| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Differential | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Schalke |
26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 37 - 23 | 14 | 51 | WWDWD |
| 2 |
 Darmstadt |
26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 48 - 29 | 19 | 49 | DWLWD |
| 3 |
 SV Elversberg |
26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44 - 28 | 16 | 48 | WWDWL |
| 4 |
 Paderborn |
26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 43 - 30 | 13 | 48 | DWWDD |
| 5 |
 Hannover |
26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 45 - 34 | 11 | 46 | WDWLD |
| 6 |
 Hertha |
26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 - 31 | 6 | 41 | LLWWD |
| 7 |
 Kaiserslautern |
26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 45 - 38 | 7 | 40 | WWLLW |
| 8 |
 Karlsruher |
26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 40 - 50 | -10 | 34 | LWWDL |
| 9 |
 Bochum |
26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 - 33 | 3 | 33 | DDLWD |
| 10 |
 Nürnberg |
26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 - 37 | -3 | 33 | WDLLW |
| 11 |
 Düsseldorf |
26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 24 - 35 | -11 | 31 | DLWWL |
| 12 |
 Dynamo Dresden |
26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 44 - 44 | 0 | 29 | LDWDW |
| 13 |
 Braunschweig |
26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 29 - 43 | -14 | 29 | DLLDW |
| 14 |
 Greuther Fürth |
26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 39 - 56 | -17 | 29 | LWDWW |
| 15 |
 Arminia Bielefeld |
26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 38 - 36 | 2 | 28 | WLLLD |
| 16 |
 Preußen Münster |
26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 30 - 44 | -14 | 26 | DLWLL |
| 17 |
 Holstein Kiel |
26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 - 40 | -9 | 25 | LLDLL |
| 18 |
 Magdeburg |
26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 36 - 49 | -13 | 24 | LLLLD |
Promotion to Bundesliga
Qualification for promotion play-offs
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to 3. Liga
