| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 33:18 | 34 | |
| 2. | Hannover | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 27:28 | 22 | |
| 3. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30:32 | 22 | |
| 4. | Darmstadt | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19:25 | 22 | |
| 5. | Nurnberg | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 30:27 | 21 | |
| 6. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 27:26 | 20 | |
| 7. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 23:22 | 20 | |
| 8. | Stuttgart | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26:26 | 20 | |
| 9. | Sandhausen | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23:26 | 20 | |
| 10. | Bochum | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16:21 | 20 | |
| 11. | Wehen | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25:27 | 18 | |
| 12. | VfL Osnabruck | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 20:23 | 18 | |
| 13. | Heidenheim | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13:23 | 18 | |
| 14. | Karlsruher | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19:29 | 15 | |
| 15. | Regensburg | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21:32 | 15 | |
| 16. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13:34 | 13 | |
| 17. | Aue | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14:30 | 11 | |
| 18. | St. Pauli | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17:36 | 9 |