Current Holders: Cologne
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | SC Paderborn | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +10 | 29 |
| 2 | Schalke | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +9 | 27 |
| 3 | SV Elversberg | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +13 | 23 |
| 4 | Darmstadt | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +8 | 22 |
| 5 | Hannover | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +4 | 21 |
| 6 | Karlsruhe | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | +1 | 21 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | +6 | 20 |
| 8 | Hertha Berlin | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 20 |
| 9 | Arminia | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | +7 | 17 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | +1 | 15 |
| 11 | Nuremberg | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Preussen Mun | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 | Bochum | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Greuther Furth | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -12 | 13 |
| 15 | F Dusseldorf | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 11 |
| 16 | Braunschweig | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -12 | 10 |
| 17 | Dyn Dresden | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | FC Magdeburg | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -13 | 7 |
