| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 33 | 19-9-5 19 | 9 | 5 | 60:35 | 25 | 66 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 33 | 20-5-8 20 | 5 | 8 | 63:38 | 25 | 65 | |
| 3 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 33 | 17-9-7 17 | 9 | 7 | 69:38 | 31 | 60 | |
| 4 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 33 | 16-7-10 16 | 7 | 10 | 60:43 | 17 | 55 | |
| 5 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 33 | 14-10-9 14 | 10 | 9 | 65:48 | 17 | 52 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 33 | 13-13-7 13 | 13 | 7 | 58:42 | 16 | 52 | |
| 7 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 33 | 14-7-12 14 | 7 | 12 | 52:53 | -1 | 49 | |
| 8 |
 |
Hertha (A) Hertha BSC (A) | 33 | 13-9-11 13 | 9 | 11 | 68:57 | 11 | 48 | |
| 9 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 33 | 13-8-12 13 | 8 | 12 | 48:49 | -1 | 47 | |
| 10 |
 |
Schalke (A) FC Schalke 04 (A) | 33 | 12-7-14 12 | 7 | 14 | 53:58 | -5 | 43 | |
| 11 |
 |
Elversberg (N) SV Elversberg (N) | 33 | 12-7-14 12 | 7 | 14 | 49:60 | -11 | 43 | |
| 12 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 33 | 11-7-15 11 | 7 | 15 | 42:60 | -18 | 40 | |
| 13 |
 |
Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg | 33 | 9-11-13 9 | 11 | 13 | 44:51 | -7 | 38 | |
| 14 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 33 | 11-5-17 11 | 5 | 17 | 37:48 | -11 | 38 | |
| 15 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 33 | 10-6-17 10 | 6 | 17 | 54:64 | -10 | 36 | |
| 16 |
 |
Wiesbaden (N) SV Wehen Wiesbaden (N) | 33 | 8-8-17 8 | 8 | 17 | 35:48 | -13 | 32 | |
| 17 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 33 | 9-4-20 9 | 4 | 20 | 29:55 | -26 | 31 | |
| 18 |
 |
Osnabrück (N) VfL Osnabrück (N) | 33 | 5-10-18 5 | 10 | 18 | 29:68 | -39 | 25 |