| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 28 | 16-5-7 16 | 5 | 7 | 46:35 | 11 | 53 | |
| 2 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 28 | 13-8-7 13 | 8 | 7 | 48:32 | 16 | 47 | |
| 3 |
 |
Kiel (N) Holstein Kiel (N) | 28 | 11-12-5 11 | 12 | 5 | 54:37 | 17 | 45 | |
| 4 |
 |
Ingolstadt (A) FC Ingolstadt 04 (A) | 28 | 11-7-10 11 | 7 | 10 | 40:31 | 9 | 40 | |
| 5 |
 |
Regensburg (N) Jahn Regensburg (N) | 28 | 12-4-12 12 | 4 | 12 | 45:42 | 3 | 40 | |
| 6 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 28 | 10-9-9 10 | 9 | 9 | 44:42 | 2 | 39 | |
| 7 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 28 | 10-7-11 10 | 7 | 11 | 32:28 | 4 | 37 | |
| 8 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 28 | 10-7-11 10 | 7 | 11 | 27:31 | -4 | 37 | |
| 9 |
 |
Duisburg (N) MSV Duisburg (N) | 28 | 10-7-11 10 | 7 | 11 | 41:50 | -9 | 37 | |
| 10 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 28 | 9-10-9 9 | 10 | 9 | 29:40 | -11 | 37 | |
| 11 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 28 | 9-9-10 9 | 9 | 10 | 47:41 | 6 | 36 | |
| 12 |
 |
Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig | 28 | 8-12-8 8 | 12 | 8 | 33:31 | 2 | 36 | |
| 13 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 28 | 10-6-12 10 | 6 | 12 | 39:44 | -5 | 36 | |
| 14 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 28 | 10-6-12 10 | 6 | 12 | 32:39 | -7 | 36 | |
| 15 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 28 | 9-9-10 9 | 9 | 10 | 31:40 | -9 | 36 | |
| 16 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 28 | 9-7-12 9 | 7 | 12 | 41:49 | -8 | 34 | |
| 17 |
 |
Darmstadt (A) SV Darmstadt 98 (A) | 28 | 7-10-11 7 | 10 | 11 | 38:42 | -4 | 31 | |
| 18 |
 |
K'lautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 28 | 7-7-14 7 | 7 | 14 | 33:46 | -13 | 28 |