| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Koln | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 30:8 | 22 | 35 | |
| 2. | Paderborn | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30:16 | 14 | 34 | |
| 3. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29:16 | 13 | 33 | |
| 4. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33:17 | 16 | 32 | |
| 5. | Aue | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25:22 | 3 | 30 | |
| 6. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 31:19 | 12 | 29 | |
| 7. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24:21 | 3 | 28 | |
| 8. | Union Berlin | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26:20 | 6 | 27 | |
| 9. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 21:19 | 2 | 27 | |
| 10. | FSV Frankfurt | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23:22 | 1 | 26 | |
| 11. | Sandhausen | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17:18 | -1 | 26 | |
| 12. | Aalen | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21:16 | 5 | 24 | |
| 13. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 23:24 | -1 | 21 | |
| 14. | St. Pauli | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18:23 | -5 | 20 | |
| 15. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19:23 | -4 | 19 | |
| 16. | Bochum | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16:24 | -8 | 19 | |
| 17. | Ingolstadt | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19:20 | -1 | 18 | |
| 18. | Cottbus | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22:30 | -8 | 18 |