| # | Équipe | J | G | N | P | BP/BC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Schalke 04 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 49-31 | 67 |
| 2 | SV Elversberg | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 61-39 | 59 |
| 3 | Hanovre 96 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 57-41 | 59 |
| 4 | SC Paderborn | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 57-45 | 59 |
| 5 | SV Darmstadt | 33 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 57-43 | 52 |
| 6 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 46-38 | 51 |
| 7 | FC Kaiserslautern | 33 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 51-47 | 49 |
| 8 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 44-42 | 45 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 52-62 | 44 |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 47-46 | 41 |
| 11 | Kieler SV Holstein | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 43-46 | 41 |
| 12 | 1. FC Magdebourg | 33 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 52-57 | 39 |
| 13 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 52-52 | 38 |
| 14 | Eintracht Brunswick | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 36-53 | 37 |
| 15 | SC Fortuna Düsseldorf | 33 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 33-50 | 37 |
| 16 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 47-50 | 36 |
| 17 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 46-68 | 34 |
| 18 | SC Preussen Munster | 33 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 38-58 | 30 |