| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 25 | 14-5-6 14 | 5 | 6 | 40:31 | 9 | 47 | |
| 2 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 25 | 13-6-6 13 | 6 | 6 | 46:29 | 17 | 45 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel (N) Holstein Kiel (N) | 25 | 10-10-5 10 | 10 | 5 | 50:34 | 16 | 40 | |
| 4 |
 |
Duisburg (N) MSV Duisburg (N) | 25 | 10-7-8 10 | 7 | 8 | 37:41 | -4 | 37 | |
| 5 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 25 | 10-6-9 10 | 6 | 9 | 28:22 | 6 | 36 | |
| 6 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 25 | 11-3-11 11 | 3 | 11 | 40:36 | 4 | 36 | |
| 7 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 25 | 9-8-8 9 | 8 | 8 | 40:37 | 3 | 35 | |
| 8 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 25 | 9-7-9 9 | 7 | 9 | 44:37 | 7 | 34 | |
| 9 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 25 | 9-7-9 9 | 7 | 9 | 37:42 | -5 | 34 | |
| 10 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 25 | 9-7-9 9 | 7 | 9 | 27:38 | -11 | 34 | |
| 11 |
 |
Ingolstadt (A) FC Ingolstadt 04 (A) | 25 | 9-6-10 9 | 6 | 10 | 33:27 | 6 | 33 | |
| 12 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 25 | 7-11-7 7 | 11 | 7 | 30:27 | 3 | 32 | |
| 13 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 9-5-11 9 | 5 | 11 | 33:37 | -4 | 32 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 25 | 8-6-11 8 | 6 | 11 | 21:28 | -7 | 30 | |
| 15 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 25 | 8-6-11 8 | 6 | 11 | 27:35 | -8 | 30 | |
| 16 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 25 | 7-8-10 7 | 8 | 10 | 26:38 | -12 | 29 | |
| 17 |
 |
Darmstadt (A) SV Darmstadt 98 (A) | 25 | 6-8-11 6 | 8 | 11 | 35:40 | -5 | 26 | |
| 18 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 25 | 6-6-13 6 | 6 | 13 | 27:42 | -15 | 24 |