| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hannover | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 26:9 | 17 | 44 | |
| 2. | Braunschweig | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 35:17 | 18 | 42 | |
| 3. | Stuttgart | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 40:15 | 25 | 41 | |
| 4. | Union Berlin | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29:12 | 17 | 36 | |
| 5. | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17:9 | 8 | 29 | |
| 6. | Bochum | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 27:22 | 5 | 29 | |
| 7. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 18:17 | 1 | 29 | |
| 8. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 31:23 | 8 | 27 | |
| 9. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 27:21 | 6 | 26 | |
| 10. | Heidenheim | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24:18 | 6 | 26 | |
| 11. | Munich 1860 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24:21 | 3 | 25 | |
| 12. | Aue | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21:24 | -3 | 25 | |
| 13. | Sandhausen | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22:14 | 8 | 24 | |
| 14. | St. Pauli | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20:14 | 6 | 22 | |
| 15. | Nurnberg | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23:25 | -2 | 21 | |
| 16. | Wurzburger Kickers | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 14:14 | 0 | 20 | |
| 17. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19:22 | -3 | 19 | |
| 18. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18:29 | -11 | 14 |