| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Pauli | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| 3 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 36 |
| 5 | Karlsruher | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 32 |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | Paderborn | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Greuther Furth | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 34 |
| 9 | Hertha Berlin | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 30 |
| 10 | Schalke 04 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 31 |
| 11 | Elversberg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Nurnberg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 14 | Magdeburg | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
| 16 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 17 |
| 17 | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | Osnabruck | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -13 | 17 |
