| Teams | Last 5 | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hamburger SV | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 33 | |
| 2 |  VfL Bochum | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 32 | |
| 3 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 30 | |
| 4 |  Holstein Kiel | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 29 | |
| 5 |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 28 | |
| 6 |  Karlsruher SC | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 25 | |
| 7 |  1. FC Heidenheim | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 25 | |
| 8 |  Hannover 96 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 23 | |
| 9 |  FC Erzgebirge Aue | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 22 | |
| 10 |  SC Paderborn | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 22 | |
| 11 |  VfL Osnabrück | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 22 | |
| 12 |  1. FC Nürnberg | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 |  SSV Jahn Regensburg | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 20 | |
| 14 |  SV Darmstadt 98 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 18 | |
| 15 |  SV Sandhausen | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 14 | |
| 16 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 14 | |
| 17 |  FC St. Pauli | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 13 | |
| 18 |  FC Würzburger Kickers | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 9 |