| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 32 | 18-9-5 18 | 9 | 5 | 53:24 | 29 | 45:19 | |
| 2 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 33 | 15-11-7 15 | 11 | 7 | 38:27 | 11 | 41:25 | |
| 3 |
 |
1860 München (N) TSV 1860 München (N) | 33 | 16-7-10 16 | 7 | 10 | 46:36 | 10 | 39:27 | |
| 4 |
 |
Uerdingen (A) Bayer 05 Uerdingen (A) | 32 | 14-10-8 14 | 10 | 8 | 40:28 | 12 | 38:26 | |
| 5 |
 |
Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg | 33 | 13-10-10 13 | 10 | 10 | 39:36 | 3 | 36:30 | |
| 6 |
 |
Saarbrücken (A) 1. FC Saarbrücken (A) | 33 | 14-7-12 14 | 7 | 12 | 54:59 | -5 | 35:31 | |
| 7 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 33 | 13-8-12 13 | 8 | 12 | 44:47 | -3 | 34:32 | |
| 8 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 33 | 12-10-11 12 | 10 | 11 | 41:45 | -4 | 34:32 | |
| 9 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 33 | 9-15-9 9 | 15 | 9 | 38:40 | -2 | 33:33 | |
| 10 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 33 | 12-9-12 12 | 9 | 12 | 29:40 | -11 | 33:33 | |
| 11 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 33 | 12-8-13 12 | 8 | 13 | 46:43 | 3 | 32:34 | |
| 12 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 33 | 10-12-11 10 | 12 | 11 | 41:40 | 1 | 32:34 | |
| 13 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 33 | 11-9-13 11 | 9 | 13 | 38:44 | -6 | 31:35 | |
| 14 |
 |
Hertha Hertha BSC | 33 | 9-12-12 9 | 12 | 12 | 42:38 | 4 | 30:36 | |
| 15 |
 |
FC Homburg FC 08 Homburg | 33 | 11-8-14 11 | 8 | 14 | 45:43 | 2 | 30:36 | |
| 16 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 33 | 8-14-11 8 | 14 | 11 | 32:36 | -4 | 30:36 | |
| 17 |
 |
Stg. Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers | 33 | 9-11-13 9 | 11 | 13 | 32:43 | -11 | 29:37 | |
| 18 |
 |
Wuppertaler SV Wuppertaler SV | 33 | 9-10-14 9 | 10 | 14 | 39:42 | -3 | 28:38 | |
| 19 |
 |
Essen (N) * Rot-Weiss Essen (N) * | 33 | 9-10-14 9 | 10 | 14 | 37:42 | -5 | 28:38 | |
| 20 |
 |
TeBe Berlin (N) Tennis Borussia Berlin (N) | 33 | 5-10-18 5 | 10 | 18 | 31:52 | -21 | 20:46 |