| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Hannover (A) Hannover 96 (A) | 18 | 10-5-3 10 | 5 | 3 | 32:19 | 13 | 35 | |
| 2 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 18 | 10-5-3 10 | 5 | 3 | 30:19 | 11 | 35 | |
| 3 |
 |
Stuttgart (A) VfB Stuttgart (A) | 18 | 11-2-5 11 | 2 | 5 | 31:21 | 10 | 35 | |
| 4 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 18 | 9-4-5 9 | 4 | 5 | 28:21 | 7 | 31 | |
| 5 |
 |
Dresden (N) Dynamo Dresden (N) | 18 | 8-6-4 8 | 6 | 4 | 27:21 | 6 | 30 | |
| 6 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 18 | 8-5-5 8 | 5 | 5 | 26:16 | 10 | 29 | |
| 7 |
 |
Würzburg (N) Würzburger Kickers (N) | 18 | 7-7-4 7 | 7 | 4 | 23:16 | 7 | 28 | |
| 8 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 18 | 7-6-5 7 | 6 | 5 | 26:17 | 9 | 27 | |
| 9 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 18 | 6-7-5 6 | 7 | 5 | 20:19 | 1 | 25 | |
| 10 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 18 | 7-4-7 7 | 4 | 7 | 31:31 | 0 | 25 | |
| 11 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 18 | 5-7-6 5 | 7 | 6 | 25:30 | -5 | 22 | |
| 12 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 18 | 6-3-9 6 | 3 | 9 | 18:29 | -11 | 21 | |
| 13 |
 |
1860 München TSV 1860 München | 18 | 5-4-9 5 | 4 | 9 | 22:26 | -4 | 19 | |
| 14 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 18 | 4-7-7 4 | 7 | 7 | 11:16 | -5 | 19 | |
| 15 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 18 | 3-8-7 3 | 8 | 7 | 14:23 | -9 | 17 | |
| 16 |
 |
Aue (N) Erzgebirge Aue (N) | 18 | 4-4-10 4 | 4 | 10 | 19:33 | -14 | 16 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 18 | 3-5-10 3 | 5 | 10 | 21:33 | -12 | 14 | |
| 18 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 18 | 2-5-11 2 | 5 | 11 | 11:25 | -14 | 11 |