| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Freiburg | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 46:34 | 12 | 28 | |
| 2. | Lokomotive Leipzig | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26:30 | -4 | 23 | |
| 3. | Mainz | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28:34 | -6 | 23 | |
| 4. | Hannover | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25:36 | -11 | 21 | |
| 5. | Duisburg | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22:28 | -6 | 20 | |
| 6. | Fortuna Koln | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 18:26 | -8 | 20 | |
| 7. | Jena | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29:39 | -10 | 19 | |
| 8. | Chemnitzer | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25:36 | -11 | 19 | |
| 9. | Mannheim | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25:38 | -13 | 19 | |
| 10. | Hertha Berlin | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 30:36 | -6 | 18 | |
| 11. | Meppen | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18:30 | -12 | 18 | |
| 12. | FC 08 Homburg | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14:25 | -11 | 16 | |
| 13. | Wuppertal | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17:33 | -16 | 14 | |
| 14. | St. Pauli | 23 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 19:37 | -18 | 14 | |
| 15. | Wolfsburg | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23:44 | -21 | 14 | |
| 16. | Braunschweig | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21:42 | -21 | 13 | |
| 17. | Unterhaching | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24:47 | -23 | 13 | |
| 18. | Dusseldorf | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17:41 | -24 | 13 | |
| 19. | Stutt. Kickers | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18:38 | -20 | 12 | |
| 20. | VfL Osnabruck | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17:41 | -24 | 12 | |
| 21. | Darmstadt | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13:48 | -35 | 12 | |
| 22. | Hansa Rostock | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15:38 | -23 | 11 | |
| 23. | Remscheid | 23 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18:47 | -29 | 10 | |
| 24. | VfB Oldenburg | 23 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19:59 | -40 | 7 |