| Platz | Verein | Spiele | S | U | N | Tore | Gegentore | Tordiff. | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Schalke 04 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 39 |
| 2 | SV Elversberg | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 38 |
| 3 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 38 |
| 4 | SC Paderborn 07 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 36 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 35 |
| 6 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 31 |
| 7 | Hertha BSC | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 31 |
| 8 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 26 |
| 9 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 26 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 26 |
| 11 | Holstein Kiel | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 24 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 21 |
| 15 | SC Preußen Münster | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 21 |
| 16 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 47 | -19 | 19 |