League Table
| Team | Form | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | | 1 | Hamburger SV | D L W W W | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 35 |
| 2 | Hertha BSC | W W L W W | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | FC Schalke 04 | L W W L L | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | L W L W L | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| 5 | SC Preußen Münster | W W W L W | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | 1. FC Nurnberg | L W L L L | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 28 |
| 7 | SC Paderborn 07 | W L W W W | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | L L L W W | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | L L D W W | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 25 |
| 10 | Eintracht Braunschweig | W W W W W | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | Holstein Kiel | W W D L L | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | SpVgg Greuther Furth | D L D W L | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | W L W L W | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 20 |
| 14 | Karlsruher SC | W W L L L | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 20 |
| 15 | 1. FC Magdeburg | L D L L W | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | L L D L L | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 17 |
| 17 | SV Elversberg | L D W L L | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Ulm | W L L W L | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 11 |
