | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32:24 | 8 | 30 | |
| 6. | Bochum | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29:22 | 7 | 30 | |
| 7. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 33:23 | 10 | 29 | |
| 8. | St. Pauli | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28:23 | 5 | 29 | |
| 9. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21:22 | -1 | 28 | |
| 10. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26:19 | 7 | 26 | |
| 11. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27:25 | 2 | 26 | |
| 12. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 23:24 | -1 | 26 | |
| 13. | Regensburg | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19:23 | -4 | 24 | |
| 14. | Aue | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20:22 | -2 | 23 | |
| 15. | Sandhausen | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22:21 | 1 | 21 | |
| 16. | Ingolstadt | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20:22 | -2 | 17 | |
| 17. | Magdeburg | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 16:19 | -3 | 16 | |
| 18. | Duisburg | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 25:39 | -14 | 12 |