| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 28 |
| 2 | FC Cologne | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 27 |
| 3 | Paderborn | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | Magdeburg | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| 5 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | Elversberg | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | Hannover 96 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | Kaiserslautern | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | Karlsruher | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Nurnberg | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Hertha Berlin | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 13 | Schalke 04 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Greuther Furth | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 15 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -19 | 12 |
| 16 | Preussen Munster | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 17 | Ulm | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 13 |
| 18 | Jahn Regensburg | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | -41 | 2 |