| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Differential | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Schalke |
20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 24 - 14 | 10 | 39 | WLDDL |
| 2 |
 SV Elversberg |
20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 37 - 20 | 17 | 38 | WDLDW |
| 3 |
 Darmstadt |
20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 36 - 22 | 14 | 38 | WDDWD |
| 4 |
 Paderborn |
20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 - 23 | 8 | 36 | WDLWL |
| 5 |
 Hannover |
20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 - 27 | 8 | 35 | DLLWW |
| 6 |
 Kaiserslautern |
20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 35 - 27 | 8 | 31 | DLWDL |
| 7 |
 Hertha |
20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 25 - 20 | 5 | 31 | DDDDD |
| 8 |
 Bochum |
20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 - 26 | 3 | 26 | DDDDW |
| 9 |
 Nürnberg |
20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 - 28 | -5 | 26 | LWWLD |
| 10 |
 Karlsruher |
20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 - 36 | -7 | 26 | LDWDL |
| 11 |
 Holstein Kiel |
20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 - 26 | -1 | 24 | DWWDL |
| 12 |
 Braunschweig |
20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 21 - 32 | -11 | 24 | WWLDW |
| 13 |
 Düsseldorf |
20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 19 - 30 | -11 | 23 | LWWLW |
| 14 |
 Arminia Bielefeld |
20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 30 - 28 | 2 | 21 | DDLDD |
| 15 |
 Preußen Münster |
20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 - 31 | -7 | 21 | LDLLD |
| 16 |
 Dynamo Dresden |
20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 29 - 36 | -7 | 20 | LLWWD |
| 17 |
 Magdeburg |
20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 26 - 33 | -7 | 20 | DWWLL |
| 18 |
 Greuther Fürth |
20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 28 - 47 | -19 | 19 | DLLDW |
Promotion to Bundesliga
Qualification for promotion play-offs
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to 3. Liga
