Tabelle1998/199917. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulm | 17 | 37:22 | 15 | 34 | |
| 2 | Unterhaching | 17 | 23:12 | 11 | 33 | |
| 3 | Bielefeld | 17 | 27:18 | 9 | 33 | |
| 4 | TB Berlin | 17 | 28:20 | 8 | 32 | |
| 5 | Fürth | 17 | 22:14 | 8 | 31 | |
| 6 | Karlsruhe | 17 | 29:24 | 5 | 28 | |
| 7 | Fortuna Köln | 17 | 28:23 | 5 | 28 | |
| 8 | Hannover | 17 | 23:20 | 3 | 24 | |
| 9 | Mainz | 17 | 23:25 | -2 | 23 | |
| 10 | Köln | 17 | 22:27 | -5 | 23 | |
| 11 | St. Kickers | 17 | 17:25 | -8 | 23 | |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 17 | 22:26 | -4 | 19 | |
| 13 | Oberhausen | 17 | 18:24 | -6 | 19 | |
| 14 | Cottbus | 17 | 17:21 | -4 | 16 | |
| 15 | Düsseldorf | 17 | 21:26 | -5 | 16 | |
| 16 | Wattenscheid | 17 | 10:18 | -8 | 13 | |
| 17 | FC Gütersloh | 17 | 22:33 | -11 | 13 | |
| 18 | Uerdingen | 17 | 16:27 | -11 | 11 |
Ewige Tabelle
| # | Mannschaft | SP | Tore | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Köln | 936 | 1551:1382 | 1341 | |
| 68 | FC Gütersloh | 102 | 125:135 | 134 |
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