| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Schalke 04 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 58 | WDDWW |
| 2 |  Paderborn 07 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 57 | DDWWW |
| 3 |  Hannover 96 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 53 | LDWDW |
| 4 |  Elversberg | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 52 | WLWDL |
| 5 |  Darmstadt 98 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 50 | WDDLL |
| 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 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 36 | WDLLW |
| 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 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | -9 | 30 | LDWWL |
| 16 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | -18 | 30 | DWLDL |
| 17 |  Greuther Fürth | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | -21 | 30 | WWLLD |
| 18 |  Preußen Münster | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -16 | 28 | LLLDD |
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