| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Hannover Hannover 96 | 19 | 12-7-0 12 | 7 | 0 | 56:22 | 34 | 43 | |
| 2 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 19 | 12-4-3 12 | 4 | 3 | 37:19 | 18 | 40 | |
| 3 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 19 | 10-5-4 10 | 5 | 4 | 36:19 | 17 | 35 | |
| 4 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 19 | 9-5-5 9 | 5 | 5 | 31:24 | 7 | 32 | |
| 5 |
 |
Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (A) | 19 | 8-6-5 8 | 6 | 5 | 36:29 | 7 | 30 | |
| 6 |
 |
Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 19 | 8-6-5 8 | 6 | 5 | 30:23 | 7 | 30 | |
| 7 |
 |
Union (N) 1. FC Union Berlin (N) | 19 | 8-4-7 8 | 4 | 7 | 37:25 | 12 | 28 | |
| 8 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 19 | 8-4-7 8 | 4 | 7 | 36:42 | -6 | 28 | |
| 9 |
 |
Reutlingen 05 SSV Reutlingen 05 | 19 | 8-3-8 8 | 3 | 8 | 32:30 | 2 | 27 | |
| 10 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 19 | 7-6-6 7 | 6 | 6 | 27:25 | 2 | 27 | |
| 11 |
 |
Karlsruhe (N) Karlsruher SC (N) | 19 | 7-4-8 7 | 4 | 8 | 26:28 | -2 | 25 | |
| 12 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 19 | 7-3-9 7 | 3 | 9 | 25:38 | -13 | 24 | |
| 13 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 19 | 5-7-7 5 | 7 | 7 | 31:34 | -3 | 22 | |
| 14 |
 |
Unterhaching (A) SpVgg Unterhaching (A) | 19 | 6-4-9 6 | 4 | 9 | 18:26 | -8 | 22 | |
| 15 |
 |
Schweinfurt (N) 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 (N) | 19 | 5-4-10 5 | 4 | 10 | 18:35 | -17 | 19 | |
| 16 |
 |
Babelsberg (N) SV Babelsberg 03 (N) | 19 | 4-3-12 4 | 3 | 12 | 22:46 | -24 | 15 | |
| 17 |
 |
Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken | 19 | 3-4-12 3 | 4 | 12 | 14:34 | -20 | 13 | |
| 18 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 19 | 3-3-13 3 | 3 | 13 | 23:36 | -13 | 12 |