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