Current Holders: Cologne
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Schalke | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +21 | 67 |
| 2 | SV Elversberg | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | +24 | 59 |
| 3 | Hannover | 32 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 20 | +16 | 58 |
| 4 | SC Paderborn | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +12 | 58 |
| 5 | Darmstadt | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 27 | +14 | 51 |
| 6 | Hertha Berlin | 32 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +7 | 48 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 32 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 28 | +2 | 46 |
| 8 | Karlsruhe | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 33 | -10 | 43 |
| 9 | Nuremberg | 32 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -1 | 42 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 32 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -1 | 41 |
| 11 | Bochum | 32 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | +1 | 40 |
| 12 | Dyn Dresden | 32 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 29 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 | Arminia | 32 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -1 | 36 |
| 14 | FC Magdeburg | 32 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 29 | -7 | 36 |
| 15 | Braunschweig | 32 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 27 | -18 | 34 |
| 16 | F Dusseldorf | 32 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 24 | -19 | 34 |
| 17 | Greuther Furth | 32 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 35 | -21 | 34 |
| 18 | Preussen Mun | 32 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -20 | 29 |
