2. Bundesliga, 12. Spieltag
| 1. | 
| SC Paderborn | 12 | 10 | 29 | |
| 2. | 
| Schalke 04 | 12 | 9 | 27 | |
| 3. | 
| SV 07 Elversber... | 12 | 13 | 23 | |
| 4. | 
| Darmstadt 98 | 12 | 8 | 22 | |
| 5. | 
| Hannover 96 | 12 | 4 | 21 | |
| 6. | 
| Karlsruhe | 12 | 1 | 21 | |
| 7. | 
| FC K´lautern | 12 | 6 | 20 | |
| 8. | 
| Hertha BSC | 12 | 5 | 20 | |
| 9. | 
| DSC Arminia | 12 | 7 | 17 | |
| 10. | 
| Holstein K. | 12 | 1 | 15 | |
| 11. | 
| Nürnberg | 12 | -3 | 15 | |
| 12. | 
| SC Preußen Müns... | 12 | -4 | 14 | |
| 13. | 
| VfL Bochum | 12 | -2 | 13 | |
| 14. | 
| Gr. Fürth | 12 | -12 | 13 | |
| 15. | 
| F. Düsseld. | 12 | -10 | 11 | |
| 16. | 
| E. Braunsch. | 12 | -12 | 10 | |
| 17. | 
| SG Dynamo | 12 | -8 | 7 | |
| 18. | 
| Magdeburg | 12 | -13 | 7 |