| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bochum | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 40:16 | 24 | 38 | |
| 2. | Dusseldorf | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32:20 | 12 | 37 | |
| 3. | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31:19 | 12 | 35 | |
| 4. | Hamburger SV | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 40:16 | 24 | 34 | |
| 5. | Heidenheim | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28:16 | 12 | 33 | |
| 6. | Greuther Furth | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34:23 | 11 | 31 | |
| 7. | Sandhausen | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29:21 | 8 | 31 | |
| 8. | Paderborn | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32:26 | 6 | 29 | |
| 9. | Aue | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29:28 | 1 | 28 | |
| 10. | St. Pauli | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28:25 | 3 | 27 | |
| 11. | Hannover | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30:22 | 8 | 25 | |
| 12. | Darmstadt | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 29:23 | 6 | 24 | |
| 13. | Regensburg | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23:21 | 2 | 24 | |
| 14. | Nurnberg | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22:23 | -1 | 22 | |
| 15. | Braunschweig | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17:23 | -6 | 22 | |
| 16. | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19:18 | 1 | 21 | |
| 17. | Wurzburger Kickers | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22:33 | -11 | 15 | |
| 18. | VfL Osnabruck | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 16:34 | -18 | 10 |