| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Freiburg SC Freiburg | 19 | 12-5-2 12 | 5 | 2 | 42:20 | 22 | 29:9 | |
| 2 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 19 | 10-5-4 10 | 5 | 4 | 23:9 | 14 | 25:13 | |
| 3 |
 |
Duisburg (A) MSV Duisburg (A) | 19 | 10-5-4 10 | 5 | 4 | 29:16 | 13 | 25:13 | |
| 4 |
 |
Rostock (A) Hansa Rostock (A) | 19 | 8-8-3 8 | 8 | 3 | 27:14 | 13 | 24:14 | |
| 5 |
 |
VfB Leipzig VfB Leipzig | 19 | 9-5-5 9 | 5 | 5 | 28:21 | 7 | 23:15 | |
| 6 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 19 | 9-5-5 9 | 5 | 5 | 25:23 | 2 | 23:15 | |
| 7 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 19 | 9-4-6 9 | 4 | 6 | 27:21 | 6 | 22:16 | |
| 8 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 19 | 7-8-4 7 | 8 | 4 | 15:16 | -1 | 22:16 | |
| 9 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 19 | 9-3-7 9 | 3 | 7 | 27:23 | 4 | 21:17 | |
| 10 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 19 | 7-6-6 7 | 6 | 6 | 28:23 | 5 | 20:18 | |
| 11 |
 |
Hannover (P) Hannover 96 (P) | 19 | 8-4-7 8 | 4 | 7 | 30:30 | 0 | 20:18 | |
| 12 |
 |
FC Homburg FC 08 Homburg | 19 | 7-5-7 7 | 5 | 7 | 26:27 | -1 | 19:19 | |
| 13 |
 |
Wuppertaler SV (N) Wuppertaler SV (N) | 19 | 7-4-8 7 | 4 | 8 | 26:20 | 6 | 18:20 | |
| 14 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 19 | 7-4-8 7 | 4 | 8 | 22:24 | -2 | 18:20 | |
| 15 |
 |
Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg | 19 | 7-4-8 7 | 4 | 8 | 27:34 | -7 | 18:20 | |
| 16 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 19 | 5-7-7 5 | 7 | 7 | 22:24 | -2 | 17:21 | |
| 17 |
 |
Wolfsburg (N) VfL Wolfsburg (N) | 19 | 6-5-8 6 | 5 | 8 | 30:33 | -3 | 17:21 | |
| 18 |
 |
Stg. Kickers (A) Stuttgarter Kickers (A) | 19 | 5-5-9 5 | 5 | 9 | 20:27 | -7 | 15:23 | |
| 19 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 19 | 6-3-10 6 | 3 | 10 | 30:40 | -10 | 15:23 | |
| 20 |
 |
Remscheid FC Remscheid | 19 | 4-7-8 4 | 7 | 8 | 22:35 | -13 | 15:23 | |
| 21 |
 |
Hertha Hertha BSC | 19 | 3-8-8 3 | 8 | 8 | 25:31 | -6 | 14:24 | |
| 22 |
 |
Unterhaching (N) SpVgg Unterhaching (N) | 19 | 5-3-11 5 | 3 | 11 | 24:34 | -10 | 13:25 | |
| 23 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 19 | 3-7-9 3 | 7 | 9 | 19:33 | -14 | 13:25 | |
| 24 |
 |
Düsseldorf (A) Fortuna Düsseldorf (A) | 19 | 2-6-11 2 | 6 | 11 | 15:31 | -16 | 10:28 |