Current Holders: Cologne
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Schalke | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | +14 | 51 |
| 2 | Darmstadt | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 20 | +19 | 49 |
| 3 | SV Elversberg | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +16 | 48 |
| 4 | SC Paderborn | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +13 | 48 |
| 5 | Hannover | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 19 | +11 | 46 |
| 6 | Hertha Berlin | 26 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | +6 | 41 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 26 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | +7 | 40 |
| 8 | Karlsruhe | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -10 | 34 |
| 9 | Bochum | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | +3 | 33 |
| 10 | Nuremberg | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | F Dusseldorf | 26 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 31 |
| 12 | Dyn Dresden | 26 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 29 |
| 13 | Braunschweig | 26 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 29 |
| 14 | Greuther Furth | 26 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -17 | 29 |
| 15 | Arminia | 26 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | +2 | 28 |
| 16 | Preussen Mun | 26 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -14 | 26 |
| 17 | Holstein Kiel | 26 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 25 |
| 18 | FC Magdeburg | 26 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -13 | 24 |
