Current Holders: Cologne
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Schalke | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +13 | 37 |
| 2 | SV Elversberg | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +16 | 33 |
| 3 | Darmstadt | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +12 | 32 |
| 4 | SC Paderborn | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +10 | 32 |
| 5 | Hannover | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +9 | 29 |
| 6 | Kaiserslautern | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | +9 | 27 |
| 7 | Hertha Berlin | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +5 | 27 |
| 8 | Karlsruhe | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 21 |
| 9 | Bochum | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | +1 | 20 |
| 10 | Preussen Mun | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 11 | Nuremberg | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 19 |
| 12 | Arminia | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +3 | 18 |
| 13 | Holstein Kiel | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Braunschweig | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 17 |
| 15 | Greuther Furth | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -17 | 15 |
| 16 | FC Magdeburg | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 14 |
| 17 | F Dusseldorf | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 14 |
| 18 | Dyn Dresden | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -9 | 13 |
