| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Holstein Kiel | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29:12 | 17 | 33 | |
| 2. | Dusseldorf | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 39:18 | 21 | 29 | |
| 3. | St. Pauli | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25:19 | 6 | 28 | |
| 4. | Paderborn | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24:25 | -1 | 24 | |
| 5. | Hamburger SV | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 28:24 | 4 | 22 | |
| 6. | Elversberg | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26:32 | -6 | 21 | |
| 7. | Hannover | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 22:23 | -1 | 19 | |
| 8. | Hertha Berlin | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23:31 | -8 | 18 | |
| 9. | Nurnberg | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20:30 | -10 | 18 | |
| 10. | Karlsruher SC | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23:24 | -1 | 17 | |
| 11. | Wehen | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18:24 | -6 | 15 | |
| 12. | Greuther Furth | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17:29 | -12 | 15 | |
| 13. | Magdeburg | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16:24 | -8 | 14 | |
| 14. | Kaiserslautern | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22:30 | -8 | 13 | |
| 15. | Braunschweig | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 13:24 | -11 | 12 | |
| 16. | Hansa Rostock | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9:28 | -19 | 11 | |
| 17. | VfL Osnabruck | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15:38 | -23 | 11 | |
| 18. | Schalke | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18:37 | -19 | 9 |