League Table
| Team | Form | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | | 1 | SV Darmstadt 98 | L W W W W | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 33 |
| 2 | 1. FC Koln | W L W W D | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 32 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | W L W W D | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | Holstein Kiel | D L L W D | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | L D L W L | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | D W D D D | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 29 |
| 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | L W W L L | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 | FC Schalke 04 | W L D W W | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 25 |
| 9 | 1. FC Nurnberg | L W L W L | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 25 |
| 10 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | W D W L W | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | SpVgg Greuther Furth | W L L L W | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 22 |
| 12 | Eintracht Braunschweig | W W W L L | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | 1. FC Magdeburg | W D L D W | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | SV Elversberg | W L L L W | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 20 |
| 15 | Ulm | L W L L L | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | SC Preußen Münster | L L W W D | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 14 |
| 17 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | L D W L D | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 12 |
| 18 | SC Paderborn 07 | L W L L L | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 8 |
