| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Schalke 04 | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 6429 | 35 | 5719 |
| 2. | MSV Duisburg | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 7034 | 36 | 5323 |
| 3. | SV Stuttgarter Kickers | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 6332 | 31 | 5125 |
| 4. | FC 08 Homburg | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4237 | 0 | 4531 |
| 5. | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4730 | 17 | 4432 |
| 6. | SV Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin | 38 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 5542 | 13 | 4432 |
| 7. | SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 6047 | 13 | 4234 |
| 8. | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4552 | 0 | 4135 |
| 9. | SC Freiburg | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 5448 | 0 | 4036 |
| 10. | Hannover 96 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 4949 | 0 | 3838 |
| 11. | SC Fortuna Köln | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 5153 | 0 | 3739 |
| 12. | VfB Oldenburg 1897 | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 5853 | 0 | 3640 |
| 13. | Eintracht Braunschweig | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 5352 | 0 | 3541 |
| 14. | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 5155 | 0 | 3541 |
| 15. | Rot-Weiss EssenLizenzentzug und damit Abstieg | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 4952 | 0 | 3442 |
| 16. | SV Meppen 1912 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3542 | 0 | 3442 |
| 17. | SV Darmstadt 98 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 4654 | 0 | 3343 |
| 18. | SC Preußen 06 Münster | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 3559 | -24 | 2947 |
| 19. | TSV Havelse | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 4482 | -38 | 1957 |
| 20. | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | 38 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 2695 | -69 | 1363 |