| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 46:12 | 34 | 43 | |
| 2. | St. Pauli | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 36:16 | 20 | 39 | |
| 3. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 38:12 | 26 | 38 | |
| 4. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 35:17 | 18 | 38 | |
| 5. | Union Berlin | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 30:18 | 12 | 35 | |
| 6. | Paderborn | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 28:16 | 12 | 33 | |
| 7. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 35:22 | 13 | 32 | |
| 8. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30:20 | 10 | 29 | |
| 9. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23:28 | -5 | 27 | |
| 10. | Ingolstadt | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 28:21 | 7 | 26 | |
| 11. | Braunschweig | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 21:15 | 6 | 26 | |
| 12. | Duisburg | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23:18 | 5 | 26 | |
| 13. | Bochum | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23:23 | 0 | 24 | |
| 14. | Aue | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19:22 | -3 | 22 | |
| 15. | Cottbus | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18:25 | -7 | 20 | |
| 16. | FSV Frankfurt | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 20:26 | -6 | 19 | |
| 17. | Alemannia Aachen | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15:24 | -9 | 18 | |
| 18. | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20:32 | -12 | 16 |