| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 12 | 9-2-1 9 | 2 | 1 | 21:10 | 11 | 29 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kiel (N) Holstein Kiel (N) | 12 | 8-2-2 8 | 2 | 2 | 29:16 | 13 | 26 | |
| 3 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 12 | 7-1-4 7 | 1 | 4 | 26:16 | 10 | 22 | |
| 4 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 12 | 6-4-2 6 | 4 | 2 | 24:14 | 10 | 22 | |
| 5 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 12 | 5-4-3 5 | 4 | 3 | 12:14 | -2 | 19 | |
| 6 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 12 | 5-3-4 5 | 3 | 4 | 15:11 | 4 | 18 | |
| 7 |
 |
Ingolstadt (A) FC Ingolstadt 04 (A) | 12 | 5-2-5 5 | 2 | 5 | 21:15 | 6 | 17 | |
| 8 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 12 | 5-2-5 5 | 2 | 5 | 14:15 | -1 | 17 | |
| 9 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 12 | 5-2-5 5 | 2 | 5 | 17:20 | -3 | 17 | |
| 10 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 12 | 3-7-2 3 | 7 | 2 | 14:11 | 3 | 16 | |
| 11 |
 |
Darmstadt (A) SV Darmstadt 98 (A) | 12 | 4-4-4 4 | 4 | 4 | 21:21 | 0 | 16 | |
| 12 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 3-5-4 3 | 5 | 4 | 17:20 | -3 | 14 | |
| 13 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 12 | 4-2-6 4 | 2 | 6 | 12:16 | -4 | 14 | |
| 14 |
 |
Duisburg (N) MSV Duisburg (N) | 12 | 3-4-5 3 | 4 | 5 | 15:20 | -5 | 13 | |
| 15 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 12 | 4-0-8 4 | 0 | 8 | 14:18 | -4 | 12 | |
| 16 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 12 | 3-2-7 3 | 2 | 7 | 13:23 | -10 | 11 | |
| 17 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 12 | 3-1-8 3 | 1 | 8 | 12:23 | -11 | 10 | |
| 18 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 12 | 1-3-8 1 | 3 | 8 | 8:22 | -14 | 6 |