| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Differential | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Köln |
34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 53 - 38 | 15 | 61 | WLDWW |
| 2 |
 Hamburg |
34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 78 - 44 | 34 | 59 | DLWWL |
| 3 |
 SV Elversberg |
34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 64 - 37 | 27 | 58 | DDWWW |
| 4 |
 Paderborn |
34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 56 - 46 | 10 | 55 | WDWWL |
| 5 |
 Magdeburg |
34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 64 - 52 | 12 | 53 | WDLLW |
| 6 |
 Düsseldorf |
34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 57 - 52 | 5 | 53 | DDDWL |
| 7 |
 Kaiserslautern |
34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 56 - 55 | 1 | 53 | LWDWL |
| 8 |
 Karlsruher |
34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 57 - 55 | 2 | 52 | WWDDW |
| 9 |
 Hannover |
34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 41 - 36 | 5 | 51 | LWWDD |
| 10 |
 Nürnberg |
34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 60 - 57 | 3 | 48 | LDLLW |
| 11 |
 Hertha |
34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 49 - 51 | -2 | 44 | WDWLD |
| 12 |
 Darmstadt |
34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 56 - 55 | 1 | 42 | WDLLW |
| 13 |
 Greuther Fürth |
34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 45 - 59 | -14 | 39 | LLLDW |
| 14 |
 Schalke |
34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 52 - 62 | -10 | 38 | DLLLL |
| 15 |
 Preußen Münster |
34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 40 - 43 | -3 | 36 | LDWWD |
| 16 |
 Braunschweig |
34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 38 - 64 | -26 | 35 | WDDLL |
| 17 |
 SSV Ulm |
34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 36 - 48 | -12 | 30 | LWLLD |
| 18 |
 Regensburg |
34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 - 71 | -48 | 25 | LDDDL |
Promotion to Bundesliga
Qualification for promotion play-offs
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to 3. Liga