| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zwickau | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 29:13 | 16 | 40 | |
| 2. | Bochum | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 39:13 | 26 | 38 | |
| 3. | Mannheim | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 36:21 | 15 | 37 | |
| 4. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 34:19 | 15 | 37 | |
| 5. | Unterhaching | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 33:12 | 21 | 35 | |
| 6. | Jena | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33:21 | 12 | 34 | |
| 7. | Duisburg | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32:16 | 16 | 33 | |
| 8. | Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 22:13 | 9 | 33 | |
| 9. | Meppen | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28:15 | 13 | 31 | |
| 10. | Lubeck | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25:16 | 9 | 30 | |
| 11. | Fortuna Koln | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21:13 | 8 | 30 | |
| 12. | Hannover | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25:15 | 10 | 29 | |
| 13. | Mainz | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20:12 | 8 | 28 | |
| 14. | Chemnitzer | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24:20 | 4 | 27 | |
| 15. | Wolfsburg | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23:25 | -2 | 25 | |
| 16. | Hertha Berlin | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18:17 | 1 | 24 | |
| 17. | SG Wattenscheid | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28:24 | 4 | 23 | |
| 18. | Nurnberg | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16:20 | -4 | 20 |