| 07/06/1998 | 14:00 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | - | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3:4 (3:1) | |
| 14:00 | SpVgg Unterhaching | - | FC St. Pauli | 1:4 (0:1) | ||
| 14:00 | SV Meppen | - | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 0:3 (0:1) | ||
| 14:00 | Eintracht Frankfurt | - | Fortuna Köln | 4:2 (0:0) | ||
| 14:00 | VfB Leipzig | - | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 0:0 (0:0) | ||
| 14:00 | SC Freiburg | - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 2:1 (2:1) | ||
| 14:00 | FC Gütersloh | - | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1:1 (0:1) | ||
| 14:00 | 1. FC Nürnberg | - | Energie Cottbus | 3:3 (1:1) | ||
| 14:00 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | - | FSV Zwickau | 2:2 (1:0) |
| » Tables | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 50:32 | 18 | 64 |
| 2 |
|
SC Freiburg | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 57:36 | 21 | 61 |
| 3 |
|
1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 52:35 | 17 | 59 |
| 4 |
|
FC St. Pauli | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 43:31 | 12 | 56 |
| 5 |
|
FC Gütersloh | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 43:26 | 17 | 55 |
| 6 |
|
Fortuna Köln | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 53:53 | 0 | 46 |
| 7 |
|
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 52:54 | -2 | 46 |
| 8 |
|
Energie Cottbus | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 38:36 | 2 | 45 |
| 9 |
|
SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 32:32 | 0 | 45 |
| 10 |
|
1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 55:48 | 7 | 44 |
| 11 |
|
SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 41:35 | 6 | 44 |
| 12 |
|
Stuttgarter Kickers | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44:47 | -3 | 44 |
| 13 |
|
KFC Uerdingen 05 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36:40 | -4 | 43 |
| 14 |
|
SG Wattenscheid 09 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41:41 | 0 | 40 |
| 15 |
|
VfB Leipzig | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 31:51 | -20 | 39 |
| 16 |
|
FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 39:61 | -22 | 33 |
| 17 |
|
FSV Zwickau | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 32:55 | -23 | 28 |
| 18 |
|
SV Meppen | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 35:61 | -26 | 27 |