Current Holders: Cologne
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Schalke | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | +13 | 46 |
| 2 | Darmstadt | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +19 | 45 |
| 3 | SV Elversberg | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +17 | 44 |
| 4 | SC Paderborn | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +12 | 43 |
| 5 | Hannover | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 17 | +11 | 42 |
| 6 | Kaiserslautern | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | +6 | 37 |
| 7 | Hertha Berlin | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +4 | 34 |
| 8 | Nuremberg | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 30 |
| 9 | Karlsruhe | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -9 | 30 |
| 10 | Bochum | 23 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | +3 | 29 |
| 11 | Arminia | 23 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | +4 | 27 |
| 12 | F Dusseldorf | 23 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 25 |
| 13 | Braunschweig | 23 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -14 | 25 |
| 14 | Holstein Kiel | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Preussen Mun | 23 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | FC Magdeburg | 23 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -10 | 23 |
| 17 | Dyn Dresden | 23 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 22 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 23 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -20 | 22 |
