| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Freiburg (A) SC Freiburg (A) | 34 | 20-7-7 20 | 7 | 7 | 58:32 | 26 | 67 | |
| 2 |
 |
Köln (A) 1. FC Köln (A) | 34 | 18-11-5 18 | 11 | 5 | 63:45 | 18 | 65 | |
| 3 |
 |
Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 17-11-6 17 | 11 | 6 | 59:33 | 26 | 62 | |
| 4 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 19-5-10 19 | 5 | 10 | 64:39 | 25 | 62 | |
| 5 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 15-12-7 15 | 12 | 7 | 55:35 | 20 | 57 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 14-9-11 14 | 9 | 11 | 57:48 | 9 | 51 | |
| 7 |
 |
Trier (N) Eintracht Trier (N) | 34 | 14-6-14 14 | 6 | 14 | 53:46 | 7 | 48 | |
| 8 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 34 | 12-10-12 12 | 10 | 12 | 42:47 | -5 | 46 | |
| 9 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 34 | 10-15-9 10 | 15 | 9 | 36:48 | -12 | 45 | |
| 10 |
 |
Burghausen (N) Wacker Burghausen (N) | 34 | 10-14-10 10 | 14 | 10 | 48:41 | 7 | 44 | |
| 11 |
 |
Lübeck (N) VfB Lübeck (N) | 34 | 13-5-16 13 | 5 | 16 | 51:50 | 1 | 44 | |
| 12 |
 |
LR Ahlen LR Ahlen | 34 | 11-7-16 11 | 7 | 16 | 48:60 | -12 | 40 | |
| 13 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 34 | 9-12-13 9 | 12 | 13 | 35:47 | -12 | 39 | |
| 14 |
 |
Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 10-7-17 10 | 7 | 17 | 38:48 | -10 | 37 | |
| 15 |
 |
Braunschweig (N) Eintracht Braunschweig (N) | 34 | 8-10-16 8 | 10 | 16 | 33:53 | -20 | 34 | |
| 16 |
 |
Reutlingen 05 * SSV Reutlingen 05 * | 34 | 11-6-17 11 | 6 | 17 | 43:53 | -10 | 33 | |
| 17 |
 |
St. Pauli (A) FC St. Pauli (A) | 34 | 7-10-17 7 | 10 | 17 | 48:67 | -19 | 31 | |
| 18 |
 |
Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim | 34 | 6-7-21 6 | 7 | 21 | 32:71 | -39 | 25 |