| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Cologne | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 31 |
| 2 | Karlsruher | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 28 |
| 4 | Elversberg | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Magdeburg | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Paderborn | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Hannover 96 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 9 | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 11 | Nurnberg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | Hertha Berlin | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Schalke 04 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | Greuther Furth | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 20 |
| 15 | Preussen Munster | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 16 | Ulm | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 17 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -20 | 13 |
| 18 | Jahn Regensburg | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -30 | 11 |