| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Schalke 04 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 61 | DDWWW |
| 2 |  Paderborn 07 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 58 | DWWWD |
| 3 |  Elversberg | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 55 | LWDLW |
| 4 |  Hannover 96 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 54 | DWDWD |
| 5 |  Darmstadt 98 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 50 | DDLLL |
| 6 |  Hertha BSC | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 48 | DWWLD |
| 7 |  Kaiserslautern | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 46 | WLWWL |
| 8 |  Karlsruher | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 40 | LWLWL |
| 9 |  Nürnberg | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 38 | WWDLD |
| 10 |  Bochum | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 36 | DLLWL |
| 11 |  Dynamo Dresden | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 35 | WLLWW |
| 12 |  Holstein Kiel | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 35 | LWDWW |
| 13 |  Magdeburg | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | -7 | 33 | DWWLW |
| 14 |  Greuther Fürth | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -20 | 33 | WLLDW |
| 15 |  Arminia Bielefeld | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 32 | DLWLD |
| 16 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -18 | 31 | WLDLD |
| 17 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | -20 | 31 | LLLLL |
| 18 |  Preußen Münster | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -19 | 28 | LLDDL |
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