| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 19-10-5 19 | 10 | 5 | 67:36 | 31 | 67 | |
| 2 |
 |
Darmstadt SV Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 20-7-7 20 | 7 | 7 | 50:33 | 17 | 67 | |
| 3 |
 |
HSV Hamburger SV | 34 | 20-6-8 20 | 6 | 8 | 70:45 | 25 | 66 | |
| 4 |
 |
Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 17-7-10 17 | 7 | 10 | 60:43 | 17 | 58 | |
| 5 |
 |
St. Pauli FC St. Pauli | 34 | 16-10-8 16 | 10 | 8 | 55:39 | 16 | 58 | |
| 6 |
 |
Paderborn SC Paderborn 07 | 34 | 16-7-11 16 | 7 | 11 | 68:44 | 24 | 55 | |
| 7 |
 |
Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC | 34 | 13-7-14 13 | 7 | 14 | 56:53 | 3 | 46 | |
| 8 |
 |
Kiel Holstein Kiel | 34 | 12-10-12 12 | 10 | 12 | 58:61 | -3 | 46 | |
| 9 |
 |
K'lautern (N) 1. FC Kaiserslautern (N) | 34 | 11-12-11 11 | 12 | 11 | 47:48 | -1 | 45 | |
| 10 |
 |
Hannover Hannover 96 | 34 | 12-8-14 12 | 8 | 14 | 50:55 | -5 | 44 | |
| 11 |
 |
Magdeburg (N) 1. FC Magdeburg (N) | 34 | 12-7-15 12 | 7 | 15 | 48:55 | -7 | 43 | |
| 12 |
 |
Fürth (A) SpVgg Greuther Fürth (A) | 34 | 10-11-13 10 | 11 | 13 | 47:50 | -3 | 41 | |
| 13 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 34 | 12-5-17 12 | 5 | 17 | 32:48 | -16 | 41 | |
| 14 |
 |
Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 10-9-15 10 | 9 | 15 | 32:49 | -17 | 39 | |
| 15 |
 |
Braunschweig (N) Eintracht Braunschweig (N) | 34 | 9-9-16 9 | 9 | 16 | 42:59 | -17 | 36 | |
| 16 |
 |
Bielefeld (A) Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 34 | 9-7-18 9 | 7 | 18 | 50:62 | -12 | 34 | |
| 17 |
 |
Regensburg Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 8-7-19 8 | 7 | 19 | 34:58 | -24 | 31 | |
| 18 |
 |
Sandhausen SV Sandhausen | 34 | 7-7-20 7 | 7 | 20 | 35:63 | -28 | 28 |