| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 57:14 | 43 | 45 | |
| 2. | Mainz | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 28:10 | 18 | 36 | |
| 3. | Wolfsburg | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 34:14 | 20 | 35 | |
| 4. | FC Gutersloh | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 25:12 | 13 | 34 | |
| 5. | Hertha Berlin | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32:16 | 16 | 33 | |
| 6. | Zwickau | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 21:12 | 9 | 33 | |
| 7. | Mannheim | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32:18 | 14 | 32 | |
| 8. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25:14 | 11 | 30 | |
| 9. | Meppen | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 24:15 | 9 | 30 | |
| 10. | Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 36:20 | 16 | 29 | |
| 11. | Stutt. Kickers | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24:15 | 9 | 29 | |
| 12. | Unterhaching | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 19:12 | 7 | 29 | |
| 13. | Fortuna Koln | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31:17 | 14 | 28 | |
| 14. | Jena | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 29:22 | 7 | 28 | |
| 15. | Uerdingen | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 30:20 | 10 | 26 | |
| 16. | Lubeck | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21:21 | 0 | 23 | |
| 17. | RW Essen | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 27:30 | -3 | 22 | |
| 18. | VfB Oldenburg | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22:23 | -1 | 21 |