| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Differential | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Schalke |
32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 49 - 28 | 21 | 67 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 SV Elversberg |
32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 60 - 36 | 24 | 59 | DLWDW |
| 3 |
 Hannover |
32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 56 - 40 | 16 | 58 | DWDWD |
| 4 |
 Paderborn |
32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 55 - 43 | 12 | 58 | WWDLL |
| 5 |
 Darmstadt |
32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 56 - 42 | 14 | 51 | LLLDL |
| 6 |
 Hertha |
32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 44 - 37 | 7 | 48 | WLDLL |
| 7 |
 Kaiserslautern |
32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 49 - 47 | 2 | 46 | WWLLL |
| 8 |
 Karlsruher |
32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 50 - 60 | -10 | 43 | LWLLW |
| 9 |
 Nürnberg |
32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 41 - 42 | -1 | 42 | DLDWD |
| 10 |
 Holstein Kiel |
32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 42 - 43 | -1 | 41 | DWWWW |
| 11 |
 Bochum |
32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 46 - 45 | 1 | 40 | LWLWD |
| 12 |
 Dynamo Dresden |
32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 51 - 50 | 1 | 38 | LWWLW |
| 13 |
 Arminia Bielefeld |
32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 47 - 48 | -1 | 36 | WLDWD |
| 14 |
 Magdeburg |
32 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 49 - 56 | -7 | 36 | WLWLW |
| 15 |
 Braunschweig |
32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 34 - 52 | -18 | 34 | DLDWL |
| 16 |
 Düsseldorf |
32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 30 - 49 | -19 | 34 | LLLWL |
| 17 |
 Greuther Fürth |
32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 45 - 66 | -21 | 34 | LDWLD |
| 18 |
 Preußen Münster |
32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 37 - 57 | -20 | 29 | DDLLD |
Promotion to Bundesliga
Qualification for promotion play-offs
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to 3. Liga