Current Holders: Cologne
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Schalke | 34 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +19 | 70 |
| 2 | SV Elversberg | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +25 | 62 |
| 3 | SC Paderborn | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +14 | 62 |
| 4 | Hannover | 34 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 21 | +16 | 60 |
| 5 | Darmstadt | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 28 | +12 | 52 |
| 6 | Kaiserslautern | 34 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | +5 | 52 |
| 7 | Hertha Berlin | 34 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 26 | +3 | 51 |
| 8 | Nuremberg | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | +2 | 46 |
| 9 | Bochum | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | +2 | 44 |
| 10 | Karlsruhe | 34 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 35 | -11 | 44 |
| 11 | Dyn Dresden | 34 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | +1 | 41 |
| 12 | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -4 | 41 |
| 13 | Greuther Furth | 36 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 38 | -18 | 40 |
| 14 | Arminia | 34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 30 | +2 | 39 |
| 15 | FC Magdeburg | 34 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 30 | -6 | 39 |
| 16 | Braunschweig | 34 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 28 | -18 | 37 |
| 17 | F Dusseldorf | 34 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 27 | -20 | 37 |
| 18 | Preussen Mun | 34 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 35 | -23 | 30 |
| 19 | R-Weiss Essen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
