| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Köln (A) 1. FC Köln (A) | 25 | 16-3-6 16 | 3 | 6 | 64:31 | 33 | 51 | |
| 2 |
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HSV (A) Hamburger SV (A) | 25 | 15-5-5 15 | 5 | 5 | 36:26 | 10 | 50 | |
| 3 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 25 | 12-11-2 12 | 11 | 2 | 41:21 | 20 | 47 | |
| 4 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 25 | 13-4-8 13 | 4 | 8 | 38:36 | 2 | 43 | |
| 5 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 25 | 10-9-6 10 | 9 | 6 | 46:36 | 10 | 39 | |
| 6 |
 |
Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 25 | 10-9-6 10 | 9 | 6 | 38:31 | 7 | 39 | |
| 7 |
 |
Paderborn (N) SC Paderborn 07 (N) | 25 | 10-8-7 10 | 8 | 7 | 55:39 | 16 | 38 | |
| 8 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 25 | 9-10-6 9 | 10 | 6 | 38:36 | 2 | 37 | |
| 9 |
 |
Bochum VfL Bochum | 25 | 9-7-9 9 | 7 | 9 | 36:36 | 0 | 34 | |
| 10 |
 |
Aue Erzgebirge Aue | 25 | 9-5-11 9 | 5 | 11 | 32:30 | 2 | 32 | |
| 11 |
 |
Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld | 25 | 8-7-10 8 | 7 | 10 | 35:40 | -5 | 31 | |
| 12 |
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Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 25 | 8-5-12 8 | 5 | 12 | 34:43 | -9 | 29 | |
| 13 |
 |
Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 24 | 7-8-9 7 | 8 | 9 | 24:41 | -17 | 29 | |
| 14 |
 |
Dresden Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 7-6-11 7 | 6 | 11 | 28:37 | -9 | 27 | |
| 15 |
 |
Magdeburg (N) 1. FC Magdeburg (N) | 25 | 4-10-11 4 | 10 | 11 | 27:40 | -13 | 22 | |
| 16 |
 |
Duisburg MSV Duisburg | 25 | 5-6-14 5 | 6 | 14 | 24:42 | -18 | 21 | |
| 17 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 25 | 4-8-13 4 | 8 | 13 | 25:38 | -13 | 20 | |
| 18 |
 |
Ingolstadt FC Ingolstadt 04 | 25 | 4-7-14 4 | 7 | 14 | 24:42 | -18 | 19 |