| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St. Pauli | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 37:17 | 20 | 37 | |
| 2. | Heidenheim | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27:18 | 9 | 34 | |
| 3. | Darmstadt | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 42:23 | 19 | 33 | |
| 4. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 36:17 | 19 | 33 | |
| 5. | Schalke | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 40:27 | 13 | 32 | |
| 6. | Werder Bremen | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29:17 | 12 | 30 | |
| 7. | Nurnberg | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26:23 | 3 | 27 | |
| 8. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23:23 | 0 | 27 | |
| 9. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28:21 | 7 | 24 | |
| 10. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 32:26 | 6 | 24 | |
| 11. | Hannover | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16:19 | -3 | 24 | |
| 12. | Regensburg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 31:29 | 2 | 22 | |
| 13. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18:18 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14. | Paderborn | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 26:24 | 2 | 19 | |
| 15. | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17:25 | -8 | 17 | |
| 16. | Sandhausen | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19:29 | -10 | 17 | |
| 17. | Aue | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14:34 | -20 | 12 | |
| 18. | Ingolstadt | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12:29 | -17 | 11 |