League Table
| Team | Form | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | | 1 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | W W L W W | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 40 |
| 2 | Hertha BSC | W W W W D | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 34 |
| 3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | L W W W L | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 32 |
| 4 | Hannover 96 | W W L L W | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 32 |
| 5 | SV Darmstadt 98 | W W W W L | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 31 |
| 6 | Holstein Kiel | L W W L L | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 29 |
| 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | L D W W W | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 27 |
| 8 | FC Schalke 04 | W L W L W | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 27 |
| 9 | 1. FC Nurnberg | W L L W W | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | L W L W W | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | SV Elversberg | L L L W L | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | Ulm | D L L L D | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | Eintracht Braunschweig | L L W L W | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | SC Paderborn 07 | D D L L L | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 19 |
| 15 | SpVgg Greuther Furth | D L W L W | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | W L W D L | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 15 |
| 17 | SC Preußen Münster | L W L L L | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 34 | -18 | 12 |
| 18 | 1. FC Magdeburg | D L L D L | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 6 |
