League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF/GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Schalke | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 50/31 | +19 | 70 |
| 2 |  SV Elversberg | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 64/39 | +25 | 62 |
| 3 |  Paderborn | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 59/45 | +14 | 62 |
| 4 |  Hannover | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 60/44 | +16 | 60 |
| 5 |  SV Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 57/45 | +12 | 52 |
| 6 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 52/47 | +5 | 52 |
| 7 |  Hertha | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 47/44 | +3 | 51 |
| 8 |  1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 47/45 | +2 | 46 |
| 9 |  Bochum | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49/47 | +2 | 44 |
| 10 |  Karlsruher SC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 53/64 | -11 | 44 |
| 11 |  Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 54/53 | +1 | 41 |
| 12 |  Holstein Kiel | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44/48 | -4 | 41 |
| 13 |  Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 53/51 | +2 | 39 |
| 14 |  1. FC Magdeburg | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 52/58 | -6 | 39 |
| 15 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 36/54 | -18 | 37 |
| 16 |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 49/68 | -19 | 37 |
| 17 |  Dusseldorf | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 33/53 | -20 | 37 |
| 18 |  Preußen Münster | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 38/61 | -23 | 30 |