| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Schalke 04 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 55 | DWDDW |
| 2 |  Paderborn 07 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 54 | WDDWW |
| 3 |  Elversberg | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 52 | DWLWD |
| 4 |  Darmstadt 98 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 50 | LWDDL |
| 5 |  Hannover 96 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 50 | WLDWD |
| 6 |  Hertha BSC | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 47 | WDWWL |
| 7 |  Kaiserslautern | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 46 | LWLWW |
| 8 |  Karlsruher | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 40 | DLWLW |
| 9 |  Nürnberg | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 37 | LWWDL |
| 10 |  Bochum | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 33 | LWDLL |
| 11 |  Dynamo Dresden | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 32 | DWLLW |
| 12 |  Holstein Kiel | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 32 | LLWDW |
| 13 |  Arminia Bielefeld | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 31 | LDLWL |
| 14 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | -18 | 31 | WLLLL |
| 15 |  Magdeburg | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | -8 | 30 | LLDWW |
| 16 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 30 | LDWLD |
| 17 |  Greuther Fürth | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | -21 | 30 | WWLLD |
| 18 |  Preußen Münster | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -16 | 28 | LLLDD |
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