| P | Team | M | W | D | L | GD | P | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  St. Pauli | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 63 | W W L L W |
| 2 |  Holstein Kiel | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 61 | L W W W W |
| 3 |  Fortuna Duesseldorf | 30 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 56 | D W W W W |
| 4 |  Hamburger SV | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 52 | W L D W D |
| 5 |  Karlsruher SC | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | W D W D W |
| 6 |  Hannover 96 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 46 | D L D D W |
| 7 |  Paderborn | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 46 | W W D L L |
| 8 |  Hertha Berlin | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 45 | D L W W D |
| 9 |  Greuther Fuerth | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 42 | L W L D L |
| 10 | Elversberg | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 40 | L D W D L |
| 11 |  Schalke 04 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 37 | D D W D D |
| 12 |  Nuernberg | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | -18 | 37 | L L L D L |
| 13 | Magdeburg | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 36 | W D D L L |
| 14 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | -12 | 34 | L W D L W |
| 15 |  Kaiserslautern | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 33 | W D L L L |
| 16 |  Wehen | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 32 | D L L L L |
| 17 | Hansa Rostock | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | -24 | 31 | L L L W L |
| 18 | Osnabrueck | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -33 | 24 | L L W W L |