| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannover 96 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 2 | Paderborn | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Karlsruher | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Hamburger SV | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | Elversberg | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | FC Cologne | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Nurnberg | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Magdeburg | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Kaiserslautern | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Hertha Berlin | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 13 | Greuther Furth | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | Schalke 04 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 12 |
| 16 | Preussen Munster | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Ulm | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 18 | Jahn Regensburg | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -27 | 7 |