| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 22 | 13-4-5 13 | 4 | 5 | 34:25 | 9 | 43 | |
| 2 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 22 | 12-5-5 12 | 5 | 5 | 43:26 | 17 | 41 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel (N) Holstein Kiel (N) | 22 | 9-9-4 9 | 9 | 4 | 41:29 | 12 | 36 | |
| 4 |
 |
Duisburg (N) MSV Duisburg (N) | 22 | 9-7-6 9 | 7 | 6 | 34:32 | 2 | 34 | |
| 5 |
 |
Ingolstadt (A) FC Ingolstadt 04 (A) | 22 | 9-6-7 9 | 6 | 7 | 32:23 | 9 | 33 | |
| 6 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 22 | 10-3-9 10 | 3 | 9 | 35:30 | 5 | 33 | |
| 7 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 22 | 9-5-8 9 | 5 | 8 | 25:19 | 6 | 32 | |
| 8 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 22 | 8-7-7 8 | 7 | 7 | 39:31 | 8 | 31 | |
| 9 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 22 | 8-7-7 8 | 7 | 7 | 34:32 | 2 | 31 | |
| 10 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 22 | 8-5-9 8 | 5 | 9 | 33:39 | -6 | 29 | |
| 11 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 22 | 7-7-8 7 | 7 | 8 | 22:34 | -12 | 28 | |
| 12 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 22 | 5-11-6 5 | 11 | 6 | 26:24 | 2 | 26 | |
| 13 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 22 | 7-5-10 7 | 5 | 10 | 29:33 | -4 | 26 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 22 | 7-5-10 7 | 5 | 10 | 20:27 | -7 | 26 | |
| 15 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 22 | 6-6-10 6 | 6 | 10 | 21:34 | -13 | 24 | |
| 16 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 22 | 6-5-11 6 | 5 | 11 | 22:33 | -11 | 23 | |
| 17 |
 |
Darmstadt (A) SV Darmstadt 98 (A) | 21 | 5-7-9 5 | 7 | 9 | 31:35 | -4 | 22 | |
| 18 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 21 | 4-6-11 4 | 6 | 11 | 20:35 | -15 | 18 |