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