| Platz | Verein | Spiele | S | U | N | Tore | Gegentore | Tordiff. | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 37 |
| 2 | SV Elversberg | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 34 |
| 3 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 33 |
| 4 | SC Paderborn 07 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 33 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 29 |
| 6 | Hertha BSC | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 28 |
| 7 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 27 |
| 8 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 22 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 22 |
| 10 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 21 |
| 11 | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 20 |
| 12 | SC Preußen Münster | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 20 |
| 14 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 19 |
| 15 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 17 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 17 |
| 17 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 15 |
| 18 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 13 |