| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Freiburg SC Freiburg | 27 | 16-4-7 16 | 4 | 7 | 42:26 | 16 | 52 | |
| 2 |
 |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 27 | 13-8-6 13 | 8 | 6 | 48:31 | 17 | 47 | |
| 3 |
 |
Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 27 | 12-10-5 12 | 10 | 5 | 42:25 | 17 | 46 | |
| 4 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 27 | 13-6-8 13 | 6 | 8 | 52:38 | 14 | 45 | |
| 5 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 27 | 13-6-8 13 | 6 | 8 | 43:32 | 11 | 45 | |
| 6 |
 |
Aachen Alemannia Aachen | 27 | 12-6-9 12 | 6 | 9 | 45:33 | 12 | 42 | |
| 7 |
 |
Duisburg (A) MSV Duisburg (A) | 27 | 10-11-6 10 | 11 | 6 | 40:28 | 12 | 41 | |
| 8 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 27 | 11-6-10 11 | 6 | 10 | 45:52 | -7 | 39 | |
| 9 |
 |
Oberhausen (N) Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (N) | 27 | 10-6-11 10 | 6 | 11 | 29:42 | -13 | 36 | |
| 10 |
 |
1860 München TSV 1860 München | 27 | 9-7-11 9 | 7 | 11 | 37:35 | 2 | 34 | |
| 11 |
 |
FSV Frankfurt (N) FSV Frankfurt (N) | 27 | 8-9-10 8 | 9 | 10 | 29:35 | -6 | 33 | |
| 12 |
 |
Augsburg FC Augsburg | 27 | 8-8-11 8 | 8 | 11 | 32:35 | -3 | 32 | |
| 13 |
 |
Ahlen (N) Rot Weiss Ahlen (N) | 27 | 9-5-13 9 | 5 | 13 | 30:48 | -18 | 32 | |
| 14 |
 |
Koblenz * TuS Koblenz * | 27 | 9-7-11 9 | 7 | 11 | 39:40 | -1 | 31 | |
| 15 |
 |
Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück | 27 | 6-10-11 6 | 10 | 11 | 35:48 | -13 | 28 | |
| 16 |
 |
Rostock (A) Hansa Rostock (A) | 27 | 6-9-12 6 | 9 | 12 | 37:44 | -7 | 27 | |
| 17 |
 |
Ingolstadt (N) FC Ingolstadt 04 (N) | 27 | 6-9-12 6 | 9 | 12 | 28:42 | -14 | 27 | |
| 18 |
 |
Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 27 | 4-9-14 4 | 9 | 14 | 25:44 | -19 | 21 |