| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 69:41 | 28 | 70 | |
| 2. | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 49:30 | 19 | 62 | |
| 3. | Duisburg | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 66:40 | 26 | 60 | |
| 4. | Freiburg | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 55:39 | 16 | 60 | |
| 5. | Greuther Furth | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 53:40 | 13 | 54 | |
| 6. | Kaiserslautern | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 48:34 | 14 | 53 | |
| 7. | Augsburg | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 43:32 | 11 | 52 | |
| 8. | Munich 1860 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 47:49 | -2 | 48 | |
| 9. | FC Koln | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 49:50 | -1 | 46 | |
| 10. | Aue | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 46:48 | -2 | 45 | |
| 11. | Paderborn | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 32:41 | -9 | 42 | |
| 12. | TuS Koblenz | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 36:45 | -9 | 41 | |
| 13. | Jena | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 40:56 | -16 | 38 | |
| 14. | Offenbach | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42:59 | -17 | 36 | |
| 15. | RW Essen | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 34:40 | -6 | 35 | |
| 16. | Unterhaching | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 33:49 | -16 | 35 | |
| 17. | Burghausen | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 42:63 | -21 | 32 | |
| 18. | Braunschweig | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 20:48 | -28 | 23 |