Hinrunde
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 10 | 6-2-2 6 | 2 | 2 | 22:19 | 3 | 20 | |
| 2 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 10 | 6-1-3 6 | 1 | 3 | 16:10 | 6 | 19 | |
| 3 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 10 | 5-3-2 5 | 3 | 2 | 18:12 | 6 | 18 | |
| 4 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 10 | 5-2-3 5 | 2 | 3 | 18:16 | 2 | 17 | |
| 5 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 10 | 4-4-2 4 | 4 | 2 | 15:13 | 2 | 16 | |
| 6 |
 |
Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching | 10 | 4-3-3 4 | 3 | 3 | 15:15 | 0 | 15 | |
| 7 |
 |
Burghausen Wacker Burghausen | 10 | 4-2-4 4 | 2 | 4 | 13:11 | 2 | 14 | |
| 8 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 10 | 4-2-4 4 | 2 | 4 | 13:14 | -1 | 14 | |
| 9 |
 |
Lübeck VfB Lübeck | 10 | 3-4-3 3 | 4 | 3 | 18:17 | 1 | 13 | |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 10 | 3-4-3 3 | 4 | 3 | 18:17 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 11 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 10 | 3-4-3 3 | 4 | 3 | 15:15 | 0 | 13 | |
| 12 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 10 | 3-3-4 3 | 3 | 4 | 18:16 | 2 | 12 | |
| 13 |
 |
Trier Eintracht Trier | 10 | 3-3-4 3 | 3 | 4 | 16:19 | -3 | 12 | |
| 14 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 10 | 3-2-5 3 | 2 | 5 | 10:12 | -2 | 11 | |
| 15 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 10 | 2-4-4 2 | 4 | 4 | 13:18 | -5 | 10 | |
| 16 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 10 | 2-4-4 2 | 4 | 4 | 11:17 | -6 | 10 | |
| 17 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 10 | 2-3-5 2 | 3 | 5 | 11:12 | -1 | 9 | |
| 18 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 10 | 3-0-7 3 | 0 | 7 | 11:18 | -7 | 9 |