| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Holstein Kiel | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 64 | WLWWW |
| 2 | |
St. Pauli | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 63 | LWWLL |
| 3 | |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 59 | WDWWW |
| 4 | |
Hamburger SV | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 55 | WWLDW |
| 5 | |
Karlsruher SC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 52 | WWWDW |
| 6 | |
Hannover 96 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 49 | WDLDD |
| 7 | |
Greuther Fürth | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 46 | DWLWL |
| 8 | |
Paderborn | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 53 | -2 | 46 | LWWDL |
| 9 | |
Hertha BSC | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 45 | LDLWW |
| 10 | |
Elversberg | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 43 | WLDWD |
| 11 | |
Schalke 04 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 40 | WDDWD |
| 12 | |
Magdeburg | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 37 | LDWDD |
| 13 | |
Nürnberg | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 60 | -21 | 37 | LLLLL |
| 14 | |
Kaiserslautern | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 36 | WWDLL |
| 15 | |
Eintracht Braunschweig | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 35 | DLWDL |
| 16 | |
Wehen Wiesbaden | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 32 | LLDLL |
| 17 | |
Hansa Rostock | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 53 | -25 | 31 | LLLLW |
| 18 | |
Osnabrück | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 65 | -37 | 25 | LDLLW |