Hinrunde
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 10 | 8-2-0 8 | 2 | 0 | 21:6 | 15 | 26 | |
| 2 |
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Hannover Hannover 96 | 10 | 5-4-1 5 | 4 | 1 | 18:8 | 10 | 19 | |
| 3 |
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St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 10 | 5-2-3 5 | 2 | 3 | 28:19 | 9 | 17 | |
| 4 |
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Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 10 | 5-2-3 5 | 2 | 3 | 16:11 | 5 | 17 | |
| 5 |
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Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 10 | 5-2-3 5 | 2 | 3 | 16:15 | 1 | 17 | |
| 6 |
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Reutlingen 05 SSV Reutlingen 05 | 10 | 5-1-4 5 | 1 | 4 | 20:21 | -1 | 16 | |
| 7 |
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Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 10 | 4-3-3 4 | 3 | 3 | 15:12 | 3 | 15 | |
| 8 |
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Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 10 | 4-3-3 4 | 3 | 3 | 14:12 | 2 | 15 | |
| 9 |
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Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 10 | 4-3-3 4 | 3 | 3 | 14:16 | -2 | 15 | |
| 10 |
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M'gladbach Bor. Mönchengladbach | 10 | 3-4-3 3 | 4 | 3 | 17:14 | 3 | 13 | |
| 11 |
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Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 10 | 3-3-4 3 | 3 | 4 | 16:13 | 3 | 12 | |
| 12 |
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Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 10 | 3-3-4 3 | 3 | 4 | 12:15 | -3 | 12 | |
| 13 |
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Ulm SSV Ulm 1846 | 10 | 3-2-5 3 | 2 | 5 | 14:17 | -3 | 11 | |
| 14 |
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LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 10 | 2-4-4 2 | 4 | 4 | 15:22 | -7 | 10 | |
| 15 |
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Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 10 | 2-3-5 2 | 3 | 5 | 13:15 | -2 | 9 | |
| 16 |
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Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 10 | 2-2-6 2 | 2 | 6 | 10:19 | -9 | 8 | |
| 17 |
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Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 10 | 1-4-5 1 | 4 | 5 | 6:16 | -10 | 7 | |
| 18 |
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Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 10 | 2-1-7 2 | 1 | 7 | 9:23 | -14 | 7 |