| # | Équipe | J | G | N | P | BP/BC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Schalke 04 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 49-28 | 67 |
| 2 | SV Elversberg | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 60-36 | 59 |
| 3 | Hanovre 96 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 56-40 | 58 |
| 4 | SC Paderborn | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 55-43 | 58 |
| 5 | SV Darmstadt | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 56-42 | 51 |
| 6 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 44-37 | 48 |
| 7 | FC Kaiserslautern | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 49-47 | 46 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 50-60 | 43 |
| 9 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 41-42 | 42 |
| 10 | Kieler SV Holstein | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 42-43 | 41 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 46-45 | 40 |
| 12 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 51-50 | 38 |
| 13 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 47-48 | 36 |
| 14 | 1. FC Magdebourg | 32 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 49-56 | 36 |
| 15 | Eintracht Brunswick | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 34-52 | 34 |
| 16 | SC Fortuna Düsseldorf | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 30-49 | 34 |
| 17 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 45-66 | 34 |
| 18 | SC Preussen Munster | 32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 37-57 | 29 |