DT: Claus-Dieter Wollitz
Energie Cottbus4-2-3-1| # | Team | MP | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hertha BSC | 10 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 |  Nürnberg | 10 | +11 | 21 |
| 3 |  VfL Wolfsburg | 10 | +11 | 19 |
| 4 |  Kaiserslautern | 10 | +2 | 18 |
| 5 |  Magdeburg | 10 | +8 | 17 |
| 6 |  FC Heidenheim | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 |  DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 10 | +1 | 14 |
| 8 |  St. Pauli | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 10 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 |  Osnabrück | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 11 |  VfL Bochum 1848 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 |  Hannover 96 | 10 | -6 | 11 |
| 13 |  Karlsruher SC | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 14 |  Energie Cottbus | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 |  Darmstadt 98 | 10 | -10 | 9 |
| 17 |  Holstein Kiel | 10 | -2 | 8 |
| 18 |  Dynamo Dresden | 10 | -8 | 8 |
