| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nurnberg | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 35:13 | 22 | 39 | |
| 2. | Alemannia Aachen | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 29:14 | 15 | 37 | |
| 3. | Cottbus | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36:21 | 15 | 36 | |
| 4. | Mainz | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 30:15 | 15 | 35 | |
| 5. | Aue | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 25:15 | 10 | 31 | |
| 6. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 42:26 | 16 | 30 | |
| 7. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31:21 | 10 | 30 | |
| 8. | Eintracht Trier | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28:18 | 10 | 30 | |
| 9. | Duisburg | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24:20 | 4 | 28 | |
| 10. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22:20 | 2 | 27 | |
| 11. | Burghausen | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24:14 | 10 | 26 | |
| 12. | Ahlen | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22:18 | 4 | 26 | |
| 13. | Unterhaching | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21:17 | 4 | 25 | |
| 14. | Oberhausen | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26:27 | -1 | 25 | |
| 15. | Regensburg | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17:21 | -4 | 24 | |
| 16. | Union Berlin | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26:24 | 2 | 23 | |
| 17. | VfL Osnabruck | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26:22 | 4 | 21 | |
| 18. | Lubeck | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 23:29 | -6 | 20 |