| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Pauli | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 31 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 39 |
| 3 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 30 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 5 | Karlsruher | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Paderborn | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 27 |
| 8 | Greuther Furth | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -12 | 16 |
| 9 | Hertha Berlin | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 18 |
| 10 | Schalke 04 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -17 | 12 |
| 11 | Elversberg | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 21 |
| 12 | Nurnberg | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -15 | 18 |
| 13 | Kaiserslautern | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| 14 | Magdeburg | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 14 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -16 | 13 |
| 16 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -20 | 11 |
| 18 | Osnabruck | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -25 | 11 |
