| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Schalke 04 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 70 | WWWLW |
| 2 |  Elversberg | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 62 | WDWLW |
| 3 |  Paderborn 07 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 62 | DLLDW |
| 4 |  Hannover 96 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 60 | DWDDD |
| 5 |  Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 52 | LDLDL |
| 6 |  Kaiserslautern | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 52 | LLLWW |
| 7 |  Hertha BSC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 51 | DLLWL |
| 8 |  Nürnberg | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 46 | DWDWD |
| 9 |  Bochum | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 44 | LWDDW |
| 10 |  Karlsruher | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 44 | LLWDL |
| 11 |  Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 41 | WLWLW |
| 12 |  Holstein Kiel | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 41 | WWWLL |
| 13 |  Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 39 | DWDLW |
| 14 |  Magdeburg | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | -6 | 39 | WLWWL |
| 15 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -18 | 37 | DWLWL |
| 16 |  Greuther Fürth | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 37 | WLDLW |
| 17 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -20 | 37 | LWLWL |
| 18 |  Preußen Münster | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -23 | 30 | LLDDL |
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