| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 35:21 | 14 | 33 | |
| 2. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32:26 | 6 | 31 | |
| 3. | Bochum | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 26:23 | 3 | 29 | |
| 4. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26:16 | 10 | 27 | |
| 5. | Darmstadt | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34:32 | 2 | 27 | |
| 6. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31:28 | 3 | 24 | |
| 7. | VfL Osnabruck | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19:24 | -5 | 23 | |
| 8. | Nurnberg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24:28 | -4 | 22 | |
| 9. | St. Pauli | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23:31 | -8 | 20 | |
| 10. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23:26 | -3 | 19 | |
| 11. | Paderborn | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21:19 | 2 | 18 | |
| 12. | Heidenheim | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21:33 | -12 | 18 | |
| 13. | Hannover | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23:29 | -6 | 17 | |
| 14. | Aue | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15:25 | -10 | 16 | |
| 15. | Regensburg | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14:29 | -15 | 14 | |
| 16. | Wurzburger Kickers | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 15:36 | -21 | 10 | |
| 17. | Braunschweig | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13:36 | -23 | 9 | |
| 18. | Sandhausen | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12:39 | -27 | 3 |