| # | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FC Schalke 04
|
34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 65 | W W W L W |
| 2 |
Werder Bremen
|
34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 63 | W W L W D |
| 3 |
Hamburger SV
|
34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 67 | 35 | +32 | 60 | W W W W W |
| 4 |
SV Darmstadt 98
|
34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 60 | W L W W L |
| 5 |
FC St. Pauli
|
34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 57 | W L D L D |
| 6 |
FC Heidenheim
|
34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 52 | W W L D L |
| 7 |
SC Paderborn 07
|
34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 51 | L W D W W |
| 8 |
FC Nurnberg
|
34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 51 | L L D L D |
| 9 |
Holstein Kiel
|
34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 45 | L W W D D |
| 10 |
Fortuna Dusseldorf
|
34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 44 | L W W D D |
| 11 |
Hannover 96
|
34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 49 | -14 | 42 | W L W L D |
| 12 |
Karlsruher SC
|
34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 41 | L D L D L |
| 13 |
Hansa Rostock
|
34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 52 | -11 | 41 | L D D D D |
| 14 |
SV Sandhausen
|
34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 41 | W L L W D |
| 15 |
Jahn Regensburg
|
34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 40 | L L D L D |
| 16 |
Dynamo Dresden
|
34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 32 | L D D D D |
| 17 |
Erzgebirge AUE
|
34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 72 | -40 | 26 | W L L D W |
| 18 |
FC Ingolstadt 04
|
34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 65 | -35 | 21 | L D L D L |