| Platz | Mannschaft | Sp | S-U-N | Tore | Diff | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FC Schalke 04 |
20 | 12-3-5 | 24:14 | 10 | 39 |
| 2 |
SV Elversberg |
20 | 11-5-4 | 37:20 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 |
SV Darmstadt 98 |
20 | 10-8-2 | 36:22 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 |
SC Paderborn 07 |
20 | 11-3-6 | 31:23 | 8 | 36 |
| 5 |
Hannover 96 |
20 | 10-5-5 | 35:27 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 |
1. FC Kaiserslautern |
20 | 9-4-7 | 35:27 | 8 | 31 |
| 7 |
Hertha BSC |
20 | 8-7-5 | 25:20 | 5 | 31 |
| 8 |
VfL Bochum |
20 | 7-5-8 | 29:26 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 |
1. FC Nürnberg |
20 | 7-5-8 | 23:28 | -5 | 26 |
| 10 |
Karlsruher SC |
20 | 7-5-8 | 29:36 | -7 | 26 |
| 11 |
Holstein Kiel |
20 | 6-6-8 | 25:26 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 |
Eintracht Braunschweig |
20 | 7-3-10 | 21:32 | -11 | 24 |
| 13 |
Fortuna Düsseldorf |
20 | 7-2-11 | 19:30 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 |
Arminia Bielefeld |
20 | 5-6-9 | 30:28 | 2 | 21 |
| 15 |
Preußen Münster |
20 | 5-6-9 | 24:31 | -7 | 21 |
| 16 |
Dynamo Dresden |
20 | 5-5-10 | 29:36 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 |
1. FC Magdeburg |
20 | 6-2-12 | 26:33 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 |
SpVgg Greuther Fürth |
20 | 5-4-11 | 28:47 | -19 | 19 |