| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannover 96 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Paderborn | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 5 | Karlsruher | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Nurnberg | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Magdeburg | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | Hertha Berlin | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Elversberg | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 10 | Kaiserslautern | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 11 | FC Cologne | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 13 | Greuther Furth | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | Preussen Munster | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Ulm | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Schalke 04 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 9 |
| 17 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -12 | 9 |
| 18 | Jahn Regensburg | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -25 | 7 |