| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Schalke FC Schalke 04 | 26 | 15-6-5 15 | 6 | 5 | 37:23 | 14 | 51 | |
| 2 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 26 | 13-10-3 13 | 10 | 3 | 48:29 | 19 | 49 | |
| 3 |
 |
Elversberg SV Elversberg | 26 | 14-6-6 14 | 6 | 6 | 44:28 | 16 | 48 | |
| 4 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 26 | 14-6-6 14 | 6 | 6 | 43:30 | 13 | 48 | |
| 5 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 26 | 13-7-6 13 | 7 | 6 | 45:34 | 11 | 46 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hertha Hertha BSC | 26 | 11-8-7 11 | 8 | 7 | 37:31 | 6 | 41 | |
| 7 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 26 | 12-4-10 12 | 4 | 10 | 45:38 | 7 | 40 | |
| 8 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 26 | 9-7-10 9 | 7 | 10 | 40:50 | -10 | 34 | |
| 9 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 26 | 8-9-9 8 | 9 | 9 | 36:33 | 3 | 33 | |
| 10 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 26 | 9-6-11 9 | 6 | 11 | 34:37 | -3 | 33 | |
| 11 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | 9-4-13 9 | 4 | 13 | 24:35 | -11 | 31 | |
| 12 |
 |
Dresden (N) Dynamo Dresden (N) | 26 | 7-8-11 7 | 8 | 11 | 44:44 | 0 | 29 | |
| 13 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 26 | 8-5-13 8 | 5 | 13 | 29:43 | -14 | 29 | |
| 14 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 26 | 8-5-13 8 | 5 | 13 | 39:56 | -17 | 29 | |
| 15 |
 |
Bielefeld (N) Arminia Bielefeld (N) | 26 | 7-7-12 7 | 7 | 12 | 38:36 | 2 | 28 | |
| 16 |
 |
Münster Preußen Münster | 26 | 6-8-12 6 | 8 | 12 | 30:44 | -14 | 26 | |
| 17 |
 |
Kiel (A) Holstein Kiel (A) | 26 | 6-7-13 6 | 7 | 13 | 31:40 | -9 | 25 | |
| 18 |
 |
Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 7-3-16 7 | 3 | 16 | 36:49 | -13 | 24 |
