| Platz | Verein | Spiele | S | U | N | Tore | Tordifferenz | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfB Stuttgart | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 : 15 | +1 | 21 |
| 2 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 : 13 | +4 | 20 |
| 3 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 : 16 | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 : 12 | +1 | 17 |
| 5 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 : 23 | -2 | 17 |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 : 20 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 : 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 8 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 : 13 | +1 | 14 |
| 9 | SV Sandhausen | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 : 17 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | FC Würzburger Kickers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 : 15 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 : 18 | -7 | 11 |
| 12 | FC St. Pauli | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 : 17 | -8 | 11 |
| 13 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 : 21 | -8 | 10 |
| 14 | VfL Bochum | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 : 22 | -9 | 10 |
| 15 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 : 17 | -9 | 8 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 : 17 | -11 | 8 |
| 17 | TSV 1860 München | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 : 19 | -10 | 5 |
| 18 | Arminia Bielefeld | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 : 25 | -14 | 3 |