| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 62:32 | 30 | 67 | |
| 2. | Unterhaching | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 47:30 | 17 | 63 | |
| 3. | Ulm | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 63:51 | 12 | 58 | |
| 4. | Hannover | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52:36 | 16 | 57 | |
| 5. | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 54:43 | 11 | 56 | |
| 6. | TB Berlin | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47:39 | 8 | 54 | |
| 7. | Mainz | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 48:44 | 4 | 50 | |
| 8. | Greuther Furth | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 40:31 | 9 | 49 | |
| 9. | St. Pauli | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49:46 | 3 | 45 | |
| 10. | FC Koln | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46:53 | -7 | 45 | |
| 11. | Cottbus | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48:42 | 6 | 41 | |
| 12. | Oberhausen | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 40:47 | -7 | 41 | |
| 13. | Stutt. Kickers | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38:53 | -15 | 41 | |
| 14. | Fortuna Koln | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 49:55 | -6 | 40 | |
| 15. | FC Gutersloh | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 39:58 | -19 | 37 | |
| 16. | Uerdingen | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34:57 | -23 | 31 | |
| 17. | SG Wattenscheid | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 31:46 | -15 | 30 | |
| 18. | Dusseldorf | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35:59 | -24 | 28 |