| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Differential | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Schalke |
27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 38 - 24 | 14 | 52 | WDWDD |
| 2 |
 SV Elversberg |
27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 47 - 29 | 18 | 51 | WDWLW |
| 3 |
 Paderborn |
27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 45 - 31 | 14 | 51 | WWDDW |
| 4 |
 Darmstadt |
27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 49 - 30 | 19 | 50 | WLWDD |
| 5 |
 Hannover |
27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 46 - 34 | 12 | 49 | DWLDW |
| 6 |
 Hertha |
27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 42 - 33 | 9 | 44 | LWWDW |
| 7 |
 Kaiserslautern |
27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 45 - 41 | 4 | 40 | WLLWL |
| 8 |
 Karlsruher |
27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 43 - 51 | -8 | 37 | WWDLW |
| 9 |
 Nürnberg |
27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 37 - 37 | 0 | 36 | DLLWW |
| 10 |
 Bochum |
27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 38 - 36 | 2 | 33 | DLWDL |
| 11 |
 Düsseldorf |
27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 26 - 40 | -14 | 31 | LWWLL |
| 12 |
 Dynamo Dresden |
27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 45 - 46 | -1 | 29 | DWDWL |
| 13 |
 Braunschweig |
27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 29 - 44 | -15 | 29 | LLDWL |
| 14 |
 Greuther Fürth |
27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 40 - 59 | -19 | 29 | WDWWL |
| 15 |
 Arminia Bielefeld |
27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 39 - 39 | 0 | 28 | LLLDL |
| 16 |
 Holstein Kiel |
27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 - 42 | -8 | 28 | LDLLW |
| 17 |
 Magdeburg |
27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 39 - 50 | -11 | 27 | LLLDW |
| 18 |
 Preußen Münster |
27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 31 - 47 | -16 | 26 | LWLLL |
Promotion to Bundesliga
Qualification for promotion play-offs
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to 3. Liga