| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Rostock Hansa Rostock | 33 | 18-8-7 18 | 8 | 7 | 65:30 | 35 | 44:22 | |
| 2 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 33 | 14-14-5 14 | 14 | 5 | 53:33 | 20 | 42:24 | |
| 3 |
 |
Düsseldorf (N) Fortuna Düsseldorf (N) | 33 | 14-13-6 14 | 13 | 6 | 49:35 | 14 | 41:25 | |
| 4 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 33 | 13-15-5 13 | 15 | 5 | 46:33 | 13 | 41:25 | |
| 5 |
 |
Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg | 33 | 14-13-6 14 | 13 | 6 | 48:39 | 9 | 41:25 | |
| 6 |
 |
Meppen SV Meppen | 33 | 14-11-8 14 | 11 | 8 | 52:38 | 14 | 39:27 | |
| 7 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 33 | 11-12-10 11 | 12 | 10 | 42:40 | 2 | 34:32 | |
| 8 |
 |
Chemnitz Chemnitzer FC | 33 | 11-12-10 11 | 12 | 10 | 47:48 | -1 | 34:32 | |
| 9 |
 |
Wattenscheid (A) SG Wattenscheid 09 (A) | 33 | 11-11-11 11 | 11 | 11 | 50:50 | 0 | 33:33 | |
| 10 |
 |
F. Köln Fortuna Köln | 33 | 12-8-13 12 | 8 | 13 | 50:49 | 1 | 32:34 | |
| 11 |
 |
Hertha Hertha BSC | 33 | 10-12-11 10 | 12 | 11 | 40:42 | -2 | 32:34 | |
| 12 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 33 | 10-10-13 10 | 10 | 13 | 50:48 | 2 | 30:36 | |
| 13 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 33 | 8-14-11 8 | 14 | 11 | 38:46 | -8 | 30:36 | |
| 14 |
 |
VfB Leipzig (A) VfB Leipzig (A) | 33 | 11-7-15 11 | 7 | 15 | 41:41 | 0 | 29:37 | |
| 15 |
 |
Zwickau (N) FSV Zwickau (N) | 33 | 6-17-10 6 | 17 | 10 | 32:45 | -13 | 29:37 | |
| 16 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 33 | 9-10-14 9 | 10 | 14 | 43:54 | -11 | 28:38 | |
| 17 |
 |
FC Homburg FC 08 Homburg | 33 | 8-7-18 8 | 7 | 18 | 41:58 | -17 | 23:43 | |
| 18 |
 |
FSV Frankfurt (N) FSV Frankfurt (N) | 33 | 3-6-24 3 | 6 | 24 | 38:96 | -58 | 12:54 |