Current Holders: Cologne
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Schalke | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | +14 | 50 |
| 2 | Darmstadt | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 19 | +19 | 48 |
| 3 | SV Elversberg | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +18 | 48 |
| 4 | SC Paderborn | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +13 | 47 |
| 5 | Hannover | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | +11 | 45 |
| 6 | Hertha Berlin | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | +6 | 40 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | +4 | 37 |
| 8 | Karlsruhe | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 26 | -7 | 34 |
| 9 | Bochum | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | +3 | 32 |
| 10 | F Dusseldorf | 25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 31 |
| 11 | Nuremberg | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Arminia | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | +2 | 27 |
| 13 | Dyn Dresden | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | Preussen Mun | 25 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Braunschweig | 25 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -15 | 26 |
| 16 | Greuther Furth | 25 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -19 | 26 |
| 17 | Holstein Kiel | 25 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -8 | 25 |
| 18 | FC Magdeburg | 25 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -13 | 23 |
