Hinrunde
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 5 | 4-0-1 4 | 0 | 1 | 18:6 | 12 | 12 | |
| 2 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 5 | 4-0-1 4 | 0 | 1 | 9:4 | 5 | 12 | |
| 3 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 5 | 3-1-1 3 | 1 | 1 | 8:2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 4 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 5 | 3-1-1 3 | 1 | 1 | 9:6 | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 5 | 3-0-2 3 | 0 | 2 | 6:3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 6 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 5 | 3-0-2 3 | 0 | 2 | 5:6 | -1 | 9 | |
| 7 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 5 | 2-2-1 2 | 2 | 1 | 8:7 | 1 | 8 | |
| 8 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 5 | 2-2-1 2 | 2 | 1 | 11:12 | -1 | 8 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 5 | 2-1-2 2 | 1 | 2 | 10:8 | 2 | 7 | |
| 10 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 5 | 2-1-2 2 | 1 | 2 | 12:11 | 1 | 7 | |
| 11 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 5 | 2-1-2 2 | 1 | 2 | 9:8 | 1 | 7 | |
| 12 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 5 | 2-1-2 2 | 1 | 2 | 6:7 | -1 | 7 | |
| 13 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 5 | 2-1-2 2 | 1 | 2 | 5:7 | -2 | 7 | |
| 14 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 5 | 2-0-3 2 | 0 | 3 | 7:8 | -1 | 6 | |
| 15 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 5 | 0-3-2 0 | 3 | 2 | 6:10 | -4 | 3 | |
| 16 |
 |
Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 1-0-4 1 | 0 | 4 | 5:13 | -8 | 3 | |
| 17 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 5 | 0-1-4 0 | 1 | 4 | 3:10 | -7 | 1 | |
| 18 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 5 | 0-1-4 0 | 1 | 4 | 2:11 | -9 | 1 |