| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Koln | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24:20 | 4 | 27 | |
| 2. | Burghausen | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28:31 | -3 | 27 | |
| 3. | Alemannia Aachen | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20:18 | 2 | 24 | |
| 4. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21:23 | -2 | 22 | |
| 5. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21:22 | -1 | 21 | |
| 6. | Duisburg | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15:19 | -4 | 21 | |
| 7. | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 30:27 | 3 | 19 | |
| 8. | Aue | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22:21 | 1 | 18 | |
| 9. | Unterhaching | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14:25 | -11 | 17 | |
| 10. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23:32 | -9 | 16 | |
| 11. | Ahlen | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14:22 | -8 | 15 | |
| 12. | Saarbrucken | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17:31 | -14 | 15 | |
| 13. | Eintracht Trier | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18:32 | -14 | 12 | |
| 14. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 18:35 | -17 | 11 | |
| 15. | Erfurt | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17:39 | -22 | 11 | |
| 16. | Cottbus | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13:31 | -18 | 10 | |
| 17. | Oberhausen | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20:42 | -22 | 10 | |
| 18. | RW Essen | 17 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 11:25 | -14 | 9 |