| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 34:9 | 25 | 40 | |
| 2. | Hertha Berlin | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38:16 | 22 | 38 | |
| 3. | Cottbus | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 37:18 | 19 | 35 | |
| 4. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24:11 | 13 | 35 | |
| 5. | Bochum | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 28:18 | 10 | 35 | |
| 6. | Augsburg | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31:14 | 17 | 34 | |
| 7. | Duisburg | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 33:17 | 16 | 34 | |
| 8. | Aue | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21:11 | 10 | 34 | |
| 9. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27:16 | 11 | 28 | |
| 10. | Union Berlin | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25:19 | 6 | 27 | |
| 11. | Paderborn | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21:20 | 1 | 27 | |
| 12. | Alemannia Aachen | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30:32 | -2 | 26 | |
| 13. | FSV Frankfurt | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 24:23 | 1 | 25 | |
| 14. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28:29 | -1 | 25 | |
| 15. | VfL Osnabruck | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24:25 | -1 | 22 | |
| 16. | Oberhausen | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18:25 | -7 | 21 | |
| 17. | Ingolstadt | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18:19 | -1 | 20 | |
| 18. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18:34 | -16 | 13 |