| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 7145 | 26 | 5026 |
| 2. | Hannover 96 | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 7958 | 21 | 5026 |
| 3. | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 7041 | 29 | 4927 |
| 4. | KSV Hessen Kassel | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 7248 | 24 | 4927 |
| 5. | TSV Alemannia Aachen | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6046 | 14 | 4333 |
| 6. | SG Union Solingen | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 6470 | -6 | 4135 |
| 7. | SV Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 6656 | 10 | 3937 |
| 8. | SC Freiburg | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 4549 | -4 | 3838 |
| 9. | SV Stuttgarter Kickers | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 5149 | 2 | 3739 |
| 10. | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 6168 | -7 | 3640 |
| 11. | SC Fortuna Köln | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 5867 | -9 | 3640 |
| 12. | SC Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 6470 | -6 | 3541 |
| 13. | MSV Duisburg | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 5663 | -7 | 3541 |
| 14. | Hertha BSC | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 5059 | -9 | 3541 |
| 15. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 5264 | -12 | 3541 |
| 16. | FC 08 Homburg | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 5758 | -1 | 3442 |
| 17. | FC St. Pauli | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 4859 | -11 | 3343 |
| 18. | VfR Bürstadt | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4856 | -8 | 3145 |
| 19. | Offenbacher FC Kickers2 Punkte Abzug wegen Nichteinhaltung von DFB-Auflagen | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 4356 | -13 | 3044 |
| 20. | SSV Ulm 1846 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 4881 | -33 | 2254 |