| P | Team | M | W | D | L | G+ | G- | GD | P | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hamburger SV | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 36 | W W D W W |
| 2 |  Bochum | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 33 | D W W W W |
| 3 |  Holstein Kiel | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 32 | W L D L W |
| 4 |  Fortuna Duesseldorf | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 31 | D W D W W |
| 5 |  Greuther Fuerth | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 29 | D D L W W |
| 6 |  Hannover 96 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 26 | W L W W D |
| 7 |  Karlsruher SC | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 26 | D W W W L |
| 8 |  FC Heidenheim | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 26 | D W L W L |
| 9 |  Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 25 | W L L W L |
| 10 |  Paderborn | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 25 | W D W L W |
| 11 | Osnabrueck | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 22 | L L L W L |
| 12 |  Nuernberg | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 20 | L L D L W |
| 13 |  Jahn Regensburg | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 20 | L W L L D |
| 14 |  Darmstadt | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 18 | L L L L W |
| 15 |  St. Pauli | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 16 | W W D D L |
| 16 |  Sandhausen | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 15 | D L W L L |
| 17 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 36 | -20 | 14 | L D D L L |
| 18 |  Wuerzburger Kickers | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 36 | -18 | 9 | L D W D L |