| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St. Pauli | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24:8 | 16 | 37 | |
| 2. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 33:18 | 15 | 36 | |
| 3. | Freiburg | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 29:16 | 13 | 32 | |
| 4. | FC Gutersloh | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 23:11 | 12 | 32 | |
| 5. | Nurnberg | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25:14 | 11 | 31 | |
| 6. | Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 19:13 | 6 | 30 | |
| 7. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 21:10 | 11 | 29 | |
| 8. | Cottbus | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 23:16 | 7 | 29 | |
| 9. | Unterhaching | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23:16 | 7 | 27 | |
| 10. | Mainz | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 31:22 | 9 | 26 | |
| 11. | SG Wattenscheid | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28:19 | 9 | 26 | |
| 12. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27:23 | 4 | 25 | |
| 13. | Fortuna Koln | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27:27 | 0 | 24 | |
| 14. | Stutt. Kickers | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26:26 | 0 | 24 | |
| 15. | Uerdingen | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17:20 | -3 | 23 | |
| 16. | Meppen | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24:28 | -4 | 23 | |
| 17. | Zwickau | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13:18 | -5 | 16 | |
| 18. | Jena | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21:35 | -14 | 16 |